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any other place than that in which they may he sit

satiun for their SERVICES which shall be four dollars
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
the period Of service Of the members Of the 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 L ms
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption oil th's ooh
stituton.
ART 49, 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 or returning from the same, ana lor
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 or elected to any civil
office of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, or the emouments Of which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative YVES in Office except to such Off
ces appointments as may be hiied by the elec-
tons of the people.
Art, 49, No person who at any time may have
been collector Of taxes who may have been other
wise entrusted with public money, whether State,
Parish or Municipal, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, 10 any office of profit or trust under
the State Government until he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may have
been entrusted.
ART. 90. No bill shall have the force OF law until
on three several days. it be read in each House
ofthe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in case of urgency fourtfths 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 matter under color
of an amendment which does not relate 10 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. 30. The Senate shall vote the confrms
ton rejection OF officers to be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and ennsent 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 journal 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 Of
Senator of the United States is 10 take place, the
members Of the General Assembly shall meet in
the Hall of the House of Representatives, the
Monday following the meeting CT the Legislature
and proceed to the slid election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
ART. 80. The Supreme Executive power Of this
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 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 theil 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-
representatives., to examine and count the votes.
The person, having the greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected, but two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes poed 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 :
but 1.-TWO persons shall be equal and highest
In the number Of votes polled for Lieutenant Gov
srnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by Joint vote of the members of
the General Assembly.
ART. So. No person shall BIO eligible to the office
OF Governor Or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty eight years and been
citizen and resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election
OF his duties the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his shall have taken the oath or
affirmation prescribed by this Constitution.
ART. IS. 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 shelbe eligible
to the Office of Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40 In 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-
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due of the term, until the Governor, absent or
lmpeached, shall return or be acquitted The Legs.
lature may provide by law for the of removal,
impeachment, DEATH designations disability, or relu-
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 or for the residue of the
term.
ART. al. The Lieutenant Governor or other off
Ger dscharging the duties of Governor SHALL during
his administration, receive the same compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled
had he continued in office.
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz.
tue of his office, be President of the Senate but
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, 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. %. While he acts as President Of the Senate
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser
vices the same compensation which shall for the
same period be allowed to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and no more
ART. a.. The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State, and,
except in cases OF impeachment shall, with the con.
sent oil the Senate have power grant pardous and
remit INES and ioreitures, after conviction. In
cases OF treason he may grant reprieves, until the
end of the next session Of the General Assembly in
which the power OF pardoning shall be vested
ART. do. The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceive for his services compensation, which shall
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be Commander-in-C Chief of the
Army and Navy of this State, aud OF the Militia
thereof, except when they shall be called into the
service of the United States
ART d. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint all off
GERS whose offices established by this Coustitu-
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided, however, that the Lee
gisature shall have right to prescribe the mode Of
appointment to all other offices established by law
ART. 4S. The Governor shall have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess OF
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end of the session. unless other
wise provided for in this Constitution but no person
who has been nominated fer office, and rejected
by the Senate shall be appointed to the same office
during the recess of the Senate.
ART Az. He may require information in writing
from the officers IN the Executive Department. upon
any subject relating to the duties OF their respective
offices.
fpr H. II.