The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16

fine service, either civil or military,
ofsthe State or the United States;
NOR while engaged in the naviga-
tion Of the waters of the State or
the United States, or the high seas,
nor while a student Of any iustitu-
tion of learning.
The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law for the trial ard de-
termination Of contested elections
of all public officers. whether State,
judicial, parochial or municipal.
No person shall be eligible to
my office, State, judicial, parochial,
municipal or ward, who is not
citizen of this State and duly
qualified elector of the State, Judi
cial district, parish, municipality
or ward. wherein the functions OF
said Office are to be exercised. And
whenever any officer, State, judi
cial, parochial, municipal or ward,
may change his residence from this
State, or from the district, parish,
municipality or ward in which he
holds such Office, the same shall
thereby be vacated, any deeiara-
tion OF retention of domicil to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVALS.
The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor,
Treas urer, Attorney General, Su-
perintendent OF Public Education
and the judges of all the courts of
record in this State shall be liable
to impeachment for high crimes
and misdemeanor. for nonfeasance
or malfeasaDce in office, for incom-
potency. for corruption. favoritism,
extortlon or oppression in Office, or
for gross misconduct or habitual
drunkenness.
The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power OF inn
peachment. All impeachments
shall be tried by the Senate; when
sitting for that purpose, the Sena-
tors shall be upon oath or affirma-
tiop, and no person shall be con-
victed without the concurrence OF
thirds of the Senators present.
When the Governor of the State is
gu trial, the chief Justice or the Sc.
Nor associate justice OF the Su-
preme Court shall preside.
Judgment in cases of impeach-
ment shall extend Only to removal
rom Office and disqualification
rom holding any office of honor,
rust or profit under the State. but
,he party, whether convicted or ac-
Quilted, shall nevertheless be liable
% prosecution. trial and punish
nent according to law.
All officers against whom articles
II impeachment may be preferred
'Lali be suspended from the exer-
,ise OF the functions of their office
Turing the pendency Of such inn
,eachment, and, except In case Of
of the Governor, the
appointing power shall make
PROVISIONAL appointment 10 replace
my suspended officer until the de-
ision OF the impeachment.
For any reasonable cause the
Governor shall remove any officer
70 the address of two-thirds Of the
members elected to each Louse of
he General Assembly. In every
nch case, the cause or causes
or which such removal may be re-
|nired shall be stated at length Ia
he address and inserted In the
onrnal OF each house.
For any OF the causes specified
b article 1876. judges Of the courts
i appeal, OF the district courts
hroughont the State and OF the
ity courts of the parish Of Orleans
nay be removed from office by
Judgment of the Supreme Court Of
bis State In snit instituted by
bic Attorney General or d district
ttorney 10 the name of the State,
b his relation. The Supreme
;onrt ID hereby vested with orig
1al jurisdiction to try such causes;
nd il ia hereby made the duty of
ae Attorney General or any OF the
isrsiet attorneys to institute snch
ait on the written request end In
Of ffty citizens and tag
ayers residing within the territo-
al limits of the district or circnit
YER which the Judge against whom