The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-03-21
The Tennra of Office Bill

The following is the law restricting the
appointing power of the President as passed
over the Executive veto on the I'd inst
SECTION l. That every person holding
any civil office to which be has been ap,
pointed by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, and every person who shall
hereafter be appointed to any such office,
aud shall become duly qualified to act there
10, is and shall be entitled to hold such Of
ice until successor shall have been in like
manner appointed and duly qualified, except
as hereinafter provided: Provided, that
J the Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of
War, OF the Navy, of the Interior and the
postmaster General and the Attorney Gen
eral, shall hold their offices respectively du-
ring the term Of the President by whom
they may have been appointed, and one
mouth thereafter subject to removal by and
| with the advice and consent of the Senate
SEC. That when any officer appointed
as aforesaid, excepting judges of the United
States courts, shall, during a recess of the
Senate, be shown by evidence satisfactory
to the President to be guilty of misconduct
in Office, or crime, or for any reason shalt
become incapable or legally disqualified to
perform its duties, in such case, and in no
other, the President may suspend such Off
Ger, and designate some suitable person to
perform temporarily the duties of such of
hce until the next meeting of the Senate,
and until the case shall be acted upon by
the Senate, and in such case it shall be the
duty OF the President, within twenty DAYS
after the first day of such next meeting OF
the Senate to report to the Senate such
suspension, with the evidence and reasons
for his action in the case, and the name OF
the person so designated to perform the du-
ties OF such office; and if the Senate shall
concur 10 such suspension and advise and
consent in the removal of such officer, they
shall SO certify to the President, who may
thereupon remove such officer, and, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate
appoint another person to such office; but il
the Senate shall refuse to concur in such
suspension, such officer shall forthwi it'll re-
sumo the functions of his office, and the
! power OF the person appointed in his stead
shall cease, and the oficia! salary and emol-
umeGts OF such officer stall, during the sus
pension, belong to the person performing
the duties thereof, and not to the officer so
! suspended, provided, however that the Pres.
ident in case he shall become satisfied that
such suspension was made on insufficient
grounds, shall be authorized at any time
before reporting suspension to the Senate,
as above provided, to revoke such suspen-
sion and reinstate such officer in the per-
Torrance Of the duties Of office
SEC. 8. That the President shall have
power to fill all vacancies when may hap
pen during the recess OF the Senate, by rea.
son Of death or resignation, by granting
commissions which shall expire at the end
Of the next session thereafter; and if no
appointment by aud with the advice and
consent of the Senate shall be made to such
office 50 vacant or temporarily filled as
aforesaid, during such next session of the
Senate, such Office shall remain in abey-
ance without any salary fees or emolu-
ments attached, until the same snail be
filled by appointment thereto, by ard with
the advice and consent of the Senate. and
during such time all the powers and duties
belonging to such sffice shall be exercised
by such other officer as may lawfully exer-
else such duties and powers in case of a
vacancy in such office
SEC f. That nothing in this act con-
tanned shall be construed to extend the
term of any office, the duration OF which is
limited by law.