The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-30
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1Tl,e GENERAL Assembly, mt lItk
hnsxt sessinn utter the ,adDpfiDn ol
tins constitution, small enact surh
lileuisl.itinn as may he proper 10
liinnif,,tt. the iinfiabtedneER d0f the
E.ity nf New Orleans, and appiy 'its
,,sssts ito the satisfaction ttiisreoi.
III 4gi,all llssv-, antiiuYity ltD csiiieeI
lltbp ,ti,atter ,,f ssiitlanity, and remit
Iiits inhabitants to anntiier form 0Dl
lupveTIlnient If unnecessarily. ln'ans
I,surh new form nf government nn
issllarv sinai exceed three ttilnrsiilid
five hundred dollars. -,
( Tile General Assembly shall
pass lnee-e,ary laws no prevent
sss.,ilns ol ntllers of the Crews Df
Iffraiau yy..ssaIs ffrDm working I'D
1.-The wharxes and leyeeR III the city
of New Orleans; provided, there rs
mo treaty Iiseiween the UNITED
States aud foreign llowefs To tile
cuiitgGlFv.
AMENDMENT AND lHEvFsION DF THE
CONSTITUTION.
ProuDsitluns iur ltiieumendment
Inf this constitution may bn TmHtie
lbv the Genera Assembly nj 'HI1Y
regular ssessinn thereof, and III
i,twu.tiiirtls Uf all tine Tmeniters
elected .tp each house shall CcDncur
therein, after such prppnHed
anIentlnTents have iteen read m
such Respective houses Dn three
separate laatvs, such prnpOsed
amendment ar amendments tD-
.gather with tile yeas and naHs
thereon, shall be suffered On tile
jDurna and the Secretary nj ,Stift'
shall lcHuse the same 10 Ike pub
iislled IN two newspapers 1IIiiiilaii-
I'd III the parish aii Orleans and M
nife pt,per in each other parrish uif
tile State III which newspaper rs
puiiisIleH, ifr three months pre-
cediDg the next ,iltcti0n ifnr Rep
lreseIititiyeS, ,iit which time tire
said amendment III amendments
shall liz submitted to the e..s.n:.ots
for their approval or relection;
and If IA IMMUNITY voting nn stlid
amendment az ianieiHinHIfts shall
approve and ratify The same, then
-snch amendment al amendments
80 approved and untitled shall be
come ii part df ltile constitution.
When more iflian one .ameiti-
rm4ut sshalI lie submitted ut the
,~ane time, they shall HE 30 sub
lmitted it, TO ernaliI+ the aAlecturs 10
vote an each amendment separate
Iix. The resuit ad said e.ectin
shall Ii,e tnude Ilsuown lIy ifhe pro
.tIampttiuu at che Gi.pernor.
SCHEDULE.
The Cennst,tutian af ttliis State,
Adopted IN 1865, and ALL amend
melits ti,eteto, ls aedlared 10 Ike
superseded lhy this constitution,
and an oEtler Ito CARRY the same
Into effect. lit lis ii,elsilw tdeclaped
and os(lained Ms follows:
All rights, aetiops, prosecutions.
claims aud contracts, ms well of
indlvidnals ms at butiies Ccarponate,
aud all laws IN force iat THE time
,uf tthe adoption af this eonstitu-
ltien, and NOT inconsistent there
with, sahall continue sss 1T the said
had n,t Il.ean adopted.
But the manopaIy features M the
cehafter of Amy eorporation now
existing IN the State, save ,sneh ms
may be eontaiued iin the ,dhartets
,uf ifaiiroaa companies, are hereby
,aboliaheSl.
LIN order that no iiueonvenienoe
may resah to the public service
from tile taking effect ,uf gtliis oop-
istituGion, no office shall he snpar-
seded thereby, but the laws of tile
State relative ITO the duties of the
several oiiieers-,exeeutlve, Judicial
aud military--,shHll lremain no full
force ithongh the same Ibe contrary
TO this constitution, and the sewer
ID duties shall lie performed by
the tle1paetiv- afiiesis of the Staee,
tccorsiipg TO THE existing laws, tun-
I'LL the organization of the govern
i,nant nuder this constitution aud
'The ,ertering into office of the new
Officers ITO lbe eppoilated or elected
under said government and NO
longer.
Appointments to office by the