The Convention Manual, Volume 1, Part 2Argus, 1894 - Constitutional conventions |
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adjournment adoption amendments ARTICLE Assembly shall provide Attorney-General authority ballot bill Board charter Circuit Courts citizen civil clerk commissioners common carrier compensation Congress consent Constitution contract convicted corporation county seat criminal debt declared delegate District Court duties eighteen hundred eligible eminent domain eral exceed exempt felony Governor granted habeas corpus hereafter hold his office House of Representatives impeachment judges judicial jurisdiction jury justice legislative Legislature liability Lieutenant-Governor manner members elected ment militia Monday municipal municipal corporation notaries public number of votes oath Orleans otherwise provided parish passed peace person prescribed by law President privileges prosecutions provided by law punishment purpose qualified electors railroad regulations respective salary Secretary Section session sheriff successor Superior Court Supreme Court taxation term of office therein thereof thousand eight hundred tion town treason Treasurer trial by jury two-thirds United unless vacancy vested viva voce voters writs