New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-16

lature may provide by law for the case of removal
impeachment, DEATH resignation, disability, refu
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieu.enan
Governor, declaring what officer shall act Gov
ernor: and such officer shall act accordingly, unti
the disability be removed, for the residue Of the
| term.
| ART. al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
Ger dischargng 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. Ill.,. ',
ART. 49, The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vir.
tue of his office, be President OF the Senate, bu
| shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
| he shall administer the Government shall be un.
able to attend President OF the Senate, the
| Senators shall elect one OF their own members as
| President Of the Senate for the time being
| ART. 43. While he acts as President OF the Senate,
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser
vices the 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
repreves for all offences against the State, and,
except in cases OF impeachment shall, with the con-
sent oil the Senate have power to grant pardons and
| remit fines and forfeitures 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. 40. The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceve Tor his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased diminished during the
| term for which he shall have been elected
ART. 49, He shall be Commander-in- Chief of the
| Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia
thereof except when they shall be called into the
| service of the United States.
| ART. Az. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint all off
| GERS whose offices established by this Coustu-
| on, 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. as. 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 next session, unless other
wise provided for in this Constitution but no person
WHO has been nominated for office, and rejected
by the Senate, shall be appointed to the office
| during the recess OF the Senate.
| ART. 49. He may require information in writing
from the officers the Executive Department, upon
any subject relating to the duties OF their respective
| Offices
ART. So He shall, from time to time, give to the
General Assembly information respecting the stu
alton OF the State, and recommend to their consid-
| GRAFTON such measures as he may deem expedient
ART. 81. He may extraordinary occasions con-
| vene the General Assembly at the seat of Govern
ment, at a different place if that should have
| become dangerous from enemy or from epidemic
and in OF disagre reement between the two houses
as to the time OF adjournment, he may adjourn them
to such time as he may think proper, not exceed
| ing four months.
| ART. 50 He shall take care that the laws be faith
| fully executed.
| ART. 50. Every bill which shall have passed both
| houses shall be presented to the Governor if he
approve, he shall sign it, if not, he shall return it
with his objections to the house in which it origna
ted, which shall enter the objections at large upout
journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if after such
| reconsideration ,wothirds Of all the members elec.
| ted to that house shall agree to pass the BILL il
| shall be sent, with the objections to the other House
| by which it shall likewise be reconsdered, and il
approved by two-tltds of all the members elected
to that house. it shall be law but in such cases
the vote OF both houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays, and the of the members voting
for and against the bill, sfa be entered Che jour
nal Of each house respectively II any bill shall mol
be returned by the Governor within ten days (Sun.
days excepte) after it shall have been presented
him, it shall bea law in like manner as if he had
| signed it, unless the General Assembly, by ad
jounment, prevent its return; in which case it shall
be law, unless sent back within three days attel
| their next session.
| ART. 81. Every order, resolution or vote. tt
| which the concurrence of both houses may be ne
cessary, except on question Of adjournment, shal
be presented to the Governor and before itshal TAXI
effect, be approved by him, being disapproved
shall be repassed by wo-thirds of the members cleo
ted to each house of the General Assembly.
| ART, 50, There shall be Secretary OF State, wht
shall hold his office during the time for which the
Governor shall have been elected The records o
the State shall be kept and preserved in the office
the Secretary; he shall keep fair register OF the
official acts and proceedings Of the Governor, ant
when necessary shall attest them. He SHALL when
required, lay the said register, and all papers, min
utes and vouchers relative to his office, before
| either house Of the General Assembly, and shal
perform such other duties may be enjoined or
| him by law
| ART 56. There shall be Treasurer OF the State
who shall hold his office during the term OF two
years.
| ART. 81. The Secretary Of State and Treasurer
of State, shall be elected by the qualified electors
the State. And in of any vacancies caused by
the death, resignation or absence of the Treasurer
Secretary OF State, the Governor shall order al
| election to fill said vacancy.
| ART. IS. All commissions shall be in the nam,
and by the authority OF the State of louisiana, ant
| shall be sealed with the State seal and signed b,
the Governor.
| ART 50. The free white men of the State shal
| be armed and disciplined for its defence but thoss
who belong to religious societies whose tenet,
| forbid them to carry arms, shall not be compelled
to do, but shall pay equivalent for personal ser
| vices.
| ART 60. The Militia OF the State shall-b or
ganized in such manner as may be hereafter deem
ed most expedient by the Legislature.
TITLE ".
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT..
ART 81. The Judiciary power shall be vested in
Supreme Court in such inferior courts the Legis
| ature may from time to time, order and establish
and in Justices Of the Peace.
ART. GO, The Supreme Court except in cases
hereinafter provided, shall have appellate jurisdiction
only; which jurisdiction shall extend to all cases
when the matter in dispute shall exceed three hun
| dred dollars to all cases in which the const titu
tionality legality Of any tax toll, or mpost what
soever, or oil any fine, forfeiture penalty imposed
| by municipal corporation, shall be in contesation
and to all criminal cases on questions of law alone
whenever the offence charged is punishable with
death Imprisonment at hard labor, or when fine
exceeding three hundred dollars is actually imposed
The Legislature shall have power restrict the ju
rlsd'ction OF the Supreme Court in civil cases tc
| questions of law only.
\ ART. 63. The Supreme Court shall be composed
| of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justices,
| majority OF whom shall constitute a quorum. The
Chief Justice shall receive salary of six thousanc
dollars, and each of the Associate Judges salary
five thousand five hundred dollars, annually, unit
otherwise provided by law. The Court shall appoin
its own Clerks the Judges shall be elected for tn,
term OF ten years.
ART. Ga. The Chief Justice shall be elected BY
the qualified electors of the State The Legislature
shall divide the State into four Districts, and The
qualified electors of each District shall elect one
INTO the following Districts, until the Legislature
| shall otherwise direct
FIRST DISTRICT.
| The Parishes of Piaquemnes, St. Bernard, tha
portion OF the Parish OF Orleans on the right bank
the mississippi river, and that portion of the City
| Neworeans which lies below the line extending
| 'rom the river Mississippi along the middle of Ju
| street, until 1t strikes the NewOrleans Canal an,
| thence down said canal to the Lake.
SECOND DISTRICT.
| That portion ot the City of NewOreans which i