New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-02

. thirds of the members elected to eac
Il house, such proposed amendment or amend
!, ments shall be entered on their respectiv
journals, with the yeas and nays take
thereon; and the secretary of state sha
+ cause the same tn be published thre
months before the next general election 70
representatives to the general assembly, i
at least one newspaper in every parish
the state in which a newspaper shall b
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitte
to the people at said election; an
If amaiority of the voters at sail
election shall approve and ratify sucl
amendment or amendments, the same shal
become part of this constitution. If NOR
than one amendment shall be submitted a
one time, they shall be submitted in suol
manner and form that the people may vot,
for or against each amendment separately
TITLE x.-sCHEDULE.
ART. las. The ordinance of secession o
the state of Louisiana, passed twenty.sixth
ofJsnuary, eighteen hundred and sixty-one
is hereby declared to be null and void.
The constitution adopted in eighteen hund.
red and sixty-four, and all previous con
situations in the state of Louisiana, are de.
clared to be superseded by this constitu.
ton.
ART. 149. ALI 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-oue, and the date when this constitu
ton shall be adopted are hereby declared
to be valid, except the following laws:
An act to authorize the widening of the
new canal and basin" approved March four.
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Gan act to amend and reenact the
one hundred and twenty-frst section of an
act entitled, An act relative to crimes and
ofenses," approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
can act for the punishment of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting la
borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve.
An act to punish, in certain cases, the
employers of laborers and apprentices, y
approved December twenty.hrst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-6ve.
IAN act in relation to exemption from
state, parish, and city taxes for the years
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eighteen
hundred and sixty.three, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, and eighteen hundred and
sixty-fve, in certain cases.a Certified six.
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty.
six.
can act granting ferry privileges to c.
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns Ap.
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty.six.
can act to authorize the board Of levee
commissioners of the levee diatrict in the
parishes Of Madison and Carroll to issue
bonds" ETC., etc. Approved March twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of San act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and to create police
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru-
airy, eighteen hundred and sixty.six.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the duties
of officers shall remain in force, though
contrary to this constitution, and the
several duties be performed by the respect.
i've officers, until the organization of the
government under this constitution.
ART. I5l. The general assembly shall
provide for the removalsof causes now
pending in the courts of this state to
courts created by or under this constitu-
ton.
TITLE XI.-oRDENANCE.
ART. l52. Immediately upon the adjourn.
ment of this convention this constitution
shall be submitted for ratification TO the
registered voters of the state, in conformity
to the act of congress passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled
An act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel states,n and the
acts supplementary thereto. ..... ....
ART. I5S. The election for the ratification
of the constitution shall be held on Friday
and Saturday, the seventeenth and eight.
zenith days of April, eighteen hundred and
sixtyeight, st the places now prescribed by
law; and the polls shall be kept open from
o'clock A. N. to O'Clock +. NJ. AT that
election all those in favor Of ratifying the
constitution shall have written or printed
on their ballots "For the constitution, p and
those opposed to ratifying the constitution
shall have written or printed on their bal.
lots Against the constitution
ART. l5l. In order to establish civil gov.
eminent, as required by oct of congress,
passed March twentythird, eighteen hund.
red and sixty-sevens an election shall be
held at the same time and place at which
the constitution Is submitted for ratification
for all state, judicial, parish, and municipal
officers, for members Of the general Assem-.
bly,, and for congressional representatives,
at which election the electors who are
uusiifed hnder the reconstruction acts Of
congress shall vote, aHd none others; PRO
vided, That any elector shall be eligible to
any Office under any municipal corporation
in this state. F4df
Arr. l65. At the election for the ratifca.
ton Of the constitution, and for officers
Of the civil government as required
BY congress-, al registered electors may vote
In any parish where they have resided for
ten days next preceding said election, and
atany precinct IL the parish, upon presenta-
ton Of their certificates Of registration,
aiadavit, brother satisfactory evidence that
they ere entitled to vote as registered cleo