New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-04-09

poiuteu W euy civil 0utce or pfOnt uuuer -
state which shall have been created, or
emoluments of which may have been
creased duridg the time such senator
representative was in Office.
ART. ~. No bill shall have the force oa
law until on three several days it be rel
in each house Of the general assembly, al
free discussion allowed thereon, unless fOu
fifths of the house where the bill is pendia
may deem it expedient to dispense wi
this rule
ART. 43. All bills for raising revenl
shall originate in the house of represent
tives, but the senate may propose amend
ments as in other bills; Provided, it shal
not introduce any matter under the cold
of an amendment which does not relate d
raising revenue.
ART. A. The general assembly shi Il
regulate by whom and in what mann {
Wrlts Of election shall be issued TO fill tie
vacancies which may occur in either bran 4
thereof.
ART. 40. On the confirmation or rejection e
the officers to be appointed by the governoFs
with the advice and consent of the senatel
the vote shall be taken by yeas and nayas
aud the names of the senators voting 81
and against the appointments respectively
shall be entered on the journals to be kSf
for the purpose, and made public on or be-
FIRE the and of aanh sasaion
ART. as. Returns of all elections ! Il
members of the general assembly shall lie
made to the secretary of state.
ART. Al. In the year in which regul ar
election for a senator of the United Stst Is
is to take place the members Of the genef Il
assembly shall meet in ne ball of hia
house of representatives on the secd
Monday following the sedDg Of the g, !.
eral assembly, and toceed to said eIeS.
ton.
TITLE Iu.--ExEcyTTrE DEPARTMENT.
ART. As. The supreH executive pow .
of the state shall be vested IN a chief ~.
gistrate, who shall be styled the goverRar
OF the state of Louisiana. He shall hoid
bis Office during the term of four years, AID
together with the lieutenant governor,
chosen for the same term, be elected u
follows: The qualified electors for repre-.
sentatives shall vote for governor and lieu
tenant governor at the time and place b
voting for representatives /; the returns q.
every election shall be sealed up and traas.
mitted by the proper returning officer &
the secretary of state, who shall delivsr
them to the speaker of the house of repre-
sentatives on the second day of 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 vOtse
for governor shall &c declared duly elected:
but in case of a lie vote between
two or more candidates, one Of the 2
shall Immediately be chosen governor 81
joint vote of the members of the genera
assembly. The person having he great +
number of votes polled for lieutenant 20 z.
ernor shall be lieutenant governor but n
case ola tie vote between two or more can
didates, one of them shall be immediateIY
chosen lieutenant governor by joint vote D.
the members Of the general assembly.
ART. 49. No person shall be eligible e
the office Of governor or lieutenant gover-
nor who is not a citizen of the United States,
and a resident of this state two years ned
preceding his election.
ART. so. The governor shall be ineligit %
for the succeeding four years after the E =
piration of the time for which be shall ha E
been elected.
ART. 81. The governor shall enter on The
discharge Of his duties on the second Mos
day in January next ensuing his electiun,
and shall continue in Office until the Men
day next succeeding ths day that his sue
cessor shall be declared duly elected. and
shall have taken the oath or affirmation re-
quired by the constitution.
ART. 81. No member of congress or any
person holding office under the Unit 4
States government shall be eligible to tie
office of governor or lieutenant governor.
ART. So. In case of impeachment of Tie
governor, his removal from office, dead.
refusal or inability to qualify, or to dis
charge the powers and dutiesI his off
resignation or absence from tho tate, he
powers and dates Of the oaice sha!! Z, z
volve upon the lieutenant governor for e
residue Of the term, or until the govern (.
absent or impesched, shall return or be e.
Quilted, or the disability be removed. lie
general assembly may provide by law b
the case Of removal, impeachment, des 1
resignation, disability, or refusal to quail Il,
of both the governor and the lieuten s.
governor, declaring what officer shall "a
as governor; and such officer shall act tsa
cordingly until the disability be remoVi
or for the remainder of the term.
ART. 81. The lieutenant governor OF 81
ficer discharging the duties Of govern I
shall. during his administration, reee ive 4 sl
same compensation to which the govern "a
would have been entitled had he continu q
in office.
ART. 55. The lieutenant governor sh 81
by virtue Of his Office be presidents of { ~
senate, but shall only vote when the sen 81
is equally divided. Whenever he shall 4.
minister the government, or shall be unal I'd
to attend as president Of the senate, Il
senators shall elect one Of their own me s.