New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-17

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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
cs1se the same IN 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 smajority 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.-soHEDULB.
ART. l4s. The ordinance of secession OF
the state of Louisiana, passed twentysixth
of January, eighteen hundred and siXty-one,
is hereby declared 20 be null and void.
The constitution adopted in eighteen humid
red and sixty-four, and all previous con-
stitutions In the state of Louisiana, are de.
clared to be superseded by this constitu'
ton.
ART. 149. All rights, actions. prosecu;
| tions, 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
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:
An act to authorize the widening Of the
new canal and basin, approved March four.
tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
IAN act to amend and reenact the
one hundred and twenty.frst section Of an
act entitled, AN act relative TO crimes and
ofenses,'7 approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve.
IAN act for the punishment Of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or entioing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting La
borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
December twenty-Hrst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-hve.
An act to punish, in certain cases, the
employers Of lsborers and apprentices
approved December twenty-hrst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve.
An act in relation TO exemption from
state, parish, and city taxes for the years
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, eighteen
hundred and sixty-three, eighteen hundred
and sixtyfour, and eighteen hundred and
sixty-hve, in certain oases,H Certified six.
tenth March, eighteen hundred Gad sixty.
six.
can act granting ferry privileges to c.
K. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns AP.
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-siX.
IAN act 10 authorize the board of levee
commissioners of the levee district in the
parishes of Madison and Carroll to issue
bonds etc., etc. Approved March twenty.
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
Section third of IAN act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and TO create police
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru-
airy, eighteen hundred aud sixty.six.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the duties
OF omoers small remain In torce' though
contrary 10 TINS constitution, and the
several duties be performed By the respect
i've oincers, until the organization OF the
government unaer TINS constitution.
ART. l6l' the general assembly shall
provide Tor the removal OF causes now
pending in the courts Of this state to
courts created by or under this constitu-
ton.
TITLE -ohDlSANVH,
A1tE' Aoz. Inllnealately upon the ADJOURN
lens oi 'lls CONVENTION inns constitution
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