Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-05-27

the name of the Stale aud shall he sealed |
with the great seal aud signed by the Gov
crnoT. ltn
Section 49, The Governor may, for any |
reasonable cause remove any officer. cx-
cept the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and meme
bcrs OF the General Assembly, upon the
address Of two-thrds Of all the mcmbers
elected to each House of the General AS
sembly. Whenever the General Assembly |
shall so address the Governor, the cause |
Of removal hall be entered on the journals |
of each House. Tho person against whom |
the General Assembly may be about to |
proceed shall receive notice thereof, ac- |
companied with the cause alleged for his |
removal. at least ten days before the day |
on which either House of the General As. |
sembly shall act thereon,
Section IA. The Governor may require
information in writing from the officers in |
the executive department, upon amy sub
iect relating to the duties Of their rcspec-
tive offices.
Section 10. He shall, from time to time,
give TO the General Assembly information
of affairs concerning the State and recon-
mend to its consideration such measures
as he shall judge cxpedient.
Section 10. He may on extraordinary
bSNHSluHN tpiNtHt <tNSHluDly
by proclamation; and in case of Disagree
ment between the two Houses with re-
speet to the time of adjournment. nd
journ them to such time as he shj Il think
proper. not exceeding three months. He
shall have power to convene fhc Senate
in extraordinary session by proclamation,
for the transaction of executive business.
Section II. He shall take care that the
laws he faithfully executed.
| Section is. Every bill which shall have
passed both Houses of the General As
sembly shall, before 1t becomes law,
| he presented 10 the Governor; If he ap-
prove, he shall sign IL; but II he shall not
! approve, he shall return it with his objec-
tions to the House in which il shall have
originated, which House shall enter the
| objections at large on the journal and pro-
| coed to reconsider it. If. after such recon-
sideration, tbree-fifths of all the members
elected to that House shall agree 10 pass
| the bill, ii shall be sent together with the
| objections to the other House, by which
1t shall likewise he reconsidered. and ii
approved by three-ffths of all the mem
bcrs elected to that House, il shall become
n law; but in neither House shall the vote
be taken on the day on which the billshall
he returned to it. In all such cases the
votes of both Houses shall be determined
by yeas and nays, and the names of the
members voting for End against the bill
shall he entered on the journal of each
House respectively. If any bill shall not
he returned by the Governor within ten.
days, Sundays excepted, after il shall
have been presented to him. the same shall
he law in like manner as If he had signed
it, unless the General Assembly shall, by
adjournment, prevent its return. in which
ease it shall not become law without the
approval of the Governor. No bill shall
become law after the final adjournment
of the General Assembly. unless approved
by the Governor within thirty days after
such adjournment. The Governor shall
have power TO disapproye Of any item or
items of any bill making appropriations
of money, embracing distinct items, and
the part or parts of the bill approved shall
be the law, and the item or items Of APP
preparation disapprovcd shall be void, I'm
less rcpRssed according TO the rules and
limitations prescribed for the passage of
other bills over the Executive veto Every
order, resolution, or vote to which the
concurrence Of both Houses of the Cen
eral Assembly may he necessary, except
on a question of adjournment. shall hr
presented to the Governor; aud before the
same shall take effect he approved by
him, or, being disapproved by him, shall
he repassed by three-ffths of all the mem
hers elected TO each House Of the General
Assembly, according 10 the rules and limi-
tations prescribed in the case of hill
Section 10. A Lieutenant-G Governor shnll
be chosen at the same time in the same
manner, for the same term. and subject
to tho same provisions as the Governor;
he shall possess the same qualifications Of
eligibility for office as the Governor: he
shall he President of the Senate. but shall
have no vote unless the Senate be equally
) divided.
The Lieutenant Governor while acting
as President Of the Senate. or US n mem
bcr of the Board Of Pardons. whenever
attending tho sessions Of said Board. shall
receive for his services the same conlpcii-
sation per day as the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives.
Section 20. In case the person elected
Governor shall die or become disqualified
before the commencement of his term of
office, or shall refuse to tnkc the same,
or in case of the removal Of the Governor
: from Office. or of his death, resignation.
, or inability to discharge the powers and
! duties of the said Office. the same shall
|
in case of removal, death, resignation. OF
inability of both the Governor and lieu.
[ tenant-Governor. the Secretary Of State
or il there he none, or in case of his re.
moval, death, resignation, or inability,
| then the Attorney General, or il there he
: none, or in the case of his removal, death
. resignation, or inability, then the Presi,
dent pro temnore OF the Senate. or il there
; be none, or in case of his removal, death
I resignation, or inability, then the Speaker
l of the House of Representatives shah act
y ms Governor until the disability of the
Governor or Licutcnant-Governor is re,
: moved. or Governor shall be duly elected
and qualified.
. The foregoing provisions of this section
e shall apply only to such persons as arc
t eligible to the office of Governor under this
Constitution at the time the powers and
$ duties of the office of Governor shall de.
g yolvc upon them respectively.
i Whenever the powers and duties of the
!. Office of Governor shall devolve upon tho
: Northumberland Secretary of Stat,
= or AttornryGeneral, his office shall be
d come vacant; and whenever the powers
I and duties of the Office of Governor shall
1 davOlve upon the President pro temp0rt
of the Senate, or the Speaker of the Hotls,
!, OF Representatives, his seat MS mrmbe,
1 of the General Assembly shall hecoin,
a vacant; and any such vacancy shall hr
9 tlled lis directed by this Constitution: pro
@ vided however, that such vacancy shall
i not he created in case either of the snit
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