Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-15

casting vote therein. II during vacancy o
the Office of governor, the lieutenant -govcrpo
shall be impcached. displaced, resign or die
| or from mental or physical disease, or otherwise
become incnp OF performing the duties o
| his Office. thu secretary of state shall act a
governor until the vacancy shall be filed or tn
disability removed.
| SEC 8. When any Office shall from any caus,
| become vacant and no mode is provided by tn,
constitution OK law for filling such vacancy, tn,
| governor shall have power to I'LL suoh vacanc,
SEC. Q. Every bill which shall have passed
| the legislature snail, before it becomes law
he shall sign but if not he shall return it, with
| II objection. to the house in which 1t origina
| ted, which shall enter the objection at large
upon the journal and proceed to reconsider it
! If after such reconsideration two-thirds of the
| members present shall agree to pass the bill
| ii shall be sent together with the objection, te
| the other house, by which it shall likewise be
| reconsidered and if it be approved by two
| thirds of the members present it shall become q
| law. but in oil such cases the vote of botl
| houses shall be determined by the yeas and
for and against the bill shall be entered upon
the journal of each house respectively. II any
bill shall not be returned by the governor with.
in three days Sundays excepted after it shall
@ law. unless the legislature shall by its adj
journment prevent its return; in which case it
shall be filed, with his objection, i'll the Office OF
secretary of state within ten days after such
adjournment or become law.
SEC. TO- 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 bill ap-
proved shall be law, and the TEN or items dis
approved shall be void, unless enacted in the
following manner: If the legislature be in ses-
sion he shall transmit to the house in which
the bill originated Il copy of the item or items
thereof disapproved, together with his objec-
tions thereto, and the items objected to shall be
separately considered and each item shall then
take the same course as is prescribed for the
passage of bills over the executive Veto
SEC IL. Any governor of this state who risks
receives or agrees to receive any bride upon any
understanding that his official opinion, judg-
ment or action shall be influenced thereby, or
who gives, offers or promises his official in
fuence i'll consideration that any member of
thelegislature shall give his official vote influ
ence OH any particular side of any question or
matter upon which he may be required to act
in his official capicity. or who menaces any
member by the threatened use Of his veto
power, or who offers or promises any member
that he, the said governor. will appoint any par
ocular person or persons to any office treated or
thereafter to be created, in consideration that
any member shall give his official vpte or in,
huence on any matter pending or thereafter I'd
be introducedinto either house ofthe legislature,
or who threatens any member that he, the sail
governor, will remove any person or persons
from office or position with intent to in any
manner influence the official action of said
member, shall be punished i'll the manner nov,
or that may hereafter be provided by law, AID
upon conviction thereof shall forfeit all rightfto
hold or exercise Gny Office of trust or honorIin
this state.
SEC. II. There shall be chosen by the Quill
fed electors of the state, at the times and
places of choosing members of the legislature,
secretary of state auditor, treasurer, super
intendent of public instruction, commissioner
OF school and public lands and attorney general,
who shall severaly hold their offices for the
term Of two years, but no person shall be eligi-
bic to the Office of treasurer for moe than two
terms consecutively. They shall respectively
keep their offices at the seat of government.
SEC. ID. The powers and duties Of the secre-
tary OF state, auditor, treasurer, Superintendent
OF public instruction, commissioner Of school
and public lands and encouragement, shall be
as prescribed by law.