The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-07-05
Executive Department.

Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General: Auditor, Treasurer and
Secretary OF State.
Art. 2. The supreme executive
power ofthe State shall be vest
eel IL a chief magistrate, who
shall be styled the Governor of
Louisiana. He shall hold his
office during four years, and, to
gether with the Lieutenant Cover
nor, chosen for the same term,
shall be elected as follows The
qualified electors for Representa-
tives shall vote for a Governor
aud Lieutenant Governor at the
time aud place of voting for Rep
res%entatives.
The returns of every election
for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor shall be sealed up separate
~ from the returns of election of
other officers and transmitted by
the proper officer of every parish
to the Secretary of State, who
shall deliver them unopened to
the General Assembly then next
to be holden. The members of the
General Assembly shall meet on
the first Thursday after the day
Oh which they assemble, in the
House Of Representatives, to eX-
anime and count the votes. The
person having the greatest num-
Der Of votes for Governor shall be
declared duly elected !; but i'll
case two or more persons shall be
equal and highest in the number
of votes polled for Governor one
of them shall Immediately be
chosen Governor by joint vote of
the members of the General Ash
sembly. The person having the
greatest number OF votes for
Lieutenant Governor shall be
Lieutenant Governor but if two
or more persons shall be equal
and highest i'll number of votes
pollea for Lieutenant Governor
Que of them shall Immediately be
chosen Lieutenant Governor by
joint vote of the members of the
General Assembly.
Art. 3. No person shall be eligi-
bic to the Office of Governor or
Lieutenant Governor Who shall
not have attained the age Of thir.
W Years. been ten years u citizen
OF the United States and resi-
dent of .he State for the same
space OF time next preceding his
election.
Art. 4. The Governor shall en-
ter Oh the discharge Of his duties
the first Monday next ensuing the
announcement 10y the General
Assembly Of the result OF the
election for Governor, and shall
continue in Office until the Mon
day next succeeding the day that
his successor shall have taken the
oath or affirmation required by
this constitution.
Art. 8. No person shall be eligl
bic as Governor or Lieutenant
Governor who shall be IA member
Of Congress or shall hold office
under the United States at the
time of or within six months i'm
mediattly preceding the election
for such office.
Art. 6, In case of the impeacil
ment of the Governor, his lemov
q. from Office, death, refusal or
inability to qualify, disability. res
ignation, or absence from the
State, the powers and duties OF
the office shall devolye upon the
| Lieutenant Governor for the resi-
due OF the term, or until the Gov
erner absent Or impeached Shall
return or be acquitted or the dis
ability be removed. In the event
of the removal, impeachment,
death, resignation, disability or
refusal to qualify of both the Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor,
the President pro TEN, of the Sen
ate shall act as Governor until
the disability be removed. or fol
the residue of the term.
Art. Z. The Lieutenant Cover
nor OF officer discharging the d''
ties OF Governor shall, during his
administration, receive the same
compensation to which the Cover
nor would have been entitled had
he continued in Office.
Art. s. The Lieutenant Cover
nor shall, by viltue OF his office.
be President of the Senate, bnl
shall have only casting vote
therein. The Senate shall elect one
of its members as President OF the
Senate pro tempore.
Art. 8. The Lieutenant Cover
nor shall receive for his services
a salary which shall be double
that of a member of the Genera
Assembly, and no more.
Art. 10, The Governor shall