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any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting.
ART. 25. The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen
saton 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 no alteration shall take effect during
he period Of service of the members of the House OF
Representatives by whom such alteration shall nave
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 1his
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to after the adoption oil TINS ooh
| stitntion.
ART &C. The members of the General Assembly
SHALL in all except treason felony preach OF 'e
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at the sessions of their respective houses,
and going to or returning from the same ana ior
any speech or debate in either house, they snail not
1 be questioned in any other place
| ART.27 No Senator or Representative SNAIL dur
1 ing the term for which he was elected, nor Tor one
wear thereafter be appointed 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 OIL
| ces or appointments as may De hilea ny the cleo
| tons Of the people.
| ART. %. 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 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. 90. No bill shall have the force Of law until
on three several days it be read in each house
othe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in of urgency four-fths of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem it
expedent to dispense with this rule.
ART. 3d. All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House Of Represen aves, but the Senate
may propose amendments in other bills; provided
they shall not introduce any matter under color
Of amendment, which does not relate to raising
| revenue.
| ART 81. The General Assembly shall regulate
| BY law, by whom, and in what manner wrts oil
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof.
| ART. 80. The Senate shall vote the conirma-
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-
spectvely shall be entered on journal to be kept
for that purpose, and made public at the end OF each
| session, or before.
ART 49, Returns of all elections for members OF
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
| of State.
ART. 81. 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 slid election.
/ TITLE III.
Il EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
ART. So. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled 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 same term, be elected as follows
j 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 to the
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to the
lSpeaker of the House OF Representatives, the
4 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.
| The person having the greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but il 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 fol
Lieutenant Governor shall be Lieutenant Governor
or more persons shall be equal and highes
IN the number of votes poed for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, of them shall be INN diatey closeI
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members o
the General Assembly
i ART So. No person shall be eligible to the offic
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall no
have attained the age of twenty years and beer
citizen and a resident within the State for tn,
Il 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 successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have 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 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 or absence from tn
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 o
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legs
lature may provide by law for the case of removal
impeachment, death, resignation, disability, retu
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieutenan
Governor, declaring what officer shall act Gov
ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly, unit
the disability be removed, or FOR the residue of thu
i term.
ART. Al. The Lieutenant Governor or other off
cet dstharging 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 ~. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vir
tue of his office, be President OF the Senate bu
shall have emily casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be UNI
able to attend as 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 as President Of the Senate
the Lieuenan. Governor shall receive for his ser
vices the same compensation which shall for tn,
same period be allowed to the Speaker of tn,
r House of Representatives and no more.
ART. 44 The Governor shall have power to gran
reprieyes for all offences against the State, and
except in Of impeachment, shall, with the con
sent of the Senate have power to grant pardons AM
remit fines and forfeitures, after conviction. II
cases Of treason he may grant repreves, until tn
end of the next session OF the General Assembly, il
which the power Of Pardoning shall be vested.
ART. A6. The Governor shall at stated times re
ceive for his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during thu
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. IL. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate, appoint all oi
GERS whose offices established by this Coustitu
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
, wise provided for: Provided, however, that the lie,
gslaure shall have right to prescribe the mode Of
appointment to all other offices established by law
ART. as The Governor shalt have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess OF
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire ut the end OF the next session. unless other
wis 4r,rp, InIf i,t Mo, H..