Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-27

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ARTICLE 4 EXECUTIVE DEPART
MENT.
Sec. /. TIE supreme executive pow
rr Of this state .hsli pc vested ia /
Chief Magistrate, who shall be ct, led
the Governor OF the State Of Iowa.
Sec 2. The Governor shall be elected
BY the qusl,tcd electors at the time and
vi zee OF voting for members OF the Cen
ersi Assembly, and shall hold his Office
two years from the time OF his In-ta Ia
ton. ami until his SUCCESSOR Is elected
aud quail fed.
Sec. 3. Thsre shall he y Lieutenant
Governor, who shall hold his Office two
years, .ni be elected a. me same time
~i,h the Governor. Ia voting for Cav
etnor aud Lieutenant Governor, the
electors IN ii designate tor whom they
cote AS Governor, and for whom rs
lieutenant Governor. The return Of
election tor Governor, and Lieutenant
Governor, shall be scaled up and trans
,oitted TO the seat OF government of tho
State, directed to tho Speaker OF the
tlau,e OF Representatives,, who sbaI
pp-n AMI publish IN toe presence OF both
Houses OF the General Assembly.
Sec. 1. The persons respectively hsv'
log the highest number OF votes for Gov
-rnor, aud Lieutenant Governor, shall
DO declared duly Q ecteJ; but IN Gaze two
,r more persons shn have AN equal and
tho hi.hc.t number for either office, the
General Assembly shall, By joint vote,
tor,hw,th proceed to elect one OF said
oersohs Governor, or Lieutenant Cover
nor, ~ the case NAV be.
Sec. ). Contested elections for Gov
ernor, or Lieutenant Governor. shall T."
| determined by the General Assembly in
su,,h manner as may be prescribed by
law.
Sec. &. No person shall oe eligible 60
the Oifi;e OF Governor, or Lieutenant
| Governor who shai! not have been CIT
IN Of the United States, and a resl'ient
, OF the Stn;e for two years next proceed
lng the election, aud attained the age ut
,n'rtv vonr- ~, the time OF this eltc-
ton.
Se.. J. The Governor shall be COM
nander in-chief of the militia aud the
umy md navy Of this State.
Sec. \. lie .hali transact AL execu-
i've bu.iues, wiki the officers Of govern
|
/ cure information in writing from the
! Ulcers Of The Executiva DEPARTMENT
npon ary subject relating TO the duties
u their respective ofhchrs.
Sec 9 lie shah take care THAI the
| Laws are faithfully executed.
! Sec. 10. When an, oth.c shall, from
, any cause, become vacant, and 90 mode
5 provided hy The Constitution aad avs
| or filling eIch Vacancy, the Governor
! hall have power tu MI such vacancy, by
! .rapting commission, "n,Gh shaIl ex-
| ptrs at the end OF the mkt g ssioD OF the
jeuer.i Assembly, or 81 tae next election
>, the peoFle.
See. IL. lie mas, On c.tr ordinary
,ccS..o,.s, convene the Genera Assem- :
nlv hy proclaim ,ttou. an'i .ha'l st'te TO
both iIuu-e., when a..omblei, the pur-
| 2pro TOR which they shai, h ssc been CON
| senoe.
SIC T.. H. shs.l o''nnun'c.t", by
tr-.,ee. to the {, neral Assembly, 1T
every regular -e--ion. thr cirdIuun 81
he state. AMI recommend such matters
! ~ a.. rh,'i BEEN expe'!irnt.
Src. H.. In case Ut disagree ement be-
-,
'ime OF adi1ushment, the Governor ball
nave power To al 'urn the GENERAL A.
, <,mb,y to such iime az ne may think
oropeI. hut 40 such Il tournament shall
"a beyond the time fixeI ter the rsgal.r
meeting of he next General Assembly.
SEQ IA N,per-nn shall, while hol-
ing any Office under the authority OF
ne Uo-ed States, or this State, execute
he oihce OF Governor. except as herein
liter expressly provided.
Sec. Is TIE oihc:ni term OF tie Coz
rnor, and l. eutenan' Governor. shall
,,m,ac1ce On the second Monday IN Jan
,,ry next after their election. and con-
! niue for tuo wears, and IN u Their -uc-
.es,ors are elected and qualified. The
Lieutenant Governor. While acting as
t;overnoi' shall receive the sam' pay AS
crowded Tor Governor: and while presi-
flag il the Senate, shsll receive as com
nepsa,jnn therefor, the same mileage
md dot bic the Ter diem pay provided
COR a senator and none ether.
Sec. l6. The Governor shall have
mower 10 grant r,prieses. Communication.
md pardons, after conviction, for al
off.n.es except treason and Guses of i'm
peachmens suhiec. to such regulation,
~ NAV be provided BY law. Upon DON
walton for treason. he shall nave power
% suspend the execution OF the sentenc,
until tho c,re shall be r ported to tn,
General Assembly ut ,t- next meetin.
when the General Assembly ehail c,thel
,rant a pardon, commute tho eentence
70 grant a further r~prieve. lie sbal
have power TO remit fiqes and forfeit
nra.. unde. such regulations as may b.
D s.cr,bei by law: and shall report Il
no General Assembly, at its I ext meet
,ng. each case Of reprieve, Communication
ar pardon e,an,eL. and the reAson there
for; AMI also Ill persons in ~hose f..vo
remission OF fines or forfeitures -haI
have been made, anil the several amount
remitted.
Sec. II. Ia case Of the dsnth, i'm
pea. hment, resignation, removal frou
olic.. or other Durability Of tho Cover
nor, the powers AMI duties Of the oiEc
for tho residue Of the term, or until Il
-hail be acquitted, or the disability re
moved, shnll devolve ubon the Lieuteu
ant Governor.
Sec. Is. The Lieutenant Govcrno
.hsl,be President Of the Senate, bu
.hnll only vote wh eU the Senate is equal
" divided, and in case Of his absence o
impeachment. or when he shall exercis
tho Office of Governor, the Senate shall
choose u presij Dent pro tetnpere.
Sec. 10. u the Lieutenant Governor
while acting as Governor, shaii he i'm
neachei, die, iacej, resign, or die, o
t4therWise become incapable OF perform