New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-06

the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting. N' W4
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen
sation for their services, which shall be four dollars
per day during their attendance going to and return
ing from the session of their respective houses.
The compensation may be increased or diminished
| by law but alteration shall take effect during
he period Of service of the members the Hou' OF
| Representatives by whom such alteration shall nave
/ been made. No session shall extend to pefiou oe
| yond sixty days, to date from its commencement
and any legislative action had after the expiration
of the said sixty days. shall be null and VOID: Inns
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption OF lils Con
stitution.
ART, 26 The members of the General Assembly
shall in all cases except treason, felony breach OF the
peace be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at the sessions of their respective houses,
r. and going to or returning from the same, and tor
any speech debate in either house, they shall not
, he questioned in any other place.
, Art. 81 No Senator or Representative shall, dur
inc the term for which he was elected, nor tor one
wear thereafter be appointed or elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State, Which shall haVs
j, been created, or the enolumentS oil which shall
! have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative in office, except to such oiii-
ces or appointments as may be filed by the cleo
, tons of the people.
ART. 20. Ne person who at any time may have
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Municipal OF who ma Y have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, any office of profit or trust under
the State Government, until he shall have obtained
a discharge for the amount of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
, been entrusted :,
ART. 90 No bill shall have the force of law until
on three several days it be read over in each house
the General Assembly and free discussion allowed
thereon unless in of urgency four-titths of the
house, where the bill shall be pending may deem 1t
expedien to dispense with this rule.
ART 3d. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate
NAV propose amendments in other bills; provided
they shall not introduce any matter under color
oil an amendment, which does not relate to raising
| revenue
ART 81. The General Assembly shall regulate
by law, by whom and in what munner writs OF
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch Thereof!
i ART 49, The Senate shall vote the contirma-
ton or rejection OF officers to be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent OF the
Senate, by yeas and nays, and the names OF the oen-
, ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectively shall be entered journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end of each
session. or before.
, ART 80. Returns of all elections for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
Of State.
ART 3d. In the year in which regular election fol
Senator of the United States is TO take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet ir
j the Hall Of tie House of Representatives., on the
+ Monday following the meeting oil the Legislature
It | and proceed to the said election. I5H
J, TITLE III.
n EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
IL ART. IS. The Supreme Executive power OF thu
:, State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate VIII
d. shall be styled the Governor of the Stateo Louisiana
AZ He shall hold his office during the term OF lou
g. years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governo
re chosen for the term, be elected as follows
N The qualified electors for Representatives shall
's vote for a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a
the time and place of voting for Representatives
the returns of every election shall be sealed up ant
1t transmitted by the proper returning officer to the
l. Secretary of State who shall deliver them to the
l. Speaker of the House of Representatives on the
second day of the session OF the General Assem-
T. bly then next to be holden. The members of the
II General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re
u personalities. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number of votes TO
Governor shall be declared duly elected; but tive
IT or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
d number Of votes poled for Governor, one of then
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
5, of the members of the General Assembly. The
d person having the greatest number CT votes fol
s Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but two or more persons shall be equal and highes
S in the number of votes poIled for Lieutenant Gov
srnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
e Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members
the General Assembly.
ID ART So. No person shall be eligible to the offc
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall ne
e have attained the age of twenty years and bee
le citizen and resident within the State for tn
a space of four years next preceding his election.
Of ART. 81. The Governor shall enter the dscharg
\ of his duties the fourth Monday of Januar
If next ensuing his election, and shall continue il
n office until the Monday next succeeding the day
, that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
| ell, boi for ~,
succeeding four years after the expiration OF the
time for which he shall have been elected
ART. &c. No member OF Congress person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be eligible
to the Office OF Governor Lieutenant Governor
ART. no. In case of the impeachpent of the Gov
ernor his removal from office, DEATH refusal in
ability to qualify, resignation absence from the
State the powers and duties OF the office shall de-
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due Of the term, or until the Governor, absent or
inpeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legls-
lature may provide by law for the Of removal
impeachment, death, resignation, disability, refu-
sal TO qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor declaring what officer shall act Gov
enor: and such officer shall act accordingly until
the disability be removed, for the residue of the
i, | term.
RI ART. Al. The lieutenant Governor, other off
dschargng the duties of Governor shall, during
his administration, receive the compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in office.
ART. 42 The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vr-
tue Of his office, be President of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, shall be
able to attend as President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect of their members as
President of the Senate for the time being
, ART. 49, While he acts as President ofthe Senate,
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his SER
vices the compensation which shall for the
same period be allowed to the Speaker Of the
, House OF Representatives, and no more.
ART. IA The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State, and
except in cases Of impeachment, SHALL with the
sent of the Senate have power grant pardpns and
remit fines and toreitures, after conviction. In
cases oil treason he may grant repreves, until the
end of the next session OF the General Assembly, in
which the power of pardoning shall be vested.
ART 45. The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceive for his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected
ART. 49, He shall be Commandments Of the
Army and Navy OF this State and OF the Militia
thereof except when they shall be called into the
service of the United States.
ART AT. He shall nominate and, by and with the
GERS whose offices established by this Coustu-
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
g'sature shall have right to prescribe the mode OF
appointment to all other offices established by law
. ART. As The Governor shall have power to fill
a vacancies that may happen during the recess OF