New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-15


shall be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on, going to, and returning from
elections.
Arr. 25. AT ita frat session under this
tbs oenoral assemble, shah
nrovide nv law that tho names and resi-
dence of all oualiaed electors shall he req.
;stered in order 70 entiflA them to vote
Int the registry shall he free of cost to the
elector.
ART, 26. No petsou shall be entitled to
vote at any election held in this state, ex-
cent 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 he former until he has
acquired it in the latter. ..-...
ART. 27. The members Of the senate shall
be elected for the term Of four years and
when assembled, the senate shall have
power to choose its own officers, except as
hereinafter'proEided. g.
ART. %. The general assembly shall di.
vide the state into senatorial districts when
ever it apportions representation in the
mouse Oh REPRESENTATIVES.
ANi' 20 ~ PARISH s.au oe uASiueU N .ne
ioilla'ion Vi q senatorial uiS'ri'' 'He PARISH
VI 'o"nS eA''pSou' auU "rs0'oi +" n'"
p"l ,Sn 'n'ii We Ciea'eu ~ Snai O1 a''"0ueu
'o .ne senatorial uls'iic' irom WHICH nos'
ol It's 'erll'ory Is 'aAen' Ut 10 aho'ner cou-
'iguous ois'ric.' az 'ne ulscre.lon Oh 'ne
general assembly, pu' snail no' NC @''@eneu
70 more tnan one district Inc numoer OF
senators snail be thlrty-six' and they snail
be apportloned among the senatorial dis
trlcts according to the total population oil
said districts. -.a...r.. -v-r
ART. 30. In all appointments OF the
senate the total population OF the state
snail be divided by the number thlrty-sixi
and the result produced by this division
shall be the senatorial ratio emitting SEN
atorial district to senator
single or contiguous parishes shall be
formed into districts having population
the nearest possible to the number emitting
district 10 senator; ana II the appor.
tlonment 10 make parish OF district tal
snort OF, or exceed the ratio, tnen
ossrlct may DC formed having
not more tnan TWO senators; out Rot other
wlse' NO new appornonment shall nave
the enecI Oh sOriuglng tne term Oh service
OF any senator Already elected AT the time
Oh making tue apporu0onnen'' AIVer az
enumeration mas Deem made as directed IL
tne t"enue'h aEtlele' Ine general assembly
snall . nC' pass any Jaw, III III, an apportion
lnel' VI representation III Oo'u nouSeS Vi 'n'
general assembly shail DC maoe'
ART 81 AT the nrst session oil the gen
eral assembly after this constitution goes
into effect, the senators shall be divided
equally by lot into two classes the seats o.
the senators of the first class to be vacated
at the expiration of the term Of the frs
house of representatives; those of the sec
ond class at the expiration of the term o
the second house Of representatives; so tina
one-half shall be chosen every two year
successfully. When district shall have
elected two senators, their respective terms
of Office shall be determined by lot between
themselves.
ART. 80. The first election for senators
shall be held at the same time with thu
election for representatives; and thereafter
there shall be elections Of senators at thu
same time with each general election o
representatives, to I'LL the places OF thos'
senators whose term OF office may have ex
pired.
ART. 49, Not less than a majority OF tn
lnenDers oi eacn mouse VI 'ne seneiei ~
$500. a. a.,oi,dr n"n,ha. roon ~
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I.or,hors
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o,oa,,o S.l S41so Oe a.; AZ Nv.
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80, - - - a.,
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'' ac 80 y. ~ 49, 80 - $3.50 ~ -, .
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