The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-24

| for, and such sections, item or items,
shall not take effect unless passed over
! the governors objection as in this sec
ton hereirbefore provided.
Sec. 9-When any state or district
Office shall from any cause become
vacant and no mode is provided by the
constitution and laws for filing such
vacancy, the governor shall have the
commission which shall expire at the
next election and upon qualification
Of the person elected to such office.
Appointed Officers.
Sec. 9-The governor shall nominate,
and by and with the consent of the
Senate, appoint all state and district
officers whose Offices are established
by this constitution or which may be
created by law and whose appoint
ment or election is not otherwise pro-
yided for. If during the recess of the
senate, a vacancy occurs in any state
or district Office, the governor shall
appoint some fit person to discharge
the duties thereof until the next meet
: ing of the senate, when he shall Donl-
nate some person to fill such Office. If
the Office Of justice of the supreme
or district court, secretary of state,
state auditor, state treasurer, at
torney general, or superintendent
Of public instruction shall be va
waited by death, resignation or
otherwise, It shall be the duty
of the governor TO fill the same by
appointment and the appointee shall
hold his office until his successor shall
be elected and qualified as may be pro-
vided by law.
AS to Succession.
Sec. lin case of the Impeachment
of the governor or his removal from
office, death, inability to discharge the
Of OF eff Or
absence from the state, the powers
and duties of the office shall devolve
upon the secretary of state until the
disability shall cease, or until the next
general election, when the vacancy
shall be filled by election. If, during
vacancy of the office of governor, the
secretary of state shall resign, die, or
become incapable of performing the
duties of the office, or be displaced, or
be absent from the state, the president
pro tempore of the senate shall act as
governor until the vacancy be filled or
! the disability cease. While performing
the duties of the governor as in this
section provided, except in case of
| temporary disability or absence from
the state, the secretary of state or the
president pro tempore of the senate,
as the case may be, shall be entitled
to and receive the salary and emolu-
ments Of the governor.
Board of Pardons.
Sec. 12-The governor, justices Of the
supreme court and encouragement
shall constitute a board of pardons;
major part of them, of whom the gov
ernor shall be one, may, upon such
conditions and with such limitations
/ and restrictions as they may deem
proper, remit fines and forfeitures,
commute punishments and grant par
dons after convictions in all cases ex-
| cept treason and impeachments, SUBJ
/ ject to such regulations as may be pro-
Vided by law relative to the manner
of applying for pardons; but no fine
or forfeiture shall be RENTED, and no
Communication or pardon granted except
| after a full hearing before the board
in open session, after previous notice
/ Of the time and place of such hear
| ing. The proceedings and decisions of
the board shall besreduced to writing.
with the reasons therefor in each case,
together with the. dissent of any mem
Der who may disagree; and filed with
all papers used upon the hearing in
the office of the secretary of state. The
governor shall have the power to grant
respites or reprieves in all cases of
convictions for Offenses against the
state, except treason or conviction on
impeachment; but such respites or re-
prieveS shall not extend beyond the
next session of the board of pardons;
and such board shall, at such session,
continue or determine such respite or
reprieve, or they may commute the
punishment or pardon the offense as
herein provided. In case of conviction
for treason the governor shall have
the power to suspend the execution of
the sentence until the case shall be
reported to the legislature at its next
regular session, when the legislature
shall either pardon or commute the
sentence, or direct its execution: he
shall communicate to the legislature
at each regular session, each case of
remission of fine or forfeiture, reprieve,
communication, or pardon granted since
the last previous report, stating the
name of the convict, the crime for
which ne was convicted, the sentence
and it's date, and date of remission.
Communication, pardon or reprieve, with
the reasons for granting the same and
the objections, if any, of any member
of the board made thereto.
State Prison commissioners.
Sec. 13-Fhe governor, secretary Of
state and Encouragement shall con-
stitute a board of state prison COM
missioners. which board shall have
such supervision Of all matters
as may be provided by law. They
shall also constitute a board of exam
liners with power to examine all claims
against the state except salaries or
compensation of officers fixed by law.
and perform such other duties as may
be prescribed by law, and no claims
against the state except salaries and
compensation Of officers fixed by law,
shall be passed upon by the said board
of examiners
Sec. 1.-THE governor. said treasurer,
and state auditor shall constitute a
( board Of insane asylum commissioners,
which board shall have such super
vision of all matters connected with the
state insane asylum as may be pro-
yided by law.
Sec. 15.-The governor, attorney-gen-
eral, and superintendent of public in
struction shall constitute a board of
reform school commissioners, which
board shall have such supervision of
all matters connected with the state
reform school as may be provided by
law.
Duties of Other Officers.
Sec. 16.-The secretary of state shall
keep a record of the official acts of the
legislature and the executive depart
ment of the state, and shall. when re-
Quired, lay the same and all matters
relative thereto before either branch
of the legislature, and shall perform
such other duties as shall be pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 1.-THE auditor shall be auditor
of public accounts and the treasurer
shall be the custodians of public mon
eys and each shall perform such du-
ties as may De prescribed by law.
Sec 19.-The superintendent of pub
lie instruction shall have general Su-