New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-13

the other, adjourn for than three days, nor to
any other places than that in which they may he sit
ting.
ART. 25. 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
| ing from the session of their respective houses.
| The compensation may be increased diminished
| by law but alteration shall take effect during
he period oil service Of the members ofthe 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 MS
provision shall not apply to the hrst EegisiI.ue
which is to convene after the adoption oil TINS ooh
/ stitution.
ART &C. The members of the General Assembly
SHALL in all except treason felony ofeach 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. 81. No Senator or Representative shall dur
ing the term for which he elected, nor tor one
wear thereafter be appointed elected to any civil
office of profit under this State, which shall have
4 been created, the emoluments OF winch shall
4 have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative WIS in Office except to such oitl-
/ ces or appointments as may De HHea by the elee-
tons of the people
ART. 2S No person who at any time may have
been collector of taxes, whether State, Parish or
Municipal or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with pubie money, shall be eligible to the General
/ Assembly, to any office Of profit 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. 49, No bill shall have the force of law until
| faps he 0Ve in
othe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
] thereon unless in of urgency tour-htths 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 ofRepresentatives, but the Senate
may propose amendments as in other bills; provided
they shall not introduce any matter under color
of amendment, which does net relate to raising
| revenue.
| ART 81 The General Assembly shall regulate
| by law, by whom, aud in what writs of
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
| may happen in either branch thereof
| ART. 80. The Senate shall vote the confrma-
ton 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-
spectively, 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 of
of State.
ART. 50. 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 III.
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
| ART. So. 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 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., 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 for
Governor, saal be declared duly elected; but two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of 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 two persons shall be equal and highest
III HulnDtE OF votes poleu Lieutenant JoV
| ernor, 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 or Lieutenant Governor who shall not
have attained the age OF years and been
a citizen and resident within the State for the
| space of four years next preceding his election,
| ART.3E 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. 49, 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 Cong ress or person hold
ing any office under the United States shalbe 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 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
lmpeached shall return or be acquitted The Legs-
atnre may provide by law for the case of removal,
impeachment, death, resignation, disability or reiu-
sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
ernor; aud such officer shall act accordingly, until
the disability be removed, or for the residue of the
term.
ART. Al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off.
Ger dischargng 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. a.. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz
tue of his office, be President of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be I'M
able to attend President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect OF their own members as
President of the Senate for the time being.
ART. d. While he acts as President of 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 oil Representatives, and no more.
ART. Al, The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State and
except in cases OF impeaohment shall with the con-
sent oil the Senate have power to grant pardons and
remit fines and ioreitures, 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. DO The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceiVe for his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be Comnander-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. A. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate appoint all Off
GERS whose offices established by this Coustitu-
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided however, that the Lee
gs'ature shall have right to prescribe the mode OF