New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15


such place therein as may be REQUIRED by
law.
ART. LOG. All civil officers shall be re-
movable by an address of two-thirds' of the
members elect to each house of the general
assembly, except those whose removal is
otherwise provided for by this constitution.
ART. l07. In all elections by the people
the vote shall be taken by ballot and in all
elections by the senate and house of repre-
sentatives, jointly or separately, the vote
shall be given viva voce.
ART los. None but citizens of the United
States and ofthis state shall be appointed to
any office of trust or profit in this state.
ART 100. The laws, public records, and
the Judicial and legislative proceedings of
the state shall be promulgated, and pre-
served in the English language; and no law
shall require judicial process to be issued in
any other than the English language.
ART ITO. No ex post facto or retroactive
law, nor any law impairing the obligation
OF contracts, shall be passed; nor vested
rights be Invested, unless for purposes of
public utility, and for adequate compensa.
ton made.
ART. Ill. Whenever the general assembly
shall contract debt exceeding in amount
the sum Of one hundred thousand dollars,
unless in case Of war, to repel invasion, or
suppress instruction, it shall, in the law
creating the debt, provide adequate ways
and means for the payment of the current
interest, and of the principal when the
same shall become due and the said
law shall shall be irrepealable until prin-
cipal and interest be fully paid
or unless the repeating law contain some
adequate provision for the payment of the
principal and interest of the debt.
ART. liz. The general assembly shall pro-
vide by law for all change of venue in civil
and criminal cases.
ART. ll3. The general assembly may enact
general laws regulating the adoption of chill
dren, emancipation of minors, and the
granting of divorces; but no special law
shall be passed relating to particular or in
dividual cases.
ART. ia. Every law shall express its OBJ
ject or objects in its title.
ART. lis. No law shall be revived or
amended by reference to its title; but in
such case the revived or amended section
shall be re-enacted and published at length.
ART. ll6. The general assembly shall
never adopAany system or code of laws by
general reference to such system or code of
laws; but in all cases shall specify the sew
} eral provisions of the law it may enact.
f ART. III. No person shall hold or exer.
: else at the same time more than one Office
4 of trust or profit except that of justice Of
the peace or notary public.
= ART. lis. Taxation shall be equal and
: uniform throughout the state; all property
shall be taxed in proportion to its value
to be ascertained as directed by law; the
general assembly shall have power to ex
i. empt from taxation property actually USED
/. for church, school, or charitable purposes
The general assembly may levy an incom,
!. tax upon all persons pursuing any occupa
r ton, trade, or calling. And all such per
!, sons shall obtain license as provided b.
r law. All tax on income shall be pro rat,
r on the amount of income, or business done
d And all deeds of sale made or that may b.
y made by collectors of taxes, shall be re
! ceived by courts in evidence as prima faci
= valid sales. The general assembly shall
= levy poll tax on all male inhabitants 0
d this state over twenty-one years old, 70
e school and charitable purposes, which ia,
e shall never exceed one dollar and fit
Of cents per annum.
/; ART. 1l9. No liability, either state, pare
N chial, or municipal, shall exist for any debt
II contracted for or in the interest of tn
l, rebellion against the United States govern
r. ment.
;. ART. 100. The general assembly may dc
II termine the mode of filing vacancies in al
. offices for which provision is not made i
~ this constitution.
~ ART. 12l. The general assembly shall pas
"a no law requiring property qualification fc
"A office.
ART. l22. All officers shall continue to di
charge the duties of their offices until the
= successors shall have been indicted int
~ office; except in cases of impeachment {
suspension.
,o ART. 1913. The general assembly sha
i'd provide for the protection of the rights
he married women to their dotal and paraphe
vn nal property, and for the registration Of Il
nd same but no mortgage or privilege sha
en- hereafter affect third parties unless +
Is corded in the parish where the property
De be affected is situated. The tacit MOI
* cages and privileges now existing in Ii
=, state shall cease to have effect again
ho third persons after the first day Of Januar
eighteen hundred and seventy, unless du
m. recorded The general assembly shall pr
.er vide by law for the registration of all mol
Ike cages and privileges.
A. ART. I24. The general assembly, at
first session under this constitution, shs
all provide an annual pension for the yetera
We of eighteen hundred and fourteen and eigl
,ei cen hundred and fifteen residing in the stai
W. ART. I25. The military shall be in subj
m dination to the civil power.
an ART. I26. 1t shall be the duty of the GO
N. eral assembly to make it obligatory up
IT each parish to support all paupers residi
nd within its limits.
a, ART. 127. All agreements, the consider
"a ton of which was confederate money, note
or bonds. are null and void; and shall
be enforced by the courts of this state.
al ART. 12s. Contracts for the sale OF pt
IN sons are null and void; and shall not be
iii forced by the courts of this state.
ed ART. l29. The state of Louisiana sAi