The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-06

such powers of 4 local, legislative and
administrative character. rs they shall
from tin 10 time prescribe.
Sc. IL. The Legislature shall pass
laws defining the personal anu property
rights of married women.
SEC. 35. The privilege of the debter
to enjoy the necessary comforts of life,
shall he recognized by wholesome laws,
eSemptIng reasonable amount OF
property from seizure and sale for the
payment of any debt or liability here
after contracted.
ARTICLE VII.
EXECUTIVE.
SECTION /. The Supreme Executive
Power of the State shall be vested in a
Governor, who shall hold his office for
four years. and shall not be eligible to
tue office for the next succeeding term.
SEC. =. No person shall be eligible to
the office Of Governor unless he is a
citizen of the United States and shall
have attained the age of thirty years,
and has been for three years next pre-
ceeding his election an inbabitant of
the State.
SEC. 3. The Governor shall be elected
by the qualified electors of the State,
at the general election next preceding
the expiration of an executive term.
The returns of every election for Gov
ernor shall be sealed up and transmit
ted to the Secretary of State. directed
to the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who shall, Immediately up
on the organization Of the House, and
before proceeding to other business,
open and publish the same. in the pre-.
sence of majority of both Houses Of
the Legislature, who shall, for that pur-
pose, assemble in the House of Repre-
sentativcs. The person having the
highest number of votes for said office
shall be declared duly elected. But if
two or more have an equal and the
highest number of votes for the same
office, one of them shall Immediately
be chosen thereto by the two Houses on
joint ballot. and shall be declared duly
elected Governor. Contested elections
for Governor shall be determined by
the two Houses of the Legislature, on
| Joint ballot. i'll such manner as shall be
prescribed by law.
SEC 4. The Governor shall be Com
mander- in Chief of the militia and
naval forces of the State He shall
| have power to convene the LIE s,sture
on extraordinary occasions, T.; Ga
nation, stating the purpose for which
it is assembled. But at such session no
business shall be transacted other than
that specially named in the proclama-
| ton; and in case of invasion, or insur.
rection, or danger from the prevalence
of contagious disease at the seat of
| government, he may convene it at any
other place within the State. He shall
transact all necessary business civil
and military. He shall expedite all
such measures as shall be resolved upon
by the Legislature, and shall see that
the laws are faithfully executed.
SEC D. The Governor shall have
power to grant rep:ieves, combinations
and pardons, after conviction, for all
offenses except treason, upon such con-
ditions, and with such restrictions and
limitations, as may be provided by law.
Upon conviction of any person for
treason. he shall have power to suspend
the execution of the sentence until the
case shall he reported to the Lesisla-
ture at its next meeting, when the
Legislature shall either pardon, or COM
mute the sentence, direct the execu-
ton, or grant further reprieve
The Governor shall communicate to the
Legislature, at each regular session,
every case of reprieve, Communication or
pardon granted. stating the name of the
convict, the crime of which he was con-
victed, the sentence and its date, and
the date of the communication, pardon or
reprievc, with his reasons for granting
| the same.
Sec. 6. In case of the failure to quail
fly, removal from Office. death, re-
| signation, absence from the State. or
other disability of the Governor, the
powers. duties and emoluments of the
office, for the residue of the term, or
until the disability be removed. shall
devolve upon tho President of the
Senate, or if, for ATTY Of the above
named causes, he shall become incapa
BILE of performing the duties of Cover.
nor, the Office of Governor shall devol va
upon the Speaker of the House of 7 o
resentstives, with like power, /,
and emoluments, for the residue of 81,
term, or until the disability shall nc
| removed
SEC. :. Every bill passed by the Leg.
islature shall. before IT becomes law,
be presented To the Governor for his
approval. If he approve, lie shall sign
it; but If not, he shall return the same
with his objections. to the House in
which it originated. which House shall
enter the objection at large upon its
journal, and proceed to reconsider it.
If, after such reconsideration two
thirds of the members elected to that
House shall agree to pass the bill, it
shall be sent. together with the obiec-
tons, to the other House, by which 1t
shall also be reconsidered; and if ap-
proved by two-thirds of the members
elected to that House, it shall then be.
come law. In all such cases, the vote
of each House shall be determined by
ayes AMI noes. to he entered on their
respective Journals If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days Sundays excepted), after it
shall have been presented to him, the
same shall become law, unless the
Legislature, by its adjournment, pre-
vent its return, in which case il shall
be filed. with its objections. in the of
fee OF the Secretary of State. within
ten days after Adjournment. or else be-
come a law.
SEC s. The Governor may require
information In writing, from the Off
GERS of the Administrative and Mill.