New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-10

| IN bhe senate or house oil REPRESENTATIVES
and If the same shall be agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to each
| house, such proposed amendment or amend.
ments shall be entered on their respective
journals, with the yeas and nays taken
thereon; and the secretary of state shall
cause the Same to be published three
months before the next general election for
representatives to the general assembly, in
at least one newspaper in every parish in
the state in which newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted
II smajority of the voters at said
election shall approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
become part of this constitution. If more
than one amendment shall be submitted at
one time, they shall be submitted in such
manner and form that the people may vote
for or against each amendment separately.
| TITLE x.-sCHEDULE.
ART. l4S. The ordinance of secession of
the state of Louisiana, passed twenty-sixth
| ofJanuary, eighteen hundred and sixty.one,
is hereby declared TO be null and void.
The constitution adopted in eighteen humid
red and sixty-four, and all previous con-
situations in the state of Louisiana, are de-
clared to be superseded by this oonstitu.
ton.
ART. 149. All rights, actions, prosecu-
tions, claims, contracts, and all laws in
force at the time of the adoption of this
constitution, and not inconsistent there.
with, shall continue as if it had not been
adopted; all judgments and judicial
sales, marriages, and executed contracts
made in good faith, and in accordance with
the existing laws in this state, rendered
made, or entered into, between the twenty
sixth day Of January, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, and the date when this cons.itu
ton shall be adopted are hereby declared
to be valid, except the following laws:
g An act to authorize the widening of the
new canal and basin" approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
An act to amend and re-enact tn,
one hundred and twenty-frst section of al
act entitled, AN act relative to crimes ant
ofenses,' approved December twentieth
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
" An act for the punishment of person
for tampering with, persuading, or enticinl
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting Ia
borers, servants, or apprentices" approve,
December twenty-frst, eighteen hundre,
and sixty-fye.
g An act to punish, in certain cases, tn
employers of laborers and apprentices,
approved December twenty-frst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-hve.
AN act in relation to exemption iron
state, parish, and city taxes for the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eighteei
hundred and sixty-three, eighteen hundre
and sixty.four, and eighteen hundred an
sixty-fye, in certain cases. Certified siz
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
six.
An act granting ferry privileges to {
K. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns.1 Al
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred an
sixty-six.
IAN act TO authorize the board of leve
commissioners of the levee district in tn
parishes of Madison and Carroll to issu
bonds" ETC., etc. Approved March twent,
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of An act to organize th
police Of New Orleans, and to create a polio
board therein Approved twelfth Febrl
airy, eighteen hundred and sixty.six.
ART. 100. The laws relative to the dutiC
of officers shall remain in force thong
contrary to this constitution, and tn
several duties be performed by the respec
i've officers, until the organization of til
government under this constitution.
i ART. Isl. The general assembly sha
provide for the removal of causes no
! pending in the courts of this state
courts created by or under this constitr
. ton.
TITLE xI.-oRDINANcR.
! Arr. l52. Immediately upon the adjourn
: ment OF this convention this constitute
shall be submitted for ratification to Il
registered voters of the state, in conformit
to the act of congress passed March secon,
!, eighteen hundred and sixty-seYen, entitlt
- g. An act to provide for the more eiiciel
government. Of the rebel ttates,n and Il
acts supplementary thereto.
ART. l53. The election for the ratificatic
y of the constitution shall be held on Frids
= and saturday, the seventeenth and eigh
4 zenith days Of April, eighteen hundred al
sixty'eight, at the places now prescribed |
= law; and thepolls shall be kept open from
y o'clock A. NJ. to o'clock P. M. At tn
election all those in favor of ratifying Il
constitution shall have written or print
=, on their ballots 'For the constitution" al
u those opposed to ratifying the constitute,
y shall have written or printed on their b.
e lots Against the constitution
ART. l5A. In order to establish a civil po
y eminent, as required by act of oongrel
!, passed March twenty-third, eighteen hHr
= red and sixty-seven. an election shall
held at the same time and place at viii
the constitution is submitted for ratidcati
y for ell state, Judicial, parish, and munich
= officers, for members Of the general asse
= bly,, and for congressional representatiy,
y at which election the electors who 4
y qualified under the reconstruction acts
= congress shall vote, AID none others; p
Z, yided, That any elector shall be eligible
y any office under any municipal CORPORATE
ne in this state.
Arr. I56. At the election for the ratia
= ton Of the constitution, and for offici
e Of the civil government as reopsf
y by congress, all registered electors may V,
- = IN any parish where they have resided
y ten days next preceding said election, a
atany precinct in the parish, upon presen