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We find in the n O. Com Bulletin OF the l1ih
III. New Constitution OF Louisiana, IS II has been
completed by the Convention and will doubtless be
ratified by the People. 1t fills SIX entire columns
of thai large paper We shall give syno!sis OF i's
essential provisions, VIZ:


The three departments Of the Government Legislative
Executive and Judicial, 10 be kept erIeT ana io'
eyer distinct. No citizen be at The same time eoea
with fanction, pertaining Two Of them The Legislature
is TO consist Of Senate and House OF Repre<ena'e
The Senate VIII consist Of thiryiso senator's e'ce o'
four years. The House Of not more than one un"e N0
les than seventy Representatives, chosen or TWO
New Orleans Is have four Senators, eec'eo lei e W
ent By general ticket, and twenty Representatives se
by nine Districts The Parishes Assumption Laiouche
Interieur and Terrebonne shall constitute one senate @
,,, ,l.c,ng two Senator's ST, Landry and Cacaeu an
other elec,irs two; the rest OF the state aFdeu 1910
single Districts each composed OF one large or TWO less
populou. Parishes The House consists for the present OF
r,ne,rerh, members twensyour Parishes choosing one
each eleven TWO each nine iFee eAch 81 Ha''-' nv
a nd Orleans twenty: total 9s


The Executive department consists OF Governor and
Lieutenant Governor each chosen for four years. Each


must be IS years age when chosen and must have been
for een years citizen OF the e. States and resident OF
the State The Governor be reelected while IN
sace No Member OF Congress officer Of the States or


Minister of Religion eligible to the Office OF Governor or


Lieut. Governor The latter pre.des over the Senate ana
casting ony) therein and in case OF The death
ncapacy OF the Governor, succeeds 10 his funct-s
The Governor has the Veto can only be over
ruled by of twohrds Of each branch of the LeGa-
ture The Secretary Of State shall hold during term Of
the Governor.


No Minister of Religion is eligible to the Legislature
The pay Of Members fixed 81 per day. but session
sh, extend beyond sixty days Any action a, later Pc
rod session is absolutely void 80 Member is e!si-
ble except by popular election, 10 any Office which may
have been created Its emolumen, increased while he has
been member


The Right Of Suffrage extended and restricted as fol-
lows: Every fee white male. twenty-one years OF age
who has years citizen Of the e. States and
resident the State is entitled to vote Absence rom the
state ninety days Except of continuous householde
interrupts and vtiaes the acquisition OF residence Ne
soldier sailor of the T. States. parpcr or criminal sha
be entitled TO vote.


State Census is TO be taken in ls4, preliminary 10
new Apportonment the next 1885, thence tenth
year. The Sessions be held at New-Oeans TIL ls4s
aerward at such place the Legislature shall designate
not less than sixty miles from " Orleans Once nXed this
place shall not be changed by the con-en Of four





first 'Mon'ay in November each alternate year one
half the Senators chosen Ito be designated BY io so
out at the expiration Of and half Senate with


whole House be chosen second year therca
ter The Legislature is assemble the the third Mon
day In January and proceed 10 choose L. S Senator II
there be any Vacancy the next Monday thereafter


This should have been the Tuesday following the first
Monday, conform the day appelned by Concre, io
Presidential Elections nnd save special day Ii will have
10 be altered yet.


The Judiciary is TO comprise Supreme Court composed
Of Chief JUSTICE appointed for eight years at salary Of
Sc 600 per three Associate Justices, also a-
pointed for eight years. with annual salary OF S15OO-
Those first appointed will out respectively in two four
aud six years so that while Judges thereafter shall hold
for sight years each there shall be one chosen by
each Legislature. The Legislature Is 20 divide the Siats
into Judicial Districts six years. less than twelve
nor more than twenty number each presided over by
District Judge, less than thirty old, SIX years in
the State and Ave practitioner oflaw salary, $3.50
each


The Press shall be free. Emigration from the State sisl
not be prohibited There shall be Superintendent OF Eds
cation and the Legislature shall establish Frcc Public
Schools to supported by taxation property other
wisc Such Is Substantially the New Constitution Of Lou
sana excluding of course. We append list
Of the new Districts marking their Political character
far as we are able:


