Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-03-07
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SECTION /. The executive power shall be
vested in governor, who shall hold his Office
two years a leutenant governor shall be elected
at the same time and for the same term.
SEC. q No person shall be eligible to the Office
of governor or lieutenant governor except O
citizen of the United States, and a qualified
elector of the state who shall have attlined the
age of 80 years and who shall have resided two
years next preceding the election within the
state or territory, nor shall he be eligible to any
other office during the term for which he shall
have been elected.
SEC 3. 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 legislature. The persons respective
ly having the highest number of votes for gov
er and lieutenant governor shall be elected
but If two or more shall have an equal and
highest number of votes for governor or lieu
tenant-governor, the two houses of the legisla-
ture at it's next regular session shall forthwith,
by joint ballot, choose one of such persons for
said office. The returns of the election for gov
ernor and lieutenant governor shall be made in
such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. 4. The governor shall be commandments
chief of the military and naval forces of the
state except when they shall be called into the
service of the United States, and may call out
the same to execute laws, suppress insurrec-
ton, and repel invasion. He shall have power
to convene the legislature on extraordinary &C.
casions He shall, at the commencement OF
each session, communicate to the legislature
by message, information of the condition OF
the state and shall recommend such measures
as he shall deem expedient. He shall transact
all necessary business with the officers of the
government, civil and military. He shall expe
dite all such measures as may be resolved upon
by the legislature and shall take care that the
laws be faithfully executed.
SEC 5. The governor shall have power to remit
fines and forfeitures, to grant reprieves, com
mutations and pardons after conviction, for al
offenses except treason and cases OF impeach
ment provided, that in all cases where the
sentence of the court is capital punishment
imprisonment for life, or for u longer term thar
| two wears, or a fine exceeding two hundred dol
| lars, no pardon shall be granted sentence com
| muted or fine RENTED, except upon the recon-
mendation in writing of O board of pardons con
sisting of the presiding judge, secretary of state
and attorney general, after full hearing in oper
session and such recommendation, with the
reasons therefor, shall be filed in the Office o
| the secretary of state but the legislature may
| by law, in all cases, regulate the manner il
| which the remission of fines, pardons, commu
tations and reprieves may be applied for
| Upon conviction for treason he shall have
power to suspend the execution of sentenc
! until the case shall be reported to the legisla
| ture at it's next regular session, when the leg1s
| ture shall either pardon or commute the sen
| tence direct the execution of the sentence O
| grant further reprieye. He shall communi
| cate to the legislature at each regular session
| each case of remission of fine, reprieve, commu
| tation or pardon, granted by him in the case
| in which he is authorized to act without TIN
| recommendation of the said board of pardons
stating the name of the convict, the crime o
| which he is convicted, the sentence and it
1 date and the date of the remission, commute
1 tion, pardon or reprieve, with his reasons TO
| granting the same.
| ignation, failure to qualify, absence from tn
| state, removal from Office or other disability O
the governor, the powers and duties OF the offic
for the residue OF the term, or until he shall b
4 acquitted, or the disability removed, shall de
1 volye upon the 1ieutenant-governor.
SECT. The lieutenant, governor shall b
casting vote therein. If during vacancy q
| the office of governor, the Acknowledgements
shall be inpeached, displaced, resign OF die
or from mental or physical disease, or otherwis
become incapable of performing the duties G
| his office, the secretary of state shall act a
governor until the vacancy shall be filed or tn
4 disability removed.
| SEC 8. When any Office shall from any caus
become vacant and no mode is provided by tn
constitution or law for filling such vacancy, tn
governor shall have power to NIL such vacanc
by appointment.
SEC. Q. Every bill which shall have passe
| the legislature shall, before it becomes Law
| be presented to the governor. II he approve
1 he shall sign but If not he shall return IT, wit
h 3 objection to the house in which it origin,
ted, which shall enter the objection at larg
upon the journal and proceed to reconsider
II after such reconsideration two-thirds OF ca
members present shall agree to pass the bill
it shall be sent, together with the objection, I
the other house. by which it shall likewise |
reconsidered, and If 1t be approved by wv
|
law, but In all such cases the vote of bot
houses shall be determined by the yeas an
nays. and the names OF the members yotir
for and against the bill shall be entered upc
the journal OF each house respectively. II an
bill shall not be returned by the governor witt
in three days Sundays excepted after II she
Il have been presented to him, the same shall
, law unless the legislature shall by its q
jeurnment prevent its return; In which case
shall be fled with his objection, in the office
secretary of state within ten days after SUE
adjournment, or become q law.
SEC. TO- The governor shall have power
disapproye OF any item or items OF any b
making appropriations of money embracil
distinct items, and part or parts OF the bill q
| proved shall be law, and the item or items d.
approved shall be void, unless enacted in q
) | following manner: If the Legislature be in &c
! | gion he shall transmit to the house in whit
/ the bill originated q copy Of the item or iten
i / thereof disapproyed. together with his obte
tions thereto, and the items objected 70 shall