The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-10-09
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The Article Defining the Duties and
Fixing the Terms of State and County
Ohicers Adopted--A Memorial to Con-
gress In Regard to the Fifteenth Amend
ment.
JACKSON, Oct. 4.-The following arti-
Gle in regard to State and County offi-
GERS has been adopted:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The chief executive power
OF this State shall be vested in Gov
ernor, who shall hold his office for
four years, and who shall be ineligible
as his immediate successor in office.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be at least
thirty years of age, and shall have been
a citizen of tho United States twenty
years, and shall have resided in this
State five years next preceding the
day of his election.
Sec. 3. lie shall receive such compen-
sation as may be fixed by law, which
shall not be increased or diminished
during his term of Office.
Sec. 4. lie shall be commander-ip-
chief of the army and navy of the
State, and of the militia, except when
they shall be called into the service OF
the United States.
Sec. 5. He may require information,
in writing, from the officers in the Exc
cutive Department, on any subject re-
lating to the duties of their respective
offices.
Sec. 6. The Governor shall have the
power to convene the Legislature in ex-
ira session whenever in his judgment
the public interest requires it. Should
the Governor deem it necessary to con-
vene the Legislature in extra session,
he shall do so by public proclamation
in which he shall state the subject and
matters to be considered by the Legis
lature when 50 convened; and the Leg
islature when so convened, as afore said
shall have no power to consider or act
upon subjects or matters other than
those designated in the proclamation OF
the Governor, by which the session is
called, except in cases of impeachment,
and the examination into the accounts
of State officers, may consider such
matters as the Governor may in writing
communicate to them. lie may con
vene the Legislature at the seat oil
government, or at a different place il
that shall become dangerous from an
enemy, or from disease; and in case OF
disagreement between the two
houses, with respect to time of adjourn
ment, adjourn them to such time as he
shall think proper, not beyond the day
of the next stated meeting of the Leg
islature.
Sec. 7. He shall, from time to time
give the Legislature information of the
state of government, and recommend tC
their consideration such measures as ht
may deem necessary and eXpcdient.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be his duty to see thai
the laws are faithfully executed.
Sec. 8. In all criminal and penal cases
excepting those of treason and impeach
ment, he shall have power to grant re
prieves and pardons, and remit tines, ,anc
in cases of forfeiture, to stay the collec'
ton, until the end of the next session
of the Legislature, and to remit for
FIXTURES, by and with the consent of the
Senate. In cases of treason he shall
have power to grant reprleveS, by anC
with the consent OF the Senate, but ma J
respite the sentence until the end of the
next session of the Legislature. Pro
vided that no pardon shall be granted
before conviction: and provided further
that in case of felony after conviction
no pardon shall be granted until aftol
the applicant therefor shall have pub
lished for thirty days, in some newspa
per in the county where the crime was
committed, and in case there be nc
newspaper published in said county
then in an adjoining county, his petit
tion for pardon setting forth therewlth
the reasons why such pardon should be
granted.
Sec. 10. The Governor shall have the
power, and it is hereby made his duty,
to suspend alleged defaulting State and
county treasurers and defaulting tax
collectors pending the investigation OF
their respective accounts, and to make
temporary appointments of proper per
sons to fill their positions while such
Investigations are being made, and the
Legislature shall provide for the en-
forcement of this provision by appro
pirate legislation.
Sec. II. The Governor may veto parts
of any appropriation bill, and approve
parts of the same, and the portions ap
proved shall be law.
Sec. 10 There shall be seal of State
kept by the Governor, and used by hin
officially, and be called the great seal o.
the State of Mississippi.
See. 13. All commissions shall be II
the name and by the authority of tho
State of Mississippi, be sealed with tho
great seal of State, and signed by The
Governor, and be attested by the Secre
| tary of State.
Sec. ii. All vacancies, not provided
for in this Constitution, shall be tillec
| in such manner as the Legislature may
prescribe.
Sec. Is. Whenever the office of Gov
| ernor shall become vacant by death
resignation, removal from ONCE o.
| otherwise, the President of the Senate
| shall exercise the Office OF Governor
until another Governor shall be duly
| qualified; and in case of death, reslgna
| ton, removal from office or other dlS
| qualification of the President OF th'
| Senate so exercising the office OF Gov
ernor, the Speaker of the House o
| REPRESENTATIVES shall exercise thu
office until the President of the Senate
shall have been chosen; and when the
office of Governor, President of Senate
and Speaker of the House shall become
vacant in the recess of the Senate, th'
person acting as Secretary of State fol
| the time being, shall, by proclamation
| convene the Senate, that Preslden
NAV be chosen to exercise the office o
| Governor.
| Sec. 1G. When either the President o
| the Senate or Speaker of the House O
| Representatives shall so exercise salC
| office, he shall receive the cOmpenSa
| tion of Governor only, and his duties a.
| President or Speaker shall be suspended
and the Senate, or House of Representa-
| tives, as the case may be, NIL the va
| cancy, until his duties as GoVerno
| shall cease.
| Sec. II. There shall be Secretary o
| State, who shall be elected as hereli
provided for; he shall be at least twenty