New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-13

when in active service shall receive the
same pay and allowances as officers and
privates as is received by officers and pri-
Yates in the United States army.
TITLE ix.-AoDE OF REVISING THE coNsTrTu-
TIoN.
ART. l47. ANY amendment or amend
ments to this constitution may be proposed
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 q newspaper shall be
published. And such proposed amend
ment or amendments shall be submitted
to the people at said election; and
if 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
Of January, 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-
clsred to be superseded by this constitu-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 taall be adopted are hereby declared
to be valid, except the following laws:
IAN act to authorize the widening of the
new canaland basin, " approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.
"An act to amend aud Te.enact the
one hundred and twenty-6rst section of an
act entitled, An act relative to crimes and
offenses,n approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve. a.=H
AN act for the punishment of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting Ia
borers, servants, or apprentices" approved
December twenty.frst, eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve.
q An act to punish, in certain cases, the
employers of laborers and apprentices, y
approved December twenty-frst, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve. al
" 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 sixty-four, and eighteen hundred and
sixty-fve, in certain cases." Certified six
teenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
six. al.
AN act granting ferry privileges to G.
X. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns" Ap-
proved March tenth. eighteen hundred and
sixty.six.
San act to 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-seyen.
Section third of "An act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and to create a police
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru.
airy, eighteen hundred aud sixty-six.
ART. $50. The laws relative to the duties
of officers shall remain in force, though
contrary to this constitution, and the
several duties be performed by the respect
i've officers, until the organization of the
government under this constitution.
ART. Isl. The general assembly shall
provide for the removal of causes now
pending in the courts of this state to
courts created by or under this constitu.
ton.
TITLE x.-oRDISANCE.
Art. l52. Immediately upon the adjourn
ment OF this convention this constitution
snail De submitted for ratification 10 the
registered voters Of the state, in conformity
to the aetOf congress passed March second
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, entitled
"An act TO provide for the more efficient
government Of the rebel states" and the
acts supplementary thereto. 2 =
ART 1853. The election for the ratification
of the consultation shall be held on Friday
and Saturday, the seventeenth and eight
zenith days Of April, eighteen hundred and
sixtyeight, at the places now prescribed b.
law; and the polls shall be kept open from
o'clock A. NJ. to O'Clock P. N. At tina
election all those in favor of ratifying thl
constitution shall have written or printeS
on their ballots For the constitution ant
those opposed to ratifying the constitution
shall have written or printed on their bal
lots Against the constitntion.f
ART. l5t. In order TO establish civil gov
eminent, as required by act Of congress
passed March tWenty.third, eighteen hund
red and sixty-seyen, an election shall b
held at the same time and place at whic
the constitutions submitted for ratification
for all state, judicial, parish, and municipa
officers, for members Of the general assem-
bly,, and for congressional representative
at which election the electors who az
qualified under the reconstruction acts {
congress shall vote, aad none others; Pm
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