The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-07-19
The constitutional Convention

Articles adopted since our last
fepurt:
The Regulation of the sale of
alcoholic and spirituuus liquor rs
declared a police regulation, and
the General Assembly may enact
laws regulating its sale and use.
The General Assembly shall
provide for the interest of State
Medicine in all its departments;
for the protection of the people
from unqualified practitioners of
medicine; for protecting confiden-
tial communications made to med
ical men by their patients while
under professional treatment, and
for the purpose of such treatment;
for the establishment aud MAIN
tenance of Stale Board of
Health.
Every male citizen of the Uni
ted States, and every male person
of foreign birth, who has been
naturalized, or who may have le-
gallv declared his Intention to be-
come a citizen of the United
States before he offers to vote,
who is twenty-one years old or
upwards, possessing the following
qualifications, shall be an elector,
and shall he entitled to vote at
any election by tue people, as
herein provided.
He shall be an actual resident
of the parish in which he offers to
vote at least six months preceding
the election.
He shall be an actual resident
of the ward or precinct IN which
he offers TO vote at least thirty
DAVIS next preceding the election.
The general assembly shall pro-
vide by law for the proper en-
forcemept of the provisions Of the
foregoing article, provided that no
registratlon ot voters shall be re-
qnlred in any parish of the State,
the parish of Orleans excepted.
Ia the parish of Orleans there
shall be a supervisor of registra-
ton who shall be appointed by the
governor by and with the advice
and consent Of the senate, whose
tenn of office shall be for the
period of fouI years, and whose
qualifications, salary and duties
shall be prescribed 10y law, and
the general assembly may pro-
vide for the registration of voters
in the other parishes
Until otherwise provided by
law, the general State election
shall he held once every fonr
wears on the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday in April.
The first general election under
this constitution shall be- held on
the-day Of, eighteen hun
bred and
Presidential electors and mem
beers of cougress shall be choseL
ur elected in the manner and at
the time prescribed by law.
Parocliial and municipal cleo
lions, except in the cities of New
Orleans aud Shreveport, shall be
held on the same days as the gen
eral State election, and not oftener
than once in -four years. The
general assembly shall provide by
law for the time of holding cleo
tons 10 the city of New Orleans.
The general assembly shall not
remit the forfeiture of the charter
Of any corporation now existing,
nor renew, alter, or amend the
same, nor pass any general or spe-
cial law for the benefit of such COZ
poration, except upon the condi-
lion that such corporation shall
thereafter hold tue charter subject
10 the provisions of this constitu-
ton.
The exercise OF the public power
IF the State shall never be abridged
nor so construed as to permit COR
porations to conduct their business
in such manner ms to infringe the
equal rights of individuals, or the
general well being of the State.
NJ foreign corporation shall do
ANY business in this State without
having one or more known places
of business and M authorized
agent or agents in the State, upon
whom process may be served.
No corporation shall engage in
amy bnsint.ss other than that OK