New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-02

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ting
ART. %. The members of the General Assem-.
bly, shalt receive from the public treasury conipen
sat'on for their services, which shall he four dollar
per day during their Attendance going and
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 ot service of the members off the Hou of
Representatives by whom such alteration shall have
been made No session shall extend to a 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. This
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is TO after the adoption OF this Con-
stitutiun
ART. 26 The members of the General Assembly
shall III all except treason, felony, breach OF the
peace be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance al the sessions of their respective houses,
and going to or returning from the same, and tor
any speech debate in either house, they shall not
BIZ questioned ia auy other place.
Agr.27 No Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the term io which he was elected, nor for one
year thereafter BE- appointed elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State, which shall have
| been created or the emolnments Of which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative WIS in office, except to such off
| ces or appointments may be filed by the cleo
tons OF the people,
ART. %. No person who at any time may have
been a collector of taxes, whether State Parish or
Municipal, or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible the General
Assembly to any otfce # profit or trust under
the State Government until he shall have obtained
A discharge for the amount of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted
Art. 20. No bill shall have the force of law until
on three several days it be read over in each house
othe General ssembiy and free discussion allt wed
thereon, unless in Of urgency four iiths Of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem it
espedient 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 as in other bills provided
they shall not introduce any new 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 writs OF
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART. 80 The Senate shall vote OH the confrma-
ton or rejection oil 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 jou nal 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
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 said election.
TITLE ILL.,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
ART 49, The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall b. vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be styled the Governor of the Stale Of Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of four
years and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the 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.
niesen aves, 10 examine and count the votes
fhe person having the greatest number of votes 10,
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but il two
or persons shall be equal and highest in th-
number OF votes poled for Governor, one OF then,
shall immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
OF The members Of the General Assembly The
person having the greatest number of votes Tor
Lieutenant Governor, shall be lieutenant Governor
hut II two or persons shall be equal and highest
IN the number of votes poled for Lie tenant Gov
.rnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members OF
The General Assembly.
ART SO No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age Ul twenty eight years and been
4 citizen and resident within the State for the
space OF four years next preceding his election
ART. " The Governor shall enter on the discharge
u HIS duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
'tfice until the Monday next succeeding the dyv
In, his successor shall be declared duly elected
md shall have taken the oath or affirmation REQUIRED
y this Constitution.
ART SO Tn. Governor shall be ineligible for the
"cceed'ng four yrara after the expiration OF the
me Tor which he shall have been elected.
ART 80 No member of Congress or person hold. |
ng any office under the United States sha be eligible
o the office Of Cove or Lieutenant Governor,
ART. 40 Ia case of the impeachment of the Gov |
rnor, has removal hOm office, death, refusal or in
,hhty to qualify, resignation absence from the |
>te, the powers and duties nt the office shall de-
'oIve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
ine OF the term, or until The Governor absent or
mpsached, shall retnfn or b. acquitted The Legis-
AZURE may provide by law for the case OF removal
impeachment, death designations disability, or reu |
a' to qualify, Of bnti the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
-rnor; aud such "iiiceI snail act accordingly until |
he disability be removed, for the residue of the
efm.
Art. Al. The Lieutenant Governor or other off,
'er dschargiug the duties OF Governor shall during
MS administration, receive the same COMPENSATION
o which the Governor would have been entitled
lad he continued in office.
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz
ne OF his office, be President OF the Senate but
mai have only u casting vote therein. Whenever
re shall administer the Governments, or shall be I'M
Ihie to attend President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect OF their own members as
resident Vi the Senate for the time being
ART. AZ. While he acts as President Of the Senate
he Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his SER
ices the same compensation which shall for the
a'ne period be allowed to the Speaker of the
louise ot Representatives, and no more
ART "A The Governor shall have power to grant
eprieves Tor all Offences against the State, and
kept IN cases OF impeachment shall with the con-
eni OF the Senate, have power to grant pardons and
emit lines aud foreitures, after conviction In
asses OF treason he may grant reprieves until the
nd OF the next session of the General Assembly in
which the power OF pardoning shall be vested.
ART 10 The Governor shall at stated times re-
ei'e Tor his services a compensation, which shall
either be increased nor diminished during the
srm for which he shall have been elected
ART 46. He shall be Comm nder-in-C Chief of the
Irmy and Navy OF this State, and OF the Militia
hereof except when they shall be called into the
ervce of the United Suites
ART. AZ. He shalt nominate and by and with the
dvice and consent oi the Senate appoint all Off
ers whose offices established by this Coustitu.
on, and whose appointment is not therein other
Use provided Tor : Provided, however, that the LIE.
stature shall have night to prescribe the mode of
opontment TO all other offices established by law
ART. As The Govefhor shall have power TO ill
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