The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-14

tho dutv of the general assembly to select in the same
manner the candidate who is TO be baliotted Tor with
him who has obtained the highest number OF votes.
sec, 3. The governor shall be Ineligible to the sue
ccedinr four years after the expiration of the time for
which he shall have been elected.
sec. 4. He shall he at least t~firty-five years of age,
and a citizen of the United States, and have been an m
babitant of this state at least six years preceding his
election, and should hold III his own right Il landed es-
tate of five thousand dollars value, a~greeably to the tax
list.
sec. 5. Hc shall commence the execution ofhls Office
on the fourth Monday succeeding the day of his election,
and shall continue in the execution thereof until the end
Of four weeks next succeeding the election of his
successor, and until his successor shall have taken the
oaths or aiifrlnations prescribed by this constitution.
sec. q. No member of congress, or person, holding
any Office under the United States, or minister of any re-
ligious society, shall be eligible to the Office OF governor
sec. Z. The governor shall at stated times. receive
for his services a compensation which shall neither be
increased nor diminished during the term for which he
shall have heen elected. ~ E
sec. g.. He shall be mandcr-in-chief the army
and navy of this state. and of the milti Ia thereof, except
when they shall be called into the service of the United
States, but he shall not command personally in the field
unless he shall be advised so to do by a resolution OF the
general assembly.
sec. 3 He shall nominate aud appoint, with the advice
and consent Of the senate, Judges, slleritfs, and all other
officers whose offices arc cstahlishedbythis constitution
and whose appointments are not herein otherwise proyi.
dcd for.-Providcd, however. that the Legislature shall
have n right to prescribe the mode of appointment of al
other offices to he established by law.
sec. 10 The governor sliall. have power to fill mp va
cancies that may happen during the recess of the lcgis
laturc, by granting commissions which shall expire al
the end If the next session.
sec. IL He shall have power to remit fines and for.
FIXTURES, and. except i'll cases of impeachment. to gran.
reprieves and pardons, with the appreciation of the sent
atc. In cases of treason he shall have power to grant re.
prieves until the end of the next session of the genera
assembly i'll which the power of pardoning shall be
vested.
sec. -. He may require information in writing from
the officers in the executive department. upon any sub
icct relating to the duties of their respective offices.
sec. 13. He shall from time to time give to the gene.
raj assemb!j information respecting the situation of the
state, and recommend to their consideration such meas
ures the may deem e%yFedient.
sec. u. lie may on extraordinary occasions convene
the general assembly at the seat of government, or at .
different place if that should have become '~dangerou;
from an enemy or from contagious disorders; and in case
of disagreement between the two houses with respect t.
the timt of adjournment, he may adjourn them to suci
time as he may think proper, not exceeding four months
sec Is. He shall take care that the laws be faithful,
executed.
sec. IG. 1t shall be his duty to visit the different
counties Atleast once in every two years, to inform him.
self of the state of the militia and the general condition
ofthe country.
sec. II. In case of the impeachment of the governor
his removal from office, death, refusal to qualify. rcaiyna.
ton, or absence from the state, the president of the sen
ate shall exercise all the power and authority appertain
ing to TIE Office of governor, until another be duly quail
fed, or the governor absent OF lmpeached shall return Of
he acquitted.
see. Is. The president ofthc senate during the tim,
he administers the government, shall receive the SAINT
compensation which the governor would have received
had he been clnploycdin the duties of his office.
sec. 10. A secretary of state shall be appointed and
commissioned during that term for which the governor
shall have been elected. if he shall so long behave himself
well; he shall keep fair register, and attest all official
acts and proceedings Of the governor, and shall, when
required, lay the same and all papers, minutes and vouct,-
4, 1..s l-u,E~ TOO ... r4I
sembly. and shall perform such other duties as may be
enioined him by law. n
sec. 30. Every bill which shall have passed both hon
Ss shall be presented to the governor, if he approve he
shall sign it, If not he shall return it with his objection To
the house in which it shall have originated, who shall en-
ter the objections at large upon their journal, and proceed
to reconsider tiff after such reconsideration two-thirds
Of all the members elected to that house shall agree ia
pass the bill; 1t shall he sent. with the objections, to the
other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered,
and if approved by two-thirds of all the members elected
to that house, it shall be a law; but in such cases, the
votes ofboth houses shall he determined by yeas and
nays, and the names of the members voting for and
against the bill. shall be entered on the Journal of each
house respectively; if any bill shall not be returned nv tho
governor within ten days Sundays exccpted) after if
shall have been presented to him. it shall be d Iaw in like
manner, as The had signcdit t, unless the general ASSEM-
bly, by their adjournment prevent its return, in which
1T shall be "A law, unless sent back within three DAYS af-
ter their next meeting.
sec. 81. Every order, resolution or vote, TO which the
concurrence ofbotll houses may be necessary, except on
a question of adjournment, shall he presented to the gov
crnor, and before it shall take effect be approved by him;
or, being dlsapproved, shall be repassed by two-thirds OF
both houses.
sec. % The free white men of this state shall b.
armed and disciplined for It's defence; but those who be-
long to religious societies, whose tcnets forbid them To
carry arms, shall not be compelled SO to do, but shall nav
an equivalent for personal service.
sec. u. The militia fthis state shall be organized in
such manner as may be hereafter deemed most cxpedi-
ent by the legislature.
ARTICLE ".
Concerning tie Judiciary department. =
sec. l. The judiciary power shall be vested in a
supreme court and inferior courts.
sec. =. The supreme court shall have the appcllatc
jurisdiction only, which jurisdiction shall extend to all
civil cases when the matter in dispute shall exceed the
sum of three hundred dollars.
sec. 3. The supreme court shall consist of no less
than three Judges. nor more than five, the minority OF
whom shall form a quorum each of the said iudpes
shall receive a salary of five thousand dollars annually.
The supreme court shall hold its sessions Mt the places
hereinafter mentioned and for that purpose the state
is hereby divided into two districts of appellate iurisdic-
tlon, IN each OF which the supreme court shall admins
Ter justice IN the manner hereinafter prescribed. The
eastern district to consist of the counties of Now Or
leans, German Coast, Acadia, Lafourchc, Ibervilc, and
Point Coupee the western district to consist of the
counties oil Attakapas, Opelousas, Rapides. Concordia,
Natchitoches, and Ouachita The supreme court shall
mold ITS sessions IN each year for the eastern district in
We" ofieahS curing tfe months oil November, Dcccm-
Der. January. February, March, April, May, June, and
July and for the western district, at the opelousas
during the months of August, September, and October.
for five years: provided, however, that every five wears
the Legislature may change the place of holding said
court IN the western district. The said court shall APP
point its own clerks.
sec, 4 The legislature is authorized to establish
such inferior courts as may be convenient to. the adj
mlnistration of Justice.
sec. 5. The judges, both of the supreme and infe-
ror courts, shall hold their offices during good bchay-
lor: but for any reasonable cause which shan not be
saihcicnt ground for impeachment, the governor shall
remove any OF them, on the address of three fourths of
each house Of the general assembly r,vided, however,
that the cause or causes for which such removal NAV be
shall he ctntod OF lon.+L, - al. IL