The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-23
ARTICLE III. :
EXECUTIVE.

SECTION l. The executive department
shall consist of governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, treasurer OF
state, auditor of state and attorney gen.
eral, who shall be chosen by the electors
of the state on the Tuesday succeeding
the first Monday of November, at the
places of voting for members of the gen.
eral assembly.
SEC. 2. The official terms of the gov
ernor, lieutenant governor, secretary,
treasurer and attorney general, shall be
two years; and of the auditor four years,
and shall commence on the second Mon
day of January next after their election,
and continue until their successors are
elected and qualified. p l1ia2
SEC. 8. The returns of every election >
for the officers named in the foregoing
section, shall be sealed up and transmit =
ted to the seat of government by the re-
turning officers, directed to the president =
of the senate, who, during the first week
of the session, shall open and publish
them, and declare the result in the presl
ence of a majority of the members Of each
house of the general assembly. The per-
son having the highest number of votes
shall be declared elected but if two or .
more shall be highest, and have an equal
number of votes for the same Office, one
of them shall be chosen by the joint vote
of both houses. ssa 9sle 10
SEC. A. The supreme executive power
of the state shall be vested in the gov
ernor. i s2 s!'s sh''i,a -
1 Sec. 8. He may require information
in writing from the officers OF the execu-
tive department upon any subject relat-
ing to the duties Of their respective Off q
.ces; and shall see that the laws are faith
fully executed. isi9l taaHs9 ii2ss
SEC. 6. He shall by message commit
nicate to the general assembly, at every
session, the condition of the state, and re- :
commend such measures as he may deem
expedient. aE a2i9 I'd ils.'s a'iii' Il
I SEC. z. He may, on extraordinary oc-
casions, convene the general assembly by
proclamation, and shall state to both
khoases, when assembled, the purpose for
(which they have been convened. t',i itii'i
! SEC. s. In case of disagreement, be-
tween the two houses in respect to the
time Of adjournment, he shall have
power to adjourn the general assembly to
such time as he may think proper, but not
beyond the regular meetings thereof. -
| SEC. 9. He shall be commander-in-
chief Of the military and naval forces of
the state, except when they shall be called
into the service of the United States. 20
| Sec. 10. He shall have power, after
conviction, to grant reprleyes, commuta-l
tions and pardons for all crimes and Of
lenses, except treason and cases OF i'm
peachment, upon such conditions as he
may think proper; subject, however, to
such regulations, as to the manner of ap-
plying for pardons, as may be prescribed
by law. Upon conviction for treason, he
may suspend the execution of the SEN
tence, and report the case to the general
assembly at its next meeting, when the
general assembly shall either pardon,
commute the sentence, direct its execu-,
| ton, or grant a further reprieye. He
shall communicate to the general assem-
bly,, at every regular session, each case OF
reprieve, commutation or pardon, with
his reasons therefor, stating the name and
crime of the convict, the sentence, its
date and the date OF the Communication,
pardon or reprieye. lte o,b.-; ,f.e,
SEC. II. "A seal of the state shall be
kept by the governor, used by him off,
cially, and called "The Great Seal of the
State of Ohio" s.! 4 at
Sec. IL. All grants and commissions
shall be issued in the name and by the,
authority of the state of Ohio, sealed with
the great seal, signed by the GOVERNOR.
and countersigned by the secretary o.
state.;i 30 buf s,lf 10 bra .sG.l g ,iol;GIo7 io
Sec, ,l3. No member of congress, or,
other person holding Office under the au-i
thority OF this state, or of the United