Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-26


arc elected and qualified.
SEC. 8. The returns of every election for
tne officers, named in the foregoing section,
shall be sealed up and transmitted TO the
seat OF government, by the returning officers,
directed TO the President of the Senate, who,
uurlng the first week of the session, shall
open and publish them, aud declare the re-
suit IN the presence of majority of the
members Of each House of the General AS
semby. The person having the highest
number of votes shall he declared duly cleo
tedj but ifany two or more shall be highest,
ana equal in votes, for the same office, one
OF them shall be chosen by the joint vote of
both houses.
SEC. 4. Should there be no session of the
General Assembly in January next after m
election for any of the officers aforesaid, The
returns of such election shall be made to the
Secretary of State, aud opened, and the re-
suit declared by the Governor, in such man
ner as may be provided 10y law.
SEC. .. The supreme executive power of
tins State shall be vested in the Governor.
SEC. q. lie 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
see that the laws are faithfully executed
SEC. z. lie shall communicate at every
session, by message, TO the General Assem-
bly,, tue condition of the State, and recon-
mend such measures as he shall deem ex-
pedient.
SEC. 3. lie may, on extraordinary occa-
sions, convene the General Assembly by pro-
clnmatlon, and shall state TO both Houses,
when assembled, the purpose for which they
have been convened.
SEC. 8. In case of disagreement between
the two Houses, in respect to the time of ad-
Jonrnment, he shall have power to adjourn
tie General Assembly TO such time as he
may think proper, but not beyond the regular
meetings thereof.
SEC. 10. lie shall he commander-in-chief
of the military and naval forces of the State,
except when they shall be called INTO the
service Of the United Suites.
SEc. i. lie shall have power, after con-
victlon, TO grant reprieves, commuation, and
pardons, for all crimes and offences, except
treason and cases of impeachment, upon
such conditions as he may think proper; sub
ject, however, TO such regulations, as TO the
manner of applying for pardons, as may be
prescribed by law. Upon conviction Tor trea-
soiI, he may suspend the execution of the
sentence, and report the case TO the General
Assembly, at its next meeting, when the
General Assembly shall either pardon, com
mute the sentence, direct its execution, or
grant further rcprieve. He shall commu-
nicate to the General Assembly, at every re-
gular session, each case of repreve, COM
mutation, or pardon granted, stating the
name and crime of the convict, the sentence,
its date, and the date of the commutation,
pardon, or reprieye, with his reason there
for.
SEC. IL. There shall be seal of the State,
which shall be kept by the Governor, and
used by him officially; and shall be called
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio"
SEC. I3. All grants and commissions shall
be issued in the name, and by the authority,
of the State of Ohio; sealed with the Great
Seal; signed by the Governor, and counter
signed by the Secretary of State.
SEC. il. No member of Congress, or 9th
er person holding Office under the authority
execute the Office of Governor, except as
herein provided
SEC. Is. In case of the death, impeach-
ment, resignation, removal, or other disabili-
ty of the Governor, the powers aud duties of
the office, for the residue of the term, or un-
ill he shall be acquitted, or the disability re-
moved, shall devolve upon the Lieutenant
Governor.
SEC. 16. The Lieutenant Governor shall
be President of the Senate, but shall vote
only when the Senate is equally divided
and in case of his absence, or impeachment,
or when he shall exercise the Office of Gov
ernor, the Senate shall choose President
pro tempore.
SEC. IL. Ifthe Lieutenant Governor, while |
the Office of Governor, shall be |
displaced, resign or die, or other
wise become incapable of performing the |
duties of the office, the President of the Sen |
ate shall act as Governor, until the vacancy |
is filed, or the disability removed; and if the |
President of the Senate, for any of the above |
causes, shall be rendered incapable of per-
forming the duties pertaining 10 the office of
Governor, the same shall deyolye upon the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SEC. 49, Should the Office of Auditor,
Treasurer, Secretary, or Attorney General,
become vacant, for any of the causes specl-
fed in the fifteenth section of this article, the
Governor shall fill the vacancy until the dis
ability is removed, or successor elected and
qualified. Every such vacancy shall be fill
ed by election, at the first general election
that occurs more than thirty days after II
shall have happened; and the person chosen
shall hold the office for the full term fixed in
the second section of this article.
Sec. 10. The officers mentioned in this |
article shall, at stated times, receive, for their
services, n compensation to be established by |
law, which shall neither be increased nor |
diminished during the period for which they |
shall have been elected.
SIC. 20. The officers of the executive de-
and of the public State lnstitu-
ious, shall, at least five days preceding each |
regular session of the General Assembly, |
scyeraly report TO the Governor, who shall
transmit such reports, with his message, TO
the General Assembly.
ARTICLE Nv.
JUDICIAL.