New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-11

in the senate or house of representatives,
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 amaiority of the voters at said
election shall approve and ratily such
amendment or amendments, the same shall
become part Of this constitution. II 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, 14s. The ordinance of secession of
the state Of Louisiana, passed twenty.siGth
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-
clared to be superseded by this constitu.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
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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:
l 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 OF enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting Ia
, borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
4 December twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
= and sixty-fve.
/. " An act to punish, in certain cases, the
\ employers of laborers and apprentices,
= approved December twenty-frst, eighteer
:. hundred and sixty-fve.
An act in relation to exemption from
. state, parish, and city taxes for the year
a eighteen hundred and sixty.two, eighteen
: hundred and sixty-three, eighteen hundred
. and sixty-four, and eighteen hundred anl
sixty-fve, in certain cases.a Certified six
il toenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
- six.
4. AN act granting ferry privileges to c
K. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns.' Al
10 proved March tenth, eighteen hundred am
4. sixty.six.
il can act to authorize the board of leve
"a commissioners of the levee district in tn
- parishes of Madison and Carroll to issu
II bonds" ETC., etc. Approved March twent,
h eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
\ Section third of can act to organize tn
i. police of New Orleans, and to create polio
board therein" Approved twelfth FebrU
!, airy, eighteen hundred and sixtysix.
= ART. $50. The laws relative to the dutie
of officers shall remain in force, thong
contrary to this constitution, and tn
or several duties be performed by the respec
4 i've officers, until the organization of til
government under this constitution.
~ ART. I5l. The general assembly sha
a, provide for the removal of causes no
q pending in the courts of this state /
or courts created by or under this constitl
bo ton.
TITLE xI.-oRDINANcE.
" ART. l52. Immediately upon the adjourn
~ ment OF this convention this constitute
~ shall be submitted for ratification to Il
= registered voters of the state, in conformii
!. to the act of congress passed March secon,
~ eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitlt
i9s An act TO provide for the more eficiul
"a government of the rebel states" and IL
ca acts supplementary thereto.
Gu ART. 1853. The election for the ratihcatiC
'iu of the constitution shall be held on Fridi
'rV and Saturday, the seventeenth and eigf
''li zenith days of April, eighteen hundred al
sixty. eight, at the places now prescribed
'ue law; and thepolls shall be kept open from
oI o'clock A. NJ. to O'Clock P. NJ. AT tn
'u election all those in favor of ratifying L
constitution shall have written or print
ga on their ballots @For the constitution" al
An those opposed to ratifying the CONSTITUTE,
or shah have written OF printed on their b
me lots Against the constitutions
ART, l54. In order to establish civil gc
-, ~ ernment, as required by act Of congrel
~. passed March tWenty-third, eighteen hur
'a1l red and sixty-seven, an election shall
~ held at the same time and place at viii
Vg the constitution is submitted for ratiicati
sna fer all ptate, Judicial, parish, and munich
.rt officers, for members of tho general asse
oe bly,, and for congressional Representative
PIC at which election the electors who
ens qualified under the reconstruction acts
OF congress shall vote, and none others; P
pg, Eided, That any elector shall be eligible
TAI any Office under any municipal corporate
nc in this state.
ART 1856 At the election for the ratid
q tion Of the consultation, and for ofic
Of the civil government as reQuii
( II hycongress, all registered electors may VI
= In any parish where they have resided
~ ten days next preceding said election, 4
s at any precinct in the parish, upon presen