New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-26

and if the same shall be agreed 10 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 ct said
election shall approve and ratify such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
become part Of this constitution. Hmore
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.
q" TITLE x.-scHEDuLE.
ART. l4s. The ordinance of secession Of
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 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clared to be superseded by this constitu-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, prosecu-
tons, 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 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, p approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
An act to amend and re-enact the
one hundred and twenty-frst section Of al
act entitled, An act relative to crimes an(
offenses,'n approved December twentieth
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
" An act for the punishment Of person
for tampering with, persuading or enticint
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting la
borers, servants, or apprentices approve,
December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-five.
"An act to punish, in certain cases, tn
employers of laborers and apprentices,
approved December twen,y-6rst, eighteel
hundred and sixty-fve. ........
An act in relation to exemption fron
state, parish, and city taxes for the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eightee
hundred and sixty.three, eighteen hundre
and sixty-four, and eighteen hundred an
sixty-fve, in certain cases' Certified si1
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixt!
six. .-
IAN act granting ferry privileges to {
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns Al
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred an
sixtysix.
"An act to authorize the board of leve
, commissioners of the levee district in tn
, parishes of Madison and Carroll 70 issu
bonds, etc., etc. Approved March twent
/, eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of "An act to organize Il
police Of New Orleans, and to create q polit
board therein Approved twelfth Febr
airy, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the duti,
of officers shall remain in force, thong
contrary to this constitution, and IL
several duties be performed by the respeo
i've officers, until the organization of Il
: government under this constitution.
! ART. ISL. The general assembly shs
! provide for the removal Of causes no
1 pending in the courts of this state
courts created by or under this constit
a ton. ...... .... IT,. .4 -
TITLE xI.-oRDINANcE.
u ART. I52. Immediately upon the Adjour
E ment of this convention this constitute
shall be submitted for ratification to u
registered voters of the state, in conformi
= to the act of congress passed March seeen
y eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitl
= San act to provide for the more eficie
Z government of the rebel states" and t
q acts supplementary thereto.
q ART. l53. The election for the ratihcati
q OF the constitution shall 10 held on Frid
= and Saturday, the seventeenth and eigl
u zenith days of April, eighteen hundred q
. sixty-eight 1.-THE places now prescribed
le law; and the polls shall be kept open from
81 o'clock A, N. to o'clock P. N. At Il
u election all those in favor Of ratifsing I
I constitution shall have written OF print
2 on their ballots ''For the constitution" q
u those opposed 70 ratifying the CONSTITUTE
n shall have written or printed on their b
ae lots Against the constitution hal.7.
Arr. 1854. In order to establish civil g
% eminent, IS required by act of cengre
= passed March tWenty-third, eighteen hul
y red and sixtyseven, an election shall
p held at the same time and place at VIII
y the constitution is submitted for ratihcat
% for all state, Judicial, parish, and munici
r. officers, for members Of the general Ass
DC bly,, and for congressional representatiy
Ne at which election the electors who
ns qualified under the rseonstrucfion acts
OF congress shall vote. and none otherss I
81 vided. That any elector shall be eligible
"a any Office, under any municipal corporat
ne in this state, 80 = u f.,s.i5,.,5.
AIT. 1856. At the election for the ratit
q ton Of the constitution, and for of6S
IAe Of the civil government as requi
" BY congress, all registered electors may '
~ In any parish where they have resided
y ten days next preceding said election,
Is atany precinct In the parish, upon presal
z ton Of theiF certi6naaes o. regist1ati