New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-23

at "a. Neither house, during the session Of the
General Assembly, shall, without the consent oil
the other, adjourn for than three days. nor tc
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 compen
saton for their services, which shall be four doar
per day during their attendance, going and return
ing from the session of their respective houses
The compensation may be increased or diminished
by law; but no alteration shall take effect during
he period Of service of the members of the Houe 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 Tins
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to after the adoption OF this Con
stitution.
ART. 49, The members of the General Assembly
SHALL in all cases except treason, felony breach OF The
peace, be privileged from arrest during their al
tendance at the sessions OF their respective houses
and going to or returning from the same, and ior
any speech or debate in either house, they shall not
be questioned in any other place.
AIT. 81. No Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the term for which he elected, nor for one
year thereafter, be appointed or elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State, which shall have
been created or the emoluments OF which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in Office, except to such off
ces appointments as may be hlled by the cleo
tons Of the people.
ART. 90. No person who at any time may have
been collector Of taxes, whether State, Parish o,
Municipa or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, or to any office Of profit or trust under
the State Government until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount Of such collections, ane
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART. 20. No bill shall have the force Of law unit
three several days it be read in each houst
ofthe General Assembly aud free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in case OF urgency our-tlhs of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem
expedient to dispense with this rule.
ART. 30. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives but the Senate
may propose amendments in other bills provided
they shall not introduce any new matter under colo
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 o
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART. 50. The Seuate shall vote OH the confirma
ton 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
atofs voting for and against the appointments re-
spectvely, shall be entered on 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 o
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
of State
ART. 81. In the year in which regular election fol
Senator of the United States is TO take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet ir
the Hall of the House OF Representatives., on the
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
and proceed to the slid election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. IS. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall be- vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be sty led the Governor of the State Of Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of foul
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, 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 bu, if two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number Of votes poed 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
but il two or persons shall be equal and highest
IN the number of votes polled for Lie tenant Gov
.rnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members OIL
ths 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-eght years and been
d citizen and 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 the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his shall be declared Only elected,
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART. IS. The Governor shall be inelinible 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 or 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 oil the office shall de-
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due OF the term, until the Governor, absent or
lmpeached, shall return or be acquitted The Leys-
lature may provide by law for the case of removal,
u
sal to qualify of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act AS Gov
ernor: and such officer shall accordinuly until
the disability be removed, for the residue of the
term.
ART. a. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
Ger dlscharging the duties OF Governor SHALL during
Ills administration receive the same compensation
% which the Governor would have been entitled.
lad he continued in office.
ART. ~. The Lieutenant Governor shall by viz.
ue of his office, be President of the Senate, but
mall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
re shall administer the Government, or shall be I'M
bile to attend President of the Senate the
Senator'S shall elect one OF their own members as
resident OF the Senate for the time being.
ART. 43. While he acts as President Of the Senate,
he Lieutenant Governor shall receive Tor his ser
ices the same compensation which shall for the
anne period be allowed to the Speaker OF the
House of Representatives, and no more.
ART. IA The Governor shal have power to grant
aprieves for all offences against the State and.
kept in cases OF impeachment SHALL with the con-
snt OF the Senate, have power to grant pardons and
emit fines and foreitures, after conviction In
asses oil treason he may grant reprieves, until the
nd OF the next session of the General Assembly, in
Inch the power OF pardonng shall be vested.
ART. DO. The Governor shall at stated times re-
eve for his services compensation, which shall
either be increased nor diminished during the
lfm tor which he shall have been elected.
ART. Dc. He shall be Comm nder-u- Chief of the
rmy and Navy of this State, and of the Militia
hereof, except when they shall be called into the
srvice of The United States.
ART. AZ. He shall nominate and by and with the
tYice and consent of the Senate appoint all Off
BIS whose offices established by this Cous,,u-
on and whose appointment is not therein other |
use provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
lslatnre shall have right prescribe the mode of
ppo'ntment to all other offices established BY law.
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