The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-18

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number Of votes, one Of them shall be
chosen Governor By tie joint vote OF the
two Houses Of the General Assembly. Con
tested elections for Governor shall be de-
cided by like vote, a1i the mode of pro-
ceeding in such cases shall be prescribed BY
law.
SEcTIov 3. No person except citizen
Of the United States shall be eligible to
the Office of Governor and if such perEon
&c Of foreign birth, he must have been q
citizen Of the United States for ten years
next preceding his election nor shall any
person be eligible to that Office unless he
shall have attained the age Of thirty years,
and have bce1 g resident Of this State for
three years next preceding his election.
| SECTION +. The Governor shall reside
at the seat Of government; shall receive
five thousand dollars for each year Of his
gervice, and while in Office shall receive n o
other emolument from this or eny other
government.
sECTIov 5. Ea shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed; communicate
to the General Assembly at every session
the condition Of the Commonwealth; re-
commend TO their consideration such mea-
sures IS he may deem cxpedient, end con-
vene the General Assembly on application
Of two-thigds Of tho members Of both
Houses thereof, or when in his opinion
the interest Of the Commonwealth may re-
ouire it. lie shall be oumander-in-chief
of the land and naval forces Of the State
have power to emboiy the militia to Tepel
invasion, suppress Instruction, and en-
force the execution Of the laws; conduct,
either in person or such other manner as
shall be prescribed by law, al intercourse
with other and foreign States and during
the recess Of the General Assembly to fill
pro tempOre al vacancies in those Offices
for which the Constitution and laws make
no provision but his appointments 10 such
vacancies shall be by com missions, to ex-
pire at the end OF thirty days after the
Commencement of the next session of the
General Assembly. He shall have power
to remit fuas aud penalties il such cases
and under such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by law, an1 except
when the prosecution has been carried On
by the House Of Delegates) to grant re-
prieves and pardons after conviction; to
remove political disabilities consequent
upon conviction for offences committed prior
or subsequent to the adoption of this Con-
stitution, and to commute capital punish
ment but he shall communicate to the
General Assembly st each session the par
ticulars Of every case Of fac or penalty re-
mitted, Of repriere or pardon granted, and
Of punishment COMMITTED, with his reasons
for RENTING, granting, or committing the
same.
SECTION C. He may require information
in writing flon the officers ii the Executive
Department upon any subject relating to
tie duties Of their respective cilces, and
may also require the opinion, in writing, of
the Attorney General upon any question OF
Law connected with his Official duties.
SECTION !. Commissions and grants shall
run in the name Of the Commonwealth OF
Virginia, ard be attested By the Governor,
with the seal OF the Commonwealth an
nc1cd.
SECTION s. Every bill which shall have
passed the Senate and iiousc Of Delegates,
and every resolution requiring the assent
of both branches of The General Assembly,
shall, before it BECOMES law, be presented
10 the Governor. If he approve, he shall
s;ga il but if not, he shall return it, with
his objections, to the House in which it shall
have originated, who shall enter the otlec-
tons at large on their Journal, aud proceed
to reconsider it. II after snCh coneidera-
tion two-thir,ls Of the members present
shall agree 70 pass the bill CT joint re5olu-
ton, it shall be sent, together with the ohjec-
tons, 10 the other House, by which it shall
Likewise be recous;dnIed and If approved
by two-thirds of all the members present
it shall become law notwithstanding the
objections Of the Governor. But IN oil such
cases the votes of both Houses shall be de-
termined by eyes and noes, and The names
of the members voting for and against the
bill or Joint resolution shall be entered on
the journal Of each House respectively. If
any bill Or resolution shall not be returned
By the Governor within five days (Sundays
excepted) after It shall have been presented
to him, the same shall he a law in like
manner as If he had signed it, unless the
legislature shall by their adjournment
prevent its return; in which case il shall
not be law.
Lieutenant Governor.
SECTION 9. 4 Lieutenant. Governor shall
be elected at tle same time and for tie same
term as the Governor, aud his qualification
and the manner CT his election in all re-
spects shall be the same.
SECTION 10. In case Of the removal Of
the Governor from Office, or Of his death,
failure to qualify, resignation, removal
from the State, or inability to discharge the
powers and duties of the office, the said
Office, with its compensation, shall dcvolve
upon the Lieutenant Governor; and the
General Assembly shall provide by Law for
the discharge of the executive functions IN
other necessary ca.es.
SECTION II. The Lieutenant-G Governor
shall be President of the Senate, but shall
have no vote except in case Of an equal
division and while acting as such shall
receive a compensation equal to that allow
ed TO the Speaker Of the House Of Dele
gates.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth, Treasurer,
and auditor.
SECTION y. A Secretary of the Common
wealth, Treasurer, and Auditor of Public
Accounts, shall be elected by the joint vote
of the two Houses of the General Assem-
bly,, and continue In eilice for the term OF
two years, unless sooner relieved. The
salary of each shall be determined by law.
SECTION IS. The Secretary shall keep 6
record of the official acts of the Governor,
which shall be signed by the Governor and
attested by the Secretary; and when re-
quired he shall lay the same and any pa
pers, minutes, and vouchers pertaining 10
his officers before either House Of the Gen
eral Assembly, and shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
All fees received by the Secretary shall be
paid into the Treasury.
SECTION X. Tie powers and duties Of
the Treasurer and Auditor shall be suca as
now are, or may be hereafter, prescribed BY