Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-19

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his election an inhabltant of the State, url-
less he shall have been absent on the public
business of the United States or OF this
See g. Nomember Of Congress or person
holding any office under the United States
or this State shall exercise the Office OF Gov
ernor or Lleutenn nj Governor
Sec. :. The Governor snail be command
er-in-chief OF the army and navy OF the
Commonwealth. anu OF the militia, except
when they shall he called into the Bctual
service of the United States
Sec. s. He shall nominate, ana py ana
with the advice and consent of tNo-thirtlS
OF all the members Of the senate, appoint a
Secretary o! the commonwealth and an At
torney General during pleasure. Superin-
trndent OF Public Inst ruction for four years
and such other officers Q! the C9,nhi9h- on
constitution or by law to appoint; hc shall
have power to nh ali vacancies chat may
happen in offices TO which he may appoint
during th. recs-s Of the senate by granting
commissions which shall expire at the end
of their next session he shall have power
! TO riil any vacancy that may happen during
the recess of the senate. In the Office Of Au-
! IItor General, state Treasurer. secretary oi
! Internal Affairs or Superintendent OF Pub
1 lie Instruction, In a judicial ONCE. or in any
other elective Office which he Is or may De
authorized to I'LL:
! II the vacancy shall happen during the
session of the senate, the Governor shall
/ nominate TO the senate, before their nnal
adjournment, proper person 20 Nil said VA
cancy.
But in any such case of vacancy. In sn
elective office. a person shall b- chosen 10
I said Office at the next general election, un-
K less the vacancy shall happen within three
calendar months immediately preceding
| such election, in which case the election Tor
said Office shall be held at the seeond sue
| ceeding general election:
| In acting on Executive nomination.. the
Senate shall sit with open doors, and In
| confirming or rejecting the nominations OF
! the Governor, the vote shall br taken by
yeas and nays, and shall be entered on the
journal.
see g. He shall have power TO remit fines
! and foTfeiture-, To grant repriesr>, comniu-
: tations of sentencence and par,iOns, except
in csss=. OF Impeachment, tut no pardon
! shall be granted. nor sentence coninuicd,
1 except upon the recommendation in writ
/ ing Of the Lieutenant Governor. Secretary
l of the Commonwealth, Attorney General
I and Secretary OF Internal Affairs, or any
| thr-e of them, after full hearing, upon due
! public notice and in open session, and such
! r-commendation, with the reasons therefor
\ at length, shall be recorded and died in the
I C..ice of the Secretary OF the Common
wealth.
SEC. 10. He may require information in
. writing from the officers Of the Executive
Department, upon any subject relating to
duties OF their respective offices.
See II. lie shall, from time 10 time, give
to the General Assembly information of the
state Of The Commonwealth. and recon-
mend TO their consideration such measures
~ he may judge -Ip-dient.
| S-,.r, L. lie may. on extraordinary occa-
sions. convene the General Assembly, and
| in ease Of Disagreement between the two
houses, with Respect To the time OF adjourn
ment, adjourn them to such time ;,s he shall
think proper, not exceeding four months
lie shall nav. power To cen .end the senate
in extraordinary session, by Proclamation,
for the transaction OF executive business.
Sec. H. In ease OF the death, conviction
OF impeachment, failure to qualify, resigna-
ton. or other disability Of the Governor the
powers, duties, and emolume ents of the Office
Tor the remainder of the term, or until the
disability be removed, shall devolve upon
the Lieutenant Governor.
Sec. H. In case of u vacancy in the Office
of Lieutenant Governor, OF when the Lieu
tenant Governor shall he impeached by the
House of Representatives,, OrShall be unable
to exercise the duties of his Office, the pow
ers, duties, and emoluments thereof for the
remainder OF the term, or until the di>ss-
ability Toe removed, shall devoiye upon the
President PRO TENPoRE Of the Senate; and
the President pro tempore OF the senate
shall in like manner become Governor If a
vacancy or diabillty shall occur in the Office
OF Governor; MS scar as senator shall be-
become vacant whenever ne shall become
Governor. and shall be filled by election AS
any other vacancy in the Senate.
Sec. 10. livery hlll which shall have pass
Ell both houses shall be presented To the
Governor; II he approve, he shall sign il
hut II he shall not approve. IA. shall return
il with his objections to the house in which
IL shall have originated, which house shall
enter the objections AZ large upon their
journal, and proceed to reconsider il. IT, al
ter such reconsideration, tvo-thirds OF all
Inc members elected 10 tnit house shall
agree To pass the bill, il shall be sent with
the objections 10 the other house, by which
likewise. II shall be rsconsid~Ted, and N ap-
proved by two-:hirds OF all the me uIbers
elected to that house. n shall be a law but
in such clS-S the votes of both houses shall
he determined by yeas and nays. and the
names o; The members voting for and against
the bill shall lie entered on the Journals Oi
each house rCspec lively. II any bills shall
not be returned by the Governor within ten
days after IL Shall have been presented 10
IL
as if ne had signed il. unless the General
Assembly. by their adjournment, prevents
its return. in which case it shall be IL law
unless he shall file the same, with his objec-
tions, in the office of tho Secretary of tn.
Commonwealth, and give notice thereof 10y
public Proclamation within thirty days al
ter such adjournment
Sec. Ii. The Governor shall have power
10 disapprOve of any item or items OF any
bill making appropriations of money, en-
bTiclng distinct items, and the part or part,
of the bill approved shall he the law and
tine item or Items of appropriation disap-
proved snail be void uniess repass9d accord
ing To the rules and limitations prcScri bs q
for the passage OF other bills over the ex-
eCutive veto.
sec. Il. The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court shall preside upon th. trial OF any
contested election of Governor or Iieutcn-
ant Governor, and shall decide questions
regarding the adnlsSihility Of evidence and
nounce his opinion upon other questions ol
law involved IL the trial The Governor
and Lieutenant Governor shall exercise The
duties oI their respective offices until thei
SUCCESSORS shall De duly qualified.
sec. lo- The Secsietary ~ the Common
wealth shall Keep "a record OF ali official acts
and proceedings Of the Governor. and when
required lay the S:siIie, with all papers, mi
nutes and vouchers relating thereto before
either branch of the General Assembly, and
perform such other duties as may be enjoin-
Ell upon him by law.
See. IL The Secretary of Internal Affairs
shall exercise all the powers and perform all
the duties of the surveyor General, subject
to such changes as shall be made by law
His department shall embrace a bureau OF
Industrial statistics, and he shall discharge
such duties relating To corporations To the
charitable institutions, the agricultural,
manufacturing. mining, mineral, timber
and other material or business interests OF
the state, as may be prescribed by law He
shall annually. and at such other times as
may be required by law, make report 10 the
General Assembly.
Sec. ". The superintendent of Public In
struciion shall exercise all the powers and
perform all the duties OF the superintendent
of Common Schools. subject TO such changes
- shall be made 10y law.
sec. p. The term of the Secretary OF In
ternal y AEiIirs shall be four years of the AIl-
Gi,or General. three years, and OF the State
] Treasurer two years. These officers shall be
chosen 10y the qualified electors of the state
| at general elections. No person elected To
tli. oliice of Auditor General or State Ire;-
| surer shall be capable Of holding the sam.
Office for two consecutive terms.
| SEC - Inc present GEe;t seal OF Penn
sylvania shall De the seal of the STATE.
Ali commissions shall be in the name and
by authority of the Commonw ealth of Penn
| sylvania, and De sealed with the State seal
and signed by the Governor.
ARTICLE v.
| THE JUDICIARY.
SECTION !. The judicial power of this
Commonwealth shall be vested in the Su-
preme Court, in courts of common pleas
| courts Of oyer and terminer and general
jail delivery, courts OF quarter sessions of
| the peace. orphans courts, magistrates
| courts, and in such other courts as the Gen.
eral Assembly may from time 10 time estab-
| lish.
See. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist
| of seven Judges who shall be elected by the
qualified electors OF the State at large They
shall hold their offices for the term of
twenty-one years, il they so long behave
| The smselves well, but shall aot be again ELI
gible. The judge whose comm ission shall
.irst expire shall be chief justice and there
| after each judge whose commission shall
first expire shall in turn he chief Justice.
| Sec 3. The jurisdiction Of the Supreme
| Court shall extend over the State and the
| judges thereof shall, by virtue OF their OF
fees, be justices of oyer and terminer and
general jail delivery in the several counties :
they shall nave original jurisdiction in cases
OF injunction, and where "A corporation is a
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