New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-01
TITLE III,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

| ARI. 01 L ne supreme Executive power OF TIT
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, VIII.
shall be styled the Governor of the State of Louisiana
He shall hold his Office during the term of tou
years. and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the same term, be elected follows
| The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, al
the time and place of voting for Representatives
the returns Of every election shall be sealed up and
transmitted BY the proper returning officer to the
Secretary Of State, who shall deliver them to the
Speaker of the House OF Representatives, the
second day of the session OF the General Assem-.
bly,, then next to be holden. The member. of the
General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re.
representatives. TO examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number OF votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
| number Of votes polled for Governor, one of then
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
of the members OF the General Assembly The
| person having the greatest number of votes 70
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
| but If two persons shall be equal and higtes
| IN the number Of votes polled for lieutenant Gov
ernor, of them shall be immediately cboset
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members o.
the General Assembly.
ART. SO. No person shall be- eligible to the office
Of Governor Or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty eight years and been
a citizen and a resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART. 81 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
Of his duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election and shall continue in
office until the Monday succeeding the day
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART. 49, The Governor shall be ineligible for the
succeeding four years after the expiration of the
time for which he shall have been elected
ART SO. No member of Congress or 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 impeachment 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-
yolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-.
due of the term, until the Governor absent or
impeached, shall return or be acquitted The Legis-
lature may provide by law for the case OF removal
impeachment death, resignation, disability or refu
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall az Gov
ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly until
the disability be removed, or for the residue of the
term.
ART. Al The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
Ger discharging tue duties of Governor SHALL during
his administration, receive the same compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in office.
ART. 42. The Lieutenant Governor shall by viz.
tue OF his office, be President of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be uu-
able to attend President Of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect one OF their own members as
President Of the Senate for the time being.
ART. 43. While he acts as President ofthe Senate.
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser
vices the same compensation which shall for the
same period be allowed to the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, and no more.
ART. ID. The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State, and,
except in cases of impeachment shall, with the con-
sent OF the Senate, have power to grant pardon. and
remit fines and forfetures, after conviction. In
cases Of treason he may grant reprieves 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 46. He shall be Commender-n- Chief 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. AZ. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and of the Senate appoint all Off
GERS whose offices are established by this Coustitu-
tion and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for Provided however, that the Lee
gslature shall havs right prescribe the mode Of
appointment to all other Offices established by law
ART. AS The Governor shall have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess OF
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end OF the next session. unless other
wise provided for in this Constitutions but no person
who has been nominated for office, and rejected |
by the Senate, shall be appointed the same office
during the recess OF the Senate.
ART. 10. He may require information in writing !
from the officers IN the Executive Department, upon
any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices.
ART so. He shall, from time to time, give to the
General Assembly information respecting the stu |
alton OF the State, and recommend their consid-
GRAFTON such measures as he may deem expedent |
ART. 81 He may extraordinary occasions con-
vene the General Assembly at the seat of Govern
ment, or at different place if that should have
become dangerous from enemy from epidemic |
anu IN case of disagreement between the two houses
as to the time OF adjournment, he may adjourn them
TO such time as he may think proper, not exceed |
ing four months.
ART SO He shall take care that the laws be faith.
'uly executed
ART 90. Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor if he
approve, he shall sign it. if not. he shall return it
With his objections to the house in which it oryna.
ed, which shall enter the objections at large upon its
oufna, aud proceed to reconsider it; ii alter such
consideration two-thirds oil all the members cleo
I'd 40 that house shall agree to pass the hill it
hA bsneh,, with the objections, u other House,
y which it shall likewise be reconSidered, and if