Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-03-06
ARTICLE Nv.


SECTION /. The skscutivs power shall be
vested In a governed, who shall hold his office
two years a lieutenaat governor shall be elected
at the same time and for the same term.
SEC. z. No person shall DO eligible to the office
Of governor or lieutenant-g governor except q
citizen Of the United States, and a qualified
elector of the state, who shall have att lined 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 menu
beers 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-goyernor the two houses OF the legisla-
ture at its next regular session shall forthwith.
by joint ballot, choose one OF such persons for
snil office. The returns Of the election for gov
ernor and lieutenant-g governor shall he made in
such manner as shall be prescribed by law. d.
SEC. 4. The governor shall be commandments
chief of the military and naval forces of tho
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 repeI invasion. He shall have power
to convene the legislature on extraordinary oc-
casions. 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
as he shall deem exDedient. He shall transact
all necessary business with the officers of the
governments. civil and military. He shall expe-
dite all such measures as may be resolved ulon
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 all
offenses except treason and eases of iInpeach-
ment provided, that in all cases where the
sentence OF the court is capital punishment,
imprisonment for life. or for Il longer term than
two years, or a fine exceeding two hundred dol
lars, no pardon shalt be granted, sentence COM
muted or fne remitted, except upon the recon-
mendation in writing of a board Of pardons con-
sisting of the presiding Judge, secretary Of state
and attorney general. after full hearing in open
session and such recommendation. with the
reasons therefor, shall DO filed in the Office Of
the secretary of state but the legislature may
by law, in all cases, regulate the manner In
which the remission OF fines. pardons, commu-
Upon conviction for treason ne shall have
power to suspend the execution Of sentence
until the case shall be reported to the legisla-
ture at its next regular session, when the legis-
ture shall either pardon or commute the sen
tence, direct the execution OF the sentence or
grant q further reprieve. He shall
cate to the legislature at each regular session,
each case Of remission OF fine. reprieye, comnu-
tation or pardon, granted by him In the cases
in which he is authorized to act without the
recommendation OF the said bonrd OF pardons.
WAL III tIC uAulC VI tuC SohtlCi, bAc All Va
which he IL convicted, tho sentence and its
date, and the date Of the remission, commuta-
ton, pardon or reprieve, with his reasons for
SEC. 6. In case OF the death. Impeachment, res
i~gnation, failure to qualify, absence from the
state, removal from Office. or other disability OF
for tho residue of tho term. or until he shall be
acquitted, or the disability removed, shall de-
voive upon the lieutenant governor.
Sec. I. The lieutenant governor shall be
president Of the senate, but shall have only q
casting vote therein. II during a vacancy 81
the office Of governor, the lieutenant governor
or from mental or physical disease, OF otherwise
become incapable of performing the duties OF
his Office, the secretary OF state shall act as
governor until the vacancy shall be filled or the
SEC. g. When any Office shall from any cause
become vacant and no mode is provided BY the
constitution or law for filing such vacancy, the
governor shall have power TO I'LL suoh vacancy
bv appointment.
SEC. .. Every bill which shall. have passed
the legislature shall. before It becomes . law,
be presented to the governor. II he approve Y
he shall sign, but II not he shall return II. with
hi objection. 10 the house In which 1t crigina'
ted, which shall enter the objection at large
II after such reconsideration two-thirds OF the
members present shall agree to pass the bill
ii shall be sent, together with the objection, &c
| reconsidersd, and II 1t be approved by two
thirds Of the members present Il shall become Z
| law, but in all such cRses the vote OF botf
houses shall BIO determined by the yeas and
nays. and the names Of tho members votin:
for and against the bill ahRll be entered upoy
tho journal Of each house respectively. II an,
| bill shall not DO returned by the governor With
in three days tsunisys excspted) after II shall
| have been presented to him. the same shall b.
q law. unleAs the Legislature shall by its al
i tSI,1 =. 1'a 9re w,sn h ,ss o pGisen: e n aI tss once dsss 3 ,
secretary Of state within ten days after aucl
adjournment, or become q law: