New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-16

"a, Neither house, during the session Of the
General Assembly, SHALL without the consent Of
the other, adjourn for more than three days, to
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-
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 no alteration shall take effect during
he period OF service of the members ofthe 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. us
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to after the adoption OF this Coh
stituton. .
| Art &C. The members of the General Assembly
shall in all cases except treason felony breach OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during tneir az
tendance the sessions OF their respective houseS
and going to or returning from the same ana lol
any speech debate in either house, they snail not
| be questioned in any other place.
| ART. a. No Senator Representative SHALL dur
ing the term for which he was elected nor LOT one
year thereafter be appointed or elected TO any civil
office of profit under this state, "heh sna,i nave
1 bsen created. or the emouments OF which shall
| have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in office, except to such ot-
| 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 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 49, No bill shall have the force of law until
on three several days it be read over in each house
ofthe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon unless in of urgency fourfiths 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 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 wrl,s o
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof.
| ART. SO. The Senate shall vote on the confirma
ton rejection OF officers to be appointed by thu
| Governor, with the advice and consent of thu
Senate, by yeas and nays, and the Of the Sen
ators voting for and against the appointments re
spectvely, shall be entered on journal to be KEEP
for that purpose, and made public at the end OF eact
| session. or before
| ART. 80. Returns of all elections for members o
the General Assembly shall be made the Secretary
of State.
| ART. "a. In the year in which regular election fo
Senator of the United States is to take place, the
| members of the General Assembly shall meet il
| the Hall of the House of Represen tatives the
| Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
| and proceed TO the said election.
TITLE III.
| EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
| ART. 35. The Supreme Executive power of til,
| State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, VIII
shall be sy led the Governor of the State OF Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of fou
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governo
| chosen for the same term, be elected as follows
| The qualified electors for Representatives sha
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor a
the time and place Of voting for Representatives
tho returns of every election shall be sealed up ant
| transmitted BY the proper returning officer to thu
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to thu
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives on thu
| second day Of the session of the General Assem-
| bly,, then next to be holden. The members OF thu
| General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re
| personalities to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number of votes TO
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if tw,
or persons shall be equal and highest in tn,
number OF votes poed for Governor, of then
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
of the members of the General Assembly The
person having the greatest number oil votes fol
| Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but ii two or more persons shall be equal and highes
| IN the number of votes polled for Lie tenant Gov
srnor, of them shall be Immediately chosen
lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members o
| the General Assembly.
| ART, 36. No person shall be eligible to the ofIic
| OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall no
have attained the aye OF ,wenty-rght years and bee
citizen and resident within the State for tn
space OF four years next preceding his election.
| ART. 81, The Governor shall enter on the Iischarg
| OF his duties the fourth Monday of Januar'
next ensuing his election, and shall continue il
| 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 or person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be eligible
to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART. DO. 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
vove upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due Of the term, until the Governor, absent OF
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis
lature may provide by law for the of removal
impeachment, death resignation, disability, refu
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieutenan
governor, declaring what OlTCef snail act as COV
ernor and such officer shall act accordingly, unit
the disability be removed, for the residue of thu
term.
ART. al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off
Ger dscharging 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 viz
tue of his office, be President of the Senate, bu
| shall have only casting vote therein. Wheneve
he shall administer the Government or shall be un
| 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. 43. 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 of Representatives, and no more.
| ART. "A. The Governor shall have power to gran
reprieves for all offences against the State, and
except in cases OF impeachment shall, with the con
sent OF the Senate, have power to grant pardons ant
remit fines and oreitures, after conviction. In
cases OF treason he may grant reprieves until tn,
end OF the next session of the General Assembly, ii
which the power Of pardoning shall be vested.
| ART. 45 The Governor shall at stated times re
| ceiye Tor his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased diminished during tn,
term for which he shall have been elected.
| ART. 46. He shall be Comm. ndern-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. Az He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, appoint all off
GERS whose offices are established by this Coustu