The age-herald., 1901-06-16

sixty days, the Governor may grant or
 refuse the communication, parole or par | don, as to him seems best for the public
 interest. He shall communicate to the General Assembly at each session, each case of fines and forfeitures remitted, re- prieve, communication, parole, or pardon,
 with his reasons therefor, and the opin-
 ion of the board of pardons in each case required to be referred; stating the name, the crime, of the verdict, the sentence, it's date and he date of reprieve, com
 mutation, parole or pardon. Pardons in
 cases of felony and other offenses involv-
 ing moral turpitude shall not relieve from
 civil and political disabilities, unless
 specifically expressed in the pardon, and
 approved by the board of pardons.
 Section Thirteen.
 Section thirteen was then taken up, which reads as follows s' | Section 13. Every bill which shall have
 passed both houses of the General As l sembly shall be presented to the Govern or; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if
 not, he shall return it with his objections | to that house in which it shall have .ori- 1 ginated, who shall enter the objections at
 large upon the journal and proceed to re- | consider 1t. If the Governors message
 proposes amendment which would remove
 his objections, the house to which it is
 sent may so amend the bill, and send it with the Governors message to the other
 house. which may adopt, but cannot
 amend said amendment; and both houses concurring in the amendment, the bill i shcll again be sent to the Governor and
 acted on by him as on other bills If the
 house to which the bill is returned. re- l fuses to make such amendment, 1t shall 1 proceed to reconsider; and if a majority
 of the whole number elected to that house
 shall vote for the passage of the bill,
 1t shall be sent. with the objections, to
 the other house, by which it shall like
 wise be reconsidered, and If approved by
 a majority of the whole number of that 1 house it shall become a law. If the i house to which the bill Is returned makes 1 the amendment and the other house de- l clines to pass the same that house shall proceed to reconsider, as though the bill
 had originated therein, and such proceed 1 ings shall be taken thereon as above pro-
 vided. In every case the vote of both l houses shall be determined by ayes and l nays and the names of the members voting for or against the bill shall be en- | tered upon the journals of each house re- l spectively. If any bills shall not be re-
 turned by the Governor, Sundays except
 ed, within six days after 1t shall have | been presented, the same shall become
 law in like manner as If he had signed 1t, | unless the General Assembly, by their ad l journment, prevent its return, in which 1 case it shall not be a law; but when re- | turn is prevented by recess, 1t must be returned to the house in which 1t origi- l mated within two days after reassembling,
 otherwise 1t shall become a law; but | bills presented to the Governor within five days before the adjournment of the Gen | eral Assembly may be approved by the l Governor at any time within ten days af-
 ter the final adjournment if. approved and 1 deposited with the Secretary of State l within that time. Every vote, order or
 resolution to which concurrence of both
 houses may be necessary, except ques- | tions of adjournment and the bringing on | of elections by the two houses and l amending this constitution, shall be pre- sented to the Governor, and before the | same shall take effect, be approved by | him; or, being disapproved, shall be re- | passed by both houses according to the | rules and limitations prescribed in the | case of bill.
 Discussing the Section.
 | MT. Hefin of Randolph moved to | strike out the clause allowing the Gov | ernor ten days after adjournmtnt to ap- | prove bill.
 Governor Jones explained the improve ment this clause gave over the old con-
 stitution, and how at present the Gov. ernor had to rush through bills on the last day of the Assembly,
 Governor Oates favored NJ. Heln's amendment because he did not, think this clause in the section was the pest way to reach the evil.
 Judge Cobb of Macon favored the committees report and was opposed to MT. Hefiins amendment. He said the Governor ought to be given ample time to examine laws which he y,as obliged to pass on. It could do no harm to give him ten days. If he approved bill it became