Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-26

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=, the returning officers, directed 20 u
q Speaker of the Senate. who shali open 81
! publish them in the presence OF fnsjo
z ity of the members of each house of q
: General Assembly. The person hayir
3 the highest number of votes shalt Go
ernor; but If two or more shall be ecu
aud highest in votes one of them shall
chosen Governor by joint vote of bot
: houses of General Assembly. COnteste
2 elections for Governor shall be determine
by both houses of the General Assembly
+ in such manner as shall be prescribed
, law. "a ~ "a
Sec. 8. He shall be at least thirty yea
of age, shall be a citizen of the Unite
States. and shall have been citizen {
this state seven years next before hi
election.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall hold his oi
flee for two years, and until his successo
shall be elected and qualified. He shal
not be eligible more than six years in an
term of eight.
Sec. 5. He shall be Commander-in-chie
of the army and navy of this State, an
of the militia, except when they shall b
called into the service of the Unitei
States; but the militia shall not be callet
into service except in case Of rebellion o
invasion, and then only when the Gene
raj Assembly shall declare by law tina
the public safety requires it. e "a --e
Sec. s. He shall have power TO grant re
prieves and pardons, after conviction, ex
cept in cases of impeachment.
Sec. Z. He shall, at stated times, receive
a compensation for his services, which
shall not be increased or diminished
during the period for which he shall have
been elected.
Sec. S. He may require information il
writing from the officers in the Executive
! Department upon any subject relating tC
! the duties of their respective offices.
Sec. 8. He may. on extraordinary occa.
sions, convene the General Assembly, by
| proclamation, in which he shall state spe-
officially the purposes for which they art
TO convene; but they shall enter on nc
| legislative business. except that for which
they were specifically called together.
! Sec. 10. He shall take care that the laws
| be faithfully executed. .T.
Sec. IL. He shall, from time to time,
give TO the General Assemb v information
of the state of the government, and re-
commend for their consideration such
measures as he shall Judge expedient.
Sec. II. In case of the removal Of the
| Governor from office, or of his death or
resignation, the powers and duties of the
office shall devolye on the Speaker of the
Senate; and in case of the death, removal
from office, or resignation of the Speaker
of the Senate, the powers and duties OF
the office shall deyolve on the Speaker of
the House of Representatives. - ~
Sec. Is. No member of Congress, or per-
son holding any office under the United
States, or this State, shall execute the
office of Governor.
Sec. IA. When any officer, the right of
whose appointment is, by this Constitu-
ton, vested in the General Assembly,
shall, during the recess, die, or the office,
by the expiration of the term, or by any
other means become vacant, the Governor
shall have power to fill such vacancy by
granting temporary commission, which
shall expire at the end of the next session
of the Legislature. N ~
Sec. l5. There shall be a seal of this
State, which shall be kept by the Cover
nor and used by him officially, and shall
be called the GREAT SEAL OF THB STATE
OF TENNESSEE. r~r
Sec. 10. All grants and commissions
shall be in the name and by the authority
of the State ofTennessee, be sealed with
the State seal and signed by the Cover
nor.
Sec. II. A Secretary of State shall be
appointed by Joint vote OF the General As
Sembly, and commissioned during the
term of four years; he shall keep a fair
register of all The official acts and pro-
ceedings of the Governor; and shall, when
required, lay the same and all papers.
minutes and vouchers relative thereto
before the General Assembly; and shall
perform such other duties as shall be en-
Joined by law.
Sec. Is. Every bill which may pass
both houses of the General Assembly,
shall, before il becomes a law, be pre-
sented to the Governor for his sigma
ture. If he approve, he shall sign II,
and the same shall become a law; but
if he refuse to sign it, he shall return it.
with mis- objections thereto in writing, to
the House in which it originated; and
said house shall cause said objections to
be entered.at large upon'its journal, and
proceed to reconsider the bill If. after
such reconsideration, a majority of all the
members elected to that House shall agree
to pass the bill, Notwithstanding the OBJ
jectiOns of the Executive, it shall be sent,
with said objections, to the other House,
by which it shall be likewise ereconsidered.
If approved by a majority of the whole
number elected to.that House, it shall be-
come 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
upsn the journals of their respective
Houses. If the Governor shall
fail to return any bill, with
his objection, within five days. (Sundays
eXcepted) after it shall have been pre-
sented to him, the same shall become a
law without his signature, unless the
General Assembly, by its adjournment
not become law. Every joint resolution
or order Except on questions of adjourn
ment) shall likewise be presented to the
Governor for his signature, and before it
shall take effect shall receive his sigma
ture; and on being disapproved by him,
shall, in like manner, be returned with
his objections; and the same, before it
al fsaI- F,al h. i l.
majority'of all the members elected to both
Houses, in the manner and according to
the rules prescribed in case of bill.
ARTICLE ",
ELECTIONS.
Section 1. Every male person of the
age of twenty-one years being a citizen of
the United States and a resident of this
State for twelve months, and of the coun-
ty wherein he may offer his vote for six
months next preceding the day Of election,
shall bo entitled to vote for members of
the general assembly, and other civil Of
fcers for the county or district in which
he resides; and there shall be no qualif-
cation attached to the right of suffrage.
except that each voter shall give to the
judges OF election where he offers to vote
satisfactory evidence that he has paid the
poll lakes assessed against him for such
preceding period as the Legislature may
prescribe, and at such time as may be pre-
scribed by law; without which his Vote
cannot bereceied. And all male cit
liens OF the State shall be subject to the
payment Of poll taxes and the perform.
ance of military duty within such ages as
may be prescribed by law. The general
assembly shall have power to enact laws
requiring voters to vote in the election
precincts in which they may reside, and
laws to secure the freedom of elections
and the purity of the ballot-box.
Sec. 2. Laws may be passed excluding
from the right of suffrage persons who
may be convicted of infamous crimes.
Sec. 9. Electors shall, in all cases, except
treason, forgery, or breach Of the peace,
during their attendance at elections, and
in going to and returning from them.
Sec. 4. In all elections to be made by the
General Assembly, the members thereof
shall vote UtUG Uoce, and their votes shall
be entered on the journal, All other cleo
tions shall be by ballot.
ARTICLE V.
IMPEcHMENTs.
Section I. The House of Represents
tiyes shall have the sole power of inn
parchment,
Sec. 2. ALI impeschmepts shall be tried
by the Senate. When sitting for that puF-
pose the Senators shall be upon oath or
Affirmation, and the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, or If he be on trial, the
Senior Associate Judge, shall preside over
them. No person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of
the Senators sworn to try the officer i'm
peachea.
: Sec. 8. The House of Representatives
shall elect, from their own body, three
members, whose duty il shall be to prose-