Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-05-24
it.frt-E III.

Art rs, The Supreme Executive power
og this State Bh3ll I've VeetaA 10 a Chief Ma
glstfats, who gltait be styled The Governor If
lie State IF Louisiana, He bhall hold bic
office during tho, ipfBi Vi four years, aud too
,gelheg with 4 Lieutenant Governor chosen for
Inc sains term, be aleeted Re follows
The ]gitiasns entitled To vutl for Represent
taiiyvs. shall vHte faf a Governor and Lieu
tenant uoverueE, al the time and place Uf 70.
ting Far Representatives the returns Of every
election shall bd sealed up and Transmitted BY
the proper returning OH or 70 the Secretary
NJ State, Win shall deliver them to the 5ppak.
or Of the Htlsh Of Representatives, on the
second day uFtse session OF the General ass
sembly, then uf:st to be holden, The mem.
bsfs d the general assembly shall meet In
the House Of Representatives, to examine
and count the votes, The person having the
greatest number Of votes for Governor, shall
be declared duly elected, but If two OF more
persons shall b0 equal and highest In the nun
her of votes pElled for Governor, enc Of them
shalI Immediately be chosen Governor b
totnt vote Of tht members uf The General as@
semhly. The person having the greatest
number Of VOTES for Lieutenant Governor
shall he Lieutenant Governor but II 1--we ct
more persona 'phall be equal aud highest IN
the numef IT votes pollsd for Lieutenant
Governor. one .oF them shall be immediately
chosen LieutSnant Governor by joint vote OF
the members 81 the General assembly,
Art. 30, No pergaa shall be eligible 70 the
office Of Governor and Lieutenant Governor,
who shall not kave attained the age Of thirty.
five veaiR, been fifteen years a citizen Of the
United StatesJ aud a resident within the State
iHf the same space Of time asSt preceding hiE
election.
Ar. 40 The Governor shall enter on The
diseharve Of HIN dutiea on the fourth Monday
Of January next ensuing HE election, aud shall
continue ii ataee until the Monday ueSt guc@
csediap the daS that hs sueeessuF shall have
heen lpelared sluty elected, aud shall have IA.
ken the oath 81 affirmation prescribed BY this
Constitution.
Ar. al, The Governor thlll be Ineligible
for the s]uecpejlihg four years after the eSpiF.
alton Of the time for which he shall have been
elected.
Art. AZ, No member Of Congress or per.
son holding ans office under tho United States
or minister ii any religious s%oeiety, shal be
eligible To the office Of Governor ur Lieuten.
ant Governor;
Art. ~. tn caee Of the impeachment Of
the EiovernoFt his removal fram oaieo, death,
refusal or inability to quality resignation or
absence from the State, the powers and du.
ties of the otfUe ahail deVolys upon the Lieu.
tenant Governor for the residue Of The term,
erluntil the GStv, absent 0f impeaehed, shall TO.
turn or he acquitted, The Legislature may
provide by laa tr the case of removal, inn
parchment, dSath. resignation, disability, or
refusal 10 %qutlify, Of both Governor and Lieu.
tenant Governor, declaring what officer shall
&C. as vgyel1n2t and sesh Officer Rbsll agt
other officer G3seharging the datiee of Govern.
OF. shall, during his administration, receive
the same compensation to which the Govern
or would have been entitled, had he eontin-
ued In office.
Art. 40. She Lieutenant Governor phail
by virtue Of ais office, DO President of tho
Senate, but ahall have only a casting vote
therein. Wbenever he shall administer the
Government, ir shalt be unable TO attend as
President Of the Senate, the Senators shall
elect one Of t:leir own members M President
u The Senate aor the time being.
Art, dR While he aets al presldont If
The Senate, tAe Lieutenant Governor shall
receive for hip services the same compenRa-
non which shall for the same period be al.
lowed 10 the Speaker Of the Huusa of Reprn-
sentattves, aud no more.
Art ~. T'he Governor shall have move
to grant reprinvep for all offences against thn
State, and, except in cases OF Impeachment
shall, with tie consent Of the Senate, have
power 70 grant pardon and remit fines and
nrtetiures, afEer conviction. In cases Of trea-
con he ,nay grant reprleves, until The end Of
the next session Of the General assembly. in
tsd,
Art. a.. The Governor shall al stated
times receive FOR his services a compensation.
which shall h,either be increased nor dimin.
'shed during tshe term for which he shall have
been elected i.
Art az. Es shall be Commander in Chief
y the Army Rad Navy Of this State and Of the I
Aiiltia %there2i, except when they shall be :
rallied into tho!seryice Of the United States: :
Art. %. lie shall nominate, and hy and |
With the advice and consent Of the Senate i
appoint all Officers whose offices are establish. r
ID by this Constitution, and whose appoin,.
nent " not 1erein otherwise provided far.
Provided, however, that the Legislature shall j.
ave a right t0 prescribe the mode 81 appoint. y
nent to all otter offices established b. law. P
Art. oil, The Governor shall have power d
o Oil vacancies that may happen during Tho !
eeess Of The Senate, BY granting commits. =
ions which STALL expire at The end If Tho neyt I
ession, unless otherwise provided for in this I
BIT no person who has been Ct
for office aud rejected nv the Sen.
shall be appointed to the same of6ee In.
Ing the recess Of the Senate. j
Art. So, He may require information in
from the officers oF the Executive ~
apartment upon any subject relating 10 tbs 10
81 their respective Offices, =
Arr. So. He shall, from time to time. rive
the General Assembly information respecr.
q the situation ofthe tate, and recommend
their consideration such measures as he "
az deem eRpedient. CT
Art, 81. lie may on an extraordinary ueca. 70
on convene :the General Assembly Al ~
At Of Govern meu4sOr al q different place II
at should haze become dang from an
envy or lFom.epfaemlcs, and IN case ef dis. ~
reement between the Two houses as TO the 10
ne Of adiour@meDt, he may adjourn them "a u.
ch time as he may deem proper not exceed.
four months
Ar ..55. lie. shall take care tia, the laws be ~
thfally executed. :.
Art. SO. Eye=y hill " hich shall have passed
b houses shall be presented to the Cover va
T If he approves be SHAH sign il, it not,
shall Tet1rn il " f1 his objections
the house - which it originated, which La
LII enter the, objecti ms az large upon its 10.
mai, and pr3csed to reconsider il If after 4,
III reconsideration tWo-thiTds Of all the =
elected to that house shall agree TO ig
. the bill, it.shall be sent, with the Object
10 the oiker House, by which il shall 4
,aise be. reesnSidersd, ana If spprv we'd By rec
-fhirds Of all the members elected to that vii
sse. il shall be ! Law but in such cases -
vote Of both houses shah be determined