The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-03-23
The Tenure 81 once Bill.

ty Congress over the President 4
! veto
! An act reiating the tenure Of certain
civil officers
BE II enacted By TIE Senate aud
House Of Representative Of the
United Sta'es of America in Con
grcss assembled. That every person
holding any civil Office to which he
has been appointed by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate
and every person who shall hereafter
6s appointed To any such Office, and
shall become duly qualified To act
therc'd. is and hall be entitled Ia
hold such Office until n successor
shall have been in like manner ap-
pointed and duly qualified except a.
herein otherwise provided. Provided
That the Secretaries Of State, of the
Treasury, of War, Of the Navy and
Of the Interior, the Postmaster Gen
eral and the Attorney General, sha u
hold their Offices respectively for aud
during the term of the President by
whom they may have been appoint.
ed, and for one month thereafter.
subject tn removal by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate
SIC >. And be it further enacted
That when any officer appointed a.
aforesaid excepting Judges Of the
| nited States courts. shall, during a
recess % the Senate, be shown hy
evidence satisfactory 10 the President,
to be guilty Of misconduct in office
OF crime. or for any reason shall be
come incapable or legally disqualified
to perform It's duties. in such case.
aud in no other the President may
suspend such officer and designate
some suitable person to perform TEN
porarily the duties Of such office IN
I'll the next meeting Of the Senate
and until the case shall he acted ON.
By the Senate and such person no
designated shall take the oa,hs and
give the bond. required by law to be-
taken and given by the person duly
appointed to Gil such office and in
such ease il shall be- the duty of the
President within twenty days after
,b. fir. dsv NJ sr.h nov, uca,in, oe
the Senate to r.nor, Ia the senate
such usp,nsi,p with the evidence
and the name of the ner.on so de..
ionated Ia ner,orm the du,ie. Of such
Office And IL the senate .hall con
chr in .nch sp.nen.;on and advice
and copsont 10 mo removal of .ncb
oxcer thew shall so certify 10 the
President who NAV ther.upon re-.
noy, such officer and. hv and with
IN, advice and cou.en, az the Senate
appoint another person In such office
Rut if the Senate shall refnse To con.
cur in such snspcnsion such officer
N .uspen1e1 shan ro,.bwi,b resume
tho functions of lis onee and The
powers Of the per.on 40 performin~
IL, luti,. is his stead shall eeas,
and the official salary and emolu
mcnt, of such ofscer shall duripr
,uch suspen,;op b.lono In the per
son so pe,ormin, the duties thrcof
and not 10 the officer so .uspcnaed
Provided however. tina, The Pres,
dent, IN case hs .han become satisfied
that such, suspcn.,on was made on
insufficient grounds, shall be author
lLcd, at any time before reporting
such suspension 10 the Senate ~
above provided 20 revoke such aus.
pension aud reinstatc such officer in
the performance of the duties of hi-
Office.
SIC. 3. And be H. further enacted.
That the President shall have power
To I'LL all vacancies which may hap.
pen dnr,iN, the recess of the ~on.,,
b, reason of death, OF resignation
hy granting commissions which shall
expire AZ the end Of their next seq.
sion thereafter Aud if no appoint
men,, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall be made
to such Office so yacan, or tomporar,-
Is dllci as aforesaid, during such
next session Of the senate. such
office shall remain in allowance, with
out any salary, fees or emolum.nts
attached thereto until the same shah
be filled by appointment thereto. hy
and with the advice and conAon, OF
the senate and during such time all
the powers and dutic. belonging to
such oi.,cc shall be exercised by such
other officer a. NAV by law exercis
such powers and du'ie. in case "A a