New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-31


of amendment, which does moi relate to raisu.
revenue.
ART, 81. The General Assembly shall resnla,
by law, by whom, and in what manned wris c
election shall be issued to fill the vacancies wLic
may happen in either branch thereof
AFT 80, The Senate shall vote en- the conirmn
ton or rejection OF officers TO be appointed by tn
Governor, with ths advice and consent OF thu
Senate by yeas and nays, and the OF the Sen
| ators voting for and against the appointments re
spectivey, shall be entered journal to be KEEP
for that purpose and made public at the end of eacl
| session, or before.
| ART 80 Returns OF all elections for members q
the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary
of State.
ART. 81 In the year in which regular election fol
Senator of the United States is take place, the
members of the General Assembly shall meet ii
The Hail Of the House Of Representatives, Oh the
Monday following the meeting of the Leg slature
and proceed TO the slid election
TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
ART. 3d. The Supreme Executive power OF The
State shall be vected in a Chief Magistrate, wht
shall be styled the Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term of oui
years, and, together with the Lieutenant Governor
chosen Tor the same term, be elected as follows
Inc qualified electors for Representatives shat
vote Tor Governor and Lieutenant Governor, AT
the time and place of voting for Representatives
the retarns OF every election shall be sealed up aud
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 the votes,
The person having the greatest number OF Votes FOR
Governor shall be declared duly elected but if two
hall he ia,
Uumber u votes poiIed for Governor, OF them
shall Immediately he chosen Governor by JOINT vote
OF the members oil the General Assembly. TIL.
person having the greatest number Of votes for
Lieutenant Governor shall be Lieutenant Governor
'ut ii to p.t.oRS shall be equal and Lyhes
u he number OF vote. poed for Lie. tenant Gov
rnor one OF then shall be immediately chosen
u utenant Governor by JOINT vote OF the members OF
he General Assembly
ART SO No psrson shall he eligible to the office
OF Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
haVs attained the age Of twenty eight years and been
a 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 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 Constitutions.
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 shabe elp ibe
to the Office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART 40. In case oil 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 OF
mpeached shall return or be acquitted. The Legis-
ature may provide by law for the case OF removal
impeachment death, resignation disability, ret.-
sal to qualify, OF both the Governor and Lieutenant
GOVERNOR declaring what officer shall act an GOV,
,rnor and such officer shall act accordingly, until
he disability be removed, for the residue of the
ERIN.
ART. al. The Lieutenant Governor, or other Off
er dlscharging the duties Of Governor shall, during
lis administration, receive the same compensation
o which the Governor would have been entitled,
lad he continued in office,
ART. 42. The Lieutenant Governor shall by viz.
ue of his office, be President of the Senate, bu,
shall have only a casting vote therein. Whenever
ne shall administer the Government shall be I'M
.he TO attend as President Of the Senate The |
Senators shall elect OF their own members as
President OF the Senate for the lime being,
ART. 43. WI e he acts as President oil the Senate
he Lieutenant Governor shall! receive Tor his SER
vices the same compensation which shall for tue
saue Pefioa DIS allowed To Tue Speaker OF The
House oil Representatives and no more.
ART al. The Governor shall have power to gran,
eprieves for all offence. against the State, and
Except in cases OF impeachment shall with the con-
ent oil the Senate, have power to grant pardons and
emit lines and torletures, after conviction. In
asses OF treason he may grant reprieves, until the
nd Of the next session Of the General Assembly it,
winch the power OF pardoning shall be vested.
ART do This Governor snail at stated times
ei9e tor his services compensation, which shall
either be INCREASED nor diminished during the
arm tor which he shall have been elected
ART 40. He shall be Comma nder-n- Chief of the
.riny and Navy OF this State, and OF the Militia
hereof except when they shall be called into the |
ervice ot the United States.
ART a. He shall nominate and by and with the
dviee and consent OF the Senate, appoint all Off |
ers whose Offices are established by this Corstltu.
on, and whooe appointment is not therein other
vlse provided tor Provided, however that the Lee
stature shall have right 10 prescribe the mode OF
to all other offices established by law
ART, Is, The Governor shall have power to fiji |
aeaaces that may happen during the recess OF