Democratic banner., 1846-01-31
CONSTITUTION
~ the State Fl Missouri, mate in CJn%en-
I'm, at tie CITY IF Jcferson, II. ID. 1915.
(Concluicd.)
Concluded. J
ARTICLE n.-Ofhs Ersrui;re Pousr.


Section /. Supreme Executive Power shall
be vested in a chief magistrate, who shall be
styled the governor olti.e site OF Missouri.
sec. 2. The governor shall be at least thirty
wears of age, a free white citizen Of the United
States, and Shall have been a citizen Of the Uni
ted States ten yers, and of the state of Missouri
q, least five years next preceding his election.
sec. >. The governor shall hold his Office t,r
four years, and until a successor be duly elected
and qualified. lie shall be elected III the man
ner following Al the time and place OF voting
for members oil the house of representatives, TIE
qualified electors shall vote for 4 governor, and
when two or more persons have an equal mum
her Of votes, anl a higher number than aay 9th
or person, the election shall be decided between
them by a Joint vote Of both houses Of tic gel
sral assembly, q, their next session.
sec. i. The governor shall be Negligible Tor
the next four years after the expiration Of his
term Of service.
Sec. 5. The governor shall be COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the army and navy OF this state, except
when thew shall be called into the service oil tac
United Siutes-bu, need not command III person
unless advised so do by a resolution O! The gen
eral assembly.
sec. s. The governor shall have power, alter
conviction TO remit fines and iorieitures, and,
except in cases Of impeachment, 10 grant re-
preses and pardons.
sec. I. The governor, >hA!, from t:mo TO
time, give TO the general assembly information
relative 10 the state OF the government, and
shall recommend 10 their consideration such
measures as he sh-ll deem neces>ar! and e>Pe-
dent. On extraordinary occasions, he may con
vene the general asscmliy by proclamation, and
shall state 10 them The purpose fer which they
are convened.
sec. :. The governor shall take care ilr~t tie
laws be distributed and faith fully executed and
he shall be a conseryator OF the peace through
out the state.
sec. 9. When any Office, except that OF sI'rr-
If or coroner, shall become vacant, the Cover
uer shall appoint e person TO III! such vacancy
wls shah continue III office until Al successor be
duly appointed and qualified according :" ".
sec. 10. Every bill which shall have been
passed by bgra houses CT the general assonDiy-
shall. before il becomes a law, be PrescHtc" 10
the governor for his appreciation. II lac approve
he shall sign it; ii moi. he shall return II, WIN
his objections, 10 The house III wlilch II Si,!i
have originated ; and the house shall cause "e
objections TO be entered al large upon lis our
nal. and shall proceed TO reconsider tMc MI
II. after such reconsideration, 4 IN jorlty o! the
snSr-h hers 10 mai HOUSE Sliall ! ~
..me. il shall be sent. together with the o,Jec-
lions, ,o.the other house: by which ii shall -
IN like manner reconsilrrcd and, II 1p?T"Nel
by , r,ioritv oc all the members elected 10 il"'
Louss i shall become a aw. In all such cases,
,be votes of both houses shall I've token ~ yes
"a p,rs and the names o. tie :ns!n1'TS voting
Cor md AGAINST Ike I'LL shall be entered o. lac
;ournals of each house, respectively. l. an!
hin sbau not be returned ~ the governor WITH
in four day fSundays excepted "lieT Il >.''
Loye be.n presented 10 him, the same s."il be-
oou. a law. il ike manner rs II The governor
had .irned il. unless the general assembly, y
;,s adiournment, shall vgeFent lis return IL
which case il shall hot become " law.
.ec. IL. Ever, resolution, TO which the cor
,rr.ncs Of the senate and house o. representa-
tive NAY b. necessary, except III cases o. 40
;o,rnment, shall be presented 10 the governor
and before the same shSll take effect, "i'iI %
,roceeded upon in the same ia~lHeT as III '-'
case o. a bill. =, ,r
COO 70 There shall be an auditor Of pu3i!i
sccoupts. whom the governor, by and "hh 'H'
advice and consent OF the senate, shall appoint
IL sh,U continue in Office four years, and IN
III hi, successor is duly appointed and 4uaiti''"
and sb,,l nerEorn such duties rs my lie pre-
scr;hed by law. His Office shall be Ael' At "I'
seat OF government. ,.I ,,n,.
cor Ia The governor shall, al stated uheS
receive for hi, services an adequate s"!"rY' Il
be fixed by law; which shall neither be increaS.
ed nor diminished after h!s cicctioH al" !
hi. continuance in Office.
sec. Ia. There shall he a lieutenant go'cf
ner. who shall be elected at the same l!ih'', u
the same manner, for the same term, ana s'ai
possess the same qualification, as the governor
The electors shall distinguish for whom INT.
vote as governor and for whom as ile''eh'"
governor. IN J.,
sec. Is. The lieutenant governor SHALL >
virtue of his Office, be president Oh INC st"''s
In committee Of the whole, he may "ep"t 81
all questions; and, when there IS an equal o''t'
ion, he shall give the casting vote ih''e e"i'
and also i'll Joint vote oil both houses. nj,
sec. 10. When the Office OF governor s'Iiit y.
come vacant, BY death, resignation, absence ir ;c,
the state removal from Office, refusal 10 P'1i"s
impeachment, or otherwise, the lieutenant go.
ernor, or, in case of like disability on his p@'''
the president Of the senate pro e"Po',' Vi
there be no president Of the senate pro ""pJ'
the speaker Of the house of representatives. I'a
possess all the duties Of governor, an" >I"'' !,
ceive for his services The like compensation u, :,
til such vacany be filled or the governor so al