New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-31

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.-scHEDULE.
| ART. AS. 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 hund.
red and sixty-four. and all previous con-
situations in the state of Louisiana, are de-
clsred to be superseded by this constitu-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, 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
ofenses,'' approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
" An 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,7
approved December twenty-hrst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-hve.
"An 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.
An act granting ferry privileges to C.
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns APP
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred and
sixtysix.
"An act TO authorize the board of levee
commissioners of the levee district in the
parishes of Madison and Carroll to issue
bonds" ETC., etc. Approved March twenty.
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of An act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and to create police
board therein Approved twelfth Febru-
airy, eighteen hundred aud 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 stste to
courts created by or under this constitu-
ton.
TITLE xI.-oRDIEAHcE.
ART I52. 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,p and the
acts supplementary thereto.
ART. 1853. The election Tor the ratincation
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 the polls shall be kept open from z
O'Clock A. NJ. to o'clock P. III. At that
election all those in favor Of ratifying the
constitution shall have written or printed
on their ballots 'For the constitution and
those opposed to ratifying the constitution
shall have written or printed on their bal
lots Against the constitution"
ART. 154. In order to establish civil gov.
eminent, as required by act of congress,
passed March twenty-third, eighteen humid
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
qualified under the reconstruction acts Of
congress shall vote, and none others; Pro
vided, That any electoE shall be eligible to
any Office under any municipal corporation
in this state. ,.a -. ~
ART. 1855. At the election for the ratihca.
ton Of the constitution, and for officers
of the civil government as required
by congress, all registered electors may vote
in any parish where they have resided fct
ten days next preceding said election, and
atsny precinct in the parish, upon presents
ton of their Certificates of registrs4ion.