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the other, adjourn for than three days, nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit

the other, adjourn for more than three days. nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting.
AR. IS. The members Of the General Assem-
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 of the House Of
Representatives by whom such alteration shall have
been made. No 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 This
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption of this 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
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. IT. No Senator or Representative shall, dur.
ing the term for which he was elected nor for one
year thereafter, be appointed elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, or the emouments of which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in Office except to such Off
ces or appointments may be filled by the cleo
tons OF the people.
ART %. No person who at 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, to any office Of profit or trust under
the State Government, until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount Of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART &c. No bill shall have the force of law until
three several days it be read over in each house
rII-
thereon unless in case of urgency fourffths Of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem it
expedient to dispense with this rule.
ART 80. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the 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 gill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART 80. The Senate shall vote on the confrma-
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 Sen
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectivey, shall be entered journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public 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 a. In the year in which regular election for
Senator of the United States is 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 III.
ILL., EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 30. 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 for the same term, be elected as follows :
The 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 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 the greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes polled for Governor, one of them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
Of the members of the General Assembly. The
person having the greatest number of votes for
Lieutenant Governor shall be Lieutenant Governor ;
butt two persons shall be equal and highest
In the number of votes polled for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members of
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 twentyeght years and been
citizen and resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART.37. 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 the day
that his successor shall be declared duly elected,
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution
ART. SO. 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 under the United States shall be eligible
to the office of Governor Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40. In case of the impeachment of the Gov
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 for the resi-
due of the term, until the Governor, absent or
impeached, shall return be acquitted. The Legis-
ature may provide by law for the case of removal,
impeachment, DEATH resignation, diy bility, or ref-
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
the disability be removed for the residue of the
term.
ART Al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
Ger dschargng 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 vir-
tue of his office, be President of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein Whenever
he shall administer the Government, shall be un-
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 President Of the Senate,
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his
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 shalhave power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State, and,
except in of impeachment shall, with the con-
remit fines and forfeitures, 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 tor his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during the
term for which he shalt have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be Commander-in- 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. At He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate appoint all off.
GERS whose offices established by this Coustu-
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
gslature shall have right to prescribe the mode of
Ill.