The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-03-06
Tenure OF Office Bill.

SIC |. That any person holding any
civil office to which he has been appointed
by and with tho advice and consent Of the
Senate, aud every person who shall be APP
pointed hereafter to any such Office aud
shall be duly qualified to act therein, is,
aud shall he entitled to hold such Office
until successor shall in like manner have
been appointed and duly qualified, except ns
hereinafter otherwise provided. Provided
that the Secretaries OF State. of the Treas,
ury, of War, of the Navy, Of the Interior,
aud tho Postmaster General aud the Attor
ney General, shall hold their Offices re
spectivcly for and during the term of the
President Ivy whom they may have been
appointed, aud for ono month thereafter,
subject to removal by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate.
SIC, .. That when any officer aforesaid,
excepting Judges Of tho Uuited States
courts, shall, during recess of the Senate,
be shown by evidence satisfactory to the
President to be guilty of misconduct in of
fec, or crime, ar Tor any reason shalt he.
como incapable or disqualified TO perform
its duties IN Such case. aad no other. the
President may suspeu6 such officer aud des.
iguatc some suitable person to perform tem-
porarily the duties of such office nntil the
next meeting of the Senate. and until the
case shall he acted upon 10y the Senate, aud
| such person SO designated shall tako the
| oaths aud give the bonds required 10y law
| To be takcu aud given 10y the person duly
! appointed TO fill such office and in Spch
| case il is tho duty of the President within
| twenty days after the first day of such next
! meeting Of the Senate to report to the Stu.
ate such Il suspension, with tho evidence
/ aud reasons TOR his action in the case, and
! the name of the person so designated to
| perform the duties ol such oClice, aud II
/ the Senate shall concur in such suspension
| AMI advice aud consent 10 the removal OF
| such officer, they stall 40 certify % the
| President who may theroupon remove
such officer, aud hy aud with the advice anA
| consent of the Senate, appoint another por,
son 10 such office bat ii the Senate shall
| refuse TO concur in suCh suspension such
officer 50 suspended shall forthwith reSum'
the functions Of his Office, and the powers
of tho person so performing its duties in
us stead shall cease, aud the Official saa
~ aud rmnluments OF such officer shall
! during such suspension, bolOng To the pei
son so performing the duties thereof. aud
not TO the officer SO suspended, provided
however, that tho President, in case h,
shall become satisfied that such suspension
was made on insufficient grounds, shalt b,
authorized at any time before reporting
ouch suspension to tAe Senate, as above
I provided, 10 revoke such suspension and
reins,ato such officers in tho performance
of tho duties of his office.
Soc. ;. That the President shall have
power to oil all vacancies which may hap
pen during tho recess of tha Senate, bl
reason OF death or resignation, by grautus
commissions which shalt expire at the en-,
OF their next session thereafter; and if u,
appointment, by aud with the advice an,
consent OF tho Senate shall be made to suol
Office So vacant or temp0rarally 6lled a,
aforesaid, during such next session OF N,
Senate. such office shalt remain in aheyane,
witNou, any salary, fees or emoluments at
tached thereto, uatl the same shall be lille,
by appointmont by aud with the cousen
of the senate, and during such time all tn,
powors aud duties b,!pusiuS to Savh uhv