New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15
TITLE tn.-ExECuT1yE DEPARTMENT

Blsuaue, VINO ehaAl pc styled tue 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 for repre-
sentatives shall vote for governor and lieu
tenant governor at the sine and place of
voting for representatives the returns Of
every election shall be sealed up and trans
mitted by the proper returning officer to
the secretary Of state, &hO shall deliver
them to the speaker of the hSQse of repre-
sentatives on the second day 81 the session
of the general assembly then to be holden.
The members of the general assembly shall
meet in the house of representatives to ex-
anime and count the votes. The person
having the greatest number of votes
for governor shall be declared duly elected;
but in case of a tie vote between
two or more candidates, one 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 polled for lieutenant gov
ernor shall be lieutenant governor but in
case off tie vote between two or more can
didates, one Of them shall be Immediately
chosen lieutenant governor by joint vote Of
the members of the general assembly.
ART. 40. No person shall be eligible to
the Office of governor or lieutenant COVER
nor who is not citizen Of the United States,
and resident of this state two years next
preceding his election.
ART. so. The governor shall be ineligible
for the succeeding four years after the ex-
piration of the time for which he shall have
been elected.
ART. 81. The governor shall enter on the
discharge of his duties on the second Mon
day in January next ensuing his election
and shall continue in office until the Mon
day next succeeding the day that his sue
cessor shall be declared duly elected, ant
shall have taken the oath or affirmation re
quired by the constitution.
ART. 50. No member of congress or any
person holding office under the United
States government shall be eligible to th,
Office of governor or lieutenant governor.
ART. So. In case of impeachment of thu
governor, his removal from office, death
refusal or inability to qualify, or to dis
charge the powers and duties of his Office
resignation or absence from the state, th
powers and duties of the Office shall de
volye upon the lieutenant governor for tn
residue of the term, or until the governor
absent or impeached, shall return or be az
quilted, or the disability be removed, TIL
general assembly may provide by law 70
the case of removal, impeachment, dealt
resignation, disability, or refusal to qualify
of both the governor and the lieutenar
5 governor, declaring what officer shall al
S as governor; and such officer shall act a,
t cordingly until the disability be removed
or for the remainder of the term.
r ART. 81. The lieutenant governor or O
T icer discharging the duties of governo
:, shall, during his administration, receive IL
r, same compensation to which the governC
would have been entitled had he continue
i in office.
= ART. So. The lieutenant governor shs
by virtue of his office be president of Il
o senate, but shall only vote when the sena
. is equally divided. Whenever he shall a
: minister the government, or shall be unab
II to attend as president Of the senate, Il
II senators shall elect one of their own mel
# bers as president of the senate for the tin
4 being.
e ART So. The governor shall receive
E. salary of eight thousand dollars per annui
m payable quarterly on his own warrant.
"a ART. 81. The lieutenant governor sha
a receive salary of three Thousand dolla
per annum, payable quarterly upon his oy
II warrant
\. ART. SO. The governor shall have pow
i. to grant reprieves for all offenses agar
the state, and except in cases of impeaC
Al ment, shall, with the consent of the sena
4. have power to grant pardons, remit fir
! and forfeitures after conviction. In ca;
% of treason he may grant reprieVes until
: end of the next session of the g
eral assembly, in which the pow
:. Of pardoning shall be vested. in cas-
a. when the punishment is not imprisonmt
at hard labor, the party upon being
prieved by the governor shall be reIeas
! if in actual custody until final action by
= senate.
IL ART. SO. He shall be COMMUNICATIVE
be of the militia of this state, except WI
M they shall be called into the service of
or United States.
ART. 60. He shall nominate and by q
with the advice and consent of the sen
ad appoint all officers whose Offices are est
nd lished by the constitution, and whose
IT. pOiAtments are not herein otherwise p
ny vlded for Provided, however, That
ith general assembly shall have a right to p
scribe the mode of appointment to all OF
ue offices established by law.
ta-' ART. 81. The governor shall have pos
ID to fill vacancies that may happen dur
all the recess of the senate, by granting &C
or missions which shall expire at the end
to the next session thereof, unless otherW
provided for in this constitution but
all person who has been nominated for of
Ter and rejected by the senate shall be appoi
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