The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-02-12
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION !. The Executive Department shall
consist ola Governor, in whom shall be vested
the supreme executive power of the State,
Lieutenant Governor, q Secretary of STATE, all
Auditor, a Treasurer. Il superintendent OF Public
Works, Superintendent Of Public instruction,
and an Attorney General, who shall be elected
for the term CT four years by the qualified elect
orS OF the State, at tho same times and places,
and in the same manner, as members OF the Gen
eral Assembly are elected. Their term of Office
shall commence Oh the first day of January next
after their election, and continue until their sue
cesSors are elected and qualified PfoTile3, That
the officers first elected shall assume the duties
of their Office ten days after the approval OF the
Constitution by the Congress OF the United
States, and shall hold their Offices for four years,
from and after the first day of January 1869
SEC. 2 No person shall be eligible Us Governor,
or Lieutenant Governor, unle he shall have at
tanned the age Of thirty years shall have been
citizen of the United States for five wears, and
shall have been resident OF this State for TWO
years next before the day OF election: nor shall
the person elected to either OF these two offices
be eligible to the same office more than four
years in any term Of eight years, unless the
Office shall have been cast upon him as Lieuten-
ant Governor, or President OF the Senate
Sec. 3. The return of every election from Off
GERS OF the Executive Department shall be sealed
up and transmitted to the seat of Government
by the returning officers, directed TO the Speaker
of the House Of Commons, who shall opcn and
al
the members OF both Houses of the General As
semby. The persons having the highest num-
Der ofvotes respectively, shall be declared duly
elected; but ii two or more be equal and high
est in votes for the same office; the one of them
shall be chosen by joint ballot of both Houses Of
the General Assembly. Contested elections shall
be determined by joint vote Of both Houses Of
the General Assembly, in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law.
SEC. d. The Governor before entering upon the
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members of both branches of the General As
sembly, or before any Justice OF the Supreme
Court, take an oath or affirmation that he
will support the Constitution and Laws of the
United States and of the State of North-Car lima;
that he will faithfully perform the duties pertain
ing to the Office OF Governor, to which he has
been elected.
SEC. 5. The Governor shall reside at the seat
OF Government of this State, and he shall, from
time to time, give the General Assembly inior-
nation OF the affairs of the State, and recon-
mend to their consideration sneh measures as he
shall deem expedient.
SEC 6. The Governor shall have power to
grant reprleves, communications, and pardOns, af-
ter conviction, for all Offences Except in cases
of impeachment,) upon such conditions as he
may think proper, subject to such regulations as
may be provided by law relative to the manner
OF applying for pardons. He shall annually com.
municate to the General assembly each case OF
reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted sta.
Tug Tie VI Tue CONVICT, the crime Which
he was convicted the entence and its date. and
the date of communication pardon or reprieve, and
the reasons therefor.
SEC. z The officers of the Executive Denart
ment and OF the Public Institutions of the State
shall at least FIVE days previous to each regular
session of the General Assembly, S ,verally report
to the Governor who shall transmit such reports
with his message, to the General Assembly: ant
the Governor may, at any time, require informa
ton in writing from the officers in the eaecutiy,
department, upon any subject relating to the du
ties of their respective officers, and shall taxi
care that the laws be faithfully executed
SEC. 8. The Governor shall be Commander.in
Chief of the militia of the State, except whel
they shall be called into the service of the Uni
ted States.
SEC. Q. The Governor shall have power. on ex
traordinary occasions, by and with the advice o
the Council of State, to convene the General As
sembly in extra session, by his proclamation, sta
ting therein the purpose Or purposes for whic
they are convened.
49,. SEC. 10. The Governor shall nominate, and
by and with the advice and consent of MAORI
) ty of the Senators elect, appoint all officer
whose Offices are established by this Copstitu
Mon, or which may be created by law, and who's