The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-13

| OF PUNISHMENT COulIuuteu anu vi Ie-
prieye or pardon granted, with the
reasons for renting, committing or
granting the same -.
Is. The Governor shall be Com
mander-in.C Chief of the military forces
of the State Except 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.
IA. The Governor and all civil officers
of this State shall be liable to impeach-
ment for any misdemeanor in office.
Is. When any State officer has exc
cuted bond as required by law, the
Governor shall, whenever the public
interest demands it, require Of such
officer reasonable additional security,
and if it is not given his office shall be
deemed vacant.
l6. Every bill passed by the Legis
lature shall before it becomes law, be
presented to the Governor. If he ap
prove, he shall sign it. and thereupon it
shall become a law but if he do not
approve he shall return it, with his OBJ
iections, to the House in which it shall
have originated, which House shall
enter the objections at large upon its
journal, and may proceed to reconsider
the bill. If then a majority OF the
members elected to that House agree
to pass the same, which shall be sent
together with the objection to the other
House, by which it shall be likewise
reconsidered, and if approved by a ma
jority Of the members elected to that
House, it shall become law, notwlth-
standing the objections OF the Governor.
But in all such cases the vote Of each
House shall be determined by yeas and
NAYS, to be entered on the journal. Any
bill which shall not be returned by the
Governor within five days Sundays
excepted) after it shall have been pre-
scented to him, shall become law in
like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the Legislature shall by their
adjournment, prevent its return, in
which case it shall be filed with his
objections in the office of the Secretary
OF State, within five days after such
adjournment, or beComea law.
Il. Every bill passed by the Legs
lature making appropriations OF money
for distinct purposes, shall, before 1t
becomes law, be presented to the Gov
ernor; if he approve it, or any OF the
items therein contained, it or the items
so approved shall become law; but if
he do not approve it. or if he disap'
proves of any Of the items therein, he
shall return it, with his objections
thereto, to the House in which it shall
have originated, and before 1t or the
item or items so disappvoved shall be-
come a law, it shall be repassed by
majority of all the members elected to
both houses, according to the rules and
limitations prescribed in the preceding
sect ions in reference to other bills.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
IS. In case OF the death, conviction
on impeachment, failure to qualify,
resignation or other disability Of the
Governor, the powers, duties aud emol-
uments Of the Office, for the residue OF
the term or until the disability shall be
removed, shall devolve upon the Lieu
tenant Governor.
10. The Lieutenant Governor shall
be President of the Senate, and shall
vote only when the Senate is equally
divided, The Senate shall choose from
their own body a President pro temporc,
to preside in case OF the absence or i'm
parchment Of the Lieutenant Governor,
or when he shall hold the office OF
Governor.
20 1t there he no Lieutenant Gov
ernor, or if the Lieutenant Governor,
for any OF the causes specified in section
Is, of this article, becomes incapable OF
performing the duties of the office, the
President OF the Senate shall sit a.
Governor until the vacancy is filled or
the disability removed and if the
President Of the Senate for any OF the
above named causes, shall become in
capable of performing the duties OF
Governor. the same shall devolve upon
the Speaker OF the House OF Delegates;
and in all other cases where there is no
one to act as Governor, one shall be
chosen 10y joint ballot Of the LegisIa-
ture.
OTHER STATE OFFICERS.
81. II the office of Auditor, Treasu-
rer, Secretary OF State, or Attorney
General, shall be vacated by death,
resignation or otherwise, it 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 in such manner
as may be provided by law.
An account shall be kept 10y the OIL
GERS OF the Executive Department, and
of all the public institutions OF the
State, Of all moneys received or dis
bursed by them severaIly, from all
sources, and for every service per-
formed, and semi-aDnual report there
of he made to the Governor under
oath, and any officer who makes a false
report shall be guilty OF perjury, and
punished accordingly.
%. The officers OF the Executive
Department, and of al the public in.
stitutions of the State, shall, at least
ten days preceding the regular session
OF the Legislature, severally report to
the Governor, who shall transmit such
reports to the Legislature, and the Gov
ernor may at any time require informa-
ton in writing, under oath, from the
officers of the Executive Department,
and all officers and managers of State
institutions, upon any subject relating
to the condition, management and ex-
,o,,,s % ,Lair rnspnptiya offices