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124. Number of district attorneys.
-How and when elected.-
Term of office and qualifica-
tions.

125. Justices of the peace.-Num-
ber of.-How elected.-Term
of office, jurisdiction of, com-
pensation of.

126. Relative to jurisdiction of jus-
tices of the peace.

127. Constables.-Number

of, how
elected, term of office of,
compensation of.

128. Court of Appeals in city of
New Orleans.

129. Relative to transfers from Su-
preme Court to Court of Ap-
peals.

130. Number of District Courts,
number of judges, qualifica-
tions of judges of, how judges
are appointed, salary of
judges, term of office of
judges, jurisdiction of Dis-
trict Courts.

131. The General Assembly to have
power to increase number of
judges of District Court.
132. Trial of causes in District
Court.

133. Relative to the deposit of money
by District Court.

134. District Attorney of Orleans
county. His duties, qualifica-
tions and compensation.-He
may also appoint a deputy.
135. To regulate salaries of judges
and fix fees of the City Court
of Orleans.-To increase the
number of city courts of Or-
leans.

136. The General Assembly

may

provide for police or magis-
trate's courts.

137. Relative to the clerk of Civil

Court of Orleans.-How elect-
ed, term of office, salary of
the, removal of the, qualifica-
tion and bond of.

138. Judges of District Courts of
Orleans to appoint minute
clerks.

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139. The sheriff to be executive of-
ficer of District Courts.-To
provide for the trial of sher-
iffs.

140.
141.

Fees of the civil sheriff.
Deputies to be appointed by the
sheriff. He is to be respon-
sible for them and may re-
move them at pleasure.

142. The bond of the civil sheriff.-
The bond of the criminal sher-
iff.

143. Constables of Orleans.-Num-
ber of, how elected, term of of-
fice, duties and compensation
of, removal of the.

144. Recorder of mortgages of par-
ish of Orleans.-How elected,
term of office of, salary of,
qualifications and duties of,
employes of the.

145. The General Assembly to enact
a fee bill for the clerks,
sheriffs, constables, register
of conveyances and recorder
of mortgages in Orleans.
146. Clerks of Criminal Court to be
paid from special fund.-
Clerk of Civil Court to be paid
from special fund.

147. Coroner.-Ex-Officio city physi-
cian.-Qualifications of, how
elected, term of office of the,
salary of the, to appoint an
assistant, to be paid by the
parish of Orleans.

General Provisions.

148. No person shall be eligible to
vote, serve as juror, or hold
office who shall have been
convicted of treason, bribery,
forgery, or any crime punish-
able with a term in the peni-
tentiary.

149. The members of the General
Assembly and all officers to
take following oath.

150. The seat of government shall
be and remain at Baton
Rouge.

151. Treason against the State de-

fined.

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152. All civil officers shall be re-

movable by vote of General
Assembly except those whose
removal is otherwise provided
for.

153. No United States officer shall
be eligible to any office in this
State.

154. The journal of proceedings of
General Assembly to be in
English language.

155. No ex post facto law shall be
passed.

156. Private property shall not be
taken or damaged without
just and adequate compensa-
tion being made.

157. No power of suspending laws
shall be exercised except by
General Assembly or its au-
thority.

158. The General Assembly provide
for change of venue in civil or
criminal cases.

159. No person shall hold or exer-
cise more than one office of
trust or profit under State
government.

160. The General Assembly may de-
termine mode of filling of-
fice when vacancies occur.
161. All officers shall continue in
office until their successors
shall have been installed.
162. The military shall be subordi-
nate to the civil power.

163. Each parish shall support its

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169. No salaried officer shall be al-
lowed fees.

170. The General

Assembly shall
have power to enact laws reg-
ulating the sale and use of
spirituous liquors.

171. No person intrusted with the
care of public money shall be
eligible to any office of trust
or profit until surrender of
said moneys.

172. Gambling is prohibited.
173. Relative to bribery of any State
officer.

174. Any person may be compelled
to testify in lawful proceed-
ings against bribery, but said
person's testimony shall not
criminate him or subject him
to public infamy.

175. The General Assembly shall
pass laws to protect laborers
and property.

176. Relative to mortgages or priv-
ileges on immovable property.
177. Privileges on movable property
exist without registration.
178. The General Assembly shall
provide for the interest of
State medicine, and for the
health of the citizens.
179. The General Assembly shall
create a bureau of agriculture
and provide for expenditures
of the same.

180. The New Basin Canal and Shell
road shall not be leased.-The
Governor shall appoint a su-
perintendent of canals.
Militia.

181. The General Assembly shall
provide for the militia of the
State.

182. The militia shall not receive
any compensation when not
in actual service.

183. The General Assembly may
exempt from military ser-
vices.-The Governor may
call out the militia.
Suffrage and Elections.

184. The people shall elect by ballot.
-Representative election shall
be by voice.

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185. Relative to the qualifications
of an elector.

186. The General Assembly shall
provide for the registration of
voters.

187. Any person who has been con-
victed of treason or other
crimes shall not vote or hold
any public office.

188. No restriction on account of
color or race shall be placed
on voting.

189. Electors shall be free from ar-
rest during elections except
for treason, felony or breach
of the peace.

190. The General Assembly shall
by law forbid the sale of
spirituous liquors on election
day within a certain distance
of the polls

191. The generai election shall be
held every four years, on the
Tuesday following the third
Monday in April.

192. Parochial and municipal elec-
tions in New Orleans and
Shreveport shall be held on
the same day as the general
election.

193. For the purpose of voting, no
person shall be deemed to
have gained or lost a residence
by his presence or absence in
the service of the United
States.

194. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for the trial
and determination of all con-
tested elections.

195. No person shall be eligible to
any office who is not a citizen
of the State and a duly qual-
ified voter of the judicial dis-
trict, parish, municipality or
ward wherein the functions
of said office are to be exer-
cised. And whenever any of-
ficer may remove his resi-
dence from the State, judicial
district, etc., in which he holds
office, the same shall thereby
be vacated.

Impeachment and removal from Office.

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196. Relative to the impeachment of
Governor, Lieutenant-Govern-
or, Secretary of State, Audit-
or, Treasurer, Attorney-Gen-
eral, Superintendent of Pub-
lic Instruction.

197. House of Representatives shall
have sole power of impeach-
ment.-All impeachments to
be tried by Senate.-Judg-
ments.

197. In cases of impeachments to ex-
tend only to removal from of-
fice and disqualification from
holding same, but shall also
be liable to prosecution, trial
and punishment according to
law.

198. All officers against whom arti-
cles
of
impeachment have
been preferred shall be sus-
pended from the exercise of
the functions of their office.
199. For reasonable cause, the Gov-
ernor shall remove any officer
on the address of two-thirds
of the members of the Gener-
al Assembly.-In every such
case the cause shall be pre-
sented with the address and
entered on the journal of
each house.

200. Removal from office of judges.
201. Removal from office of sheriffs,
clerks, district attorneys and
other officers.-Cause for such
removal.

Revenue and Taxation.

202. General Assembly to exercise
a taxing power.

203. General Assembly to provide a
system of equality and uni-
formity in assessments.
204. The taxing power shall be ex-
ercised only to carry on and
maintain the government and
all expenses pertaining to wel-
fare and instruction of inhab-
itants.

205. The power to tax corporations
and corporate property shall

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never be surrendered or sus-
pended by act of General As-
sembly.

206. The General Assembly may levy

a license tax.

207. Articles exempt from taxation.
208. General Assembly to levy an
annual poll tax for support
of public schools.

209. Limit of taxation.
210. Relative to forfeiture of proper-

ty for non-payment of taxes.
211. How tax shall be designated
and when tax is collectible.
212. The Legislature shall pass no
law postponing the payment
of taxes, except in cases of
overflow, general conflagra-
tion, general destruction of

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220. Relative to the registration and
valuation of the homestead.-
Relative to judgments against
homesteads.

221. Right of owner of homestead
to supplement his exemption.
222. The homestead not susceptible
of mortgage.

223. Equitable laws shall be passed
for the protection of credit-

ors.

Instruction to be elected.-
Term of office, duties and com-
pensation.

226. The education in the public
schools shall be in the Eng-
lish language.

227. The funds derived under the
collection of the poll tax shall
be applied to the maintenance
of public schools.

228. No funds raised for the sup-
port of the public schools
in this State shall be applied
to sectarian schools.

229. What the school fund shall con-
sist of.

230. University of Louisiana as es-
tablished is recognized in its
three departments.
231. General Assembly to establish
in New Orleans a university
for the education of persons
of color, and shall make an
annual appropriation for its
support.

232. Women shall be allowed to vote
under the school laws.-The
Free school fund, Seminary
fund, and Agricultural and
Mechanical College fund.

233. Relative to the fund of the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical Col-
lege.