New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-15
TITLE III.


Monday following the meeting of the Legislature,
and proceed to the sdid election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 35. The Supreme Executive power Of the
State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate who
shall be styled the Governor of the State Of Louisiana
He shall hold his Office during the term of four
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the same term be elected 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
more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes polled 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 1.-TWO or persons shall BIZ equal and highest
IN the number OF votes polled for Lie tenant Gov
arnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members OF
Ihs General Assembly
Act 80 No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor or lieutenant Governor, who shall not
havs attained the age OF twenty eight years and been
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 the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
office until the Monday mex. succeeding the dsy
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath or affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART. So 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. 40 Tn case Of the impeachment of the Cow
prnor his removal from Office death refusal mr. in
ahiIitv In onai;fv restoration mr. absenca fr,r, No
Site the nowers and dnties Of The Office shall de
yoiye unon the lieutenant Governor for the rasi.
hue of The fern. or mil the Governor abseot nr
shall refnrn mr. be ACQUITTED Tho 'a,i..
allure NAV orovide by law for the case of remov,I
m oeacbment dea,b restoration. disability or ref'
al to QUALITY of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Ioyernor DECLARING what officer shall art ~ Gov
,rn,r All ,nh nt4;oa, .ban az, aanr5;n,,1 la
he disahiluv he remoyed. or Eor The resd,e of tbe
srm
Apr al The I,ien,en,nt Governor or otber off
ar d;scbarying the ,ntes of C4ovsrnor sb, dr,rina
!. VIC .anara ,la a,n sna uu,ins
!, which tha Cnvernor ,yonH hawa bssn an1;,lsd
I'D No on,,inrad in nasoe
Apn 40 III. T;.m,sn.,+ Goverro- sb,1, h., ,;r
ne Of his office. be Pr4sident Of the Senate hnt
blI hay onI,, :, as,; 80 tbr; w., 49,
a 81 oil ,J,n;n;sta ia ,arna.,, a. Iii 49,,
II. -. 1871 sa psas;,s... H. VI s"a oe u
an. sham a., ans Is 49,; ,,, .,n.t 'ne
I'D. 81 H. g., W. g. VI a'
40 VI 1 t1e Ie,a'e 'o' 'ns .''iie peips
hKr. 10. me ne ac's as resident oil the senate,
ices the same compensation which = shall Tor the
anne period be allowed to the Speaker of the !
louise OF Representatives, and no more.
ART, a. The Governor shall have power to grant
sprleves for all offences against the State and, |
kept IN cases Of impeachment shall with the con,
shf OF the senate, nave power TO grant Pardons and
emit hnes and forieltures, alter convection. In |
asses OF treason he may grant reprieves, until the
no oil the next session OF the Generai Assembly, IN
'htch the power OF pardoning shall be vested.
ART. 10 The Governor shall at stated times re-
eye tor ms services compensation, which shall
stner be increased nor diminished during ths-l
srn tor which he shalt have been elected,
ART 49, He shall be Commander.in-Chief Of the
Irny and Navy OF this State, and of the Militia
nereo'' except when they shall be called into the
ers.ee oil .he :, United States.
nkf' ~ ne snail nominate and, by and with the
lavlfe ana consent OF the Senate, appoint all Off
80 nose oihees are eslaohshed by this Coustlu-
'oh' ana whose appointment is not therein other
~ provided Tor Provided, however, that the Lee
snail have right to prescribe the mode OF
appointment to all other offices established by law
AIT. 20. The Governor shall have power to fill