New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-30
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

ART. 35. The Supreme Executive power of the
STATE shall b. vested in a Chief Magistrate, who
shall be led the Governor OF the State OF louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term OF four
wears and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the same term, be elected follows ::
The qualified electors for Representatives, shall
vote for d Governor and Lieutenant Governor, at
the time and place OF voting Tor Representatives.;
the returns OF every election shall be sealed up anu
transmitted by the proper returning officer to NE
Secretary of State who shall dellve them to the
Speaker OF the House of Representatives, on the
| second day OF the session oil the General Assem-
| BLY, then next to be holden. The members OF the
General assembly shall meet in the House OF Re
| presen tatives. to examine and count the votes.
The person having the greatest number ct votes for
| Governor shall be declared duly elected; but two
| or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
| number Of votes polIed for Governor, one OF them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
oil the members of the General Assembly. The
person having the greatest number OF votes for
| Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but if two or more persons shall be equal and highest
| IN the number OF votes polled for Lieutenant Gov
4rnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
! Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members O.
| the General Assembly.
ART So No person shall be eligible to the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall no
have attained the age of twenty years and bee,
citizen and resident within the State for thu
space Of four years neg, 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 il
Office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his successor shall be declared dny elected
and shall have taken the oath or affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART 80. The Governor shall be ineligible Tor tN'
succeeding four years after the expiration oil thu
time for which he shall have been elected.
ART 49, No member of Congress person hold
ing any office under the United States shallbe e(gib
to the office of Governor Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40 In case OF the impeachment OF the Gov
ernor his removal from office, death, refusal 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
mpeached, shall return or be acquitted The Legis
ature may provide by law for the OF removal
i'm peachment, death Tfsg nation, disability reiu
sal to qualify OF both the Governor and Leutenau
Governor, declaring what officer shall! act as Gov
ernor: aud such officer shall act accordingly unit
the disability be removed, or for the residue OF tn
term.
ART. al The Lieutenan, Governor, or other otii
Ger dischsrging the duties of Governor, shall, durn:
his administration, receive the 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, Blu
shall have only casting vote therein. Wheneve
he shall administer The Government shall be un
able to attend as President Of the Senate, tn
Senators shall elect OF their own members a
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 Tor tn
same period be allowed to the Speaker of tn
House OF Representatives, and no more.
| ART. Al. The Governor shall have power to gran
reprieves for all offences against the State, anC
except in cases of impeachment shall, with the con
sent of the Senate, have power to grant pardons an
remit fines and foreitures, after conviction. l
cases of treason he may grant reprieves until tn
end of the xt session of the General Assembly, il
| which the power of pardoning shall be vested
: ART As. The Governor shall at stated times re
ceve for his services compensation, which sha
neither be increased nor diminished during tn
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART DC. He shall be Commander-in-Chief OF th
Army and Navy Of this State, and of the Milit
thereof, except when they shall be called into tn
service Of the United States.
ART. AZ. He shall nominate and, by and with tn
advice and consent Of the Senate, appoint all off
GERS whose offices established by this Coustit,
ton, and whose appointment is not therein othe
. wise provided for Provided, however, that the LIT
gsiature shall have right to prescribe the mode
appointment to all other offices established by Law
ART. As The Governor shall have power to Fl
> vacancies that may happen during the recess
:, | the Senate, by granting commissions which sha
- expire at the end Of the next session, unless otne
wise provided for in this Constitution; but perso
who has been nominated for office, and rejecte
e by the Senate shall be appointed to the same offit
e during the recess Of the Senate.
!; ART 40. He may require information in wrin
II from the officers IN the Executive Department, upo
e any subject relating the duties OF their respectiy
offices.
8 art so. He shall, from time to time, give to Il
a General Assembly information respecting the sit'
y alton Of the State, and recommend to their cons'
y GRAFTON such measures as he may deem expedlen
ART 81. He may extraordinary occasions col
y vens the General Assembly at the seat OF Cover
is ment, at different place if that should ba'
'e become dangerous from enemy or from epidemic
y and in of disagreement between the two hous
as to the time of adj oulnment, he may adjourn the
y to such time as he may think proper, not excee
Il ing four months.
l. ART SO He shall take that the laws be fait
fully executed
ART, SO, Every bill which shall have passed bo
" houses shall be presented to the Governor; if
.. approve, he shall sign it, if not, he shall return
with his objections to the house in which it origin
OF ed, which shall enter the objections at large upon
journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if after su
4, reconsideration two-thirds OF all the members ele
ID ted to that house shall agree to pass the bill,
t. shall be sent, with the objections to the other Hou
IL by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and
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