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bv shall receive from the public treasury compen-
safon 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
he 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 This
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption oil THIS ooh-
stitution.
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 or returning from the same ana LOT
any speech debate in either house, they shaii mol
be questioned in any other place.
ART. 81 No Senator or Representative shall, anf'
ing the term for which he was elected, nor LOT one
year thereafter, be appointed or elected 10 any cs
office of profit under this State, wicn sla hase
been created or the emouments OF "hicn shaii
have been increased during the time such senator
or Representative WAS in Office, except to such OIL
ces or appointments may be filled by the eiec-
tons of the people.
| Art 49, No person who at any time may have
been a collector of taxes, whether State, Parish or
| Municipa or who may havebeen otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
| Assembly, to any office OF profit or trust under
The State Government, until he shall have obtained
a discharge for the amount Of such collections, ana
for all public moneys with which he may have
| been entrusted :. =,
| ART 49, No bill shall have the force OF u law until
on three several DAYS it be read in each house
of the General Assembly and free discussion allowed
thereon, unless in OF urgency iour-hiths OF the
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem 1t
| expedient to dispense with this rule
| Art. 30 All bills for raising revenue shall orig
-f but the senate
may propose amendments as in other bills provided
they shall introduce 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 ill the vacancies which
| may happen in either branch thereof
ART. so. The Senate shall vote on the conhrma-
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-
spectvely, shall be entered on journal to be Kept
for that purpose and made public at the end oil each
ART, 49, 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 a regular election tor
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, on the
| Monday following the meeting Of the Legislature,
! and proceed to the sad election.
| TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART So 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 fonl
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the term, be elected as follows
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for u Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a
the time. and place of voting for Representatives
the returns of every election shall be sealed up ant
transmitted BY the proper returning officer to the
Secretary of State, who shall deliver them to thu
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 fol
Governor, shall be declared duly elected; but tive
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 Lie utenant 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 yjoint vote OF the members oil
the General Assembly.
ART. SO. No person shall be eligible to the office
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age oftweny eight years and been
a citizen and u resident within the State for the
space Of four years next preceding his election.
ART. ST. The Governor shall enter on the discharge
of his duties the fourth Monday of January
{ next ensuing his election and shall continue il
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
ART So. 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 shall be eligible
to the Office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40. In of the impeachment OF the Gcv-
ernor, his removal from office, death, refusal or in
ability to qualify, resignation or 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 OF
impeached shall return or be acquitted. The Legis
lature may provide by law for the of removal
impeachment death resignation disability, or refu
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lleutenan
Governor, declaring what officer shall act Gov
ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly unit
the disability be removed, or for the residue OF ht
term.
ART. A. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off
Ger dscharging the duties of Governor, shall, during
his administration, receive the sumo compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled
had he continued in Office
ART. Az The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vir
tue of his office, be President OF the Senate, bn
shall have only casting vote therein. Wheneve
he shall administer the Government. shall be un
able to attend as President of the Senate, tn,
Senators shall elect of their members al
President of the Senate for the tins being.
ART. 43. While he acts 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 nc more.
. ART a., The Governor shall have power to grant
repreves for all offences against the State and
except in of impeachment, shall, with the CON
Of the Senate, have power to grant pardous and
remit fines and forfeitures, after conviction. lr
cases OF treason he may grant repreyes, until the
end of the next session of the General Assembly, in
: which the power of pardoning shall be vested,
ART 45. The Governor shall at stated times re
: ceve for his services compensation which shall
neither be increased diminished during til,
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART. AZ. He shall be Commsndsr-in Chief of tn
Army and Navy of this State, and Of the Mti
thereof, except when they shall be called into tn
service of the United States.
ART. At. He shall nominate and, by and with tn
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 LIE
gislature shall have right to prescribe the mode 0
appointment to all other offices established by law
, ART, 49, The Governor shall have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess o
y the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
, expire at the end of the next session. unless other
i Wis provided for in this Constitution; but no person
n who has been nominated for office, and rejected
By the Senate, shall be appointed to the office
20 during the recess of the Senate.