New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-20

ARr rs. The members Of the General Assem-
yly shall seceive from the public treasury compen-
saon for their services, which shall be four dollars
der day during their attendance, going to and returns
ng 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 ofthe Honse Of
by whom such alteration shall nave
been made. No session shall extend TO a period be-
yond sixty days, to date from It's commencement
and any Legislative action had after the expiration
of the said sixty days, shall be null and void. ms
shall not apply to the first Legislature
which is to convene after the adoption OF TINS Soh'
stitution. L.,
Arr. &C. The members Of the General Assembly p
shall in an cases except treason felony, breach OF the
peace, be privileged from arrest during their at
tendance ut the sessions Of their respective houses
and going to or returning from the same, and ioi
any speech or debate in either house, they shall mol
be questioned in any other pace,
ART. 81 No Senator or Representative snail our
ing the term for which he was elected, nor Tor ors
year thereafter, be- appointed Or elected 70 any ciy
office Of profit under this State, when sna,t havs
been created or the emoumenis oil which sinai
have been increased during the time sucn saeha :.
81 Representative was III office, except to such OIL
ces or appointments as may be Tiled BY the cleo
lions Of the people. N sSs
ART. 2S No person who at any time may have
been collector Of taxes, whether State, Parish o.
Municipal or who may have been otherwise entrusted
Assembly, or to any Office Of profit or trust under
the State Government until he shall have obtained
i discharge for the amount Of such collections, and
for all public moneys with which he may nave
been entrusted. 1900. 81 III Z.
ART 30. No bill shall have the force Of law unit
OH three several days ii be read over in each house
of the General Assembly, and free discussion allowed
thereon unless III d urgency our-iths Of ths
house, where the bill shall be pending, may deem
expedient to dispense with this rule.
"A ktIla far shall orig
mate the House Of Representatives. but the Senate
may propose amendments as in other bills; provided
they shall not introduce any new matter under colo
of an amendment which does not relate to raising
revenue.
ri Arr. 81 The General Assembly shall regulate
BY law, BY whom, and in what manner writs 9
election shall be issued to FIJI the vacancies which
may happen in either branch thereof
y ART. 80 The Senate shall vote the confirma
ton or rejection Of officers to be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent 81 .he
Senate BY yeas and nays, and the names Of the Sen
ators voting fol and against the appointments re-
spectively shall be entered on journal to be kept
for that purpose and made public at the end OF each
session, or before.
,s ART IS. Returns of all elections for members d
of State.
ART. a. In the year in which regular election fol
Senator Of the United States is 10 take place, the
members Of the General Assembly shall meet il
the Hall of the House of Representatives, on the
Monday following the meeting of the Legislature
and proceed 10 the said election. 4 s45f
a ss TITLE III.
" EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 35. The Supreme Executive power OF tn,
State shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate, VIII
shall tyled the Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
He shall hold his office during the term OF fou
years. and, together with the Lieutenant Governo
chosen for The same term, be elected as follows
The qualified electors for Representatives shai
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a
the time and place Of voting for Representatives
the returns OF every election shall be sealed up AM
transmitted BY the proper returning officer 10 ths
Secretary Of State, who shall deliver Them to ih.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives, on ths
second day Of the session of the General Assem-
bly,, then next to be holden. The members Of tbs
General Assembly shall meet in the House Of Re
representatives.. to examine and count the votes
The person having the greatest number Of votes fol
Governor, shall be declared duly elected buff two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number Of votes polled 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
but two persons shall be equal and highest
in the number of votes poled for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, one Of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lieutenant Governor by joint vote OF the members oil
the General Assembly.
ART. &c. No person shall be eligible to the office
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor, who shall mo-
have attained the age OF twentyegh years and beer
citizen and a resident within the State for thu
space of four years next preceding his election.
ART ST. The Governor shall enter on the discharg,
lof his duties on the fourth Monday Of January
next ensuing his election, and shall continue il
office until the Monday next succeeding the day
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath or affirmation required
by this Constitution. ~
BART. 49, The Governor shall be ineligible for the
succeeding four years after the expiration of the
time for which he shall have been elected.
4 ART &c. No member Of Congress or person hold
ing any office under the ned States shall be eligible
to the Office Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor.
b ART. 40 In case 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.
volye upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due OF the term, or until the Governor absent Oh
impeached, shall return or be acquitted The Legis
Iature may provide by law for the Of removal
Impeachment, death resignation disability, refu
sal to qualify, of both the Governor and Lieutenan
Governor, declaring what officer shall act as Gov
ernor; and such officer shall act accordingly, unit
the disability be removed, for the residue of tn.
term. leFf @ia
y 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, bu
shall have only casting vote therein Wheneve
he shall administer the Government, or shall be
able to attend as President Of the Senate, III.
Senators shall elect one OF their own members al
President of the Senate for the time being i.
ART. 43. While he acts as 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
Hnoee of Rapr ant and NO,
ART a. The Governor shall have power to gram
reprieves for all offences against the State and
except in of Impeachment, shall, with the con
sent Of the Senate, have power to grant pardons
remit fines and forteltures after conviction. Ii
Of treason he may grant reprieves, until The
end Of the next session OF the General Assembly, in
which the power Of pardonng shall be vested.
ART a. The Governor shall at stated times re
ceise for his services compensation, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished during tn
term for which he shall have been elected.
ART. 46. He shall be COMMANDMENTS Chief of tn
Army and Navy Of this State, and of the Miti
thereof, except when they shall be called into tn
service ofthe United States.
ART, Al. He shall nominate and, by and with tn
advice and consent Of the Senate, appoint all off
GERS whose offices established by this Coustitu
ton, and whose appointment is not therein other
wise provided for: Provided, however, that the lie
gislature shall have right to prescribe the mode
appointment to all other offices established by law
ART. dS The Governor shall have power to I'll
vacancies that may happen during the recess o
the Senate, by granting commissions which shall
expire at the end Of the next session. unless other
wis provided for in this Constitution; but person
who has been nominated for office, and rejected
by the Senate shall be appointed to the same ofics
during the recess Of the Senate.
ART. 40. He may require information in writing
from the officers IN the Executive Department upor
any subject relating to the duties of their respective