New Orleans Republican., 1868-03-18

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TITLE Ix.-NoDE OF REVISING THE CoSsTiTU-
TIoN.
ART. III. Any amendment or amend
ments TO this constitution may be proposed
in the senate or house Of 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
to the people at said election; and
if amajority 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.-scHEDrLE.
ART. lis. The ordinance of secession o
the state of Louisiana, passed twenty-sixth
Of January, 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.
stitutions in the state of Louisiana, are de-
clared to be superseded by this oonstitu-
tion.
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 vixen this constitu
ton shall be adopted are hereby declared
to be valid, except the following laws:
San 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 the
one hundred and twenty-frst section Of an
act entitled, An act relative to crimes and
offenses,'n approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fYe.
can act for the punishment of persons
/ taT NTH
away, harboring, feeding, or seoreting Ia
borers, servants, or apprentiees,a approved
December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve.
"An act to punish, in certain cases, the
employers of laborers and apprentices,
approved December twenty-frst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve.
can 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. Certified six
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
six.
can act granting ferry privileges to G.
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns Ap
proved March tenth. eighteen hundred and
sixty.six.
"An act TO authorize the hoard of levec
commissiouers of the levee district in In,
marshes Of Madison and Carroll 20 issu,
bonds ETC., etc. approved March twenty
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of " An act to organize tht
police Of Now Orleans, and to create polict
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru
ary, eighteen hundred aud sixtyeix.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the dutie
4 of officers shall remain in force. thougl
contrary TO this constitution. and tn,
several duties be performed bv the respect
i've officers. .mntii the organization of thl
government under this constitution,
ARr. ISL. The general assembly shal
proYide for the removal Of causes nov
pending in the eourts of this state I,
! eourts created by or under this constitu
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