Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-28


sand may, lat any time he deeu
necessary, appoint committee to inve
'lgate and report to him upon the co
oitloh of any executive office or State i
>tltution. The governor shallat the beei
inlngof each session, and from time to tin
by message, give to the Legislative A
>embIy information of the condition
me State, and shall recommend sue
measures as he shall deem expedien
lie shall also send to the Legislative A
'elnbly statement with vouchers of til
expenditures of all moneys belonging t
Inc State and paid out by him. He sha
also at the beginning of each session pre-
sent estimates of the amount of none
required to be raised by taxation for a
| purposes of the State.
\ SEC, II. He may on extraordinary oe
| ea>lonS convene the Legislative Assem-
oly BY proclamation, stating the purpose
Tor which it is convened, but when SO con
'ehed it shall have no power to legislat
on any subjects other than those speci
led IN the proclamation, or which ma
be recommended by the Governor, bui
may provide for the expenses of the ses
SION and other matters incidental there
TO- lie may also by proclamation, con
yene the Senate in extraordinary session
tor the transaction of executive business
SEC. II. Every bill passed by the Leg
lNlative Assembly shall, before it become.
law, be presented to the Governor. L
he approve, he shall sign it, and there
upon It shall become law, but if he dc
not approve, he shall return it, with his
objections, to the House in which it orig.
mated, which House shall enter the OBJ
lections at large upon its journals, and
proceed to reconsider the bill If then
two-thirds of the members present agree
to pass the same, it shall be sent, to.
5ether with the objections, to the other
House, BY which it shall likewise be re-
considered, and if approved by two-thirds
ot The members present in that House,
ii shall become a law Notwithstanding
the objections of the Governor. In ali
such cases the vote of each House shall
be determined by yeas and nays, to be
entered on the journal. 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 be law, in like manner as if he
>embly shall by their adjournment pre-
vent its return in which case it shall not
become a law, without the approval of
the Governor. No bill shall become a
law after the final adjournment of the
Legislative Assembly, unless approved
by the Governor within fifteen davs af-
ter such adjournment. In case the Gov
ernor shall fail to approve of any bill
after the final adjournment of the Legis-
lative Assembly it shall be filed, with his
in the Office of the Secretary of
State.
SEC. IS. The Governor shall have
power to disapprove Of any item or items
Of any bill making appropriations of
money, embracing distinct items, and the
part or parts approved shall become
law, and the item or items disapproved
shall be void, unless enacted in the man
aer following: If the Legislative As
,embly be in session he shall within five
iays transmit to the House in which the
bill originated, a copy of the item or
tens thereof disapproved, together with
his objections thereto, and the items OBJ
tcted to shall be separately reconsidered,
md each item shall take the same course
Is is prescribed for the passage of bills
1yer the executive veto.
SEC. II. In case of the failure to
1ualify, the impeachment or conviction
II felony or infamous crime of the gov
srnor, or his death, removal from office,
absence from the State, or
inability to discharge the powers and
iuties Of his office, the powers, duties
md emoluments of the office, for the
-csidue of the term, or until the disabil-
ty shall cease, shall devolve upon the
Lieutenant Governor.
SEC IS The Lieutenant Governor
hall be President of the Senate, but
shall vote only when the Senate is
,quallv divided. In case Of the absence
,r disqualification of the Lieutenant
Governor from any cause which applies
o the Governor, or when he shall hold
he office of Governor, then the Presi-
lent FRO tembore of the Senate shall per-
orm the duties of the Lieutenant-G Gov
.rnor until the vacancy is filled or the
removed.
SEC. I6 In case of the failure to quail
fy in his office, death, resignation, alb
ence from the State, impeachment, CON
tiction of felony or infamous crime, or
disqualification from any cause, of both
he Governor and the Lieutenant Gov
,rnor, the duties of the Governor shall
levolve upon the President Pre- feMtore
If the Senate until such qualification
If either the Governor or Lieutenant
Governor be removed, or the vacancy
illed, and if the President PRO temfore of
he Senate, for any of the above named
,auses, shall become incapable of per-
orming the duties of Governor, the
anne shall devolve upon the Speaker of
he House.
Sec. II. The first legislative assembly
hall provide seal for the State, which
hall be kept by the Secretary of State
nd used by him officially, and known as
he Great Seal of the State of Montana
SEC, IS. All grants and commissions
hall be in the name and by the author
y of the State of Montana, sealed with
j. Great : Il the State, Signed bv
le Governor, and sounter-signed by the
ecretary of State.
SEC, I9. An account shall be kept BY
ne officers of the Executive Depart
lent, and Of all public institutions of the
tate, of all moneys received by them
everally from all sources, and for every
ervice performed, and of all moneys
isbursed by them severally, and semi
nnual report thereof shall be made to
lie Governor, under OATH; they shall
lso, at least twenty days preceding each
egular session of the Legislative AS
embly, make full and complete reports
+ their official transactions to the Gov
rnor, who shall transmit the same to
lie Legislative Assembly
SEC, 20. The Governor, Secretary of
tate and Attorney General shall con
onstitute Board of State Prison Com
lissioners, which board shall have such
lpervision of all matters connected
18th the State prisons as may be prescrib-
i by law. They shall constitute Board
Examiners, with power to examine all
laims against the State, except salaries
+ compensation of officers fixed by law,
nd perform such other duties as may be
rescribed by law And no claim
gainst the State except for sal
ries and compensation of officers
xed by law shall be passed upon by the
legislative Assembly without first hay
lg been considered and acted upon by
lid board. The Legislative Assembly
lay provide for the temporary suspen-