The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-06-14
Ta.es CONSTITUTIONAL Convention
(ARTIGLEs ADOPTED SINCE OUR LAST
RFPoRT.)
REPORT.

receive Ter Ills services u salary
which shall be double that of "a
member Of the General Assembly,
and no more.
The Governor shall have power
TO grant reprieves for all offenses
against the State, anu, except in
cases of impeachment, upon the
recommendation in writing of u
majority of "a Board of Pardons,
To consist of the Lieutenant Gov
,ernor, Attorney General and pre-
siding Judge. to grant pardons,
commute sentences, and remit fines
and forfeitures after conviction.
In cases of treason he may grant
reprieye until the end of the next
session of the General Assembly,
in which the power OF pardon shall
be vested.
The Governor shall receive a
salary Of $4,000 per annnm, pay
able monthly on his own warrant.
He shall nominate, and by ubd
with the consent of the Senate.
appoint all officers whose offices
are established bythis constitution,
and whose appointments or cleo
tion are not herein otherwise pro-
vided for; provided, however, that
the Legislature shall have the
right to prescribe the mode of
appointment Oh election to all
offices created by it.
The Governor shall have the
power to fill vacancies that may
happen during the recess of the
Senate, IN cases not otherwise
provided for in this constitution.
by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of the next
session; but no person who has
heen nominated for iffice and re-
jected shall be appointed to the
same office during the rucess Of
the Senate. The failure of the
Governor to send in for .confr-
nation the name of any person
appointed by him during the TO-
cess of the Senate shall be cnnsid-
cred as rejection as herein above
provided. He may require infor-
NATION in writing from the officers
ID the executive department upon
amy subject relating to the duties
of their respective offices. He
shall be commander of the arm,
and navy ut the State, and If the
militia, except when they shall be
called into the service of the Uni
ted States. He shall, from. time
to time, give to the General As
sembly information Respecting Che
situation of the State, and recon
mend to their consideration such
ameasnres as he may deem expedi-
ent.
lie may, on extraordinary toc-
cssions convene the General As
sembly at the seat OF government,
or ut different place if that shall
have become dangerous from an
enemy or from epidemic. The
powers TO legisl'tte shall be limi-
ted to the objects enumerated spe-
officially in the proclamation cob
yening such extraordinary SEES
sion; therein the Governor shall
also limit the time such session
may continue. propided, it shall
not exceed twenty days.
Every bill which shall have
passed both houses shall be pre-
scented to the Governor; if he APP
prove he shall sign it; if not, he
shall return it. with his objections,
TO the house in which it original
ed, which house shall enter the
objections at large upon Its
journal, and proceed 10 reconsider
it. III after snch consideration
two thirds of all the memhers
elected to that house shall agree
30 pass the bill it shall he sent
with the objections, TO the Other
house, by which likewise ii shall
be reconsidered, and If passed by
two thirds of the members elected
to that house it shall be @ law; but
in such cases the vote of boil
houses shall be taken by yeas ant
mays, and the names of the mem.
bers voting for and against snci
bill shall be entered on thejourna
OF each house respectively. Il
amy bill shall not be returned d,
the Governor within FIVE .davs