Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-08-07

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shall be determined in such manner as shall be
directed by law.
.Aya ei.--E Each House. Of the General Assem-
bly, may determine the rules Of its proceedings,
punish a member for fdisorderly behavior, and
with the concurrence oftwo-thirds, expel q mem
Der, but not 4 second time for the same offence.
nj. 22.- Each House Of the General Assembly
shall keep and publish a weekly journal OF Its
proceedings, and the yeas and nays OF the mem
beers ON any question shall at the desire OF any
Two of them be entered on the journal
.Af. 23-Each House may punish by impri-
sonment any person not a member for disrespect-
ful and disorderly behavior in its presence. or Tor
obstructing any OF its proceedings; such imTri-
sonment shall not exceed ten days for any one Oh
fence.
.Art 24.--Neither House during the session OF
the General Assembly, shall. without the consent
Of the other. adjourn for more than three days,
nor TO any other place than that in which they
may be sitting.
. ,.Hn.1 25.--The members of the General Assem-
biy shall receive from the public Treasury a conf
rensation for their services which shall be -Four
Dollars per day during their attendance going TO
and returning from the session of their respec-
tive Houses. The compensation NAV be increas-
ed or diminished by law, but 10 alteration shall
take effect during the period of the service OF the
members of the House of Representatives. by
whom such alteration shall have been made, No
session shall extend TO a period beyond 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 pro-
vision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption of this
Constitution. Ua5 4a2 sSf a,t.
.A,f. 2G.--The members o fthe General Assem-
bly, shall in all cases except treason, felony, breach
of The peace, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at the Sessions of their respec-
tive Houses, and going TO or returning from the
SAME, and for any speech or debate in either
House, they shall not be questioned in any other
place. 49,,
.Rrt. 27.-No Senator or Representative shall
during the term for which he was elected, mol
Tor one year thereafter, be appointed or elected 10
any civil Office of profit under this State, which
shall have been created, or the emoluments OIL
which shall have been increased during the time
such Senator or Representative was in office, ex-
cept to such Offices or appointments as may be
filled by the election of the people.
Art. 2s.- No person who at any time may
have been a Collector of Taxes, whether State
Parish or Municipal, 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, un-
til he shall have Obtained a discharge for the
amount of such collections, and for all public
monies with which he may have been entrusted
.Af. 29.-No bill shall have the force of a law
until on three several days it be read over in each
House of the General Assembly, and free discus
sion allowed thereon unless in case of urgency
four ffths of the House where the bill shall be
pending may deem it expedient to dispense with
this rule. ~
.An. 3o.-All bills for raising revenue shall orr
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Senate may propose amendments, as IN othei
bills, Prosiaed, They shall not introduce any new
r. after under color of an amendment, which does
not relate to raising revenue.
.Art. 3I.-The General Assembly shall regu.
late by law, BY whom and in what manner, writs
of election shall be issued to fill the vacancies
which may happen in either branch thereof.
.art. 32.-The Senate shall vote on the conGr'
nation 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
Senators voting for or against the appointments
respectively, shall be entered on a journal to be
kept for that purpose, and made public at the enc
of each session, or before.
.Art. 33.-Returns OF all elections for members
Of the General Assembly shall be made to The
Secretary of State.
.Art. 3l-In the year in which a regular cleo
ton for a Senator of the United States is to TAXI
place, the members of the General Assembly
shall meet in the Hall of the House of Represen'
tatives on the Monday following the meeting o
the Legislature, and proceed to the said election
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1-. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. G
Art. 35.-The Supreme Executive power of TIL
| State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, whi
| shall be styled the Governor of the State OF Lou
| isiana. He shall hold his Office during the tern
| of four years and together with the Lieutenaia
| Governor. chosen for the same term, be elected q
| follows: The qualified electors for Representa-
| tives shall vote for a Governor and Lieutenas
| Governor, at the time and place of voting for RI
| prese, ~tatives; the returns OF every election shal
/ be sealed up and transmitted by the proper RI
| turning office, TO the Secretary Of State, who shal
| deliver them 10 the Speaker Of the House of Re
/ representatives. on the second day of the session Q
| the General Assembly then next 10 be holden
The members of the General Assembly shal
meet in the House of Representatives to exam
inc and count the votes. The person havia
the greatest number of votes tor Governor shb
be declared duly elected; but if Two or more per
sons shall be equal. and highest in the number @
votes polled for Governor, one Of them shall i'm
mediately be chosen Governor by joint vote G
The members of the General Assembly. Th
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Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Gov
ernor; but if two or more persons shall be eqlla
and highest in the number OF votes polled.fo
Lieutenant Governor, one of them shall be i'm
mediately chosen Lieutenant Governor by join
vote of the members Of the General Assembly.
.Ark 36.--No person shall be eligible to til
office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, VIII
shall moi have attained the age OF twenty-elgh
wears, and been a citizen and a residen. With
the State. for the space of four years next preoe
ding his election.
.Art. 37-The Governor shall enter on the dis
charge of his duties on the fourth Monday of Jan
uary next ensuing his election, and shall ~contli:l
in Office until the Monday next succeeding th
day that his successor shall be declared duly elsc
ted, and shall have taken the oath or affirmatio
requi red by the Constitution.
.Ar,s 3S.-The Governor shall be ineligible fo
the succeeding four years after the expiration {
the time for which he shall have been elected.
Art 39.-No member of Congress or person
holding any Office under the United States, sha
be eligible to the Office Of Governor or Lieuten
ant Governor
Art. 40.-In case OF the impeachment of the Go,
ernor, his removal from office, death. refusal OF ina
bility to qualify, resignation or absence freIh tn
State the powers and duties of the nfice shall dt
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residu
of the Term, or until the Governor absent or in
peached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legisls
lure may provide by law for the case of remova
impeachment, death, resignation, disability Or r,
fnsal to qualify. CT both the Governor and Lieltei
ant Governor. declaring what officer may act Z
Governor, and such officer shall act accordingly NJ
Ill the disability be removed. or forthe residue eth
term. ait6
Art. 4I.-The Lieutenant Governor or other offic,
djschurging the duties Of Governor, shall, during h
administration, receive the same compensation
which the Governor would have been entitled ha