Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-15
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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SECTION l. The executive power shall be
vested in governor, who shall hold his Office
two years ;,nlieutenant- governor shall be elected
at the same time and for the same term.
SEC. g. No person shall be eligible to the Office
of governor or lieutenant governor except a
citizen of the United States, and u qualified
elector of the state, who shall have attained the
age of 80 years and who shall have resided two
years next preceding the election within the
state territory, nor shall he be eligible to any
other office during the term for which he shall
have been elected.
SEC. g. The governor and lieutenant governor
shall be elected by the qualified electors of the
state, ut 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 Acknowledgements shall be elected
but If two or more shall have equal and
highest number of votes for governor or lieu
tennnt-governor, the two houses of the legisla-
ture at its next regular session shall forthwith
by joint ballot, choose one of such persons for
sud office. The returns of the election for gov
ernor and lieutenant-governors shall be made i'll
such manner us shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. 4. The governor shall be commander-in-
chief of the military and naval forces of the
state except when they shall be called into the
! service of the United States, ind may Gull out
the same to execute laws, suppress insurrec-
ton, and repel invasion. He shall have power
to convene the legislature on extraordinary oc-
caslons. He shall, Mt the commencement of
each session, communicate to the legislature
by message, Information of the condition of
the state, and shall recommend such measures
rs he shall deem eXpedient. He shall transact
all necessary business with the officers of the
government, civil and military. He shall eXpe-
dlte all such measures us may be resolved upon
by the legislature, and shall tuke care that the
laws be faithfully executed
SEC. .. The governor shall have power to remit
1lnes ana forteitures, to grant reprieves. COM
mutations and pnrdons after conviction, for all
otfenses except treason und cuses of impeucll-
lnent; provided that i'll all cases where the
sentence OF the court is capital punishment
Imprisonment for life, or for longer term than
two years, or IL fine exceeding two hundred dol
lars. no pardon snl. be granted sentence COM
muted or lire relIittcd, except upon the recon-
naendatlon i'll writing of board of pardons con-
slstlns OF the presiding judge, secretary OF state
ana attorney general, after full hearing i'll open
session and such accommodate ton with The
reasons therefor shall be filed in the Office of
the secretary OF state: but the legislature may
ny lew, IN all cases. regulate the manner i'll
which the remission of fines, parlous co,n,uu-
Ii ana reprieves may be applied for.
power to suspend the execute. of sent ence
until the case shall be reported to the legisla-
lure Ut It's next regular session. when the legis-
tufe snail either pardon or commute the sem
tence, direct the execution of the sentence or
grant further reprieve. He shall commune
cute to the legislature at each regular session,
each case OF remission of fine reprieYe commu-
tatlon or pardon, granted by him in the cases
III which he is authorized to act without the
recommendation of the said board of pardons,
otalAdS gue uullle Oh inc convict, the CRIME of
winch ne is convicted, the sentence and it's
date, and the date of the remission, commutu-
ton pardon or reprieve, with his reasons Tor
granting the same.
SEC. 6. In case of the DEATH impeachment. res
lsnation, failure to qualify, absence from the
state, removal from Office or other disability of
the governor, the powers and duties of the Office
for the residue of the term. or until lie shall be
acquitted, or the disability removed, shall de-
volve upon the lieutenant governor
SEC T. The lieutenant governor shall be
president of the senute, but shall have only a