The age-herald., 1901-06-19

succession goes first to the lieutenant gov ernor, the president pro tenn of the sen- ate, the speaker of the house, attorney general. auditor, secretary of state and treasurer.
 MT. Williams of Barbour offered an amendment to provide for succession in case both governor and lieutenant gover- nor die before the next general election after their first election. This was 'adop- ted
 Mir. Pettus moved to strike out the words, president pro tenn of the senate" in line 22 of the section, which placed him next in succession next after the lieu tenant governor This amendment on mo- ton of Governor Jones was tabled by vote of 75 to 22.
 Section fifteen as adopted reads as fol- lows:
 Sec. 15 In case of the Governors re- moval from office, death or resignation, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor. If both the Governor and Lieu tenant Governor are removed from of- flee, die or resign prior to the next gen. eral election, after the election for mem- bers of the General Assembly, the Cover nor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at such election for the unex- pired term Tn case of the Impeachment of the Governor, his absence from the State, unsoundness of mind or other dis ability, the power and authority of the office shall devolve, in the order herein named upon the Lieutenant Governor, president pro tenn. of the Senate, speaker of the House of Representatives, Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State and Treasurer; if any of these officers be 'in- der any of the disabilities herein speci- fled, the office of Governor shall be ad- ministered in the order named by those officers free from such disability until the Governor Is acquitted returns to the State or Is restored to his mind or re- leved from other disability If the Gov ernor shall be absent from the State over twenty days the Secretary of State shall notify the Lieutenant Governor, who shall enter upon the duties of Governor. If both the Governor and Lieutenant Gov ernor shall be absent from the State over twenty days, the Secretary of State shall notify the president pro tenn. of the Sem ate, who shall enter upon the duties of the Governor, and so on, In case of such absence. he shall notify each of the other officers named in their order, who shall discharge the duties of Governor until the Governor or other officers entitled to ad- minister the office in succession to the Governor returns If the Governor-elect fails or refuses, from any cause, 10 quail fy, the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall qualify and exercise the duties of the Governor's office until the Governor-eiect oualifes: and in event both the Governor elect and Lieutenant Governor-elect,from any cause fail to qualify, the president pro tenn, of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of State ana Treasurer shall in like manner, in the or der named administer the government until the Governor-elect or Lieutenant Governor-elect qualities.
 Section 16.
 Section 16 was then taken up. This makes 1t the duty of the Supreme Court to determine when the Governor IS or unsound mind.
 MT. Mcdonald offered an amendment to reouire the Supreme Court to prescribe rules of procedure in such cases. This was accepted by the committee.
 Mr Pillons of Mobile offered a subsd- tute which provided that if the Governor ..appeared to have become of unsound mind" the Supreme Court should pro- ceed, etc.
 At this point the convention adjourned.
 Section 16, which was being considered, reads as follows:
 Section 16. If the Governor or other of- deer administering the office shall be- come of unsound mind. it shall be the duty of the Supreme Court of Alabama, ,pon request in writing of any two Of the officers named in section l5 not next in succession to the Governor, 10 ascer- tain the mental condition of the Cover nor. or other officer exercising the of- Ace-and if he is of unsound mind, to so certify upon its minutes; copy of which duly certified shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state; and in that event. 1t shall be the duty of the officer next in succession. to perform the duties of the Governor, until the Governor or other officer exercising the office IS re- stored to his mind.