The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-07-05
The New constitution !

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
This was adopted by vote OF
80 yeas to ) nays.
1t will be seen that hereafter
there will be biennial sessions OF
the Legislature ) which shall be
limited to a duration of GO days,
except the first session which
may sit 80 days
Every elector shall be eligible
to "a seat in the lower house, Sena
tors must be % years of age, but
all must have been citizens of the
Safe five years, and Of the Par
ish two years.
No Senator OF Representative
shall be eligible to any Office,
created during his term Of office
for one Year subsequent to the eX
piratlon of his term of office.
The compensation of members
Shall not exceed four dollars per
day, nor thirty dollars travelling
expenses.
To pass any bill a majority of
all the members elected to each
house will be required, and eX-
pressed by yea and nay vote.
Upon the whole this portion of
the new work appears to be good.
The bieunial sessions will reduce
! the expenses of the State very
materially, and also reduce the
quantity Of Legislation.
Too Hluch law making will run
any country, and this disposition
to check it is refreshing.
Article. The Legislative uowel
OF the State shall be vested in +;
Generai Assembly, which shal
consist OF Il Senate AMI House 0
! Representatives.
.Art.-Tilr style of the laws o
tia; State shah be BE iJ enact
,d oy the General Assembly 0
the State of Louisiana"
.A.l.-Tnr ;stue-al AsSembl,
! shall meet at the seat OF govern
ment Oh the Second Monda,
OF --at twelve o'cl9ck neon
and hlennlally thereafter. IT
first session under this constitu
tion may extend to Il period O
ninety days, but amy Sub>eqnen
session Shall be limited to a pc
riod Of sixty days. Should V!
cancy occur in either house til
Governor snail order an election
to fill slch vacancy for the le
malutier of the term.
Art.-Evrry eleclor rnder thi
constitution shall be eligible to
set in the lioase OF Representa-
tiveS, and every electCr who ha
reacned the age of twenty tiv
years shall be eligible to the Sen
ate !; prouided, that no perso
shat be eligible to the Genera
Assembly, unless, at the time c
his election, lie has been a citiZel
OF the State for five years, and a
actual resident OF the distri(
or parish from which he may b
elected for two years immediatel
preceding his election.
The Seat of any member VIII
may change his residence froI
the district or parish which h
represents, shall thereby be vac
ted, any declaration or a rete1
ton OF domicile to the contral
Notwithstanding.
Art.-Each house shall judg
of the qualifications, election all
returns of its own member
choose its own officers (excei
President of the Scnate), dete
mine the rules of its proceeding
and may punish its members II
disurdelly conduct and Gontemp
and, with the concurrence OF tV
thirds of all of its members elec
ed, expel a member.
Alt.-Either house, during ii
session, may punish by imprlso
ment any person not IA memb
who shall have been guilty OF dl
respect by disorder'y or contem
Gus behavior, but such impriso
ment shall not exceed ten da
for each offense.
: Art.-No Senator or RepreSe
tative shall, during the ternf +
which he was elected nor for o
wear thereafter, be appointed
elected to any civil office of pro
under this State which may ha
=. been created or the emolnmel
of which may have been increas
p bv the General Assembly durl
n the time such Senator or Rep