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

Causes specified in section seventeen Of this sr,.
Gle, become incapable OF performing the duties of
MS otice the president of the senate shall art "a
governor until the vacancy is filled or the disa.
bility removed; and If the president of the
senate for any Of the above named causes shall
become incapable of performing the duties of
governor the same shall devolve upon the speaker
OF ths house of representatives.
OTHER STATE OFFICERS.
SEc. ". If the Office of auditor of public
accounts, treasurer, secretary of state, attorney
general or superintendent of public instruction
snail be vacated by death, resignation or other.
~se' u shall be the duty of the governor to fill
the same by appointment, and the appointee
shall hold his Office until his successor shall be
elected and qualified i'll such manner may be
provided by law. An account shall be kept by
the ofhcers OF the executive department, and Of
All the public institutions of the state of all the
moneys received or di-bursed by then, severally,
from all sources and for every service performed,
and .emi-annual report thereof be made to the
governor, under oath and any officer who makes
false report shall be guilty of perjury, and
punished accordingly
SEC. 81. The officers of the executive depart
NEXT, and all the public institutions of the state
shall, at least ten days preceding each regular
session of the general assembly, severally report
10 the governor, who shall transmit such reports
to the general assembly, together with the re-.
ports OF the judges OF the supreme court, of
defects in the constitution and laws and the
governor may at any time require information,
in writing, under oath, from the officers Of the
executive department and all officers and manag.
ers OF state institutions upon any subject relating
TO the condition, management and expenses Of
their respective Offices.
THE SEAL OF STATE.
SEC. %. There shall be a seal of the state
which shall be called the Great Seal of the
State of Illinois" which shall be kept by the
secretary of state, and used by him officially, as
directed by law.
FEES AND SALARIES.
SEC. %. The officers named in this article
shall receive for their services a salary to be es-
tabhshed by law, which shall not be increased Or
diminished during their official terms, and they
shall not. after the expiration Of those in Office
at the adoption Of this constitution, receive to
their own use any fees, costs perquisites of Office
or other compensation, and all fees that may
thereafter be payable by law for any services
performed by any officer provided for in this ar.
tice OF the constitution, shall be paid in advance
into the state treasury.
DEFINITION AND OATH OF OFFICE.
SEC. ~. An office is public position, Gre
ated by the constitution or law, continuing
during n pleasure Of the appointing power,
or tor 0ked time, with a successor elected or
appointed. An employment is an agency, for
temporary purpose, which ceases when that
purpose is accomplished.
SEC p. All civil officers, except members
OF the general assembly and such inferior Of.
tcers as may he by law exempted, shall, be-
fore they enter on the duties Of their respective
Offices take and subscribe the following oath
or affirmation;
Il do solcmnly swear lor affirm, as the case
may hel that will support the Constitution
OF the United States, and the Constitution of
the State OF Illinois, and that will faithfully
discharge the duties Of the office - &C.
cording TO the best OF my ability"
And no other oath declaration or test shall
be required ~ qualification.