New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-24


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. 49, The Senate shall vote the confrma-
lion or 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-
spectivey, shall be entered on journal to be kept
Tor 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 "a. 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 Hall of tile House Of Representatives, on the
Monday following the meeting OF the Legislature,
and proceed TO the said election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
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 as follows:
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, at
the time and 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-
personalities. to examine and count the votes.
The person having the greatest number OF votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected; but if two
persons shall be equal and highest in the
number Of poled for Governor, Of them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint
of the members Of the General Assembly, The
person having the greatest number oil votes tor
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but il two more persons shall be equal and highest
IN the number of votes poled for Lie tenant Gov.
ernor, of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote of the members o.
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 resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART. 81. 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 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 person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be eligible
to the office of Governor Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40 In of the impeachment of the Gov
ernor, his removal from Office death, refusal 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
impeached, shall return or be acquitted. The Legs-
lature may provide by law for the of removal !,
impeachment, death resignation, disability, or retu-
sal to qualify, Of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor declaring what officer shall act 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
dscharging the duties of Governor, shall, during
his administration, receive the compensation
to which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in office.
ART. Az. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by vr.
tue OF his office, be President OF the Senate, but
shall have only casting vote therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government, or shall be I'M
| able to attend as President of the Senate, the
Senators shall elect one of their own members as
President OF the Senate for the time being.
| ART Do. While he acts 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. d. 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 ant
remit fines and iortelures, after conviction. Ii
cases OF treason he may giant reprieves, until tn,
end of the session Of the General Assembly, il
which the power Of pardoning shall be vested,
ART. Is, The Governor shall at stated times re
ceise for his services compensation, which shal
neither be increased diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be Comm nder-n-Chief of the
Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militii
thereof, except when they shall be called into the
service of the United States.
ART. At. He shall nominate and, by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, appoint all Off
GERS whose offices are established by this Coustitu.
non, and whose appointment Is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided however, that the lie.
glslaiure shall have right prescribe the mode Of
appointment to all other offices established by law
ART IS The Governor shall have power to ill
| vacancies that may happen during the recess oil
me Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end of the session, unless other
WIS., provided Tor IN this Constitution; but no person
VINO has been nominated for office, and rejected
by the Senate shall he appointed TO the same office
during the recess of the Senate
ART Az. tie may require Information in writing
from the officers the Executive Department upon
any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices.
ilRr. So He shall, from time to time. rive IN the
| General Assembly information respecting the sim.
alton OF the State, and recommend to their consid
Grafton such measures is he may deem expedient
| ART. 81. II may extraordinary occasions cop
| vene the General Assembly at the seat of Govern
ment, at different place if that should hav,
become dangerous from enemy or from epidemic
and in case of disagreement between the two house,
to the time of djou'nment, he may adjourn then
to such time as he may think proper not exceed
| ing four months.
ART SO He shall take care that the laws be faith
| fully executed.
ART 49, Every bill which shall have passed boil
houses shall be presented to the Governors if h
approve he shall sign it, If not, he shall return
with his objections to the house in which il orpna
eu' winch shall enter the objections at large upon it
Journal and proceed to reconsider it; if after sucl
reconsideration two-thirds of all the members elec
tea ted to that house shall agree to pass the bill, i
shall be sent, with the objections to the other House
| by which it shall likewise be reconsidered. and i
] approved by two-tLirds Of all the members elected