The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-08-21


The jury in all criminal cases shall
be judges of the law and of the facts
on the question of guilt or innocence,
having been charged as to the law
applicable to the case 10y the pre-
siding judge.
ART. 1862 No officer whose sala
ry is fixed by the constitution shall
be allowed amy fees or perquisities
of Office, except where otherwise
provided for by this constitution.
ART. 10. The regulation of the
sale ofalcoholic or spirituous liquors
is declared police regulation, and
the General Assembly may enact
laws regulating their sale and use.
ART. III. Noperson who, at any
time, may have been a collector OF
taxes, whether State, parish or mu-
nicipal, or who may have been
otherwise intrusted with the public
money, OR any portion thereof, shall
be eligible to the General Assembly
or to any Office Of honor, profit or
trust under the State government,
or any parish or municipality thereof
until he shall have obtained dis
charge for the amount of such COL
lections and for all public moneys
with which he may have boon in.
trusted.
Gambling is declared to he a vice
and the General Assembly shall Ell
act laws for it's suppression.
ART. 172. Any person whoshall
directly or indirectly offer or give
any sum or sums of money, bride,
present, reward, promise or any
other thing to any officer, State,
paroclial or municipal, or to any
member or officer of the General
Assembly with the intent to induce
or influence any officer or member
of the General Assembly to APP
point any person to Office, to vote or
exercise any power in him vested,
or to perform any duty of him re-
quired, with partiality or favor, the
person giving OF offering to give,
and the officer or member of the
General Assembly so receiving any
money, bride, present, reward, prom
Use, contract, obligation or security,
with the intent or for the purpose or
consideration aforesaid, shall be
guilty of bribery, and on being
found guilty thereof by any court of
crmpetent jurisdiction, or by either
house OF the General Assembly of
which he may be member or officer,
shall be forever Unqualified for hold
ing any Office, State, parochial or
municipal, and shall be forever in
eligible to seat in the General
Assembly; provided, that this shall
not be so construed as to prevent
the General Assembly from enact
ing additional penalties.
ART. 173. Any person may be
compelled to testify in any lawful
proceeding against any one who may
be charged with having committed
the offense of bribery, and shall not
be permitted to withhold his test.
mony upon the ground that it may
criminate him or subject him to pub
lie infamy; but such testimony shall
not afterwards be used against him
in any judicial proceedings except
for perjury in giving such testimo
ny.
ART. LA. The General Assem-
bly, shall, at its first session, pass
laws to protect laborers on build
ings, streets, roads, railroads, canals
and other similar works, against tn,
failure of contractors and sub-con
TRACTORS to pay their current wage,
when due, and to make the corpora
ton, company or individual TO
whose benefit the work is done re
sponsible for their ultimate payment
| ART. 175. No mortgage or priv