Section 101. Relative to judgments by judges of Courts of Appeal. 102. Relative to trial of causes on appeal to Courts of Appeal. 103. Rules of practice regulating appeals to Courts of Appeal. 104. Judges of Courts of Appeal to issue writs of habeas corpus, etc. 105. Compensation of judges of Courts of Appeal. 106. The sheriff of the parish to attend sessions of Courts of Appeal. 107. Limited Courts. 108. Present number of District Courts. number of District 109. Jurisdiction of District Courts. 110. Relative to increase of number of judges of District Court. 111. Jurisdiction of District Courts. in 112. Relative to recused cases District Courts. 113. Relative to qualifications of judges. 114. Relative to legislation affecting judges. 115. Judges of District Courts shall have the power to issue writs of habeas corpus. 116. The General Assembly to provide for the selection of intelligent jurors. 117. Number of terms of District Courts.-How terms are fixed and number of jury terms. 118. There shall be a sheriff and cor oner elected in each parish.The coroner shall act for sheriff when sheriff is an interested party.-Qualifications and bond of sheriff. 119. Compensation of sheriff. 120. Qualification of coroners. 121. There shall be a clerk of Dis trict Court in each parish.He shall be elected.-Salary and qualifications of said clerks. 122. The General Assembly shall have power to authorize clerks Section of courts to grant certain orders. 123. Clerks of courts may appoint deputies. 124. Number of district attorneys. -How and when elected.Term of office and qualifications. 125. Justices of the peace.-Number of.-How elected.-Term of office, jurisdiction of, compensation of. 126. Relative to jurisdiction of justices 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 Supreme Court to Court of Appeals. of 130. Number District Courts, number of judges, qualifications of judges of, how judges are appointed, salary of judges, term of office of judges, jurisdiction of District 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, qualifications 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 Orleans. 136. The General Assembly may provide for police or magistrate's courts. 137. Relative to the clerk of Civil Court of Orleans.-How elected, term of office, salary of the, removal of the, qualification and bond of. sible for them and may remove them at pleasure. 142. The bond of the civil sheriff.The bond of the criminal sheriff. 143. Constables) of Orleans.-Number of, how elected, term of office, duties and compensation of, removal of the. 144. Recorder of mortgages of parish 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 physician.-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 punishable with a term in the penitentiary. 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. Section 151. Treason against the State defined. 152. All civil officers shall be removable 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 compensation being made. 157. No power of suspending laws shall be exercised except by General Assembly or its authority. 158. The General Assembly provide for change of venue in civil or criminal cases. 159. No person shall hold or exercise more than one office of trust or profit under State government. 160. The General Assembly may de. termine mode of filling office when vacancies occur. 161. All officers shall continue in office until their successors shall have been installed. 162. The military shall be subordinate to the civil power. 163. Each parish shall support its own paupers. 164. Relative to domicile of soldiers, sailors and marines of the United States. 165. The General Assembly to pass laws of arbitration. 166. The power of the courts to punish for contempt to be limited by law. 167. The General Assembly shall have the power to grant lottery charters. 168. In all proceedings the truth may be used.-The jury shall judge of the law. Section 169. No salaried officer shall be al lowed fees. 170. The General Assembly shall have power to enact laws regulating 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 proceedings 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 privileges 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 superintendent 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 services.-The Governor may call out the militia. Section Suffrage and Elections. 184. The people shall elect by ballot. -Representative election shall be by voice. 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 convicted 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 arrest 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 general election shall be held every four years, on the Tuesday following the third Monday in April. 192. Parochial and municipal elections 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 contested elections. 195. No person shall be eligible to any office who is not a citizen of the State and a duly qualified voter of the judicial district, parish, municipality or ward wherein the functions of said office are to be exercised. And whenever any of Section ficer may remove his resi- Impeachment and Removal from Office. 196. Relative to the impeachment of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Superintendent of Public Instruction. 197. House of Representatives shall have sole power of impeachment. All impeachments to be tried by Senate.-Judgments. 197. In cases of impeachments to extend only to removal from office 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 Section maintain the government and all expenses pertaining to welfare and instruction of inhabitants. 205. The power to tax corporations and corporate property shall never be surrendered or suspended by act of General Assembly. 206. The General Assembly may levy 207. Articles exempt from taxation. and when tax is collectable. 212. The Legislature shall pass no law postponing the payment of taxes, except in cases of overflow, general conflagration, general destruction of the crops or other public calamity. been preferred shall be sus- 213. A tax for the maintenance of pended from the exercise of the functions of their office. 199. For reasonable cause, the Governor shall remove any officer on the address of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly.-In every such case the cause shall be presented 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 uniformity in assessments. 204. The taxing power shall be exercised only to carry on and the levees will be exacted annually. 214. General Assembly to divide the 215. The provisions of the above Section 218. All articles regulating the collection of taxes shall apply to the whole State. Homesteads and Exemptions. 219. Homesteads shall be exempt from seizure and sale. 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. 224. There Public Education. shall be free public schools established by the General Assembly throughout the State.-General Assembly shall distribute a proportionad amount to each parish. 225. State Superintendent of Public Instruction to be elected.Term of office, duties and compensation. 226. The education in the public schools shall be in the English 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 support of the public schools in this State shall be applied to sectarian schools. 229. What the school fund shall consist of. 230. University of Louisiana as established 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. | Section 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 Agricultural and Mechanical College. Corporations. 234. Relative to the forfeiture of charters of corporations. 235. Corporations not to infringe on the rights of individuals. 236. No foreign corporation shall do business without having one or more known agents on whom process may be served. 237. No corporation shall engage in business other than that expressly authorized in its constitution. 238. No corporation shall issue stock or bonds except for work actually done. 239. The stock of any corporation shall not be increased except in pursuance of general laws. 240. The term corporation as used in this Constitution shall be construed to include all joint stock companies or associations. 241. Relative to bank officers receiving deposits after the bank is insolvent. 242. The General Assembly shall have power to enact laws authorizing parish or municipal officers to levy special taxes. 243. Any railroad corporation shall have the right to construct and operate a railroad in this State.-Every railroad shall have the right to intersect or cross any other railroad. 244. Railroads are hereby declared public highways. 245. Every railroad corporation doing business shall have an office for transaction of general business. |