New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-28

a by law, by whom, and in what manner writs
q election shall be issued to fill the vacancies wlic
h may happen in either branch thereof
e ART. 80. The Senate shall vote on the confirm
ton or rejection Of officers to be appointed by tn
/ | Governor, with the advice and consent Of tn
Senate, BY yeas and nays, and the of the Sen
" ators voting for and against the appointments re
IL speetyely shall be entered jou NAL to be KEEP
for that purpose, and made public at the end of eacl
n session, or before
l. ART 49, Returns of all elections for members o
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
Of Stale.
Il ART. "a. in the year in which regular election 70
Senator of the United States is to take place, tn,
! members of the General Assembly shall meet il
the Hall Of the House Of Representatives,, on tn,
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
and proceed to the said election
f TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 50. The Supreme Executive power of tn,
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, wht
shall be styled the Governor of the State OF Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of fon1
, years. and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the term, be elected as 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 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-
| personalities. TO examine and count the votes.
The person having ,hegreatest 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 poled for Governor, one of them
shall immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
oil the members of the General Assembly. The
person having the greatest number of votes for
Lieutenant Governor, shall be lieutenant Governor .
but il two or more persons shall be equal and highest
IN the number OF votes polled for lieutenant Coy
ernor, one OF them shall be immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members of
the General Assembly.
ART. 36. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor OF Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty eight years and been
a citizen and Il resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding has election
ART 81 The Governor shall enter on the DISCHARGE
Of his duties the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
Office until the Monday next Succeeding tie lav
that his shall be declared duly elected
and shall hive taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART. 3s. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
succeeding four years after the expiration OF the
time for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 80. No member of Congress or person hold
ing any office underthe United States shall be eligible
to the office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor,
ernor his removal from office, death, refusal or in
ability to qualify resignation absence from the
State, the powers and duties OF the office shall de-
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor Tor the resi-
due of the term, until the Governor, absent or
mpeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis-
lature may provide by law for the of removal,
impeachment, DEATH resignation, disability, or reu
sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as GOV.
ernor: and such officer shall act accordingly, until
thn Iisat bn .f, ii.
term.
ART. Al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off.
Ger discharging the 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. AZ 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 I'M
able to attend President of the Senate the |
Senators shall elect one OF their members as |
President of the Senate for the time being.
ART. 10. While he acls President oil the 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. al The Governor shall have power to grant |
reprleves for all offences against the State, and
except in cases OF impeachment, shall with the con-
sent oil the Senate have power to grant parJons and
remit fines and torfeitures, after conviction. In
N'SN''H
end OF the next session of the General Assembly, in
which the power of pardonng shall be vested.
ART. % The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceive Tor MS services compensation, which shah
neither be increased nor diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected
ART az. He shall be COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
Army and Navy of this State, and OF the Nj ilitia
thereof, except when they shall be called into the
service of the United States
ART AZ. he shall nominate and by and with the
of tIas eel
GERS whose Offices are established by this Constu-
uoh, ana whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided however that the LIE.
gisatore shall have right prescribe the mode OF
appointment to all other Offices established by law
ART. as The Governor shall have power to fill
vaeasc'es That may happen during the recess OF
.ne senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end Of the next session, unless other.
% p'oVuea Tor IN this Constitution; but no person
VINO mas been nominated for office, and rejected
by the Senate, shall be appointed 10 the same o1fc
during the recess OF the Senate N>
ART. ~. He may require information in ,yritino
rom lht officers IN the Executive Department nnon
any sn3ect relating TO the duties of their resrsst;,
offices.
ART. 80. He shall, from time to time viva 70 no
ueheral Assembly information respecting the sim
alton OF the State, and recommend to Their cons;i
GRAFTON such measures as he may deem expedent
ART 81 He may on extraordinary occasions cnn |
vene the General Assembly at the seat OF Ciovrrn |
ment, or at different place il that should have
become dangerous from enemy or from epidemic.
and in Enlargement between the two houses
as to the time Of adjournment he may adjourn them
to such time as lie may think proper, not exceed,
ing four months.
ART So He shall take care that the laws be faith.
fully executed
ARr.53 Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shali be presented to the Governor if he
approve, he shall sign il, If NOT he shall re,nrn
with his objections to the house in which it orp;na-
.ed which shall enter the objections at large upon its
Journal and proceed to reconsider it, if alter such
reconsideration two-thiIds Of all the members cleo.
eea 70 shat mouse shall agree to pass the hin, it
shall be sent, with the objections To the other House
by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and #
approved by two-tlirds of ail the members elected