The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-04

10 county SnaH De uiSiuEu IN forming
Congressional, Senatorial, or Represents
tive district.
Sec. SO. IN al elections by the Gen
eral Assembly, the members thereof shal
vote viva vocc; and the votes shall be cn
tered on the journal.
ARTICLE i.-ExEcUTIvE DEPARTMENT
Section l. The supreme executive
power Of this state shall be vested in a
Chief Magistrate, who shall! be styled the
Governor Of the state Of Iowa.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be elected
By the qualified electors at the time and
place OF voting for members Of the Gen
eral Assembly, and shall hold his Office
two years FROM the time Of h. instal!a-
ton, aud until bis successor is elcctc
and qualified.
Sec. 3. There shall be Lieutenant
Governor who shall hold his Office two
years, and be elected at the same time
with the Governor, In voting for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, the clcc-
tors shall designate for whom they vote
as Governor, and for whom az Licutcn.
!
ton for Governor, and Lieutenant Gov
ernor, shall be scaled up and transmitted
to the seat Of government Of the state,
directed to the Speaker Of the House Of
Representatives, who sha!! open and pub
| llsh them lnShc presence of both lious-
cs Of the General ss.mblv.
Sec. 4 The persons respectively hav.
J - %Enl l.. l. r =
ernor asd Lieutenant Governor, shall be
! declared duly elected; but in cuac-two or
more persons shall have an equal and the
highest number of votes for either Office,
the General Assembly shah, by joint vote,
forthwith proceed to elect one Of said per-
sons Governor, or Lieutenant Governor.
as the case may be.
Sec. 3 Contested elections FOR Cover
nor or Lieutenant Governor, shall b. de-
termined by the General Assembly in
such manner as may be prescribed by
law
Sec. 6. No person shall be eligible to
the office of Governor, or Lieutenant Gov
ernor, who shall not have been citizen
of the United States, and resident of
this State for two years next preceding
the election and attained the agc Of thir-
ty years at the time of said election.
Sec. I. The Governor shall be com
mander-in- chief of the militia, the army
aud navy of this State
Sec. s. He shall transact all execu-
tive business with the officers of govern
ment civil and military, and may require
information in writing from the officers
Of the Executive Department upon any
subject relating to the duties of their re-
spactive Offices.
Sec. 8. iIe shall take care that the
laws are faithfully executed.
Sec, 10 When any efficc shall, from
any cause, become vacant, and no mode
is provided by the Constitution and laws
for filing such vacancy, the Governor
shall have power to fiji such vacancy, by
granting commission. v~eich shall expire
General Assembly, or at the next elec-
ton by the people.
Sec. II. lie may, OH extraordinary
occasions, conTenc the General Assembly
By proclamation, and shall state to both
Houses, when assembled, the purpose for
which they shall have been convened.
Sec. II He shall communicate, by
message, to the General Assembly, at ey-
cry regular session, the condition Of the
State, and recommend such matters as he
shall deem expo iient.
Sec. l3. In case Of disagreement be-
tween the two Houses wit. respect to the
time of adjournment, the Governor shall
have power to adjourn the General As
sembly to such time as he may think prop
er; but no such adjournment shah be be-
yond the time fixed for the regular meet
ing of the next General Assembly.
Sec. Il. No person shall, while hold
ing any Office under the authority of the
United States, or this State, execute the
office Of Governor, or Lieutenant Gov
ernor, except as hereinafter expressly
provided
Sec. Is. The official term Of the Gov
crnor and Lieutenant Governor, shall
commence on the second Monday OF Jan-
uary next after their election. and con
tinue for two years, and until their sue
Lieutenant Governor, while acting as
t Governor. shal receive the same par a.
provided for Governor; aud while prcsid-
ing in the Senate. shall receive as con-
pensation therefor, the same mileage and
and double the per diem Pay provided for
! senator, and none other.
| Sec. l6, The Governor shall have
power to grant rcprieves, commissions
and pardons, after conviction, for I'll Of
fences except treason and cases of I'M
pcachmcnt subject to such raznlati6ns as
may be provided by law. Upon convic-
| ton for treason, he shall have power to
suspend the execution OF the sentonce un-
til the case shall be reported to the Cen
eral Assembly at It's next meeting, when
! the General Assembly shall either grant
a pardon. commntn the sentence, direct
| the execution Of the sentence. Of grant
further repricva. lie she! have power
to remit fines and foyfeiturcs, under such
regulations as may b. prescribed BY law;
| and shall report to the General Assembly,
at its next meeting, each case Of rrprievc,
| Communication, or pardon granted. and the
reasons therefor; and also all persons in
whose favor remission Of fines and forfci-
lures shall have been made, and the s>y-
era amounts RENTED
Sec. II. In case Of the dsath, i'm
pcaehment, resignation, removal from Of
fee, or other disability Of the Governor,
the powers ald duties Of the Office for the
residue of the term, or until he shall be