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the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretar,
| Of State.
ART. 81. Tn the year in which regular election 70
Senator of the United States is 10 take place, tn.
memhels OF the General Assembly shall meet ii
| he Hall of the House Of Representatives, on III.
| Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
| and proceed to the said election.
TITLE III.
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. So. The Supreme Executive power of tn,
Slate shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate wht
snail be styled the Governor of the State Of Louisiana
tie shall hold his Office during the term of foul
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the same term, be elected as follows
| Inc qualified electors for Representatives shall
| vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, at
| 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 Represen tatives, on the
second day OF the session of the General Assem-.
Ply, fhen next to be holden. The members of the
General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re.
representatives.. to examine and count the votes
lhe person having the greatest number OF votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes polled for Governor. one of tha,r
shall Immediately be chosen Governor bv Joint vote
OF the members Of the General Assembly Tie
person having the greatest number of votes for
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor.
but II two or more persons shall be equal and hi chest
IN Inc number OF votes polled for Lie tenant Gov.
srnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members of
the General Assembly.
ART 81. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor Or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
nave attained the age OF twenty eight years and been
citizen and a resident within the State for the
space oil iour years next preceding his election.
Ihe( hall
OF ms duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that ms successor shall be declared duly elected |
anu hha,l nave taken the oath or affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART, d. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
four years after the expiration of the
time Tor which he shall have been elected.
ART o. No member of Congress or person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be epbe
" 'he once OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor
ART. 40 In case Of the impeachment of the Cow
ernor his removal from office, DEATH refusal or in
ability to qualify, resignation or absence from the
State, the powers and duties Of the office shall de-
,olvs upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
iue of the term, or until the Governor absent or
mpeached, shall return or be acquitted The Legis.
AZURE may provide by law for tie case of removal
impeachment, death, resignation, disability or REIN |
al to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
dhu suCu Queer snail act accorlDpIy. until
he disability be removed, or for the residue of the
ERIN.
Art. Al The Lieutenant Governor or other off.
er dlschargng the duties oil Governor shall during
is administration, receive the same compensation
winch the Governor would have been entitled
ad he continued in office
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall. bv viz.
ne OF his office, be President of the Senate, but
lail have only casting vote therein. Whenever
. shall administer the Government, or shall be nm r
BILE to attend as President of the Senate. the h
anators shall elect OF their own members ne
resident of the Senate for the time being. S
ART As. While he acts President Of the Senate q
10 Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser. n
ces the same compensation which shall for the d
me period be allowed to the Speaker of the !
ouse oil Representatives, and no more | I
ART 44 The Governor shall have power to grant :,
proves tor all offences against the State and /,
cept IN cases OF impeachment, shall with the con- p
NJ oil the Senate have power to grant pnrdons and
init lines aud forteitures, after conviction. In =
SEES of treason he may grant reprieves mill tho s
q Of the next session Of the General Assembly in q
hch the power of pardonng shall be vested il
ART. 45. The Governor shall at stated times re- 81
I've tor his services compensation, which shall o.
ither be increased diminished during the
IN for which he shall have been elected. s
ART 46. He shall be Comm 1nder-in-C Chief of the %
my and Navy of this State, and of the Militia in
sreof except when they shall be called into the =,
wee of The United States. in
ART. AZ. lie shall nominate and, by and with the
vice and consent OF the Senate, appoint all Off hi
IS whose offices established by this Coustitu. w
n, and whose appointment is not therein other m
Sc provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee aG
lature shall have right to prescribe the mode of "a
continent to all other offices established by law III
ART. 4S The Governor shall have power to fill m
'ancies that may happen during the recess OF th
Senate, by granting commissions which shall he
'lre at the end Of the next session, unless other
Sc provided for in this Constitution; but no person H.
o has been nominated for office, and rejected he,
the Senate, shall be appointed to the same office of,
ing The OF the Senate. m;
aRr %. He may require information in writing
N the officers In the Executive Department upon INF
"Jec' letahs 70 the duties oil their respective sal
ces. 80
iRT. So He shall, from time to time eivs to the rer
hefai hsse"'o'y Information respecting the situ this
IN OF the State and recommend to their consid. III,
lion such measures as he may deem expedient.
ut 81. He may on extraordinary occasions con. ye
= the General Assembly at the seat OF Govern. de,
1t, at different place if tina, should have for
ome dangerous from enemy or from epidemic an,
in case Enlargement between the two houses elf
o the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them .
ueh time as he may think proper, not exceed. sha
Tour months. Lra
MT % Hs shall take care that the laws be faith
90 Every bill which shall have passed both sha
,rov. h 90 presented to the Governor; if he ter
II hi, aa sign 1t, if not, he shall return it exc
NIL TO The house in which il origina- as
I - "i eh'er The objections at large pnon it's cd
eno proceed to reconsider it: if sft.t such o
.sae'at'oh two'thlrds Of all the menbsrs slsn sna
u DO sent, with the objection. to psss the bill it pro-
which 1t shall likewise be recopsids,sJ -
[oyed bv twu.fki eds cf ali 81. alu " sha!