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In. Is. The members ii The General Assem-
BY shall receive from the public treasury compen-
ssiun for thek services, which shall b four dollars
PEI day during their attendance, going 70 and return
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 Of service Of the members The House Of
Representative BY whom such alteration shall have
been made. No session shall extend e 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 Tins
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which s TO convene after the adoption OF this Con
! stitution. .
Ia Arr. e6. The members Of the General Assembly
shall in all cases except treason felony breach OF the
! peace. Be privileged from arrest during their att
tendsnce at the sessions Of their respective houses,
4 aud going to or returning from the same, and for
any speech or debate in either house, they shall not
| BE questioned in any other place.
sAnT. 81 No Senator or Representative shall, dur
ing the term for which he was elected nor for one
year hereafter BE- appointed elected to any civil
Office of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, OF the enoluments of which shall
| have been increased during the time such Senator
! OF Repres WIS in office, except to such Off
s's All. os No. person who at any time may have
bsen collector OF taxes, whether State, Parish OF
Municipal, Or whomay have been otherwise entrusted
With public money, shall be eligible 70 the General
Assembly, Of to any Office Of profit trust under
the State Government, until he shallhave obtained
discharge for the amount Of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted. i'Sis
Art 90 3 bill shall have the fprce of law until
he
ofthe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon, pnless IN case Of urgency our-fths Of the
house, where the bill shall be pending may deem it
expedisnt e dispense with this rule.
ART. 3d. 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 an amendment, which does not relate 70 raising
revenue. 81
! ART. 81. The General Assembly shall regulate
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
Arr, 80, The Senate shall vote on the confirms
ton o. 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; appoint ments re-
spsctively, sha be entered on Journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end Of each
session, 81 before 5ls
ART SO. Returns Of all elections for members Of
the General Assembly shall be made 70 the Secretary
Of State. ,s5,l.,i ~
ART 81 IN the year in which reg uar 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 Repfesentatives, on the
Monday following the meeting Of the Legislature,
and proceed to the said electiun.
81 s9a'as. T. es9' TITLE III, IN 81
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. at s&SS s.7i
ART. SO. The Supreme Executive power Of the
State shall 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 four
years, and together with the Lieutenant Governor
| 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 equal and highest in the
number Of votes polled for Governor, one 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
butiftwo more persons shall be equal and highest
In the number Of votes polled for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, one. Of them shall be Immediately chosen
the General Assembly. !. re = = '-'''''--- :
ART. 81. No person shall be eligible to the office
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of wentyeght years and been
citizen. and q resident within the State for the
space Of four years next preceding his election.
ART.3 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
Of his duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
Office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and siai have taken the oath or affirmation required
BY this Constitution. a, ' s'l5 Pep
4 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. ,,{ M
ART. 80 No member Of Congress or person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be eligible
to Che office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART. az. In case OF the impeachment of the Gov
ernor his removal from Office death, refusal or in
ability to qualify, resignation absence from the
State the powers and duties Of the office shall de-
vove 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, or refu
sal to qualify 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 for the residue of the
term. s Il s5
ART Al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off.
Ger dschargng the duties Of Governor shall, during
his administration, receive the same compensation
70 which the Governor would have been entitled,
had lie continued in office. ,.T
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vr.
tue Of his office, be President Of the Senate, but
sha have V, only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be un-
able to attend as President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect one of their own members as
President Of the Senate for the time being,
Art. 4S. While he acts as President Of the Senate
he Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his SER
'ices the sarne compensation which shall for the |
aane period be allowed to the Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, and no more.
ART. A. The Governor shall have power to grant
eprieves for all offences against the State, and,
Except in cases of impeachment, shall with the con-
emit OF the Senate, have power to grant pardons and
emit fines and forteitures, after conviction In
asses Of treason he may grant reprieves, until the
nd Of the next session Of the General Assembly in
vhich the power Of pardoning shall be vested.
ART A. The Governor shall at stated times re-
Give for his services compensation, which shall
either be increased nor diminished during the
'rm for which he shalt have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be Commander. in Chief of the
rmy and Navy Of this State and Of the Militia
lereof, except when they shall be called into the
,rvice Of the United States.
ART. A. He shall nominate and BY and with the
Twice and consent of the Senate, appoint all Off
'rs whose offices are established by this Coustitu-
on, and whose appointment is not therein other
Use provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
stature shall have right to prescribe the mode of
,pointment to all other offices established by law,
ART 4S. The Governor shall have power to fill
scancies that may happen during the recess o.
e Senate, by granting commissions which shall