The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-26
CONSTITUTION
OF THE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

AuOpLeu III (OnYenLlOu3 ~ Cuo lily vi new
Orleans, the Twenty -third Day Of
July, A. D. 1879.
We the people Louisiana establish justice insure
guidance Of Almighty God the m
government do ordain and establish this constitution
BILL OF RIGHTS
ARTICLE All government Of right originates with the people,
founded their will alone and s instituted solely for the good
erned s only legitimate end protect the enjoy
ment OF lite Liberty property and when other functions
2 The night The people to be their persons
% violated warrant shall issue except upon probable
cause supported BY oath affirmation and describing
free State the tight q Tie people 70 keep .nd Beg
those s who car carry weapons S concealed
igon prohibiting the free ardgng free
dom Of speech Of the the Of the people peaoeab
slavery nor involuntary servude in
na ss bss bss an ter t. Of crime whereof the
Prosecutions shall Indictment provided that
no person shall be held to answer or capital crime unless
as, ss when es,,e o. 6 s D u @ # Pa
his application where
there is mstriai motion Of
himself any proceeding may subject him
to criminal except where otherwise provided this
Art In all criminal prosecutions the enjoy the
right to speedy public trial by impartial
whore the penalty necessarily hard labor
than IN that ss ~
instance shall be tried the parish wherein the onse shall
n ali criminal prosecutions The accused shall enjoy the
be informed the nature and Of the accusation
process obtaining favor and to defend himself
and to tie council and TO have the right ch
saSs jurors ps''np' The number O challenges Be fixed By
not required nor excessive fines be
imposed cruel and inflicted All
shall be baabe BY sufficient rees unless for capital oenses
where the proof evident the great
conviction for crime or oene punishable with death mpr
onment ct hard nn labor
pended unless when Of rebellion the public safety
Arr ii All courts shall be open and every for injury done
him his rights lands goods reputation shall have
remedy BY due law and administered without
Art y The military shall be sqbordn.aon the power
ART 3D. This enumeration OF rights shall be
deny impair other rights Of the people not herein expressed
-H5@" DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS
Arr powers government OF the State Of Louisiana
shall be divided into three distinct departments be
confded pate body Of magsracy, which are
Legislative to another and those
AR 49, No Of these collection
Of holding office q them shall
after expressly directed or permitted.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART Is Representation the Representatives shall be
equal uniform and shall be regulated and by the
The rst enumeration to be made BY the State authorities this
constitution shall be made in the eighteen hundred ninety
and subsequent enumeraons shall be made every year
after such shall be prescribed by law the purpose
Of ascenng the total population and the number qualified
electors in each parish and election district
regular session after the General
Assembly shall apporon the representation among the
parishes and election districts the basis Of the population
aforesaid number shall be fixed and each
parish and election shall have Representatives the
aggregate number Of i population shall enle
ona for fraction exceeding onehan the repre-
sentative number The number Of Representatives shall not
more than ninety eight nor less than seventy
Art u The General Assembly which shall ap
portion representation the House Of Representatives shall divide
the State into senatorial districts No parish shall be the
formation Of senatorial district the parish Of Orleans excepted
Whenever parish shall be created shall be attached
senatorial district which Of territory
another district the discretion Of The Legislature but
shall not be attached to than district The
shall not be than less than twen
they shall be apporoned the senatorial districts according
% ne .o.ai Popsuon coneanea n me seyea districts