New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-22


state which shall have been created, or the
emoluments of which may have been in
creased during the time such senator or
representative was in Office.
ART. IL. No bill shall have the force of a
law until on three several days it be read
in each house of the general assembly. and
free discussion allowed thereon, unless four
fifths of the house where the bill is pending
may deem it expedient to dispense with
this rnle.
ART. As. All bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the house of representa-
tives, but the senate may propose amend
ments as in other bills; Provided it shall
not introduce any matter under the color
of an amendment which does not relate to
raising revenue.
ART. A. The general assembly shall
regulate by whom and in what manner
writs of election shall be issued TO fill the
vacancies which may occur in either branch
thereof.
ART. As. On the confirmation or rejection of
the officers to be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent of the senate,
the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays;
and tine names of the senators voting for
and against the appointments respectively
shall be entered on the journals to be kept
for the purpose and made public on or be-
fore the end Of each session.
ART. 46. Returns of all elections for
members of the general assembly shall be
made to the secretary of state.
ART. Al. In the year in which regular
election for senator of the United States
is to take place the members of the general
assembly shall meet in the hall of the
house Of representatives on the second
Monday following the meeting of the gen.
eral assembly and proceed to said cleo
tion.
TITLE III.-EXECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 48. The supreme executive power
Of the state shall be vested IL a chief ma
gistrate, 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 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 time aud 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, who shall deliver
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 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 of a 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 a 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 til day that bis 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 United
States governmer! shall be eligible to the
office Of governor or lieutenant governor.
ART. SO. n case Ct chis,c,ss CT ..lc
governor, his removal from office, death,
refusal or inability to qualify, or to dis
charge the powers and dutiess his office,
resignation or absence from the tate, the
powers and duties Of the office shall de-
volve upon the lieutenant governor for the
residue of the term, or until the governor,
absent or impeached shall return or be ac-
quilted, or the disability be removed The
general assembly may provide by law for
the case Of removal, impeachment, death,
resignation, disability, or refusal to qualify
Of both the governor and the lieutenant
governor, declaring what officer shall act
as governor; and such officer shall act ac-
cordingly until the disability be removed,
or for the remainder of the term
ART. 54 The lieutenant governor or Of
ficer discharging the duties of governor,
shall, during bis administration, receive the
same compensation to which the governor
would have been entitled had he continued
in Office.
ART. IS. The lieutenant governor shall
by virtue of bis Office be president of the
senate, but shall only vote when the senate
Is equally divided. Whenever he shall ad-
minister the government, or shall be unable
to attend as president of the senate, the