New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-14

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 1x.-MoDH OF REVISING THE coNsriFU-
s.--- r TON.
ART. lat. 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 amaiority 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.-sCHEDULEv
ART, I4s. 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-
stitutions in the state of Louisiana, are de-
clared to be superseded by this constitu'
ton. -......-- ....
ART. 1l9. All rights, actions, prescott
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;
can act to authorize tile widening of the
new canal and basin, approved March four
tenth, eighteen hundred andsixty-seven.
can act to amend and re-enact the
one hundred and twenty-frst section of an
act entitled, AN act relative to crimes and
ofrenses,'n approved December twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fye.
can act for the punishment of persons
for tampering with, persuading, or enticing
away, harboring, feeding, or secreting la
borers, servants, or apprentices, approved
December twenty frst eighteen hundred
and sixty-fve
can act to punish, IN certain cases, the
employers of laborers and apprentices,
approved December twenty-drst, eighteen
hundred and siXtyfve.
"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, aud eighteen hundred and
sixty-fve, in certain cases.r Certified six
tenth March, eighteen hundred and sixty
six.
can act granting ferry privileges to C.
T. Marshall, his heirs, or assigns Ap
proved March tenth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six,
tAn 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-seveu.
Section third of An act to organize the
police of New Orleans, and to create police
board therein" Approved twelfth Febru
airy, eighteen hundred aud sixty,six.
ART. 100. 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. 151. The general assembly shall
provide for the removal of causes now
pending in the courts of this state &c
courts created by or under this eonstitu
ton.
4 TITLE XI.-oRD1NAEoE. .-.
ART. 152, Immediately upon the adjourn
r.eGt CT this convention this constitution
shall be submitted for ratification to thu
registered voters of the state, in conformity
to the actof congress passed March second
eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen, entitled
An act to provide for the more efficient
government of the rebel states,n and thu
acts supplementary thereto. r.l
Il ART 1853. The election for the ratification
of the constitution shall be held on Frida!
and Saturday, the seventeenth and eight
zenith days Of April, eighteen hundred anC
/ sixty eight. atthe places now prescribed b.
law and the polls shall be kept open from
O'clock A. H. to o'clock P. NJ. at tina
election all those in favor of ratifying tn
constitution shall have written or printei
on their ballots 'For the constitution, y an,
those opposed to ratifying the constitution
shall have written or printed on their ba
t lots Against the constitution
III ART. l54. In order to establish civil goV
ernment, as required by act of congress.
passed March twenty-third, eighteen hant
red and sixty-seyen, an election shall b
held az the same time and place at whic
the constitutions submitted for ratifcatio
for all state, judicial, parish, and municips
officers, for members of the general assen
IDLY, and for congressional Representatives
at which election the electors who al
qualified under the reconstruction acts {