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the other adjourn for more than three days. nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit

the other adjourn for more than three days. nor tt
any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting
AR. % The members Of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen
saton 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 no alteration shall take effect during
ne period Of service Of the members ofthe House of
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. This
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to after the adoption oil this Con-
sttution.
ART. 26. The members Of the General Assembly
SHALL in all cases except treason felony breach Of the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance at the sessions OF their respective houses
and going to returning from the same, and for
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 for one
year thereafter, be appointed or elected to any civil
Office of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, or the emoluments of which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
Representative YVES in Office except to such Off
ces or appointments as may be filed by the cleo.
tons Of the people.
- ART. 80. NO person WHO at uDy time may nave
been collector of taxes, whether State, Parish OF
Municipal, who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, or to any Office Of profit trust under
the State Government, until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount of such collections and
tor all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART. 30 No bill shall have the force of law unit
on three several days it be read in each house
ofthe General Assembly and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in case of urgency our.fhs Of the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem il
expedient to 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 notintroduce 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 writs OIL
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof.
ART. 80. The Sennte shall vote on the conifrma-
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
E ART. SO. 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 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. A5 @l.5 h
TITLE III
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 80. 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-
presentatives. to examine and count the votes.
The person having the greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
o. more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes poled for Governor, one Of them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
II the members Of the General Assembly. The
,erson having the greatest number of votes for
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor;
nut two OF more persons shall be equal and highest
a the number Of votes poed for Lieutenant Gov.
rnor, one Of them shall be Immediately chosen
lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members OF
he General Assembly.
ART, 80. No person shall be eligible to the office
! Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall not
ave attained the age of wenty-eight years and been
citizen and resident within the State for the
pace Of four years next preceding his election.
ART. ~. The Governor shall enter on the discharge
4 his duties on the fourth Monday of January
ext ensuing his election, and shall continue in
flee until the Monday next succeeding the dav
sha he nraJ J,,I,, al
nd shall have taken the oath or affirmation REQUIRED
Y this Constitution. III |
ART. 49, The Governor shall be ineligible for the /
Icceeding four years after the expiration of the
ne for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 80. No member of Congress or person hold.
any office under the United States shall be eligible
the office OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor
ART. 49, In case Of the impeachment of the Gov
nor, his removal from office, death, refusal or in
unity to qualify, resignation absence from the
tate the powers and duties Of the office shall de-
Dive upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-.
ne OF the term, or until the Governor absent or
npeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legis-
ture may provide by law for the case Of removal
impeachment, death, resignation disability or refu-
II to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieutenant
overnor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
nor; and such officer shall act accordingly until
e disability be removed, or for the residue of the
rm 3z,-f
ART. Al The Lieutenant Governor. or other off.
n dIscharging the duties of Governor, shall during
8 administration, receive the same compensation
which the Governor would have been entitled
I'd he continued in office.
ART az. The lieutenant Governor shall. by yir
9 Of his office, be President of the Senate, but
all have only a casting vote therein. Whenever
shall administer the Government, or shall be un-
lie to attend as President of the Senate, the
majors shall elect one of their own members as
esdent Of the Senate for the time being.
ART. A. While he acts as President Of the Senate.
e Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser.
,es the same compensation which shall for the |
me period be allowed to the Speaker Of the
,use OF Representatives, and no more. .
ART. "a. The Governor shall have power to grant .
'rieves for all offences against the State, and s
,ept in cases of impeachment, shall, with the con-
1t OF the Senate have power to grant pardops and c
nit fines and forfeitures, after conviction In
les OF treason he may grant reprieves until the :
OF the next session OF the General Assembly, in :
ich the power Of pardoning shall be vested. q
ART. 40. The Governor shall at stated times re. II
We for his services compensation, which shall $
Their be increased diminished during the Q
n for which he shalt have been elected
ART. 46. He shall be Communicating Chief of the
ny and Navy of this State, and of the Militia g
reof except when they shall be called into the i
,ice of the United States. a
RI. AZ. He shall nominate and, by and with the
ice and consent of the Senate, appoint all off. .
whose offices are established by this Cousttu- =
and whose appointment is not therein other :,
8 provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
ature shall have right to prescribe the mode of :"
ointment to all other offices established BY law -
RI. As. The Governor shall have power to fill =
lncies that may happen during the recess OF i
Senate, by granting commissions which shall h h
re at the end of the next session, unless other !"
provided for in this Constitutions but no person >,
has heen tod far nfSa ,,,l | ~