Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-21
NEW SERIES, NO. 435.

5 lie of the existing Constitution be now
!; cad and considered by sections.
i The first and second sections were read
4 and accepted, as follows;
e ARTICLE III.
; EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Section l. The Supreme Executive
power of this State shall be vested in a
Governor.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be chosen
: by the electors of the members of the
; General Assembly, at the times and places
where they shall respectively vote for the
, members thereof The returns of every
election for Governor shall be sealed up,
and transmitted to the seat of Government
by the returning officers, directed to the
Speaker of the Senate, who shall open
and publish them in the presence of a ma
jority of the members of each House of
the General Assembly. The person hav-
ing the highest number of votes shall be
Governor; but if two or more shall be equal
and highest in votes, one of them shall be
chosen Governor by joint vote of both
Houses of the General Assembly. Con-
tested elections for Governor shall be de-
termined by both Houses of the General
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scribed by law
Section was adopted without amend
ment:
Sec. 3. He shall be at least thirty years
of age, shall be citizen of the United
States, and shall have been citizen of
this State seven years next before his
election.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall hold his Of
flee for two years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. He shall
not be eligible more than six years in any
term of eight.
Mr.. House, of Montgomery proposed
to amend by striking out the 4th section
and inserting these words in lieu: ''The
Governor shall hold his office for the term
of four years, and until his successor is
elected and qualified, and shall not be ell
fgible for reelection.
Mr.. Baxter proposed-He shall not be
| eligible to but one term in eight years.
Mr.. House accepted the modification.
Mr.. Warner suggested "period" in
stead of 'term.n
| Mr.. Jones, of Giles, demanded the yeas |
and nays, and they were ordered and be-
ing taken resulted-yeas 40, nays 80, as
| follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Bate, Baxter, |
Branson, Brandon, Britton, Brown of Da- |
wilson, Brown of Henry, Carroll, Gibson |
and Madison, Burton, Byrne, Campbell, |
Carter, Cummings, Deaderick, Doherty, |
Dromgoole, Fentress, Fulkerson, Gibson,
Heiskell, House of Williamson, House of |
Montgomery, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, |
Key, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, Mabry, McNabb,
Morris, Nicholson, Parker, Porter of
Haywood, Porter of Henry, Shelton,
Thompson of Davidson, Turner, William
son, Wright-4O.
Nays-Messrs Arledge, Blackburn,
Blizzard, Burkett, Chowning, Cypert,
Davenport, DibbreH, Fielder, Finley, |
Gardner, Garner, Gaut, Gibbs, Gordon,
Henderson, Hill of Warren, Hill of Glib
son, Iyie, Jones of Lincoln, McDougal,
Martin, Meeks, Netherland, Sample,
Shepard, Stephens, Taylor, Thompson of
Maury, Warner-30.
So Mr.. Houses amendment was agreed
to and then the section, as amended, was
adopted.
THE VETO.
Mr. House, of Montgomery-Mr. Presi-
dent, have another amendment which
wish to offer in this place, as an indepen-
dent section.
Mr.. House read his proposition to give |
the veto to the Governor, as follows:
Strike out section of article LII and
insert: The Governor shall hold his
Office for the period Of four years and
until his successor shall be elected and |
qualified, and shall not be eligible for
more than four years in any term of eight
years, add the following as an independent
section to said article: Every bill which
may pass both houses of the General As
sembly shall, before it becomes a law be
presented to the Governor for his sigma
ture; if he approve he shall sign it and
the same shall become a law, but if he re-
fuse to sign it he shall return it with his
objections thereto in writing to the house
in which it originated and said house shall
cause said objections to be entered at
large upon their jurnals, and pro-
coed to reconsider the bill. If, |
after such reconsideration, a majority
of all the members elected to that house
shall agree to pass the bill, nOtwithstand
ing the objections of the Executive, i
shall be sent with said objections to tn
other house by which it shall be likewise
reconsidered. If approved by MAORI
ty of the whole number elected to that |
house, it shall become a law. The votes
of both houses shall be determined by |
yeas and nays, and the names of all the
members voting for or against the bill | {
shall be entered upon the journals of their
respective houses. If the Governor shall
fail to return any bill with his objections
within five days Sundays excepted after
it shall have been presented to him, the |
same shall become a law without his sigma :
ture, unless the General Assembly by their | j
adjournment prevent its return, in which I
case it shall not become a law. Every
joint resolution or order Except questions
of adiournment) shall likewise be present.
ed to the Governor for his signature, and
before it shall take effect shall receive his
signature, and on being disapproved by $
him shall in like manner be returned with
his objections, and the same, before it
shall take effect shall be repassed by
majority of all the members elected to
both houses, in the manner and according to | s
the rules prescribed in case of bill.
Mr.. Porter, of HaywOod-As this is l
one of the most important propositions to
be made, and because / am in favor of it,
and will support it, will move to pass 1t
over and proceedto the consideration of
section 5. s-r --
Mr.. House, have no objection to go | t
through with the balance of the Execu- {
tive department before this is taken up &
and have it printed, if gentlemen want to
look at it.
Mr.. Nicholson-I hope that course will
be taken, that we may be thinking of it I
before the question is taken up.
Mr.. Kennedy-It will be printed in the |
morning papers. IprOpOse to adjourn. c
Mr.. Thompson, of Davidson-I will c
ask the gentleman to withhold that till L
we know whether we are to have the '
amendment of the gentleman from Mont S
gomery in print; for l know the House Q
wants to see it in print. | move for an a
order to print 100 copies. t
The motion was agreed to, and the
order was made accordingly.
Sec. 3. He shall be COmmander-in- 9
chief of the army and navy of this State, !
and of the militia, except when they :
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