The age-herald., 1901-09-08


 bill approved shall be the law, and the
 item or tts.ms disapproved shall be void,
 unless repassed according to the rules and limitations prescribed for the pass
 age of Bills over the executive veto; and
 he shall in writing state specifically the item CT items he disapproves, setting the
 same out In full in his message, but in
 such case the enrolled bill shall not be
 returned with the Governors objections.
 1N In case of the Governors removal
 from office,i death or resignation, the
 Lieutenant Governor shall become Gov fernor If both the Governor and Lieu> tenant Governor be removed from office,
 die or resign, more than sixty days prior
 to the next general election at which any
 State officers are to be elected, a Gov
 ernor and Lieutenant Governor shall be
 elected at such election for the unex
 pired term; and in the event of a vacan-
 cy in the office, caused by the removal
 from office, death or resignation of tho
 Governor and the Lieutenant Governor.
 pending such vacancy and until their sue
 cessors shall be elected and qualified, tho
 office of Governor shall be held and ad-
 ministered by either the President pro
 tenn. of the Senate. Speaker of the House
 of Representatives, Attorney General,
 State Auditor Secretary of State, or
 State Treasurer, in the order herein
 named. In case of the impeachment ot
 the Governor his absence from the State
 for more than twenty days, unsoundness
 of mind or other disability, the power
 and authority of the office shall, until the Governor is acquitted, returns to the
 State or Is restored to his mind, or re-
 lieved from other disability, devolve in
 the order herein named upon the Lieuten-
 ant Governor, President pro tenn. of the
 Senate Speaker of the House of Repre-
 sentatives, Attorney General, State Audi
 tor, Secretary of State and State Treas
 urer If any of these officers be under
 any of the disabilities herein specified,
 the office of Governor shall be admin
 istered in the order named by such or
 these officers as may be free from such
 disability. If the Governor shall be ab-
 sent from the State over twenty days,
 the Secretary of State shall notify the
 Lieutenant Governor, who shall enter
 upon the duties of Governor, and 30 on,
 in case of such absence. he shall notify
 each of the other officers named in theif
 order, who shall discharge the duties or
 the office until the Governor or other
 officer entitled to administer the office
 in succession to the Governor returns. IT
 the Governor elect fails or refuses from
 any cause to qualify. the Lieutenant Governor-elect shall qualify and exer-
 else the duties of Governor until the Gov ernor-elect qualities; and in the event both the Governor and the Leuten- ant Governor-elect from any cause faN
 to qualify, the President pro tenn. of tho Senate Speaker of the House of Repre-
 sentatives, the Attorney General, State
 Auditor, Secretary of State and State
 Treasurer shall in like manner. in the order named, administer the office until the Governor-elect or Lieutenant Govern or-elect qualities.
 Aa oA
 ministerng the office shall appear to be of unsound mind it shall be the duty of the Supreme Court of Alabama, at any regular term or at any special term, which it Is hereby authorized to call for that purpose, upon request In writing verified by their affidavits. of any two of the officers named in Section 1H or this Constitution, not next in succession
 to the office of Governor. to ascertain the
 mental condition of the Governor or other
 officer administering the office, and If hc Is adjudged to be of unsound mind. to so decree, a copy of which decree. duly certified, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State: and in the event of such adjudication, it shall be the duty of the officer next in succession to per- form the duties of the office until the Governor or other officer administering the office is restored to his mind. If the
 
 other person entitled to administer the office has been restored to his mind. the Supreme Court, at the instance of any of- ficer named In Section 127 of this Constl- tution shall ascertain the truth concern
 ing the same and if the officer has been
 restored to his mind, shall so adjudge and file duly certified copy of its decree with the Secretary of State; and In tne event of such adjudication, the office .Aof Ja n Court shall prescribe the method of talk ing testimony and the rules of practice in such proceedings, which shall include
 a. provision for the service Of notice or such proceedings on the Governor or per son acting as Governor.
 129 The Lieutenant Governor Presi- dent pro tenn. of the Senate, Speaker or
 the House, Attorney General. sta5e Au- d,tor Secretary of State or State Treas urer. while administering the office or | Governor shall receive like compensa' | tion as that prescribed by law for the | Governor and no other.
 1ao No person shall at the same time hold the office of Governor and any other | office civil or military, under this state or the United States or any other state | or government, except as otnerwise pro- | yjded In this Constitution.
 131. The Governor shall be commander | in-chief of the militia and volunteer | forces of this State, except when they | shall he called into service Of the Oniteo | States. and he may call out the same 10 execute the laws, suppress 1nsurrectlon | and repel invasion, but need not command | in person unless directed to do so by reso- | lution of the Legislature; and when act | ing in the service of the United States, l he shall appoint his staff, and the Legls- | lature shall fix his rank
 132. No person shall be eligible to the | office of Attorney General, State Auditor, | Secretary of State State Treasurer, Su- perintendent of Education or Commis- | sioner of Agriculture and Industries un- | less he shall have been citizen or the | United States at least seven years, ana | shall have resided in this State at least | five years next proceeding his election, l and shall be at least twenty-five years old | when elected.
 l 133. There shall be seal of State which | shall be used officially by the Governor, | and the seal now in use shall continue to | be used until another shall have been | adopted by the Legislature The seal shall | be called ''The Great Seal of the State of | Alabama.
 | 134 The Secretary of State shall be the | custodian of the Great Seal of the State, and shall authenticate herewith all off, | cial acts of the Governor, except his ap- | proval of laws, resolutions, appointments | to office and administrative orders. He | shall keep a register of the official acts | of the Governor. and when necessary | shall attest them and lay copies of the | same. together with copies of all papers | relative thereto, before either house of | the Legislature when required to do so, l and shall perform such other duties as