The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-21

The meetings for the election of Governor shall be
notified held and regulated and shall be received, sorted
counted declared and recorded in the those tor
and Representatives. They shall be sealed and return
"a into e Secrearvs office
time those Senator'S And Secretary of State fer the
being shall, the first "Wednesday of January lay the
SANE list before tive Senate and House Representatives be
by them eyamined and in of choice by majority oa
the returned tie shall be declared and published
Gn no person shall have majority of the House a
Representatives shall by ballot from the persons having the
four highest numbers OF votes on the list elect two persons and
make their the Senate Of whom the Senate
SHALL by ballot who shall be declared the Governor
SIC The Governor shall, the OF his
term thirty years be natural born citizen OF the
the United Sate have been five years. from the adoption
this constitutions resident of the State, and at the time OF his
election ard during the term tor Which he IS elected, De
dent of eaid State.
SEC s. No person holding any office place under the
United States this State; other shall exercise the
oliee of Governor
services compensation which sha not be increased or dlm
ishel during his continuance in office.
Sro T. He shall be commander in Chief of tho Army and
Navy of the and the Militia except when called nothe
so,na service Of the United States but he shall march
convey ay of the citizens the State without their consent
or that the Legislature, unless shall become necessary 10
order to march transport them from part of the State to
another for the defense thereof.
SIC He shall nominate, and with the advice and consent
ofthe Cnunc appoint all Judicial officers the Attorney General
the She and of Probate and every such
shall he made by the Goveo seven days at least
prior to such apr ointment.
Spc O. He shall time give to the Legislature
information of The condition the State and recommend to their
consideration such he Judge expedien.
SEC Fe may require information from any military
officer officers the executive department any subject
relating to the duties of their respective offices.
SrC H. e shall have power with the advice and consent
Of the Council remit foretures and penalties, and grant
rpeves and padons after convcton except in cases OF inn
sro r. He shall take that the laws be faithfully
executed.
SIC r. Fe nav on extraordinary occasions, convene the
Teqisat,re and IN Of disagreement between the
Houses with renect the time Of adjournment adjourn
them to such time as shall think proper not beyond the day
II
the place where the Legislature next TO convene shall
have dangerous contagious Sickness
ne NAV direct session be held convenient place
Within the State.
SIC a. Whenever the office of Governor shall be vacant
nv oah resignation. removal from office, otherwise, TIE
President of the Senate shall exercise the office OF Governor UNI
fl another Governor shall be duly qualified: and in of the
dec resignation removal from Office, or other disqualification
f the President the exercising the office OF Gov
ror shn Speaker the oue OF Representatives shall
else the Office until President of the Senate shall have been
chosen and when the office of Governors President OF the Sen
M and = ,ker Of the House shall be in the
r The Senate person acting Secretary OF State for the
tine being shall by proclamation convene the Senate that
President NAV be chosen the office OF Governor
And vhenavo either the President Of the Senate, Speaker Of
,he House shall said ece he shall receive only the
Of Governor his duties President Speak
or suspended; and the Senate or House, shall NIL the
vacancy until his duties of Governor shall ceas"
ARTICLE N-PAgr sEcoN,.
COUNCIL.
cc l. There shall be Council 70 consist Of seven persons
citizens Of said advise the Governor IN the executive
mart If government the Governor snail have full
a. bs discretion to assemble and A with the Councillors OF
majority Of them, may from time to time, hod and keep
Council for ordering and Go .cng The affairs OF the State ac
cording 10 law
crc The Councillors shall be chosen annually, the
first "Wednesday Of January by JOINT ballot OF the Senators
and Conventions but not than one
Councillor shall be elected from any District prescribed for the
apnortionrnent Of Senators.
g., 8 The resolutions and advice of Council shall be re-
corded in register and signed by the members present. which
NAV be called for either Hose of the Legislature; and any
nav enter dissent to the resolution OF the majority
Srn No Member Of Congress, of the Senate House
Of Of this State person holding any
oce er the United States post officers excepted
civil officers under State uste of the Peace Notaries
Pubc excened shall be Councillor And no councillor shall
~ appointed TO any office during the time for which he shall
have been elected.
ARTICLE V--pkRT
SECRETARY.
Src The Secretary OF State shall he chosen annually, at
the first session Legislature by joint ballot OF the Senators
and Represent atiyes in Convention
Srr The records of the State she'll he kept in the office
Of the Secretary who appoint his Deputies tor whose
duct he shall be accountable
SEC g. He shall attend the Governor and Council Senate
and House Of Representatives person by hi. Deputies,
they shall respectively require.
SIC He shall carefully keep and preserve all the records
Of all the official and proceedings of the Governor and
Council Senate House of Representatives and SHALL when
eaured lay the before either brar OF the Legislatures
and shall nerfor such other duties enoned by this Con