, 1890-08-24
SOME STATE OFFICERS.
Constitutional Provisions for Ex.
ecutiye and Judiciary.
The Terms of Office and Annua.
Salaries Fixed.
Four Years for State officers, Su-
pureme Judges Eight.

The constitution provides that the exc
cutive power shall be vested in a gov
ernor. who shall hold his Office for the
term of four years and until his successor.
is elected and duly qualified.
No person shall be eligible to the office
of governor unless he be a citizen of the
United States and a qualified elector OF
the state, who has attained the age of 30
years, and who has resided five 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
was elected.
The governor shall be elected by the
qualified electors Of the state at the time
and place of choosing members of the
legislature. The person having the
highest number Of votes for governor
shall be declared elected. but if two or
more shall have an equal and highest
number of votes for governor, the two
houses Of the Legislature at its next
regular session shall forthwith. by joint
ballot, choose one OF such persons for
said office.
There shall be chosen by the qualified
electors of the state at the times and
places of choosing members OF the legis-
iature' a secretary OF state. auditor, treas
urer and superintendent OF public instruo-
ton, who shall have attained the age of
70 years respectively, shall be citizens of
the United States, aud shall have the
qualifications OF state electors. They
shall severally hold their Offices at the
seat OF government for the term of four
years, but no person shall be eligible TOR
the of1ce oil treasurer for four years after
the expiration OF the term for which he
was elected.
Until otherwise provided by law, the
governor shall receive an annuals salary of
sz,ooo' the secretary OF state, state audi
dltor' state treasurer and superintendent
OF public instructor shai each receive an
annual salary OF $1,000, and the salaries
OF any OF the said officers shall not be in
creased or diminished during the period
Tor which they were elected. and all fees
and profits arising from any OF the said
offices stall be covered into the state
treasury.
The legislature shall provide for a State
examiner. who shall be appointed by the
governor and confirmed by the senate.
His duty shall be to examine the account
of state treasurer, supreme court clerks,
district court clerks, and all county treas
urers, and treasurers of such other public
institutions as the law NAV require, and
shall perform such other duties as the
legislature may prescribe. He shall re-
port at least once a year and oftener II
required to such ofhcers as are designated
by the legislature His compensation
snail be liked by law
Inc judicial power OF the state shall be
vested IN the senate sitting as a corut OF
impeachment In a supreme court, dis
trict courts, justices OF the peace, courts
OF Arbitration and such courts as the legis-
latnre may BY general law, establish for
Incorporated cities or incorporated towns.
Inc supreme court OF Inc state snail
CONSIST OF three ]ustices' VINO shall be
elected by the quaiihed electors OF tie
state, and their term OF office shall be
elRnt years commencing from IND after
the hrst Monday IN January next sue
ceeding then election; and the justices
elected at the nrst election shall, at their
nrst meeting provided by law, so classify
themselves oy lot nat one OF them shall
90 out OF office at the end Of four years
and n at the end OF SIX years and one at
the end OF eight years from the com
meneement OF their term, inc an entry of
such classification shall be made In the
record OF the and signed BY them,
and a duplicate shall be filed in the office
OF the secretary OF state The Justice hay
ing the shortest term to serve, and not
holding his office by appointment or cleo
ton to dill vacancy, shall be the chief JUS
tee, and In case OF his absence the Justice
having in Ike manner the next shortest
term IN serve sball nres;de in his stead
SEE.
| of the supreme court the governor shall