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ART. 25 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 alteration shall take effect during
the period Of service of the members of the House
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 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 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, for
>year thereafter, be appointed elected to any civil
office of profit under this State, which shall have
been created or the cmoluments of which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative wasin 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, whether State, Parish or
Municipal or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
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. 49, No bill shall have the force of law until
three several days it be read over in each house
ofhe General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in OF urgency four-fths 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 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. 30. The Senate shall vote on the confirma-
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 of the Sen
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectively shall be entered 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 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.
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 tor 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 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-
representatives.. 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 two or more persons shall be equal and highest
In the number of votes polled for Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members of
the General Assembly.
ART, &c. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty eight wears and bee
citizen and resident within the State for tie
space Of four years next preceding his election.
ART. 81. The Governor shall enter on the discharge
OF his duties the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
ofhce until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART. 3s. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
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 shabe eligible
to the 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, until the Governor, absent or
shall return or be acquitted. The Leeis-
iature 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, or for the residue OF the
term.
ART. Al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
Ger dischargng the duties of Governor, SHALL during
NO "uhihisIdloll, receive the same compensation
10 which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in office.
ART AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz. |
ne of his office, be President of the Senate but !
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever |
he shall administer the Government, or shal! be I'M
Ible to attend President of the Senate, the |
senators shall elect of their own members as |
PRESIDENT OF the Senate for the time being
ART. %. While he acts President OF the Senate,
he 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 ia. The Governor shall have power to grant
Feprleves Tor all offences against the State, and,
except IN cases OF impeachment shall with the con-
sent OF the SENATE have power to grant pardons and
remit fines and torteitures after conviction, In
cases OF treason he may grant repreves, until the
end OF the next session OF the General Assembly in
which the power OF pardonng shall be vested.
ART. 40. The Governor shall at stated times re-
'eiVe iof ms services compensation, which shall
neither be increased diminished during the
erm for which he shall have been elected
ART. 46. He shall be COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
Army and Navy of this State, and OF the Militia
hereof, except when they shall be called into the
ervice OF the United States.
ART AZ He shall nominate and, by and with the
dvce and consent of the Senate, appoint all Off
ers whose offices established by this Coustiu-
ion, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for Provided however, that the Lee
islature shall have right to prescribe the mode of
prominent to all other offices established by law
ART as. The Governor shall have power to fill
acancies that may happen during the recess Of
ne senate, by granting commissions which shall
Xpre at-the end OF the next session, unless other
'iss provided for in this Constitution; but nj person
Who has been nominated for office, and rejected
y the Senate shall be appointed to the same office
no. al.