The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1889-02-09
PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.

Quite number OF orr readers have
expressed an interest IN this matter
and so represent the following:
The Constitution OF the United
States provides that "in case Of the
removal Of the President from Office,
or of his death, resignation or inabil-
ity TO discharge the powers and duties
OF the said office, the same snail de-
volve on the Vice President; and the
Congress may by law provide for the
case Of removal, death, resignation OF
inability Of both the President and
Nice-President, declaring what officer
shall then act as President; and such
officer shall act accordingly until the
disabilitybe removed, or a President
shall be elected" Acting under the
authority thus conferred Congress, by
Act Of March /, 1892, designated the
Presidcntof the Senate, or, If there
is none, tAen the Speak cr Of the House
Of Representatives, as the officer to
act as President temporarily. BY Act
Of Janlasy Is, 1886, the Presidential
succession, as it is generally called
althoughfhe person named simply acts
as Presidents provided for in this
way: In case of removal, death or
inability of both the President and
Vice President Of the United States,
the Secretary Of State; or If there be
none, or In case Of his removal death,
resignation or inability, then the Sec
retasy Of. the Treasury; or if there be
none, or in case Of his removal, death,
resignation or inability, then the Sec
retary Of War; if there be none, or
in case Of his removal, death, resig-
nation or inability, then the Attorney
General. or if there be none, or in
case of Ills removal, death, resignation
or inability, then the Postmaster-G Gen
eral; or II there be none, or in case OF
bis removal, death, resignation or ina.
billty, then The Secretary OF the Navy;
or if there besnone, or in case of his
removal, death, resignation or inabil-
ity, then the Secretary Of the Interior
shall act as President un;ii the dis
ability Of the President CIR Vice
President is removcd, or President
shall be elected; Provided, That when
ever the powers and duties Of the Of
fee of Rresident of the United States
shall dUsoive upon any OF the persons.
named herein, if Congress be not then
in session, or if it would not meet in
accordance with law within twenty
days thereafter, it shall be the duty Of
the person upon whom said powers
and duties shall devolve to issue
proclamation convening Congress in
extraordinary session, giving twenty
davs' notice of the time of meeting"
1t is also provided, "that the preced-
ing section shall only be held to de-
scribe and apply to such officers as
shall have been appointed by the ad-
vice and consent OF the Senate to the
offices therein named, and such as are
eligible to the Office of President I'M
der the Constitution and not under
impeachment by the House of Repre-
at the time the powers and
duties of the Office shall devolye upon
them respectively"
The former act providing that the
President of the Senate or the Speak
er of the House should act as Presi-
dent is repealed. Under the Consti-
tuition and laws, therefore, the Presi-
dent may be succeeded by the Vice
President. If both should die, be re-
moved, resign, or become unable to
perform the duties of the Office, then
.he following would act as President
temporarily, in the order named, If
hey should be eligible: Secretary of
State, Secretary Of the Treasury, Sec
-etary of War, Attorney-General,
Postmaster General, Secretary of the
Navy, Secretary of the INTERIOR
Journal.