New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-06

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the other, adjourn for than three days,
any other place than tina. in which they may he sit
I ting.
Arr, rs. The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen-
sation for their services, which shall he four dollars
per day during thsir attendance, going and
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 the Hon Of
Representatives by whom such alteration shall nave
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 Inns
provision shall not apply to the hrst LEGISLATURE
which is to convene after the adoption of this 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,
aud 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 was elected, nor tor one
wear thereafter be appointed elected to any civil
office Of profit under this State which shall have
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 may be filled by the cleo
| lions of the people.
! ART. %. No person who at any time may have
been collector OF taxes, whether State, Parish
Municipal, who may have been otherwise entrusted
with public money, shall be eligible to the General
Assembly, or TO any office Of profit or trust under
the State Government, until he shall have obtained
IA 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
m three several days it be read in each house
the General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon. unless four. iitthS the
house, where the bill shall be pending may deem it
| expedient to dispense with this rule.
ART. 80. All bills for raising shall orig
mate in the House Of Representatives but the Senate
may propose amendments in other bills; provided
they shall not Introduce any new 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
4 may happen in either branch thereof
II ART 50. 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 names OF the Sem
ators voting for and against the appointments re-
spectively, shall be entered on journal to be kept
for fiat purpose, and made public at the end of each
Il session, or before. y.a5..a - r..
ART. 49, Returns of all elections for members of
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
Of State.
Senator OF the United States is 10 take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet in
the Hall of the House of Represen tatves, the
Monday following the meeting el the Legislature
and proceed to the said election,
II TITLE III.
Il EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
II ART IS. 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 for the 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
i 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 poled 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
hut two or persons shall be equal and highest
| IN the number OF votes polled for Lieutenant Gov
| 4rnor, one Of them shall be Immediately chosen
| Lieutenant Governor by Joint vote OF the members
| the General Assembly.
ART, 36. No person shall be eligible to the office
| of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall moi
have attained the age of twenty eight years and been
citizen and a resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election.
| ART.37 The Governor shall enter the discharge
| of his duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
| that his shall be declared duly elected,
and shah have taken the oath affirmation required
| by this Constitution.
ART. 49, The Governor shall be ineligible for the
succeeding four years after the expiration of the
| time for which he shallhave been elected.
ART 80. No member of Congress 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 oil the Gov
ernor his removal from office. death, refusal in
ability to qualify, resignation 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 or
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Leas-
lature may provide by law for the case Of removal
impeachment death, resignation, disability, refn-
sal to qualify of both the Governor and Lieutenan,
Governor declaring what officer shall act as Gov
ernor: 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,
Ger discharging the duties of Governor SHALL during
his administration, receive the same compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in office.
ART. AZ. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz
tue of his office, be President OF the Senate, but
shall have only a casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, shall be
able to attend as President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect Of their members as
President of the Senate for the time 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 no
ART. Id. The Governor shall have power to grant
reprieves for all offences against the State, and,
except in cases OF Impeachment, SHALL with the
sent OF the Senate have power TO grant pardons and
remit fines and ioreitures, after conviction. In
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 %. The Governor shall at stated times re-
ceve for his services q compensation, which shall
neither be increased diminished during the
term for which he shalt have been elected
Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia
thereof, except when they shall be called into the
| service OF the United States.
| ART. A. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, appoint all off
GERS whose offices established by this Cousttu-
| ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for; Provided, however, that the Lee
gslature shall have right to prescribe the mode of
appointment to all other Offices established by law.
i ART. rs. The Governor shall have power to fill
vacancies that may happen during the recess OF