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| ART. %. The members of the General Assem-
| bly, shall receive from the public treasury a compen
saton for their services, which shall be four dollar
day during their attendance, going to and return
| ing from the session of their respective houses
| The compensation may be increased diminished
by law but alteration shall take effect during
the period Of service Of the members of the Hou.e
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 convene after the adoption OF TINS Con
sttution.
ART 26. The members of the General Assembly
SHALL in all 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, and for
any speech 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 elected, for one
year thereafter be appointed or elected to any civil
been created, or the emoluments OF which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in office, except to such off.
ces or appointments as may be filled by the cleo.
tons of the people.
ART %. No person who at any time may have
been collector of taxes, who may have been other
wise entrusted with public money, whe Their State
Parish Municipal, 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
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
OF the General Assembly and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in case Of urgency, ourfhs 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 to 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 81. The Senate shall vote on the confirma-
ton 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
session. before.
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 of
a 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
nhohuay loHoWlnS the meeting OF the Legislature,
and proceed to the said 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
lie 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 tor 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-
presentahves 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
but II two or more persons shall be equal and highest
IN the number Of votes poled for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members Of
the General Assembly.
ART. 81. No person shall bs eligible to the office
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty-e years and been
citizen and resident within the State for the
'pace OF tour years next preceding his election
ART 81. The Governor shall enter on the discharge
II his duties on the fourth Monday of January
lext ensuing his election, and shall continue in
1, until the Monday next succeeding the day
aat ms successor shall have taken the oath or
tlrmation prescribed by this Constitution.
ART. 49, The Governor shall be ineligible for the
ucceding four years after the expiration of the
me for which he shall have been elected
ART 39 No member of Congress or person hold.
ng any office under the United States shall be eligible
the office OF Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40. In case of the impeachment of the Gov
fnor, his removal from Office DEATH refusal or in
bilty to qualify, resignation or absence from the
state, the powers and duties oil the office shall de-
owe upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
ue 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
Al to qualify, Of both the Governor and Lieutenant
FoVernor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
NOR; and such officer shall act accordingly, until
lie disability be removed or for the residue of the
ART. al The Lieutenant Governor, or other off.
n dlscharging the duties of Governor, shall during
s admins tration, receive the same compensation
which the Governor would have been entitled
I'd he continued in office.
ART. 42. The Lieutenant Governor shall, bv vjr
OF his office, be President of the Senate, but
all have only casting vote therein. Whenever
snail administer the Government, or shall be UNI
lie to attend President of the Senate. the
majors shall elect one of their own members as
esdent OF the Senate for the time being ;
ART. Do While he acis as President Of the Senate {
Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser. I
'es the same compensation which shall for the t
me period be allowed to the Speaker of the J
'use OF Representatives, and no more. J
ART "a. The Governor shall have power to grant 5
'rieves for all offences against the State and ii
oept IN cases OF impeachment shall, with the con.
II Oh the senate, have power to grant pardons and
mt hnes and torieures, after conviction, In s
ses oil treason he may grant reprieves until the $
OF the next session OF the General Assembly, in o
l,ch the power OF pardoning shall be vested il
ART. 40. The Governor shall stated times re- l.
We for his services compensation which shall n
liner be increased nor diminished during the
m tor which he shall have been elected S
ART 46. He shall be Commander inc Chief of the e
my and Navy of this State, and of the Militia il
'reot, except when they shall be called into the Il,
vice oil the United States. il
ART az. lie shall nominate and, by and with the
vice ana consent OF the Senate, appoint all Off lii
rs whose oihees are established by this Cousttu. W
~ anu whose appointment is not therein other III
Sc provided Tor: Provided, however that the Lee at
nature snail have right to prescribe the mode of ca
poihtment to all other offices established nv law 81
ART. aS. The Governor shall have power 10 fiji IN
cancies that may happen during the recess Of III
senate, by granting commissions which shall IT
pure at the end OF the next session. unless other.
poV'ued Tor IN this Constitution but no person tn
no mas been nominated fer office and reiecteI | bo
the Senate, shall be appointed to The same ofcs of
ring the recess Of the Senate N ",
nNi' as, lie may require information in writing
IN me oiicers In the Executive Department. unon In
sno)ee. relating to the duties OF their respective ga