New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-04


ex pedjent to dispense with this rule.
ART. 30 All bills for raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate
may propose amendments as in other bills provided
they shall not introduce any matter under color
OF au amendment, which does not relate to raising
revenue.
ART 81. The General Assembly shall regulate
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 80. The Senate shall vote on the contirma-
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-
spectively shall be entered on journal to be kept
for that purpose, and made public at the end OF each
session, or --torc. .-
ART SO Returns of all elections for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
OF State.
ART. 3D. In the year in which regular election for
Senator of the United States is 10 take place, the
members Of the General Assembly shall meet in
the Hall Of the House of Representatives, the
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature,
and proceed TO the said election. .....
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART IS. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shah 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 tour
years. anu, together with the Lieutenant NfpSeIHol
chosen for the same term, be elected as 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, on 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 votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
or more persons shall be eqnal and highest in the
number OF votes poiled for Governor, 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 If two persons shall be equal and highest
the number of votes polled for Lie tenant Gov.
srnor, 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 ofiict
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall no
have attained the age twenty years and beer
a citizen and resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election
ART 81 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
of his duties on the fourth Monday of January
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 or 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 nnder the United States shRIibe eligible
to the office OF Governor OF Lieutenant Governor
ART. 40 In case of the impeachment OF the Gov
eruor, his removal from office, death, refusal in
ability to qualify, resignation or absence from the
"A Iii,Fin nj ,1tiif saIl
voIve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-.
due of the term, or until the Governor, absent or
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis-
lature may provide by law for the case of removal,
Impeachment, death resignation, disability, refu.
sal to quality, OF both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
ernor and 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 dischaging 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 vir-
tue Of his office, be President Of the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein Whenever
he shall administer the Government, shall be mn
able to attend President of the Senate the
Senator'S 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 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 Al The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State and
except in cases OF npeachment shall, with the con-
sent OF the Senate have power 10 grant pardons aud
remit fines and torteltures, after conviction. In
OF treason he may grant reprieves, until the
end Of the session Of the General Assembly, in
which the power of pardoning shall be vested.
ART 10. The Governor shall at stated times re.
ceVe for his services u compensation, which shai
neither be increased nor diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected
ART IS. He shall be Comm nder-in-C 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 established by this Cousttu-
lion, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided however, that the Lee
glslature shall have right to prescribe the mode OF
appointment to all other offices established by law.
ART IS The Goveruor shall have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess oil
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end oil the next session, unless other
WIS., provided for in this Constitutions but no person
who has been nominated for office, and rejected
by the Senate, shall be appointed TO the same office
during the recess OF the Senate,
from the officers In the Executive Department. upon
any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices,
- ART. 50, He shall from time to time, give to the
General Assembly information respecting the siu-
alton OF the State, and recommend to their consid-
GRAFTON such measures he may deem expedient.
AGr. 81. He may on extraordinary occasions con.
vene the General Assembly at the seat of Govern
ment or different place ii that should have
become da gerous from enemy OF from epidemic ;
and in Of disagreement between the two houses
to the Il We OF adjournment, he may adjourn them
to such tim, as he may think proper, not exceed.
ing four ms nths.
ART So He shall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed
ART SO. Every bill which shall have passed both
houses shall be presented to the Governor; if he
approve he shall sign it, if not he shall return it
with his objections to the house in which, orgna-
ed which shall eater the objections at large upon its
JoaFnai aud proceed to reconsider it if after such
reconsideration two-tirds Of all the members cleo
'ea 10 thai house shall agree to pass the bill, il
shail be SEM, with the objections to the other House
by which 1t shall likewise be reconsidered, and il
approved by twn-ttirds of all the members elected
TO mat house, it shall be law; but in such cases
the vote OF both houses shall be determined by yeas
ana nays, and the names Of the members voting