New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-24

0sieiai Assembly shall, without the CONSULT oi
the other, adjourn for than three days. nor to
any other place than that in which they may be sit
ting.
ART. %. The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen-
sation for their services which shall be fonr dollars
per day during their attendance going to and return
ing from the session of their respective houses.
Tho compensation may be increased 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 1hls
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene alter the adoption OF this Con
stitution.
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 honses,
and going to or returning from the same, and tor
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, nor tor one
year thereafter be appointed or elected to any civil
Office Of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, the enolumehts OF winch shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative in office, except to such Off
ces or appointments as may be filed by the cleo
tons of the people.
ART, rs. No person who at any time may have
been a collector of taxes, whether State. Parish or
Municipal, or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, 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. 20. Nc bill shall have the force of law until
on three several days it be read over in each house
If ba A freaI
thereon, unless in case of urgency our-fhs of the
house, where the bill shall be pending may deem it
expedent 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.
Anr.3l. The General Assembly shall regulate
by law by whom and in what manner writs of
election shall be issued fill the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART. 80. The Senate shall vote on the confrma-
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, or before.
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 regular election for
aSenator 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 Ill
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART 50. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate, who
shall be yled 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 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 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 ;
OF persons snail re equal and highest
IN the number OF votes poed for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members of
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 of twentyeght years and been
a citizen ard resident within the State for the
space oil four years next preceding his election.
ART.37 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
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 successor shall be declared duiy elected,
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
by this Constitution.
Arr. 3S. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
four years after the expiration of the
time tor which he shall have been elected.
ART. ~. NO member Of Congress or person hold
ing any office under the nted States shall be eligible
to the Office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor
ART. 40 In case Of the impeachment OF the Gov
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-
vove upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-.
due OF the term, or until the Governor absent or
mpeached, shall return or be acquitted The Leris-
ature may provide by lazy for the case of removal
impeachment, death, resignation, disability, or reu-
sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor declaring what officer shall act as Gov
amor: and such officer shall act accordingly until
me usaOiIty DC removed, or Tor the residue OF the
ern.
ART. 41. The Lieutenant Governor or other off
,er dscharging the duties of Governor shall, during
MS administration, receive the compensation
o which the Governor would have been entitled
lad he continued in office.
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall by vir-
ne of his office, be President of the Senate, but
'hai! have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government or 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 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 OF the Senate, have power grant pardons and
remit fines and toreitures, 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 pardoning shall be vested.
ART. DO. The Governor shall at stated times re-
'el'e tor his services compensation, which shall
lether be increased diminished during the
ERIN for which he shall have been elected
ART. Do. 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
eryice of the United States.
ART. AZ. He shall nominate and by and with the |
dvice and consent of the Senate, appoint all Off
ers whose Offices are established by this Coustitu- |
Ion, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for; Provided, however, that the Lee
,slature shall have right 10 prescribe the mode of |
ppointment to all other offices established by law
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