, 1889-08-29
ARTICLE III.
THE EXECUTIVE.

THE EXECUTIVE.
SECTION |. Tho executive department
shall consist OF Il governor lieutenant gov
crlor Secretary Oi state, treasurer, aud itur,
attorney goucrul, superintendent of public
instrurtlon tl,l n commissioner of uubliC
lands who shall bc scvcrally chuscn 10y the
quplSied electors " the state Ht the snme
OF the legislature.
SIC 2. Tao supreme executive power OF
/ this state snail he vested In a f!uvcruor, who
Sllnll hold his olIlcc for term nf four years,
aud until his successor Is elected aud quail
sgc, .. Tho lieutenant governor secretary
OF stntc, 'rcnsurrr, auditor, attorney general,
| superintendent ot public instruction, and
commissioner of public lands, shall hold
/ thrlr offices lur four years respectively. and
lied.
SIC. g. Tho returns Of every election for
\ the oihcers nAincd IN the FIRST section OF
! this article shall he sealed mp aud trans.
/ lnitted To the scat of government by the re.
turning officers, directed To the secretary of
statcM no shall deliver the s'lInc to the speak.
er of the house nf representatives at the first
meeting Of the house thereafter, who shall
| open, publish ana declare tho result there
of In the pr,scicc OF majority of the mem
bcvs OF both houses. The person having the
| highest number %; votes shall be duly de.
clared elected. and certificate thereof
l snail Ne given to such person, St-ucd by the
| presiding officers oi both houses: but II ans
/ two or more shall he highest and cqunl In
/ votes for the same Office, one of them shall
/ be chosen by the joint vote of both houses.
| Contested elections for such Officers shull be
| decided by the legislature in such manner
as shall be determined by law. The terms OF
all officers named in section ono OF this art.
/ icle shall 60 c0nlmcncc Oh the second Monday
| IL January after their election until other
/ wise provided by law.
| SIC. D. Tho governor may REQUIRE infor.
| nation in writing from the officers OF the
state upon any subject relating To the duties
Of their respective offices, and shall sec that
the laws arc faithfully executed.
SEC. q. lie shall communicate at every
session by message to the legislature the
condition OF the aifthrs of the state, aud
recommend such measures us he shall deem
eApcdient Tor their action.
SIC Z. lie may, on cxtrlordinary occa.
sions, convene the legislature by procluma-
ton. in which shall be stated the purposes
i@ which thc legislature Is convened
SEC 3. lie shall be commander. in chief
Of the military In the state. except when
they shnli be called into the service OF the
United states
SEC O. The pardonIng power shall be
Ncsicu III thc governor under such reCula-
tions and restrictions ms may be prescribed
10y law.
SIC 10. In case 81 the removal, reslgna.
tion, death or disability, OF the governor, the
duties of the office shall devolvc upon the
acknowledgement, aud In ease OF ~ vacancy
IN hoth the Offices Of governor and leu
tenant. governor, th3 duties OF governor
shall dcyOlNc upon the secretary 1f state.
who shall act ~ governor until the dis
ability be removed or a governor bc elected.
SIC J. |, The governor shall have power
to remit frcs and iprteitureS, under such
regulations rs may be prescubci by law,
mid shall report to the Legislative II, lis nest
meeting cucl. case Of repricvr. communication
OF bqrdon granted md tno reasons for
persons III whose favor remission Of fines
nnd ioriciturcs shall have been mudc. aud
the several amounts rcinlttcd and the rcG-
sons for the remission.
SEC IL Every net which ShnIl bava
passed the legislature shall he, before II he
comes law, presented to the governor. II
lac approves he shall sign IL: but II not, he
shall return ". with hiS objections, TO that
house In which IL shall have originated
which house shall enter the objections nt
large urol the journal and proceed TO re.
consider, VI, after such reconsideration,
two'thrds of the members present shall
ngrce to pass the bll' y shall be sent, TO.
honsc, by which 1t shall likewise be recon.
sidcred, aud II approved by twothircis Of
inc members present. u shall become u law;
INT ~ all such eases he vote of both houses
shall he determined by the ycas-npd nays
ana the names of the members voting for or
against the bill shall he entered upon the
l9Mrnnl2 each house respectively. II any
hill shall not be returned by the governor
within hvc days, sundays excepted, after IL
shall be presented 20 him, 1, shall bccome IL
law without his signature. unless the gen
crul adjournment shall prevent its return,
~ which case II shall become Il law unless
the governor, within ten days next nftcr the
ndi3nrnment sundays excepted, shall file
such bil with his objections thereto, In the
office vi the secretary OF state. who shall lay
TIE same before the legislature ut its next
session ~ ike manner ns " II had been re-
turned by the governor. III a:.y bill pro-
rented to the governor con tain several sec-
tions or Items he muy object to one or more
sections or itcms while approving other pOr-
tons OF the bill In such tas,, h. shall an
pend tu the bin, at the time OF signing 1t,
statement Of the section or sections, itrm or
items 10 which he objects and the reasons
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items 50 objected to shall not take eject un.
less passed over the governors objection as
herein before nrovidcd.
SEC. ~. When, during recess of the
legislature, vacancy shall happen I'm any
office. the appointment TO which * vested in
the legislative assembly. or when ut any
other state Office for the filling OF which vi.
cancy no provision is made elsewhere In this
constitution. the governor shall MI such VA
cancy by appointment, which shall expire
when II successor shall have been elected
aud qualified.
Sac a. 1.-The The goySraSr g.,ona shall receive an
creased by law. but shall never exceed $4,000
sEc. is. Az commissions shall tsne In
governor. scaled with the seal III the state
and attcstcd by the secretary OF state.
SIC ~. The lieutenant governor shall be
presiding officer OF the state senate and shall
discharge such other duties us may bc prc.
scribcd by law. He shall receive an ANNUAL
shiary OF 5000, which may be increased by
the legislature. but shall never exceed t3OOO
SEC. II. The secretary OF state shall
Keep record Of thc. official acts OF the icgis.
luturc and executive department OF the
state. and shall when required, lny the
same and all matters relative thereto. bc.
fore. cithcr branch Of the legislature, and
shall perform such other dntics as shall DO
assigned him by law. He shalt receive mn
annnal salary OF $500. which may bc in.
creased by the legislature, but shall never
exceed 5000 per nnnuni.
Ssc. Is. Yherc shall he a seal of the stnte
kept by the secretary OF state for Official pnrs
poses, which shall be called "The s,al Of the
state OF Warrington"