Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-04-20
ARTICLE III.
EXECUTIVE.

Et SECTION /. The executive department
shall consist of a governor, lieutenant
governor, secretary Of state treasurer OF
/ state, auditor of state and attorney gen
leral, 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 the gen
eral assembly, - gza fletis 43atIn5aa
SEC. 2 The official terms of the gov
ernOr, lieutenant governor, % secretary,
4 treasurer and attorney general, shall be
two years; and of the auditor four years,
and shall commences on the second Mon
! day of january next after their election,
and eontiROesyunti their successors are
elected and qualified. =i7i s#=s, isl1satff
SEC 8. The returns. of every rejection
| for the officers named in the foregoing
section, shall be sealedfupf and transmit
| ted to the seat OF govern RleBt by the re-
turning officers directed to the president
| of the senate, NhOy during the first week
of the session. shall open and publish
them, and deelareitke result in the pres
ence of a majority Of the members Of each
/ house of the general assemblysnfIh he per-
son having. the highest number Of votes
shall be deelaredi elected. ; butH 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. isf afT
aEs5 SEC. f. The supreme executive power
sof the state shall be Eested IN the gov
ernoF.a ss 1bffi 59-is5 tisf. fs
Il SEea 8. He may require information
in writing from the officers OF the e1ecu-
a tive department. upon any, subject Feiat-
4 ing TO the duties OF their respective. oti-
ces and shall see that the. laws are faith
4 fully executed. a9j IE Hrfea d9l-s
L SEC. g. Helshall by message eommu-
To rrsar, L nlx ut every
session, the condition of the state, and re-
commend such measures as he may. deem
eNpedleptA a1i. =G liE1Is sat1 81
:; SEG.i7s He may, on extraordinary oc-
casions, convene the general assembly by
proclamation, and shall state to both
houses, when assembled, the purpose for
which they have been convened, us
SEE s. In case Qof disagreement be-
tween the two houses in respect to the
time of adjournment, T he shall have
> power 20 adjourn the general assembly to
] such time as he may think proper, but not
: beyond the regular meetings thereof.
e SEC. 9. He8shan be commander-ln-
E chief Of the military and naval forces of
0 the state, except when they shall be called
' / into the service of the Emitted States.
n 2i, ,'SEd. I0..os He shall have power, after
: conviction, to grant repYieVes colnmuta-
8 tions and pardons for all crimes and Of
lenses, except treason and eases of i'm
! parchment, upon such conditions as he
d may think proper; subject, however, to
S such regulations, as TO the manner of aP-
e / plying for pardons, as may be prescribed
n I BY law Upon .convicti6h for treason, he
: may suspend the execution of the sem
L tence, and report the case TO the general
assembly at its next meeting, when the
II general assembly shall either pardon,
: Commute the sentence, direct les execu-
y ton, or grant further reprieve. He
! shall communicate 10 the general assem-
= bly,, at every regular session, each case of
I reprieve, combination on pardon, with
= his reasons therefor, stating the name and
Il crime of the convict, tie sentence, its
i date and the date. of the eemmutatiOn,
3 pardon or reprieve. 20 .t tste
= SRc, II. 4 seal Of the state shall be
le kept by the governor, used by him ON
" cialiy, and called ''The Great Seal OF the
q SEC. 10. All grants and eonisnissions
II shall be issued in the name and by the
pe authority of the state of Ohio sealed with
Is the great. seal, signed BY the. governor,
p and copnteFsigpsd ~ the secretary OF
q y Sc. Is No nembsr Of Congress, OF
s, other person holding once under the an;
thority Of this state OF Of the United