New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-17
shall form one district, and elect one SEN

ART. 20. The house of representatives
shall choose its speaker and other officers.
ART. "a. Electors in all cases except
treason, felony, or breach of the peace,
shall be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on, going to, and returning from
elections.
ART. 20. At its first session under this
constitution, the general assembly shall
provide by law that the names and resi-
dence of all qualified electors shall be reg.
istered, in order to entitle them to vote
but the registry shall be free Of cost to the
elector.
ART, 20. No person shall be entitled to
vote at any election held in this state, ex-
cept in the parish of his residence, and at
the election precinct in which he is regis
tered Provided, That no voter in remov-
ing from one parish to another shall lose
the right to vote in ohe former until he has
acquired it in the latter.
ART. %. The members OF the senate shall
be elected for the term of four years AND
when assembled, the senate shall haze
power to choose its own officers, EXCEPT as
hereinafter provided.
ART. %. The general assembly shall di.
vide the state into senatorial districts when
ever it apportions representation in the
house of representatives.
ART. 90. No parish shall be divided in the
H,r,,o tfov, of n sanotor;oI dfet-;ae Iba v.arssh
Of Orleans excepted; and whenever new
parish shall be created it shall be attached
to the senatorial district from which most
of its territory is taken, or to another con-
tiguous district, at the discretion Of the
general assembly, but shall not be attached
to more than one district. The number of
senators shall be thirty-six, and they shall
be apportioned among the senatorial dis
tricts according to the total population Of
said districts.
ART. 80. In all appointments of the
senate the total population of the state
shall be divided by the number thirty-six,
and the result produced by this division
shall be the senatorial ratio emitting a SEN
atorial district to a senator.
Single or contiguous parishes shall be
formed into districts having population
the nearest possible to the number emitting
district to senator; and if the appor-
| tionment to make a parish or district fall
short of, or exceed the ratio, then
a district may be formed having
not more than two senators; but not other
wise. No new apportionment shall have
the effect of abridging the term of service
of any senator already elected at the time
of making the apportionment After an
enumeration has been made, as directed in
the twentieth article, the general assembly
shall not pass any law, till an appertiOn-
ment Of representation in both houses Of the
general assembly shall be made.
ART. 81. At the FIRST session Of the gen.
eral assembly after this constitution goes
into effect, the senators shall be divided
equally by lot into two classes; the seats Of
the senators of the first class to be vacated
at the expiration of the term of the first
house of representatives; those Of the sec
ond class at the expiration Of the term O
the second house OF representatives; 50 ina
one-half shall be chosen every two year.
successfully When a district snall nave
elected two senator's their Respective term
of Office shall be determined oy lOf 0et"eel
themselves
IN Gel ~ nAs AnR
ART. ~. Inc hrst eleouon LOT senator
shall be held at the same SINE Win In
election Tor representatives. ana 1neEeSiIe
there snail be eleeuons OF senators ~ III
same time with eacn general elecI.on
: representatives., 10 nil Ine PlS'es u .nOa
senators whose term o. olnee may Lave "a
Pireu' .,.,.., u,,,,.;4u =, a.
anai m. ~, of ooch bonsa of The General a
. | semblv shan form quorum to transaC
business. but a smaller number may al
iourn from day TO day, and shall have fu
mower to compel the attendance Of abser
q members.
ART. 81. Each house Of the general a
# sembly shall Judge Of the qualification
a election, aud returns Of It's members, but
contested election shall be determined
= such manner as may be pres0rlDeO W lA'
1, ART 90 EACH nOuso u 'u' en'-
assembly may ueVermino 'no iIi0S ;.
Il nTAGGH0lnWS.