New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-14

tne IOh0Wns OATH OF afhrmatlon; II, IA
b. do sOemnly swear Tor afirm,) that
accept the civil and political equality of all
men, and agree not to attempt to deprive
any person OF persons on account of race,
color, or previous condition, of any political
or civil right privilege, or immu
nifty enjoyed by any other class of men.
That I will support the constitution
and laws of the United States and the con.
stitution and laws of this state, and that |
will faithfully and impartially discharge and
perform all the duties Incumbent on me as
- according to the best of my ability and
understanding. So help me God.2
ABr. lOl. Treason against the state shall
consist only in levying war against it, or in
adheriAg to its Misunderstanding them aid
and comfort. No person shall be convicted
OF treason except on the testimony of two
witnesses to the same overt act, or on his
confession in open court.
ART 1902. All penalties shall be proper
toned to the nature of the ofenso.
ART 100. The privilege of free suffrage
shall be supported by laws regulating cleo
tons, and prohibiting under adequate pen.
allies all undue influence thereon from
power, bribery, tumult, OF other improper
practice.
ART. l04. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury but in pursuance Of specific
appropriations made by law. A state
nRns and account Of receipts and
1l2pditures of all public moneys
shah Ne made annually, IL such manner as
shall \ prescribed by law; and the first gen
ersA ASSEMBLY conyening under this consti.
tution shah make q special appropriation to
hquidase whatever portion of the debt Of
this convention may at that time remain IN
paid or unprovided for.
Art. l05. All civil officers OF the state at
large shall be voters of aud reside with
the state; and all district or parish officers
shall reside within their respective districts
orpsrishes, and shall keep their offices at
such place therein as may be required by
law.
AIT. LOG. All civil officers shall be &C.
movable by an address of two-tlirds of the
members elect to each house of the general |
assembly, except those whose removal is |
otherwise provided for by this constitution. |
AIT. 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 voee.
ART. lOs, None bat citizens Of the United |
States and of this 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. III. 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 shah shall be irrepeagable 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. liz. 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,
diyidual cases.
ART. ia. Every law shall express its oh.
ject or objects in its title.
AIT. lis. No law shall be revived or
amended by reference to its title; but in
such case the revived or amended section
shall DC re-enacted and published at length.
ART. 11S. The general assembly shall
never adopt any system or code of laws by
general refer eIloo 20 suo;i system o. uu,i,, OF
laws but in all cases shall specify the sew
eral provisions of the law it may enact.
ART. III. No person shall hold or exer.
else at the same time more than one office
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
genera assembly shall have power to ex-
eupt from taxation properfv giciuaj1v usad