Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-06
INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1851

as Governor; and such officer shall act accordingly
until the disability be renewed Governor be elected
Sec. H. Whenever the Lieutenant Governor shall act
Governor, shall be unable to attend President
the Senate, the Senate shall elect of its
bers, as President for the occasion.
SEC. r. The Governor shall be commander in -chie
of the military and naval orces and may call such
forces to execute the laws, to suppress nsurrection
or to repel invasion.
SEC 13. He SHALL from time time, give to the Gen.
era Assembly information touching the condition of the
State and recommend such measures he shall Judge
| to be expedient.
Sec ia. Every bill, which shall have passed both
Houses OF the General Assembly shall be presented to
the Governors if he approve, he shall sign but if not
he shall it, with his objections the House in
whichit shall have originated which House shall enter
the objections, at large upon Its journals and proceed
to reconsider the bill. IT, after such reconsideration,
majority of all the members elected that House, shall
agree pass the bill it shall be sent, with the Cover
nors objections to the other House, by which it shall
likewise be reconsidered; and, if approved by majority
of all the members elected 10 that House, II shall be
law If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor
within three days, Sundays Excepted after shall have
been presented to him, it shall be a law without
his signature, unless the general adjournment shall
prevent its return; in which case it shall be law
unless the Governor within five days next after such ad
iournment shall file such BILL with his objections thereto
in the office of Secretary State who shall lay the
before the General Assembly, at Its session. like
il had been returned by the Governor But
bill shall be presented to the Governor within two
days next previous to the final adjournment of the Gen.
era Assembly.
SEC. IS. The Governor shall transact all necessary
business with the officers of government and may re-
quire information in writing from the officers Of the ad-
mnistratve department, upon any subject relating to
the duties of their respective Offices
Sec 10. He shall take that the laws be faithfully
executed.
SEC. II. He shall have the power grant reprieves,
combinations, and pardons after convction for all Of
fences except treason and impeachment
to such regulations may be provided by law. Upon
conviction for treason he shall have power TO suspend
the execution of the sentence until the shall be
ported to the General Assembly, at its meeting
when the General Assembly shall either grant pardon,
commute the sentence direct the execution of the SEN
tence, grant further repreve. He shall have power
to remit lines and orieures under such regulations
may he prescribed by law, and shall report the Gen.
eral Assembly at its meeting each ofrepTieve
communication, or pardon granted and also the names of
all persons in whose favor remission of fines and orei-
lures shall have been made and the several amounts
mited: Prorded, ho,cever that the General Assembly
may 10y law, constitute council he composed Of off,
OF State, without whose advice and consent the
Governor shall not have power grant pardons in any
case, except such may by law, be lett TO his sole
power
SEC. IS. When during recess of the General AS
semby vacancy shall happen any Office the appoint
ment TO which Is vested n the General Assembly; or
when any time, shall have occurred in any
other State Office in the office of Judge of any Court
the Governor shall fill such vacancy by appointment,
which shall expire, when successor shall have been
elected and qualified.
SEC 49, He shall issue wrts of election TO fill such
vacancies may have occurred in the General Assem-
bly.
SEC. 90 Should the seat of government become dam
gerous from disease or a common enemy, he may
vene the General Assembly any other place.
SEC. 21. The Lieutenant Governor SHALL by virtue of
his Office, be President of the Senate have right when
IN committee of the whole, to join In debate and vote
all subjects and whenever the Senate shall be equally
divided, he shall give the casting vote
SEC. % The Governor SHALL at stated times, receive
for his services compensation which shall neither be
/ increased diminished. "
shall have been elected.
SEC. %. The Lieutenant Governor wheie shall act
President of the Senate shall receive for his services
the compensation the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives. sad any person, acting as Governor,
shall receive the compensation attached to the office of
Governor.
nor shall be eligible TO any other Office during the term,
for which he shall have been elected.
ARTICLE vi.
ADMINISTRATIVE.
SEC. l. There shall be elected by the voters of the
State a Secretary an Auditor and Treasurer of State
They shall perform such duties may be enoined by
law and person shall be eligible either Of said off,
ces, than four years in any period of six years.
SEC. 2 There shall be elected in each county by the
voters thereof, at the time of holding general elections,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court, Auditor, Recorder, Trea.
surer, Sheriff, Coroner and Surveyor The Clerk, Au-
dor, and Recorder, shall continue in office four years
and no person shall be eligible the office of Clerk Re-
corer, Auditor more than eight years any period
of twelve years The Treasurer, Sheriff. Coroner and
Surveyor shall continue in Office years. and per-
shall be eligible the office of Treasurer Sheriff.
more than four years in any period OF SIX years
| Sec g. Such other county and township officers as
may be necessary shall be elected appointed such
manner as may be prescribed by law.
Sec A. No person shall be elected or appointed,
county officer who shall not be elector of the county
any one who shall not have been nhabant there
Of during one year next preceding his appointment, il
the county shall have been long organized but if the
county shall not have been so long organized then with
in the limits OF the county countless OF which the
same shall have been taken.
SEC 5. The Governor, and the Secretary, Auditor,
and Treasurer of State shall severaly reside and keep
the public records, books and papers, any
atng their respective Offices at the seat of govern
ment.
reside within their respective countless townships, and
towns and shall keep their respective Offices at such pa-
theren and perform such dues as may be directed
/ by law.
SEC T. All State officers SHALL for crime, incapacty
negligence be liable to be removed from Office either
by impeachment by the House of Representatives, to be
tried by the Senate by joint resolution of the Gen.
eral Assembly; two-thirds of the members elected to
each branch voting, in either case, therefor.
SEC g. All State, county, township, and town officers,
may be impeached or removed from ofce in such man.
ner as may be prescribed by law.
Sec 9. Vacancies in county, township and town off,
shall be filed in such may be prescribed
4 by law.
Sec 10. The General Assembly may confer upon the
boards doing county business in the several countless
powers Of local, administrative character.
ARTICLE VII.
JUDICIAL.
SECTION 1. The Judicial power Of the State shall
be vested in Supreme Court in Circuit Courts, and in
such inferior Courts, the General Assembly may es
tablish.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist OF not less
h than three. more than five Judges majority o
whom shall form quorum. They shall hold their OH
ces for six years. if they so long behave well.
SEC. 3. The State shall be divided into many dis
tricts there Judges Of the Supreme Court and
such districts shall be formed of contiguous territory
nearly equal in population. as, without dividing coun
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