New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-01

ART. IS. The members of the General Assem-
bly, shall receive from the public treasury compen-
satlon for their services, which shall be four dollars
per day during their attendance, going and return
my from the session of their respective houses.
The compensation may be increased diminished
by law but no alteration shall take effect during
he perod OF service of the members of the Hou 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. 1his
provision shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene alter the adoption oil lhs Con
stituon.
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,
and going to or returning from the same, and tor
any speech or debate in either house. they shall not
be questioned in any other place.
ART.27 No Senator or Representative SHALL our
ing the term for which he elected, nor for one
wear thereafter be appointed elected to any civil
Office of profit under this State, which shall have
been created, or the emoiuments OF which shall
have been increased during the time such Senator
or Representative was ia office except to such 9th
ces or appointments as may be filled by the eec.
tons of the people.
ART. IS. No person who at any time may have
been collector ol taxes, whether State, Parish or
Municipal, or who may have been otherwise entrusted
y,
Assembly, any Office If profit or trust under
the State Government unit, he shall have obtained
discharge for the amount of snch collections, and
for all pubic moneys with which he may have
been entrusted
ART. %. No bill shall have the farce of law until
on tn &c several days il be read in each house
of the General Assembly, and free discussion allie wed
thereon, nuiess OF urgency lour-hiihs OF the
house. where the bill shall be pending, may deem it
expeGieut To dispense with this rnle
ART 30. Ali bills Tor raising revenue shall orig
mate in the House of Representatives., but the Senate
may propose amendments IN other bills provided
they snail not troduce 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 OF
election shall be ssned 10 fill the vacancies Which
may happen in either branch thereof
ART 80 The Senate shall vote the confrma-
lion or rejection OF officers be appointed by the
Governor. with the advice and consent OF tue
Senate, by and nays and the names nt the Sen
ator4 voting for and against the appointments re
spectvely, Shalt be entered jon nal to be kept
| for that purpose and ade public at the end o each
session, or before.
ARr 80 Re,nus of all elections for members OF
the Genera Assembly shat be to the Secretary
OF STATE.
ART. 81 iu tn yenr IN which regular election for
Senator OF the Gntci States IS to take place, the
nrtnhers Of the General Assembly shall meet III
ne Hall of tie House OF Representatives, the
Monday following tbs meeting Of the Legislature,
aud proceed to the sud election.
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 81. The Supreme Executive power of the
State shall b. ve.ted ChIet Magistrate, whu
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 same term, be elected as follows
The qualified electors Tor Representatives shall
for IA 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,, the
second day of the session OF the General Assem-
bly,, then next be holden. The members of the
General Assembly shall meet in the House of Re-
pfesen atives. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number OF votes ior
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
persons shalt be equal and highest in the
number Of votes polied for Governor, of them
shall immediately be chosen Governor by Joint
OF the members of the General Assembly. The
person having the greatest number of votes for
lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but If two more persons shall be equal and highest
the number Of votes polled for Lie tenant Gov
-rnor, of them shall be Immediately chosen
lieutenant Governor by joint OF the members o.
he General Assembly.
| AR 36 No person shall be eligible to the Office
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| citizen and resident within the State for the
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART. 81 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
o his duties the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election and shall continue III
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 80. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
succeeding four years after the expiration OF the
lime for which he shall have been elected.
ART 80 No member Of Congress person hold
ing any office under the United States shall be ely ible
to the office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART. 40 In case OF the impeachment of the Gov
etnor, his removal from office, DEATH refusal or it-
| ability to quality, 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
lnpeached, shall return or he acquitted. The Legs-
atnre may provide by law for the OF removal
impeachment death resignation, disability, rel,l-
sal to quality OF both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, declaring what officer shall AZ Gov
ernor: and such officer shall accordingly, until
the disability he removed, for the residue of the
term.
ART. al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other off,
Ger dlschateing the duties oi Governor shall during
MS administration, receive The same compensation
u,
mad he continued IN office.
ART NJ The Lieutenant Governor shall, by viz
,ur ii his office, he President ot the Senate, but
shall have on5y casting vote therein, Whenever
ne shall adj mister the Government, shall be I'M
able 10 attend President of the Senate the
Senators shall elect Ut their own members as
President ol the Senate for the lime being.
ART. 43. Whiie he acis AS President Of the Senate
lhe Lieutenant Governor shall receive tor his ser
vices tn" same COMPENSATION which shall for the
sane period BIZ allowed to the Speaker of the
u onse o' Representatives, and no uure.
ART. "A The Governor shall have power to grant
reprleves tor all offences against the State and
except IN cases u impeachment, shalt with the con-
sent ol the Senate, have power grant pardons aud
remit fines aud t,fie'nr+s, after conviction. In
cases OF treason he may giant repriev-s, until the
rnd at the session If rht General A >sembl, in
winch the powef OF p5rd,nng shat! he vested
ART 10. The Gtvrrnor snail At stated times re-
Gel for his service, compensation, which shall
neither he Increased diminished during the
term for wuc. he shalt ',,ve been elected
ARr 46. He shall ns Comm rItr-rn- Chief Of the
Array aud N wy nl thus State, and OF the Nj ,lita
thereof, eNc,pt when taey shall be called into the
service of the Unitpu States.
Art. AZ lie ~ial, uotnuats and, by aud with the
advice and consent oi The Senate, appont all OH
whose otl res are ,hll>rd b. this Constlu-
ion, and who,e appoint uent not therein other
wise provided tor Provided, however, that the Lee
siauTe shall have right prescribe the mode OF
appointment to all othc, offices established b. law
ART Is The GAvtraor shall have power ill
vacancies that may happen during the recess OF
the 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, aud rejected
nS the Senae, shall he appointed the same office