The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-05-28

which he was elected He NAV h. ,aon;red b..
the governor to give reasonable sds;,;an,I seen.
rty. aud In default of SO doing his or;c sbaII he
deemed vacant. "
SEC 3. An election for governor, lieutenant
governor secretary OF state. auditor of nnLI,c
accounts, and attorney general, shall he ia -
the Tuesday next after the first Monday ot M
vember, in the year of our Lord one tbous."s
eight hundred and seventy-two, and every -
years thereafter; for superintendent of nnIT.
instruction on the Tuesday next after the 6r..
Monday OF November in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. and every four wear.
thereafter and Tor treasurer on the dav last
above mentioned, and every two years thereafter
at such places and in such manner as may be nre'
| scribcd by law
DEC 4. The returns for every election for tbe
above named officers shall be sealed up and trans.
mitted, by the returning officers to the secretary
OF state, directed to The Speaker OF the House
OF Representative" who shall, immediately az
ter the organization of the house. and before bro
ceedins to other business, open and publish the
same in the presence of n majority of each bonsa
OF the general assembly, who shall, for that pur.
pose, assemble in the house of representatives,
The person having the highest number of votes
for either of said Offices shall be declared duly
elected; but if two or more have an equal and
the highest number of votes, the general assem-
r.
sous for said office. Contested elections for all of
said Offices shall be determined bv both houses
of the general assembly, by joint ballot, in such
manner as maybe prescribed by law.
ELIGIBILITY.
SEC. }. No person shall be eligible TO the Office
Of governor or lieutenant governor who shall not
have attained the age OF thirty years and been.
for five years next preceding his election, a citi.
zen OF the nlted States and of this state. Meth.
er the governor, lieutenant governor, auditor OF
public accounts, secretary Of state superinten.
dent of public instruction nor attorney general
shall be eligible To any ether Office during the
period for which he shall have been elected
GOVERNOR.
SEC. Q. The supreme executive power shall be
vested in the governor, who shall take care that
the laws are faithfully executed.
SEC. Z. The governor shall, at the commence
ment OF each session, and at the close Of his term
OF office, give to the general assembly iuiorina-
ton, by message, of the condition of the state.
and shall recommend such measures as he shall
deem expedient. He shall account to the gen.
eral assembly, and accompany his message with
a statement Of all moneys received and paid out
by him from any funds subject TO his order, with
vouchers and, at the commencement Of each
regular session, present estimates of the amount
OF money required TO be raised by taxation for
all purpose.
SEC s. The governor may. on extraordinary
occasions, convene the general assembly, by pro-
caination, stating therein the purpose for which
they are convened and the general assembly
shall enter upon no business except that for
which they were called together
SEC. .. In case of disagreement. between the
two houses with respect to the time of adjourn
rucnt, the governor may, on the same being GER
titled 70 him by the house first moving the adj
al - L ~
time as he thinks proper. not beyond the first
day OF the next reg ular session.
SEC. 10. The governor shall nominate and
with the advice aud consent OF the senate, a
majority of all the senators elected coucurring
by yeas and nays appoint all officers who's" Off
ces are established by .hi- constitution or which
nay be created by law, and whose appointment
or election is not otherwise provided Tor and no
such officer shall be appointed or elected by the
general assembly.
SEC. II. In case oil a vacancy, during the recess
OF the senate, III any Office which j. not elective
tue governor shall make temporary appoint
ment until the next meeting Of the senate when
he shall nominate some persoL 70 FIJI such Office
and any person nominated. who is confirmed
by the senate majority Of al the senators elect
ed concuTriug 10y yeas and nays, shall hold his
office during the remainder of the term, and un-
III his successor shall be appointed and qualified.
No person, after being rejected by the senate,
shall be again nominated tor the same Office AZ
the same session, unless at the request ot the
senate, or 10 be appointed 10 the same office dur
ing the reces, OF the general assembly.
SEC, u The governor shall have power to re-
move any officer whom he may appoint in case
OF incompetency, eglect OF duty Or malfeasance
in Office; and he may declare his office vacant,
and fill the same IS herein provided in other
cases of vacancy.
SEC. u. The governor shall have power to
grant rsprleyes, commut,tions and paraons,
after conviction, for ii otfenses, subject to such
regulations as may be provided by law relative
to the manner of applying therefor.
SEC. IA. The governor shall be commander-in-
chief Of the military and naval forces of the state
vxcept when they shall be called into the service
OF the United States and may call out the same
to execute the laws, suppress insurrection, and
repel invasion.
Sec 10. The governor and all civil officers of
this state shall be liable to impeachment for any
misdemeanor in office
SEC 16. Every bill passed by the general as.
sembly shall before it becomes "A law, be present.
ed to the governor. If he approves, he shall
sign it, and thereupon 1t becomes law; but If
he do not approve he shall return it, with his
objections, to the house in which it shall have
originated, which house shall enter the objec-
tons at large its journal. and proceed to re.
consider the bill. If, then, two-thirds OF the
members elected agree to pass the same, 1t shall
be sent, together with the objections, to the 9th.
er house, by which it shall likewise be reconsid.
cred and if approved by two.thirds of all the
members elected to that house, it shall become
law, notwithstanding the objections OF the gov
ernOr. But in ,ll such cases. the vote OF each