The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-27

III no Instance shall more than thirty dollars
each way BE- allowed for travelling expenses,
AHT. =. Each house shall keep journal Of
ished Immediately. after the close Of the SEES
sion. When practicable the minutes Of each
days session shall DC printed and placed In W tie
original journal shall be preserved. af or pub
ltcation, In the Office Of the secretary OF State,
but there shall be- required no other record
thereof.
Arr Every law enacted by the. General
Assembly shall embrace but one object. and
that shall be expressed In the title.
b., reference to ls tile. but II such eases The
enacted and published at length.
ART. =. The General Assembly shall never
adopt any system or. code OF laws by general
reference to such system or code Of laws, but IN
all cases shall reefte ut enRth the several Drovf-
siona OF the laws 1t may enact
ART -. NOT less than majority OF the mem 2. !,
bers. OF each house Of the General Assembly
shall form aauorum to transact business; Du y
q smaller number may adjourn from gay 70
day and shall have power to compel the atteno-
ance Of absent members. $500, y.
Arr; -. Neither house during the session e. Oh
the General Assembly shall, without the g con-
sent Oh the other, adjourn Tor more Lhah ahts q.
days, NOR :? any other place than that II which
Air. .. The yeas and nays ON any. question,
Ii either house, SHALL at the desire OF one tlfth
Of the members elected. be entered On tho jour-
nal.
Arr. All bills for raising revenue or ap
proDriating money shall originate In the
House Of Representatives. but the Senate may
propose or concur In amendments as In etner
ART. =. No bill, ordinance or resolution
intended to have the effect Of law, which
shall have been rejected by either house. shall
Be again proposed In the same house. during
the sumo session, under the same or any other
title. without the consent Of majority Of the
house by which the same was rejected.
ART. -. Every bill shall be read on three
different days Id each house. and no bill shall
be considered for final passage unless 1t has
reported on by q committee. Nor shall any bill
become O. law unless, on lis final passage. the
vote be taken BIZ yeas and nays the names OF
BE- entered on the journal, and q majority Of the
members elected TO each house be recon ded
thereon as voting In its favor.
ART. -. No amendmlentto bills by one house
shall be concurred tn by the other except by d
vote OF majority Of the members elected there
to. taken by yeas and naya, :. and the names OF
journal thereof. And reports of comrntees Of
conference shall be adopted in either house
only BY vote Of o, majority Of the members
the nnneg Of those voting for or against record
Art; =. Whenever bill that has been passed
session of tie house ii which It Originated tic
title shall be read, and, OF the request Of any
five members, The bill shall DO road in full.
WlGn Tue Speaker III HKb HOUSE OF IkbIT656DIa-
tives Or The President Of the senata. as the case
may be. shall at once sign It ia open house,
and the fact of signing shall be noted on the
tie Iii er
whose presiding officer. shall cause d sus-
pension Of all other business to. read and sign
a. ba ps are 1 Signed By tie spsaksr y hs
House and President. Of the Senate they shall
Be taken at once. and on the same day, to the
Governor by the Clerk OF the House or secre-
ART. -. No law passed By the General Assem-
bly,. except the general appropriation act Or act
General Assembly. shall take effect or 20 into
force until promulgated.
A law shall be considered promulgated atthe
day after the pub icatfon Of such law III the
State journal and In all other parts Of the State
TWEEN days after the publication In the State
ART. =. The clerical officers of thetwo houses
shall be Secretary Or Ihe senate and Clerk OF
the House Of Representatives. with such as
sistants as may BE- necessary. but the expenses
for clerks and employees shall not exceed sixty
dollars per day for tue Senate nor seventy for
the House..
fuel used II the Legislative, and other depart
ments OF governments shall be furnished and
the printing. binding and distributing Of the
other printing and binding and the repairing
and furnishing the halls and rooms, used for
the meetings 81 the General Assembly and It's
10 be given to the lowest responsible bidder
below such maximum price and under such
regulations as shall be prescribed BY law; pro-
uided that none other than citizens OF the state
shall be entitled to enter into or be awarded
any Of said contracts. No member or officer of
any ct the aepar tments Of the government shall
be In any way interested in such contracts an q
all such CONTRACTS shall be, subject to the. APP
proval q the doyerner the !, President :, the
Sentatives, or any Two OF them.
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The ordinance reported BY the Committee
On the Executive Department was taken up
on its third reading.
Delegate Blanchard moved to reconsider
the vote by which article had been adopted
on Its second reading, for the purpose OF
of Congress ineligible to the office of Gov
ernor or Lieutenant Governor.
Delegate BreauX opposed the motion to re-
consider and moved to lay it on the table.
The motion to table prevailed g. nays
ID.
The ordinance was then finally adopted on
q call OF the yeas and nays-yeas IT, nays II.
The ordinance Is as follows:
ARTICLE /. The executive department shall
consist Of Governor. Lieutenant Governor.
Attorney General, Auditor. Treasurer and Sec
Arr q The supreme executive power Of the
State shall be vested In chief magistrate who
shall BE- styled the Governor. Of Louisiana. He
gether with the Lieutenant Governor, chosen
for the same term shall be elected as follows:
The qualified electors for Representatives shall
vote for q Governor and Lieutenant Governor
at the time and place OF voting for Representa-
tives.
The returns Of every election for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor shall be sealed UP
separately 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 Assem-
bly, then next to be holden. The members Of
the General Assembly shall meet on the first
Thursday after the day on which they assemble.
In the House of Representatives to examine
and count the votes. The person having the
greatest number Of votes for Governor shall be
declared duly, elected; but IN case two or more
persons shall be equal and highest In the num-
ber Of votes poled for Governor one Of them
shall Immediately be chosen Governor by Joint
vote Of the members of the General Assembly.
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 In number of votes polled for
Governor one Of them shall be i'm
vote of the members Of the General Assembly.
AIT 3. No person shall be eligible to the office
Of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who ehall
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