The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-19
CONsrIrUTIONAL CONVENTION.
FRIDAY, May 81, 1850,

The following:
Sec. 1. Tie Executive Department shall
consist Of one Governor, Une. Lieutenant
Governor. one Secretary Of State, oGe Audi.
tor, one Treasurer, and one Attorney Gene
raj.
Sec. .. The supreme Executive power oil
ahis State shall be vested in a Governor.
Sec. 3. Nc person shall be eligible 10 the
oflice Of Governor, who has not The qualitica'
zion Of an eleclor, and bas not been citizen
ofthe United States twelve ysars, and aR
nhabitant OF this State five years, next pre-
ceding his election, and have attained the
age OF thHiy years.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall be elected by
tho qualified electors, at the time and places
Of voting tor members Of the Legislature, and
shall hold bis Office for The term OF Two years
from the time of his Inauguration, and until
his successor is qualified.
Sec. 5. The returns Of every election for
Governor, shall be sealed up and transmitted
40 the scat Of Government by the returning
officers, directed TO the President of the Sen.
ate, who shall open aud publish them in the
presence of n majority Of the members Of
each house OF the Legislature, during the
first week Of The session. The person having
the highest number Of votes shall be Cover
nor; but II any two or more shall be equal
highest IN votes, one OF them shall be chosen
Governor by the joint vote Of both houses
Sec. 6. lie may require information, in
writing, from ,he Offices in the Executive De.
partment upon any subject relating to the
duties Of their respective Offices, and shall
see that the laws are faithfully executed.
Sec. 7. lie shall communicate by message
10 the Legislature, at every session, the con.
ditiun Of the ale, and recommend for their
consideration such measures as he shall deem
expeGient.
Sec. 8. He may on extraordinary occa-
sions, convene the Legislature by pruclama-
tion; and shall state 10 both houses when as
sembled, the purpose for which they shall
have been convened.
Sec. 8, In cases Of disagreement between
the two houses in respect to the time of ud-
journment, the Governor shall have the pow
er 10 adjourn The Legislature to such time as
he may think proper, bni not to a period be-
yond the regular meetings thereof
Sec. 10. He shall be commanderin chic
cf the military and naval forces of this State,
except when they shall be called into the
service Of the United States.
Sec. IL. The Governor shall have the
power TO grant TepfiVes, eommulstions and
Pardons after conviction, tor all offences, ex
cept treason, and casos Of ofimpeschmenr, upon
such conditions, and such restrictions and
limitations as he may think proper, subject
10 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
abe sentence, until the case shall be reported
10 the Legislature at its next meeting, wher
Ehe Legislature shall either pardon, commute
the sentence, direct the execution of The
sentence, Or gtnnt q further reprieve. HI
shnll annually com nunicate TO the Legis)a-
ture each case OF The reprieve, commutntion
or pardon granted; stating the name Of tht
convict, the crime for which he was convict.
cd, the sentence and its date, aud the date o
Ahs communication, pardon or reprve.
Sec. IL. In case of the death, impeach
ment, resignation, removal or disability o
the Governor, the powers and duties Of ,ht
Office shall pevolye upon the Leute nan
Governor, for The residue of the term, o
until he shall be acquitted, or the disabilii
removed.
Sec. l3. There shall be seal .he State
which shall be KEEP! by The Governor, au,
used by him officially, and shall be caliet
the great seal Of the State Of Ohio
Sec Ia. No member Of Congress, or per
son holding ofnce under the United States
or this State, shall execute the office of tn
Governor.
Sec. Is. Allgrants and commissions sha
be in the name and by the authority of III
Stale Of Ohio, sealed with the seal, signe
by the Governor, and eounterSigned by th
Secretary OF State
Sec. l6. Every bill or Joint resolution
which shall have passed both houses of th
Legislature, shall, before il becomes law
be presented 10 the Governor; II he approve
he shall sign IL; out il not, he shall return
with his objections TO that house IN which
originated, who shall enter the objections a
large on their journal, and proceel to recon
sidel it. If, after such reconsideration,
mgloriiy of the whole number elected sha
agree to pass the bill or resolution, il sha
be sent, together with the objections, to th
othe: house, by which it shall Likewise b
reconsidered; and if approved by maioril
of all l1e members elected, it shall become
law. notwithstanding The objection of VI
Governor. But in all such cases, the vote
of both houses shall be determined By We
and nays, and the names of the membe
voting for aud against the bill or resolution
shall be entered on tho journals of eac
house respectively. lfany bill or resoluic
shall not be returned by the Governor with
days tSundays oxcepted) after it shn
have been presented TO him, the some sha
DO alaw, in like manner, as if he had signe
il, unless the Legislature shall, by their ad
ioufamenf, prevent its return, in which nan
it shall not be law.
Sec n. A Lieutenant Governor shall |
elected al the same lime and places, and
2he same manner as The Governor; and h
aerm Of Office, qualifications and eligibih
shall also be The same. lIe shall be Pres
dent Of the Senate, but shall only have
cole therein when the Senate shall be equal
divided. IL dufing the vacancy Of the off,
Of Governor, the lieutenant Governor sha
DO impeoebed, displaced, resign, die, or
anyway become incapable Of performing Il
duties Of his Office, lbe President Of The Sc
ate shall act as Governor until the yacanc
be filed OF Ihe disability removed and II II
President Of The Senate, for any Of the abo,
causes, shall be rendered incapable of pei
forming the duties pertaining to the office
Gogenor, the sams shall devolve npon Il
Speaker of the House Of Represenfhtiyee