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any other place than that in which they may he sit
ting.
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 and
ing from the session OF their respective houses
The 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 lhis
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is TO after the adoption oil tins Coh-
stitution.
| ART. 26. The members OF the General Assembly
shall in all except treason felony breach OF 'he
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 Tor
any speech debate in either house, they snail not
be questioned in any other place.
ART. 81. No Senator Representative shall dur.
ing the term for which he was elected, nor Tor one
year thereafter be appointed or elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State which shall have
been created or the emolumens OF which shall
| have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was in office, except to such Off
ces or appointments may be filled by the cleo
| iions of the people.
ART 49, No person who at any time may have
Municipal or who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, 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. No bill shall have the force Of law until
three several days it be read in each house
ofthe General Assembly and free discussion allowed
thereon unless in OF urgency sonr-tths 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. 80. The Senate shall vote 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 OF the Sem
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
specvely shall be entered on journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end Of each
session, or before.
ART. 80. 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 10 take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet in
the Hail 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. 50. 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 hall bnil ntffna lr,rn Fp,1r
years. and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen for the term, be elected follows
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, at
the time ard place of voting for Representatives
the 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 ii two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes polled for Governor, 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 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 SO. No person shall be eligible to the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twenty eight years and been
citizen and a resident within the State Tor the
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART. 81 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
OF his duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
Dtt lrp mi he nuIa ~ L
that his successor 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 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
lmpeached shall return or be acquitted. The Legis-
lature 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
srnor; and such officer shall act accordingly until
the disability be removed, for the residue of the
term
ART Al. The Lieutenant Governor or other off
,er dischargng the duties OF Governor shall during
MS administration, receive the same compensation
o which the Governor would have been entitled
lad he continued in office.
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall by viz
ne of his office, be President of the Senate, but
hall have only Il casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be I'M
ble to attend President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect one of their members as
resident OF the Senate for the time being.
ART. 43. w lille he acts President OF the Senate
he Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his ser
ices the same compensation which shall for the
anne period be allowed to the Speaker of the |
iouse OF Representatives, and no more.
ART. Al. The Governor shall have power to grant
eprieves for all offences against the State, and |
kept in cases OF impeachment, SHALL with the con-
ent OF the Senate, have power grant pardons and |
emit lines and toreitures after conviction. In |
asses OF treason he may grant repreveS, until the |
nd 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-
eve tor his services compensation, which shall |
either be increased diminished during the |
erm for which he shall have been elected.
ART. as. He shall be Commander-in- Chief of the |
Irmy and Navy of this State, and of the Militia
hereof except when they shall be called into the
ervce 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 Coustiu-
ION, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for Provided however, that the Lee
Sature shall have right to prescribe the mode of
ppohtmeht TO all other Offices established by law !
ART 4S The Governor shall have power to fill
,acancies that may happen during the recess OF
I've senate by granting commissions which shall