New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-24

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pointed to any civil Office Of profit under this
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. AZ. No bill shall have the force of
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. 43. 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 10 fill the
vacancies which may occur in either branch
thereof.
ART. IS. 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 the 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. At. In the year in which regular
, election for a 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
ton.
TITLE uI.--ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT.
ART. 48. The supreme executive power
of the state shall be vested in 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 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, 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
a 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
4 but in case Of tie vote between
,f two or more candidates, one of them
a shall Immediately be chosen governor by
.. joint vote of the members of the general
a assembly. The person having the greatest
7f number of votes polled for lieutenant gov
- ernor shall be lieutenant governor but in
=, case of tie vote between two or more can,
- ddates, one of them shall be Immediately
70 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 ofthe United States
- and a resident of this state two years mex
" preceding his election.
ot 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
81 day in January next ensuing his election
d. and shall continue in office until the Mon
Ill day next succeeding tbs day that his sue
ut cessor shall be declared duly elected, ant
shall have taken the oath or affirmation re-
s. quired by the constitution.
3. ART. 50. No member of congress or any
a person holding office under the United
in States governments shall be eligible to the
". Office of governor or lieutenant governor.
al ART. So. In case otimpeaehment of the
of governor, his removal from office, death
IS refusal or inability to qualify, or to dis
of charge the powers and duties, his office
n resignation or absence from the tate, the
powers and duties of the office shall de
8. volve upon the Lieutenant governor for the
a residue of the term, or until the governor
AZ absent or impeaohed, shall return or be &C
n quilted, or the disability be removed. The
,a general assembly may provide by law fol
the case of removal, impeachment, death
n resignation, disability, or refusal to qualify
or OF both the governor and the Heutenan
NJ governor, declaring what officer shall act
l. as governor; and such officer shall act &C
- cordingly until the disability be removed
or for theremainler of the term.
- ART. 81. The lieutenant governor or of
~ ficer discharging the duties of governor
= shall, during his administration, rec ave the
% same compensation to which the governor
- would have been entitled had he continued
al in office.
T. ART. So. The lieutenant governor shall
! by virtue of his Office be president of tbs
- senate, but shall only vote when the senate
= is equally divided. Whenever he shall ad
s minister the government, or shall be unable
tn attend AZ president of the sonata. thu