New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-21

T "a, Neither house, during the session OF the
General Assembly, shall, without the consent OF
tbr other adjourn for more than three days, to
any other place than that in which they may he sit
ting.
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 alteration shall take effect during
he period OF service of the members the Houe oil
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 !ns
provision shall not apply to the first Legisias"le
which is to convene after the adoption OF TINS ooA
stitution.
| ART. &C. The members of the General Assembly
shall in all except treason, felony breach OF tie
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 iof
any speech or debate in either house, they shall not
| be questioned in any other place.
ART. 81 No Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the term for which he was elected, nor Tor one
wear thereafter be appointed elected to any civil
office of proit under this State, which shall have
4 been created, or the emouments 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 be filled by the cleo
| tons of the people,
/ ART 49, 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, or to any office of 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 90. Nc bill shall have the force OF law until
ON three several DAYS it be read in each house
Aesa anAf freq discus allowed
thereon unless in case OF urgency our'htths 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 as 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 Wrlts o
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART. 80. The Senate shall vote on the confrma'
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 oil the SEN
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectvely shall be entered journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end of each
session, or before.
4 ART 49, Returns of all elections for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
OF State.
ART. "a. In the year in which regular election fol
Senator of the United States is TO take place, the
uetnhers of the General Assembly shall meet il
The Hall of the House Of Representatives, on thu
Monday following the meeting OF the Legislature
and proceed 10 the said election.
+ TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART 50. The Supreme Executive power of tn
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate VIII
shall be styled the Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term OF fon
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governo
chosen for the same term, be elected as follows
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a
the time and place of voting for Representatives
tho of every election shall be sealed up ant
transmitted by the proper returning officer to the
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to thu
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
representatives.. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number OF votes fol
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if tive
or persons shall be equal and highest in thu
| | number of votes poed for Governor, of then
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vot
Of the members Of the General Assembly. Til
= person having the greatest number OF votes 10
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but if two more persons shall be equal and highes
o in the number of votes poled for Lieutenant Go,
ernor, one of them shall be Immediately chose
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members
a the General Assembly.
ART, SO. No person shall be eligible to the offic
. OF Governor Or Lieutenant Governor, who shall n,
have attained the age Of twenty eight years and bee
y a citizen and resident within the State for til
!, space of four years next preceding his election.
:, ART3 81. The Governors shall enter the dscharg
= of his duties the fourth Monday of Januar
next ensuing his election, and shall continue i
Office until the Monday next succeeding the da
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation require
:, by this Constitution.
y ART. 3S. The Governor shall be ineligible for tn
r succeeding four years after the expiration of tn
e time for which he shall have been elected.
ART 80. No member of Congress or person hole
ing any office under the United States shall be eigib
m to the Office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
le ART. DO In case of the impeachment of the Go
70 ernor, his removal from office, death, refusal i
ability to qualify, resignation or absence from Il
y State, the powers and duties OF the office shall
is volys upon the Lieutenant Governor for the res
= due of the term, or until the Governor, absent
e impeacbed, shall return or be acquitted. The Legi
lature may provide by law for the OF remov;
impeachment, DEATH resignation, disability, ref
n sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutena
$. Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Go
h ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly, UNI
# the disability be removed, for the residue of Il
= term.
e ART. d. The Lieutenant Governor, or other of
dischargng the duties Of Governor. shall, durir
Il his administration, receive the compensate
:. to which the Governor would have been entite
O had he continued in office.
e ART. A. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vi
n tue of his Office be President Of the Senate, b,
= shall have only casting vote therein. Whenev.
he shall administer the Government, shall be NJ
i. able to attend as President of the Senate, III
o Senators shall elect one of their own members
President of the Senate for the time being.
e ART. 43. While he acts as President OF the Sena
!. the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his Sc
e vices the same compensation which shall for ii
r. same period be allowed to the Speaker of IL
$ House Of Representatives, and no more.
l. ART. a.. The Governor shall have power to graz
s reprieves for all offences against the State, an
except in of impeachment, shall, with the col
sent OF the Senate, have power to grant pardons al
+ remit fines AID tortetures, after conviction.
IF cases OF treason he may grant reprieves, until Il
e end Of the next session Of the General Assembly,
1t which the power of pardoning shall be vested.
10 ART. 45. The Governor shall at stated times r.
A. ceiVe for his services compensation, which sha
r neither be increased diminished during IL
is term for which he shall have been elected.
i'll ART 49, He shall be Comm nder-iu-Chief of Il
e. Army and Navy of this State, and OF the Mit
ly thereof, except when they shall be called into Il
service of the United States.
s. ART. A. He shall nominate and, by and with Il
Ia advice and consent oil the Senate, appoint all Of
u.s. GERS whose offices established by this Coustii
be aon, and whose appointment is not therein ohe
he wise provided tor Provided however, tina, the L
so gslatnre shall have right prescribe the mode
u appointment to al! other offices established hv Ia,