Year: 1868

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emnluments Of which may have been in
creased during the time such senator or
representative was in Office.


ART AZ. No bill shall have the force Of
law until on three several days it be read
in each house of the general assembly, and
free discussion allowed thereon, unless four
ffths. of the house where the bill is pending
may deem it expedient to dispense with
this rnle.


Art. 43. All bills for raising revenue
shah originate in the house Of representa-
tives, but the senate may propose amend
ments as in other bills; Provided, 1t shall
not introduce any matter under the color
of an amendment which does not relate to
raising revenue.


ART. A. The general assembly shall
regulate by whom and in what manner
writs of election shall be issued to fll the
vacancies which may occur in either branch
thereof


ART. As. On the confirmation or rejection Of
the officers to be appointed by the governor,
with the advice and consent Of the senate,
the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays;
and the names Of the senators voting for
and against the appointments respectively
shall be entered on the journals to be kept
for the purpose, and made public on or be-
fore the end of each session.


ART. 46. Returns of all elections for
members of the general assembly shall be
made to the secretary Of state.


ART. Al. In the year in which regular
election for senator of the Uui,ed States
is to take place the members of the general
assembly shall meet in the hall of the
house of representatives on the second
Monday following the meeting of the gen.
eral assembly, and proceed to said cleo
ton.


TITLE Iu.-EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.


ART. 49. The supreme executive power
of the state shall be vested in chief ma
gistrate, who shall be styled the governor
of the state of Louisiana. He shall hold
his office during the term Offour years, and
together with the lieutenant governor,
chosen for the same term, be elected as
follows: The qualified electors for repre-
sentstives shall vote for governor and lieu
tenant governor at the time and place of
voting for representatives. the returns of
every election shall be sealed up and trans
mitted by the proper returning officer to
the secretary of state, who shall deliver
them to the speaker Of the house Of repre-
sentatives on the second day of the session
of the general assembly then to be holden.
The members of the general assembly shall
meet in the house Of representatives to ex-
anime and count the votes. The person
having the greatest number of votes
for governor shall be declared duly elected;
, but in case of tie vote between
. two or more candidates, one of them
, shall Immediately be chosen governor by
, joint vote of the members of the general


assembly. The person having the greatest
= number o. votes polled for lieutenant gov
. ernor shall be lieutenant governor but in
case of tie vote between two or more can


didates, one of them shall be Immediately


chosen lieutenant governor by joint vote of


the members of the general assembly.
ART. 40. No person shall be eligible to


the Office Of governor or lieutenant COVER
nor who is not citizen Of the United States,


and a resident of this state two years next
preceding his election.


: ART. 90. The governor shall be ineligible


for the succeeding four years after the ex-
piration Of the time for which he shall have


been elected.


ART. 81. The governor shall enter on the
discharge of his duties on the second Mon
day in January next ensuing his election,


and shall continue in Office until the Mon
l day next succeeding ths day that his sue
I cessor shall be declared duly elected and


shall have taken the oath or affirmation re-
quired by the constitution.


ART. 50. No member of congress or any
, person holding Office under the United
, States governments shall be eligible to the


Office of governor or lieutenant governor.
ART. So. In case Of impeachment of the
f governor, his removal from office, death,


refusal or inability to qualify, or to dis.
E charge the powers and dutiesI his office,
resignation or absence from the tate, the


powers and duties Of the office shall de-


volye upon the lieutenant governor for the
, residue of the term, OF until the governor,
absent or impeached, shall return or be ae-


quilted, or the disability be removed. The
general assembly may provide by law for


the case of removal, Impeachment, death,


resignation, disability, or refusal to qualify,


of both the governor and the lieutenant


governor, declaring what officer shall act


as governor; and such officer shall act ac-
cordingly until the disability be removed,
or for the remainierof of the term.


ART. 54. The lieutenant governor or Of
fieer diseharging the duties of governor,


shall, during his administration, receive the
: same compensation to which the governor
, would have been entitled had he continued
in office.


ART. So. The lieutenant governor shall
by virtue Of his office be president of the
senate, but shall only vote when the senate


is equally divided. Whenever he shall ad-
minister the government, or shall be unable
to attend as president of the senate, the
senators shall elect one Of their own mem