New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-10

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

ART. IS. Til. Supreme Executive power of the
| State shall be- vested in a 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 Lieutenan Governor
| chosen for the same term, bt elected follows
| The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for Governor aud Lieutenant Governor, at
| the time and place Of voting for Representatives
the returns Of every election shall be sealed up and
transmitted b. the proper returning officer to tue
Secretary Of State, who shall deliver them the
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives, on the
| second day of the session oil 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, vass,
The person having the greatest number Of sotss Tor
Governor, shall be declared duly electei buti two
more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number Of votes poled for Governor, Of them
shall Immediately De chosen Governor by joint vote
OF the members Of the General Assembly The
perstn having the greatest number OF votes for
Lieutenant Governor, shall be lieutenant Governor
but 1.-TWO person. shall bs equal and highest
IN tho number Of votes poled for Lie tenant Gov,
| .rnor, Of them shall be Immediately chosen
lieutenant Governor by joint vote oil the members OF
| tn. General Assembly.
| ART Sc No person shall DO eligible to the office
| OF Governoro or Lieutenant Governor, who shall not
have attained the age of twentyeght years and been
a citizen and resident within the State for the
| space Of four years next preceding his election.
| r37 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
OF his duties on the fourth Monday Of January
| nest ensuing his election, and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
| tina, his successor shall his declared duly elected.
and shall have taken the oath affirmation required
| by this Constitution.
| ART. 3S. The Governor shall be ineligible for tho
succeeding four years after the expiration of the
| time Tor which he shall have be en- elected.
ART 80. No member OF Congress person hold
nl any office under the L ned States stall be eligible
to the office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
ART. DO In case Of the impeachment of the Gov
eruor, his removal from office, death, refusal in
ability to quality, resignation absence from the
St te the powers and duties OF the office shall de-
yplve upon the lieutenant Governor for the resi-.
due OF the term, or until the Governor absent or
npaached, shall return or be acquitted The Legih-
ature may provide by law for the Of removal
impeachment, death resignation, disability rai,l-
sal To quality Of both the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor declaring what officer shall act Az Gov,
ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly, until
the disability be removed for the residue OF the
term.
Aver al The Lieutenant Governor, or other off.
Ger diseharging the duties of Governor shalt during
Ills administration, receive the compensation
10 which the Governor would have been entitled,
had he continued in Office.
| AeT. az. The Leutenan, Governor shall, BY vir.
tue =" his office, be President of the Senate but
shall have Gully casting therein. Whenever
he shall administer the Government or shall be ,u-
able to attend President OF the Senate the
Senators shall elect OF their u~n members as
| President Of the Senate for the time being
| ART ~. w lille he acls President ni the Senate
the Lieutenant Governor shall receive Tor 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
reprIcves for all offences against the State, and,
except in cases OF impeachment shall, with the con-
sent OF the Senate have power to grant pardons aud
| remit fines and foreiturn8, after conviction. In
cases OF treason he may grant reprieves, until the
end o the next session OF the General Assembly, in
| which the power OF pardoning shat! ba vested
| ART, A. The Governor shall at stated Zines re-
| aei Z. tor his services compensation, which shall
neither he increased nor diminished during the
term for which he shall have been elected.
| ART 40. He shall be Comm nder.in- Chief of the
Array and Navy OF this State, and OF the Militia
thereof, except when they shall be called into the
ssry of the United States.
| ART AZ. He shall nominate and by and with the
advice and consent OF the Senate, appoint all Off
GERS whose offices established by This Coustitu-
ZION, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for Provided, however, that the Lee
gisature shall have right prescribe the mode Of
appointment TO all other Offices established by law
ART 4s The Governor shall have power to ill
veeaucIes that may happen during The recess OF
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end o( the next session. unless other
provided for in this Constitution; but no person
who has been nominated for office, and rejected
~ the Senate, shall be appointed to the same office
during the recess Of the Senate.
ART 10 He may require Information in writing
IRON che officers the Executive Department, upon
any nnbect relating the duties OF their respective
,liires.
tiRr. so He shall, from time to time give to the
General Assembly information respecting the sit,i-
itinn OF the State, and recommend to their conSid-
sration such measures he may deem eSpedient.
ART 81 He may on extraordinary occasions
the General Assembly At the seat OF Govern
meat, at different place ii that should have
beeome dangerous from an enemy from epidemic
aud IN ease enlargement between the Two houses
~ to the time of adjourn ment, be may adjourn them
to snch time a. he may think proper, not exceed
ng four months.
ARr. 50 He ahall take care that the laws be faith
fully executed.
ART 90, Every bill which shall have passed both
hansea shall be presented TO the Governor; If he
'pprovt, he shall sign it, not he shall return it
with his objections to the house in which it orgna-
I'D, which shall eater the objections at large upon its
lenrnal and proceed to reconsider it if alter such
consideration tyso-hisds OF all the members eeo.
ed to tia. house shall agree 10 pass the hill, it
shall be sen with the objections to the other Honse
ny which shall lIss bs