Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-10-09
ARTICLE Nv.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..

To- DEPARTMENT..
sscr1oN /. Tho executive power shall be
vested In 4 governor who shall hold his Office two
years; q acknowledgements shall be slected at
the same time and for the same term.
SEC. 2. No person shall be eligible to tho Office
of governor or acknowledgements except
a citizen of the United States. and a
qualified elector Of the state. who shall
have attained the age of thirty years
and who shall. have resided two years next
tory, nor shall he be- eligible to any other Office
during the term for which he shall have been
SEC. 5. The governor and lieutenant governor
shall be elected by the qualified electors Of the
state, at the time and places of choosing men,
bers Of the legislaturo. The persons respectively
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two OR more shall have an equal and highest
number OF votes for governor or lieutenant-gov-
ae.9 ;. the two sea aGusss s 81 fhs for laSi;a1S5a'SS b. at to; it,
ballot, choose one of such persons for said Office.
The returns of the election for governor and
ne sp ss sSaii bs prsscr shaa Be Be nsae in such man
Sec. 4. The governor shall be cornmander-in-
chief of the military and naval forces Of the
s se4Sio s5 of the w." Gnit ts1y s sssas % and s. ms5 i cail d ths
and repel invasion. He shall have power to CON
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communicate to the Legislature by message, in
formation ofthe condition of the state, and shall
recommend euch measures as he shall deem ex-
pedient. He shall transact all necessary bust
ness with the officers Of the government, civi!
and military. He shall expedite all euch meas
ures as may be resolved upon by the legislature.
and shall take care that tho laws be faithfully
executed.
SEC. 5. The governor shall have power to re-
init fines and forfeitures, to grant .reprievcs.
combinations and pardons after. conviction. for
all offences except treason and cases OF i'm
parchment; provided, that in all CASE where the
sentence of the court is capital Punishment, i'm
two years, orr fne exceeding two hundred dol
lars. no pardon shall be granted. sentence COM
muted OF fine rs1nitted, except upon the recon-
n attorney-saneral after full hearing il open
session.; and .suoh recommendatio1. with tho
the secretary of state; but the legislature may
by Law, in all cases, regulate the manner in which
the remission of fines, pardons, communications
ton for treason he shalt have power to suspend
the execution OF sentence until the case shall Be
reported to the legislature at its next regular
or commute the sentence, direct the execution Of
the sentence or graft a further reprieve. He
shall communicate to tho Legislature at each
regular session, each casa of remission Of fine.
reprieve, commutation or pardon, granted ry
him in the cases in which he 10 authorized to act
without the accommodation Of the SAID board of
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crime of which he is convicted, the sentence and
it's date, and the date of the remission, commu-
tation, pardon or reprieve, with his reasons for
SEQ. i. In case Of the death, impeachment. re-
signation, failure to qualify. ab.ence, from the
state, removal from Office, or other disability, of
the governor, the powers and duties Ct the 3thce
| for the residue of the term, or until he shall be
| acquitted, or the disability removed, shall de-
vo1ve upon the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
sEo; !: Tho lisnte ma. Icy haSa a shall . be ed p.e;si;
vote therein. If during q vacancy Of the office
of governor, the acknowledgements shalt be im-
penchod. displayed, resign or die, or from men
tai or physical disease or otherwise become IN
capable Of performing, the duties OF his office,
the vacancy shall be filed or tho disability re-
SEC. 8. When any Office shall from any cause
become vacant, and no mode ID provided by the
constitution or law for filing such vacancy, the
governor shall have power to fill such vacancy by
SKo. s. Every bill which shall have passed the
legislature shall, before it becomes alaw, be pre-;
sign, but if not he shall return it, with his objec-
ton, to the house in which it originated, which
shall enter the objection at large upon the jour
n reeo anl deaotiSsa tSo.thirds 81 the member. pres.
emit shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent.
together with the objection, to the Other house. use
Il it be approved by two-thirds of the members
present it shall become a law. but In all such
cases tho vote of both houses shall be dstormtned
by the ysas md nays, and the names OF the men,
bers voting for and against the bill shau be en-
tered upon tho journal Of each house respectively.
within three days (Sundays .exospted) after it
shnu, have been presented to him. tbs same shall
be . law. unless the legislature. shall, BY its adj
shall be fled, with his objection, in the Office Of
the secretary OF state within ton days after such
adjournment. OF become . Law.
SEo. 10. The governor shall have power
to ~disapprove of any item or items of any bill
making appropriations Of money. embracing
distinct items. and part or parts Of the BIZ
approved shall be law, and the item or itsmi
~d1sapproved shall be veid, unless enacted in thu
following manner: It the legislature be in sos
sion he shall transmit to the house in which til,
pill erisinatsd q copy Of, the item or item
separately reoonsidered. and each item shall thsl
take the :ame course az is prescribed for the pas
sage of bills over the executive veto.
SEQ. IL Any governor OF this stEte who asks
receives or agrees to receive any bribe upon any
understanding that his official opinion, judg.
me Or action shall be influenced thereby, Or
who giXes, or offers, or promises his official In
legislature shall eive his official vote or influence
on any particular side of any question or matter
upon which he may be required to act in his Off
clal capacity, or who menaces any momber by
the threatened MSS of his veto power, or who offers
or promises any. member that. he. the said gov
sons to any office created or thereafter to be Gre
Sted, In consideration that any member shall
g1Ve MS ofhcihl vote or influence on any matter
pending or thereafter to be introduced into
either honsc of said legislature, or who threatens
any member that he. tho said governor.