New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-08
TITLE Ill.
EXECUTIVE BEREAVEMENT.

md proceed to the said election.
Il TITLE III.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
II ART. IS. The Supreme Executive power of thu
j | State shall BIZ vested in Chief Magistrate VIII
snail be styi lhe Governor OF the State oil Louisiana
}, t1s 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
| lhe qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for q Governor and Lieutenant Governor, al
the time and place of voting for Representatives
the returns OF every election shall be sealed up and
transmitted By the proper returning officer 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-
| pressntatives. to examine and count the votes
Tue person having he greatest number of votes for
Governor, shall be declared duly elected but if two
or more persons shall be equal and highest in the
number of votes polled for Governor one of them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by joint vote
OF the members of the General Assembly The
| Person having the creates. number Of votes for
Lieutenant Governor, shall be Lieutenant Governor
but 1.-two or more persona shall be equal and highest
| IN the number OF votes poed for Lie tenant Gov.
srnor, one of them shall be Immediately chosen
Lltutennnt Governor by joint vote Of the members OF
| ths General Assembly
ART SO. No person shall be eligible to The office
have attained the aye OF wenty-eght years and been
citizen and resident within the State ia. the
space OF four years next preceding his election
Art. 81 The Governor shall enter on the discharge
OF hs duties on the fourth Monday of January
next ensuing his election and shall continue in
office until the Monday next succeeding the dav
that his successor shall be declared duly elected
and shall have taken the oath affirmation REQUIRED
by this Constitution.
ARR. 80. The Governor shall be ineligible for the
Gut ,,. .F,.. Al.
tine tor which he shall have been elected.
ART 81, No member Of Congress or person hold
ing any Office under the United States snail be eligible
to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor,
ART 40 In case of the impeachment of the Gov.
ernoF hts removal from office, DEATH refusal or in
ahibty to quality, resignation absence from the
Sttte, the powers and duties Of the office shall de-
yaiye upon the Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due OF The term, Or until the Governor, absent or
lmpeached, shall return BIZ acquitted The Lepis-
iatnre may provide by law for the case OF removal
impeachment, death resi- gnation, disability or rein.
sal to quality, OF both the Governor aud lieutenant
Governor. declaring what officer shall act az Gov
rrnor; and such officer shall accordnaly until
the disability be removed, or for the residue of the
term
Aar, A. The Lieutenant. Governor, or other off.
ser dischaegng the duties of Governor shall, during
as administration, receive the same compensation
% which the Governor would have been entitled
iad he continued in office.
AhI' H. i ne Lieutenant Governor shall, by wiz
ne OF his office, be President OF the Senate but
hail have only 4 casting vote therein. Whenever
re shall administer the Government, or shall be uu-
bic to attend as President Of the Senate, the
senators shall elect one of their own members as
'fesdent of the Senate for the time being
ART d.. While he acts as President Of the Senate,
he Lieutenant Governor shall receive for his SER
Ices the same compensation which shall for the
anne period be allowed to the Speaker of the
iouse OF Representatives and no
ART. "A. The Governor shalt have power to grant
'pFieges for all offences against the State, and,
scept in cases of Impeachment, shall, with the con-
snt Of the Senafe, have power to grant parlons and
emit fines and foreitures after conviction. In
asses OF treason he may grant repreves, until the
nd of the session of the General Assembly in
'hteh the power of pardoning shall be vested. i
Art % The Governor shall at stated times re- 5
81 e Tor his services compensation, which shall
either be increased nor diminished during the
'rln Tor which he shall have been elected. {
ART. 46. He shall be Comm 1nderin- Chief of the e
.fmy and Navy OF this State, and of the Militia i
,ereof, except when they shall be called into the
srv &c of he United States i
ART. a. He shall nominate and by and with the
1YGe and consent of the Senate appoint all Off b
Frs whose offices established by this Coustitu-
on, and whose appointment is therein other n
use provided for Provided however, that the Lee a
Siahfe shall dave right to prescribe the mode of
9panueht To all other Offices established bv law S
ART as The Governor shall have power to fill II
Siht may AapPeH curing The recess OF Il
'e Senate, by gfantin9 commissions which shall h
kp're at the end Of the next session. unless other
S' provided for in this Constitutions but no person Il
mo has been nominated for office and rejected h
the Senate, shall be appointed to the same office Of
uf!n9 The recess OF the Senate. m
ART AZ He may require information in writing
ON me officers IN the Executive Department upon in
SUBJECT relating to the duties Of their respective
ifees. %
ART ou he shall, from time to time give to the re
'enerai Assembly information respecting the situ n
ton OF the State, and recommend to ,bsir cons;d ~
Fal'oh such measures as he may deem expedien,
ART. 81. He may extraordinary occasions con. ~,
enc the General Assembly at the seat OF Gnvsrn- u
lent, or at a different place il that should have "
eaome dangerous from an enemy or ftom endemic -,
hd IN case OF Disagreement between the two houses =;
: to the time OF adjou nment, he may adjourn them
y s"eh time AS he may think proper, not exceed Il
ne four months 81
ully executed '@'o o' iA''''' al
', % Every bill which shall have passed both 81
'.,s, SIN" ne presented 10 the Governor; If he I,
XII ne shai' sign it, # not he shall return it e.
II - oJe't,oas to the house in which it oriqlna n,
N'en ss'i enter the objections at aroe unon it's q,
u'' ana proceed to reconsider it. If sIter srrL a.
eeonA'oefat'oh two-thirds sf all the n,a,,bsrs - ~
ed to that house shall agree to mass ~" LII a
hall be sem, with the objections, to the obsr To-
y which il shall likewise be rseoasss,sa I
pp'vssa by tws'sAas 81 ill tho msmbafs slss,sd 81 81