New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-12

the other adjourn for more than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting.
ART. IS. The members of the General Assem-.
bly, shall receive from the public treasury a compen
sation for their services, which shall be four dollars
per day during their attendance, going to and
ing from the session of their respective houses
The compensation may be increased or diminished
by law; but no alteration shall take effect during
ne period OF service of the members of the House of
Representatives by whom such alteration shall have
been made. 10 session shall extend to period be-
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. Ihls
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to after the adoption OF this Con
stitution
ART. &C. The members of the General Assembly
SHALL in all except TREASON felony, breach OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at the sessions of their respective houses,
and going to or returning from the same, and for
any speech debate in either house, they shall not
be questioned in any other place.
ART. ~. No Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the term for which he elected, nor for one
year thereafter be appointed elected to any civil
office of profit under this State, uhich shall hAve
been created, the emouments OF which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in Office, except to such Off
appointments as may be filed by the cleo
tons of the people.
ART 80 No person who ut any time may have
been collector of taxes whether State, Parish or
Municipal, who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly or 10 any Office Of profit or trust under
the State Government until he shall have obtained
discharge tor the amount Of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART. 20. Nc bill shall have the force of law until
three several days it be read over in each house
ofthe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon unless in case OF urgency ur-hths OF the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem it
expedlent to dispense with this rule.
ART 30. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in DE House Of Representatives, but the Senate
may propose amendments as in other bills; provided
they shall not introduce any new matter under color
OF an amendment Which does not relate to raising
revenue.
ART. 81 The General Assembly shall regulate
by law, by whom, and in what manner writs of
election shall be issued to iill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART. 80. The Senate shall vote on the confirma
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 of the Sen
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
speotively shall be entered Journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end of each
session, or before.
ART. SO. Returns of all elections for members of
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
of State.
ART. 81 In the year in which regular election for
Senator of the United States is to take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet in
the Hall Of the House Of Representatives, on the
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
and proceed TO the said election.
TITLE I'll.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. IS. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled the Governor OF the State of Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of four
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen tor the term, be elected as follows:
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for a 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 Representatives, on the
second day Of the session of the General Assem-.
bly,, then next TO be holden. The members Of the
General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re-
p,iresenlatives. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but il two
Or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number OF votes polled for Governor, one of them
hall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
1t the members of the General Assembly. The
'erson having the greatest number of votes for
lieutenant Governor shall be Lieutenant Governor
ut 1.-two persons shall be equal and highest
n the number of votes polled for Lieutenant Gov. |
rnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen |
hpr SDiI
he General Assembly.
ART So No person shall be eligible to the Office
GOVERNOR or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not |
ave attained the age of twenty-eght wears and beeu
citizen and resident within the State for the
pace OF four years next preceding his election.
ART. o. The Governor shall enter the discharge
i his duties the fourth Monday Of January |
ext ensuing his election, and shall continue in |
ftlce until the Monday next succeeding the day |
nat his successor shall be declared duly elected,
nd shall have taken the oat'or affirmation required
Y this Constitution.
ART So The Governor shall be ineligible for the
eceeding four years after the expiration OF the
ne for which he shall have been elected
ART. 80. No member of Congress or person hold
g any office under the United States shall be eligible
the office OF Governor OF Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40 In of the impeachment of the Gov
nor, his removal from office, death, refusal or in
unity to qualify, resignation or absence from the
tate, the powers and duties Of the office shall de-
ave upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
lie oil the term, or until the Governor, absent or
npeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis
ture may provide by law for the case of removal
lpeachment, death, resignation, disability or refu-
i to qualify, Of both the Governor and Lieutenant
overnor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
nor; and such officer shall act accordingly until
e disability be removed or for the residue of the
m.
ART. al The Lieutenant Governor, or other off,
r dlscharging the duties of Governor shall during
) administration, receive the same compensation
winch the Governor would have been entitled
d he continued in office.
ART A. The Lieutenant Governor shall by vir- |
? of his office, be President of the Senate but
all have only casting vote therein. Whenever .
shall administer the Government, or shall be un- I
lie to attend as President of the Senate the c
majors shall elect one Of their own members as l.
esldent OF the Senate for the time being.
ART %. While he acts as President Of the Senate,
Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser o
,es the same compensation which shall for the n
me period be allowed to the Speaker Of the ii
1ase OF Representatives and no more. J.
ART "a The Governor shallhaye power to grant j.
preves Tor all offences against the State and ST
cept IN cases OF impeachment, shall with the con- IL
nj oil the Senate have power to grant pardons and CT
mt hnes and torteures, after conviction. In
SEES OF treason he may grant reprieves until the s.
OF the next session OF the General Assembly, in ;
lich the power OF pafdoning shall be vested o
ART. 40. The Governor shall at stated times re- II
We for his services compensation, which shall 81
liner be Increased nor diminished during the o
m tor which he shall have been elected.
iRT. 40. He shall be COMMANDMENT Chief of The :
NY and Navy of this State, and of the Militia e
reo, except when they shall be called into the IL
vice of the United States. Al
.Rr. a. He shall nominate and bv and with the u
ice and consent of the Senate appoint all Off
whose offices are established by this Coustn- u
!, ana whose appointment is not therein other
e provided Tor: Provided however, that the Lee ~
AZURE shall have right to prescribe the mode of ~
ointment to all other offices established bv law cd
'kr, 4o The Governor shall have power to fill ."
"scles that may happen during the recess OF ~, IN
senate, by granting commissions which shall y"
Ire at the end OF the next session. unless other ho
{ provided tor in this Constitution; but no person !,
d mas been nominated Tor office, and rejected t ta