The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-03


encc their official action, shall be defined by aw
and shall be punished by line and Imprisonment.
SIC. S2. ANY person may bc compelled to
testify in any lawful investigation or judicial
proceeding, against any person who may be
charged with having committed the offense OF
bribery or corrupt solicitation, or practices of
solicitation, and shall not be permitted to with
hold his testimony upon the ground that IL may
criminate himself or subject him 70 public inta
my; but such testimony shall not afterwards be
used against him in any judicial proceeding, ox- =
cept Tor perjury in giving such testimony, and
any person convicted or either OF the ofienses
aforesaid, shall, part of the punishment there
for, be disqualified from holding any Office or
position oi honor, trust, or proht iu this Con-
munwrallh.
SEo. 80 a member who has personal or
private interest in any measure or bill proposed
or pending before the General Assembly shall
disclose the TACT to the house of which he is a
member and shall not vote thereon.
I' ARTICLE w. 0.l
t.r THE ESEcUTIyR. f-eH.
sEcTIox1.. The Executive Department Of this
Commonwealth shall consist of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor. Secretary of the Common-
wealth Attorney General, Auditor General, State
Treasurer Secretary of Internal Affairs, and n
Superintendent OF Rublic Instruction. I... Id.
SEC. ,. The supreme executive power shall
be vested in the Governor, who shall take care
that the laws be faithfully executed he shall be
chosen on The day o the general election by the
places where they shall vote for Representatives.
The returns of every election for Governor shall
be sealed up and transmitted TO the seat of gov
ernment directed to the President of the Senate
who shall open and publish them in the presence
OF the members OF both honses OF the General
Assembly, The person having the highest num-
Der of votes shall he Governor, but If two or
more lie equal and highest IN votes, one of them
shall I've chosen Governor by the joint vote OF
the members of both houses. Contested cleo
tions shall be determined by . committee, 10 be
selected from both houses Of the General AS
sembly, and formed aud regulated in such man
ner rs shall he directed by law,
SIC. 3. The Governor shall hold his Office
during four years from the third Tuesday of jan
uary next ensuing his election. and shall not
be eligible to the Office for the next succeeding
term.
SEC 4. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen
at the same time, in the same manner, for the
same term, and subject to the same provisions
as the Governor; he shall he president Of the
Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be
equally divided.
sEc. 3. No person shall be eligible to the Of
fee of Governor or Lieutchant Governor except
citizen of the United States, who shall have
attained the age of thirty years. and have been
seven years next preceding his election an in-
habtant of the State unless he shall have been
absent on the public business of the United States
or of this State.
SIC. o. No member of Congress or person
holding any Office under the United States or
this State shall exercise the Office OF Governor or
Lieutenant Governor ..
SEC. Z. The Governor shall be commander
in-chief of the army and navy of the Common
wealth, and Of the militia, except when they
shall be called into the actual service of the Uni
ted States.
Size. 8. He shall nominate, and by aud with
the advice and consent OF twO-thirds of all the
members of the Senate, appoint Secretary of
the Commonwealth and an Attorney General
during pleasure, a Superintendent of Public In-
struction for four years, aud such other oil GERS
f,F ft..al L. In
thorized by the constitution or by law to ap-
point; he shall have power to III all vacancies
that may happen in Offices TO which he may ap-
point during the recess of the Senate 10y granting
commissions which shall expire at the end OF
their next session he shall have power to fill
any vacancy that may happen during the recess
of the Senate, in the office of Auditor General,
State Treasurer, Secretary OF Internal Affairs or
Superintendent OF Public instruction, in Judi
cal Office, or IN any other elective Office which
he IS or NAV lie authorized to ill.
il the vacancy shall happen during the session
OF the Senate the Governor shall nominate to
the Senate, before their final adjournment, a
proper person to fill said vacancy.
But in any such case OF vacancy, in an elective
Office, person shall be chosen To said Office at
the next general election, unless the vacancy
shall happen within three calendar months i'm
mediately preceding such election, In which case
the election for said office shall Le held at the
second succeeding general election.
10 acting on Executive nominations the SEN
ate shall sit with open doors, and In confirming
or rejecting the nominations of the Governor,
The vote shall be taken bv yeas aud nays, and
shall be entered on the journal.
SEC Q. He shall have power 10 remit fines
and fIrietures, to grant rcprleves, commuta-
tons Of sentence aud pardons, except In cases tl
Impeachment, but no pardon shall be granted,
or sentence cummuted, except upon the recon-
mendation in writing Of the Lieutenant Govern
or Secretary of the Commonwealth Attorney
General and Secretary OF Internal Affairs, or any
three of them, alter full hearing upou due pub
| lie notice and in open session. and such recon-
mendation, with the reasons therefor at length,
shall be recorded Ggd dled in The Office Of The
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
! SIC. 10, lie may require information In writ
| ing from The officers of tue Executive Depart
ment upon any subject relating to the duties OF
| their respective offices.
sEc II. IGu shall from Time 10 time, give "a
! the General Assembly information OF the state
] consideration such measures as he may judge
/ OSpedicnt.
| SIC. y. lie may, on extraordinary occasions
! convene the General Assembly, and in case O
disagreement between the two houses, with re-
/ spect to the time OF adjournment, adjourn them
] TO spch time as he may thiuk proper, not exceed
/ Ing four months. lie shah have power 20 con
yene the Senate la extraordinary session. 10y
/ proclamation, for the transaetigu of eNecutiys
/ business.
] SIC. I8. In case of the DEATH conviction on
impeachment, failure 10 qualify, resignation, OF
other disability OF the Governor, the powers
duties, and emoluments Of ihe oiilce Tor the re-
( msnGcr of tho term, or until the disability be
| removed, shall deyolye upon the Lieutenant
Governor.
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