Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-30
Constitution Of Louisiana,
ADOPTED IN CONVENTION, AT NEW
ORLEANS, JULY %, 1879.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
73. Every bill which shall have passed
both houses shall be presented to the
Governor if he approve, he shall sign it !;
if not, he shall return it, with his object
ions, to the house in which it originated,
which house shall enter the objections at
large upon the journal AID proceed to
reconsider it. If, after such reconsider
alton, two-thirds of all the members
the bill, it shall be sent, with the object
ions, to the other house, by which like
wise it shall be reconsidered, and if pass
ed by two-thirds of the members elected
to that house it shall be a law; but in
such cases the vote of both houses shall
be taken by yeas aid nays, and the
names Of the members voting for and
against the bill shall be entered on the
journal of each house respectively. 1t
any bill shall not be returned by the
Governor within five days after it shail
have been presented to him, the same
shall be Il law in like manner as if he bad
signed it, unless the General Assembly,
by adjournment, shall prevent it's return,
| in which case it shall not be Il law.
"a. The Governor shall have power to
| disapprove Of any item or items OF any
| bill making appropriations of money,
embracing distinct items, and the part
or parts CT the bill approved shall be law,
and the item or items of appropriation
disapproved shall he v.id unless repass-
| t,>f f1,, nd iynI q
prescribed Tor the passage of other bills
over the executive veto.
rs. Every order, resolution or vote to
which the concurrence of both houses
may be necessary, except on n q question
| of adiournment, or on matters OF parlia-
mentary proceedings, or an address for
removal from office, shall be presented
to the Governor, aud before it shall take
effect be approved by him, or being dis
approved shall DO repassed by two thirds
of tue members elected to each house.
76. The Treasurer, Auditor, Atto1ney
General and sec etary of State shall be
elected by the qualified electors of the
State for the term of four years; and III
case of any vacancy caused by death, re-
sirnation or permanent absence OF elthel
of said officers tho Governor shall Ill
such vacancy by appointment, With The
advice and consent of the senate; pr'ctd
cd, however, that notwithstanding suct
appointment, such vacancy shall be fill
ed by election at the next election afteI
the occurrence of tho vacancy.
II, Tho Auditor of Public Account:
shall receive q salary of two thousant
five hundred dollars per annum; th'
Treasurer shall receive q salary or tw'
thousand dollars per annum; and tn
secretary OF State shall receive salar.
. of one thousand eight hundred dollar
!. per annum. Each of the before named
= officers shall he paid monthly, and n
fees CT perquisites or other compensation
shall be allowed to said officers; prorideo
that the Secretary of state may be allow
= ed fees as may be provided by law to
comics and certificates furnished to pri
vate persons.
7S. Appropriations for the clerical eS
penscs of the officers named in the pre-
ceediug article shall specify each Item
, approprations; and shall not exceed
auy enc year. for the Treasurer, the sui
of two thousand dollars; for the Se'reti
@ ry of State, one thousand five hundre
IS dollars; AMI for the Auditor OF Publ
: Accounts Tue sum of four thosuand DO
= lars. =,
T. 10 All commissions shall be in tt
to name and by the authority OF the sla
A. of Louisiana, and shall be sealed VIII
- =: tbe stat, seal! signed "y the Govern