New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-27

state which shall haveen created, or the
emoluments Of whichIay have been in
creased during The 70 such senator or
representative was ia Ice.
ART. a.. No bill cd have the force Of a
law until on three sevIi days ii be read
in each house Of the aeral assembly, and
free discussion allowehereon, unless four
tifths Of the house wht the bill is pending
may deem it expedite to dispense with
this Tnle. ~ 81.
Art. 43. All bills raising revenue
shall originate in theouse Of representa-
ti7es, but the senate By propose amend
ments as in other bill Provided, it shall
not Introduce any mar under the color
Of an amendment WIN does not relate to
raising revenue.
ART. A. The ge1al assembly shall
regulate by whom in what manner
writs of election shalh issued TO fill the
vacancies which may cur in either branch
thereof.
AIT. 45. On the confiatiOn or rejection of
the officers to be appoed by the governor,
with the advice and csent Of the senate,
the vote shall be TAX by yeas and nays;
and the names of theenators voting for
and against the appoments respectively
shall be entered on thournals to be kept
for the purpose, and de public on or be-
fore the end of each sion. 70.
ART. 46. Returns all elections for
members of the gene1assembl2 shall be
made to the secretary state. ..
ART. At. In the We id which regular
election for senator the United States
is to take place the mlbers Of the general
assembly shall meein the hall of the
house of representabs on the second
Monday following theneeting of the gen
eral assembly, and roceed to said cleo
ton. .-.....-... ..
TITLE III.-EXEcUFE DEPARTMENT. {
ART. As. The suprei executive power
Of the state shall be wed in a chief ma
gistrate, who shall beyled the governor
of the state of Louisa. He shall hold
his office during the tn offour years, and
together with the ntenant governor,
chosen for the same rm, be elected as
follows The qualifil electors for repre-
sentatives shall vote fgovefnor and lieu
tenant governor at thine and place Of
voting for representaes the returns Of
every election shall blealed up and trans
mitted by the propereturning officer to
the secretary of statwho shall deliver
them to the speaker one house of repre-
sentatives on the seed day of the session
Of the general assemb then to be holden,
The members of the geral assembly shall
meet in the house of representatives. to ex-
anime and count theFotes. The person
having the greatestnumber of votes
for governor shall be blared duly elected;
but in case Of a lie vote between
two or more candates, one of them
shall Immediately be hosen governor by
joint vote Of the meBers Of the general
assembly. The persohaving the greatest
number of votes poll for lieutenant gov
ernor shall be lieutent governor but in
case ola tie vote betmn two or more can
didates, one of them all be Immediately
chosen lieutenant govnor by joint vote Of
the members of the gefal assembly.
ART. 40. No persoishall be eligible to
the office of governor lieutenant COVER
nor who is not citizeof the United States,
and resident of thi4ate two years next
preceding his election
ART. SO. The govern shall be ineligible
for the succeeding fotyears after the ex-
piration of the time fuRhich he shall have
been elected.
ART. 81. The goveDr shall enter on the
discharge of his dutiesn the second Mon
day in January next suing his election,
and shall continue infice until the Mon
day next succeeding : day that his sue
cessor shall be declaa duly elected, and
shall have taken the Oh or Affirmation re-
quired by the constitlou.
ART. 50. No memb Of congress or any
person holding ofic under the United
States government shI be eligible to the
Office of governor or ltenant governor.
ART. So. In case Impeachment Of the
governor, his removafrom office, death,
refusal or inability qualify, or to dis.
charge the powers andntiesS his Office,
resignation or absencaom the tate, the
powers and duties ofae Office shall de-
Volve upon the lieutent governor for the
residue of the term, oantl the governor,
absent or impeached, all return or be ac-
quilted, or the disabilr BE- removed. The
general assembly mapfogide by law for
the case of removal, ipeachment, death,
resignation, disability refusal to qualify,
Of both the goveFnonnd the lieutenant
governor, declaring vat officer shall act
as governor; and s1chiiicer shall act ac-
cordingly until the dibilitg be removed,
or for the remainder one term.
ART. 81. The lieutemt governor or Of
fcer discharging theusies Of governor,
shall, during his admiEtFation, rec 1--WE the
same compensation to hich the governor
would have been entitd had he continued
in Office. - sH4t
Art. So. The lieutant governor shall
by virtue of his office,e president of the
senate, but shall only ito when the senate
Is equally divided Nenever he shall ad-
minister the governme, Of shall be unable
to attend az presided Of the senate, the
senators shall elect onbf their own mem