New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-20

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TITLE Ix.-MoDE OF REVISING THE CoNsTITu-
TIoN.
ART. IA. 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 amaiority 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. 14s. The ordinance of secession o
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clared to be superseded by this constitu.
ton.
ART. 149. All rights, actions, proseou-
lions, 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
siXtyone, 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.
An act to amend and re-enact the
one hundred and twenty-irst section of an
act entitled, An act relative to crimes and
ofenses,'' approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
Aynn "a fO, h.
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting Ia
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
approved December twenty-frst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve.
Gan 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.dve, in certain cases. Certified six.
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty.
six.
"An act granting ferry privileges to G.
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns.n Ap.
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty.six.
"An act to authorize the board of levee
of the levee district in the
parishes of Madison and Carroll to issue
bonds ETC., etc. Approved March twenty.
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen.
Section third of An act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and to create a 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. Isl. The general assembly shall
provide for the removal of causes now
pending in the courts Of this state to
courts created by or under this constitn-
lion.
TITLE xI.-oRDINANoE.
ART. 1872. Immediately upon the adjourn
ment of this convention this constitution
shall be submitted for ratification to the
registered voters of the state, in conformity
10 the actof congress passed March second,
eighteen hundred and sixty.seyen, entitled
" An act to provide for the more efficient
government Of the rebel states,u and the
acts supplementary thereto.
ART. 1853. 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
sixty-eight, at the places now prescribed by
law; and thepolls shall be kept open from
o'clock A. n. to 7o'clock P. NJ. At that
election all those In favor Of ratifying the
constitution shall have written or printed
on their ballots ''For the constitution, y and
those opposed to ratifying the constitution
shall have written or printed on their bal
lots Against the constitution"
ART. 1854. In order to establish civii gov.
eminent, as required by act Of congress.
passed March twenty-third, eighteen humid
red and sixty-seven, an election shall be
held at the same time and place at which
the constitutions submitted for ratification
for all state, judicial, parish, and municipal
officers for members Of the general assem-
bly,, and for congressional representatives,
1t which election the electors who are
lualihed under the reconstruction acts Of
congress shall vote, and none others; Pro
vided, That any eleotor shall be eligible to
any oftice under any municipal corporation
Ia this state,