Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-25


ditiOn of anv executive office or State in
Stitutiou. The governor shall at the begin
ming of zach session, and from time to time
by message, give to the Legislative As
scmblv information of the condition of
the State, and shall recommend such
measures as he shall deem ~eNpcdicnt.
lie shall also SEND to the Legislative As
scmbly a statement with vouchers of the
expenditures of all moneys belonging to
the State and paid out by him. lie shall
also at the beginning of each session pre-
sent estimates of the amount of money
required to be raised by taxation for all
~purpo>es Of the State.
SEC. II. lie NAV on extraordinary &C.
casions convene the Legislative Assem-
bly, by proclamation, stating the purposes
for which il is convened, but when so con
vcncd IL shall have no power to legislate
on any subjects other than those spcCi-
fed in the proclamation, or which NAV
be recommended by the Governor, but
may provide for the expenses of the scs-
sion and other matters incidental there
to. lie may also by proclamation, con-
venc the Senate in extraordinary session
for the transaction of executive business.
SEC. -. Every bill passed by the Leg
i~Slativc Assembly shall, before IL becomes
a law, be presented to the Governor. IL
he approve, he shall sign il, and there
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not approve, he shall return il, with his
objections, to the House i'm which il orig
mated, which House shall enter the OBJ
j~cCtions at large upon its Journals, and
| proceed to reconsider the bill. Ii then
two-thirds of the members present agree
to pass the same, it shall be sent, to-
gcther with the objections, TO the other
House, by which it hall likewise be re-
considered, and if Approved by two-thirds
of the members present in that House,
il shall become a Law notwithstanding
the objections of the Governor. In all
such cases the vote of each House shall
be determined by yeas and nays, to be
entered on the journal. IL any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
five days SUNDAYS excepted after ii shall
have beer presented to him, the same
shall be a law, in like manner as IL he
had signed il, unless the Legislative A.
scmbly shall by their Adjournment pre-
vent it, return in which case il 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 DAYS af-
ter such adjournment. In case the Gov
ernor shall fail to approve of any bill
after the final adjournment of the Lcgis-
lative Assembly it shall be filed, with his
objections, in the office of the Secretary of
State.
SEC. Il. The Governor shall have
power to disapprovc of any item or items
of any bill making appropriations Of
money, embracing distinct items and the
part Or parts approved shall become a
law, and the item or items disapprovcd
shall be void, unless enacted in the man
ncr following: Ii the Legislative As
scmbly be in session lac shall within five
DAYS transmit to the House in which the
bill originated, a copy of the item or
items thereof d|isaPproved, together with
his objections thereto, and the items OBJ
jectcd to shall be separately reconsidcrcd,
and cach item shall take the same course
as is prescribed for the passage of bills
over the executive veto.
SEC. "a. In case of the failure TO
qualify, the impeachment or conviction
of felony or infamous crime of the gov
crnor, or his death, removal from Office,
resignation, absence from the State, or
inability to discharge the powers and
duties of his office, the powers, duties
and emoluments of the office, for the
residue of the term, or until the disabil-
ity shall cease, shall devolve upon the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
SEC. Is. The Lieutcnant-G Governor
shall be President of the Senate, but
shall vote only when the Senate is
equally divided. In case of the absence
or disqualification of the Lieutenant
Governor from any cause which applies
to the Governor, or when he shall hold
the office of Governor, then the Prcsi-
DENT fr0 fcMforc of the Senate shall per
form the duties of the Licutcuant-G Gov
crnor until the vacancy is filled or the
disability
SIC. 10. In case of the failure to quail
ify in his office, death. resignation, alb
sence from the State, impeachment, con-
Victiou of felony or infamous crime, or
Disqualification from any cause, of both
the Governor and the Licutcnant-Gov
ernor, the duties of the Governor shall
dcvolve upon the President FRA fsmPnrc
of the Senate until such disqualification
of either the Governor or Lieutenant
Governor be removed. or the vacancy
filled. and If the President PyO fcmtoye of
the Senate. for any of the above named
causes, shall hccome incapable of per
forming the duties of Governor. the
same shall dcvolvc upon the Speaker of
The House.
SIC. ~. The first legislative assembly
shall provide a seal for the State, which
shall be kept by the Secretary of State
and used BY him officially. and known as
the Great Seal of the State of Montana.
SEC. rs. All grants and commissions
NiAsAlA ~ III IN lNAtA fAhAA ~ INV hAAAAAAf
ity of the State of Montana, sealed with
the Great Seal of the State, signed by
the Governor, and sountcr-Signcd nv the
Secretary of State.
SEC. 10. An account shall be kept by
the officers of the Executive Depart
mcnt, and of all public institutions of the
State, of all moneys received by them
scverallv from all sources. and for every
service performed, and of all moneys
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annual report thereof shall he made to
the Governor, under oath; they shall
also, at least twenty days preceding each
regular session of the Legislative AS
sembly, make full and complete reports
of their official transactions to the Gov
ernor, who shall transmit the same to
the Legislative Assembly.
SEC. 20. The Governor, Secretary of
State and Attorney Gcncral hall con
constitute a Boar of State Prison Com
missioncrs, which board shall have such
supervision of all matters connected
with the State prisons as may he prescrib-
cd by law. They shall constitute a Board
of Examiners, with power to examine all
claims against the State, except salaries
or compensation of officers fixed by law,
and perform such other duties as NAV be
prescribed by law. And no claim
against the State except for sal
aries and compensation of officers
fixed by Law shall be passed upon by the
Legislative Assembly without first hav-
ing been considered and acted upon nv
said board. The Legislative Assembly
may provide for the temporary suSpcn-
sion of the State Treasurer by the Gov
crnor when the Board of Examiners
deem such action necessary for the pro
lection of the moneys of the State.
ARTICLE VIII.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENTS.
SECTION L. The judicial power of the
State hal be vested in the senate sitting
rs a court of Impeachment, in a supreme
court, district court, justices of the peace,
and such other inferior courts as the
legislative assembly may establish in any