New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-08

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 a newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted
to the people at said election; and
II 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.-sCHBDULE.
ART. l4S. The ordinance of secession of
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clared to be superseded by this constitu-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, 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
I sixth day of January, eighteen hundred and
: sixty-one, and the date when this constitu
ton shall be adopted are hereby declared
T to be valid, except the following laws:
, IAN act to authorize the widening of the
new canal and basin, approved March four
!. teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
IAN act to amend and re-enact the
n one hundred and twenty-frst section of an
4 act entitled, An act relative to crimes and
n ofEenses," approved December twentieth,
r eighteen hundred and sixty-fiVe.
An act for the punishment of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
!. away, harboring, feeding, or secreting La
q borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
d December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
r and sixty-fve.
;. AN act to punish, in certain cases, the
! employers of laborers and apprentices,
r approved December twenty-frst, eighteen
r hundred and sixty-fve.
;, can act in relation to exemption from
IS state, parish, and city taxes for the year.
e eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eighteen
, hundred and sixty.three, eighteen hundred
e and sixty-four, and eighteen hundred anC
sixty-five, in certain cases." Certified six
II teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
o six.
/. can act granting ferry privileges to G
K. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns" Az
10 proved March tenth, eighteen hundred an,
4. sixty.six.
is "An act to authorize the board of leVe
% commissioners of the levee district in til
lie parishes of Madison and Carroll to issu
IL bonds" ETC., etc. Approved March twenty
Ie eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seYen.
Il. Section third of " An act to organize til
ia police of New Orleans, and to create polio
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru
b. airy, eighteen hundred aud sixty.six.
n. ART. 1867 The laws relative to the dutie
of officers shall remain in force, thong
q. contrary to this constitution, and til
or several duties be performed by the respec
4. i've officers, until the organization of tn
tv government under this constitution.
ID ART. Isl. The general assembly sha
Nv provide for the removal Of causes no.
Id pending in the courts of this state (
or courts created by or under this constitl
be ton.
eel TITLE XI.-oRDINAYcE.
NJ ART. 152. Immediately upon the adjourn
IA ment of this convention this constitutio
y shall be submitted for ratification to Ii
90 registered voters of the state, in conformit
- to the actof congress passed Mirch secon,
~ eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen, entitle
"a An act to provide for the more eficiel
"a government of the rebel states" and Il
"a acts supplementary thereto.
~ ART. 1853. The election for the rati1catio
OF the constitution shall 10 held on FTii5
~ and Saturday, the seventeenth and eigh
" zenith days of April, eighteen hundred al
sixtyeight, at the places now prescribed |
" law; and the polls shall be kept open from
~ O'Clock A. N. to 7o'clock p. NJ. At tn
election all those in favor of ratifying Il
constitution shall have written or print
IN on their ballots 'For the constitution al
u. those opposed 70 ratiying the constituti'
- shall have written or printed on their b.
'Ass lots Against the constitution
ART. 154. In order 10 establish civil GO
\" eminent, as required by act of congrel
III passed March twenty-third, eighteen hun
- red and sixty.seven, an election shall
~. N held st the same time and Place at viii
the constitutional is submitted for ratihcatii
" for all state, Judicial, parish, and municir
W officers, for members Of the general asse
~, ~, bly,, and for congressional representative
~ at which election the electors who a
'nl qualified under the reconstruction acts
~ congress shall vote, and none others; p
u, vided, That any elector shall be eligible
az any Office under any municipal corporate
in this state.
- ART. 1855. At the election for the ratiHi
ton Of the constitution, and for 0ficl
.u Of the civil government as requir
by congress, all registered electors may ',
~ IN any parish where they have resided
~ ten days next preceding said election, a
atany precinct in the parish, upon preaen
ton Of their certificates Of registrati,
~ aaidavit, or other satisfactory evidence Il