Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-07

I5A them in the presence Of majority of
the members of each house of the general
assembly. The person having the high
est number of votes shall be governor;
but if two or more be equal and highest in
votes, then one of them shall be chosen
governor by joint ballot of both houses of
the general assembly. Contested elections
shall be determined by both houses of the
general assembly, in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. The first governor shall enter
upon the duties of his office on the second
Monday OF January, A. D. IS49, and shall
hold his office until the second Monday of
January, A. D. 1853, and until his. success
sor shall have been elected and tNhIfed;
and thereafter the governor shall hold his
Office for the term of four years, and until
ms successor shall have been elected and
qualified; but he shall not be eligible to
such Office more than four years in any
term of eight years, nor to any other office
until after the expiration of the term for
which he was elected
Sec. 4. No person except a citizen of
the United States shall be eligible to the
office of Governor, nor shall any person
be eligible to that Office who shall not have
attained the age of thirty-fve years, and
been ten years resident of this state.
and fourteen years citizen of theUnited
States.
SEC. 3. The governor shall reside at
the seat ofgovernment and receive sal
airy of fifteen hundred dollars per annum.
Which shall not be increased or diminish
cd; and he shall not, during the time for
which he shall have been elected, receive
any emolument from the United States. or
either of them.
SEC. 6. Before he enters upon the du-
ties OF his office, he shall take the following
oath or affirmation, to wit: 81 do solemnlV
swear Tor affirln) that will faithfully ex-
c:ate the duties appertaining to the office
OF governor of the state of Illinois: and
Will, 70 the best of my ability, preserve,
protect, and defend the constitution of this
state; and will, also support the constitu-
ton of the United States.''
Sec. 7 He shall, from time to time. give
the general assembly information of the
state OF the government, and recommend
to their consideration such measures as he
Shall deem eXpedlent.
SEC. 8. The governor shall have DOW.
er to grant reprieves, communications, and
pardons, after conviction, for all offences,
except treason and cases of impeachment
upon such conditions and with such restric-
TONS and Limitations as he may think prop
er, subject to such regulations as may be
provided by law relative to the manner of
applying for pardons. Upon conviction for
treason, he shall have power to suspend
the execution of the sentence until the case
shall be reported to the general assembly
at Its next meeting, when the general as
sembly shall pardon the convict, commute
the sentence, direct the execution thereof.
or grant further reprieve. He shall, BIZ
cnnlally, communicate to the general as
sembly each case ofreprieve, communication
or pardon granted, stating the name of the
convict, the crime for which he was con-
vIcted, the sentence and it's date, and the
date OF Communication, pardon, or reprieve.
SEC. .. He may require information in
writing from the officers in the executive
department. upon any subject relating to
the duties OF their respective offices, and
shall take care that the laws be faithfully
executed.
SEC. 10. He may, on extraordinary &C.
caSlons, convene the general assembly by
proclamation, and shall state in said proc
lamation the purpose for which they are to
convene; and the general assembly shall
enter on no Legislative business except
that for which they were specially called
together.
Sec. IL. He shall be commander. in
chief of the army and navy of this state,
and OF the militia, except when they shall
be called into the service of the United
States.
SEC. II. The governor shall nominate
and, by and with the advice and consent of
the senate "a majority of all the senators
appoint all officers whose of
fees are established by this constitution,
or which may be created by law, and whose
are not otherwise provided |
for: and no such officers shall be appoin-
ted or elected by the general assembly.
SEC. IL. In case of disagreement be- |
tween the two houses with respect to the |
time of adjournment the governor shall
have power to adjourn the general assem-
bly, to such time as he thinks proper, pro-
vide it be not to period beyond the next
constitutional meeting of the same.
Sec. IA. A lieutenant governor, shall
be chosenat atevery election of Governor
in the same manner, continue in Office
for the same time, and possess the same
qualifications. In voting for governor and
lieutenant governor. the electors shall dis
tinglish whomthey vote for as governor,
and whom as lieutenant governor.
SEC. Is. The lieutenant governor shall,
by virtue of his Office, be speaker of the
Senate, have a right. when in committee If