The people's voice., 1944-10-06

which was then the seat of govern
ment. Subsequent inaugurations too
place on March 4th, until the passag
of the Twentieth Amendment in 1913:
which provides:
''The terms of the President and
Vice President shall end at noon on
the goth day of January, and the
terms of Senators and Representa-
tives at noon on the 3rd day of Jan
uary, of the years in which such
terms would have ended = and
the terms of their successors shall
then begin"
This amendment also provides
'If, at the time fixed for the be-
ginning of the term of the Presi-
dent, the President elect shall have
died, the Vice President elect shall
become President. If a President
shall not have been chosen before
the time fixed for the beginning of
his term, or if the President elect
shall have failed to qualify, then the
Vice President elect shall act as
President until President shall
have qualified; and the congress
may by law provide for the case
wherein neither President elect
nor Vice President elect shall
have qualified, declaring who shall
then act as President, ="
Under a Constitutional provision:
"In case of the removal of the
President from office, or of his
death, resignation, or inability to
discharge the powers and duties of
the said office, the same shall de-
volve on the Vice President, and the
Congress may by law provide for
the case of removal, death, resigna-
ton, or inability, both of the Presi-
dent and Vice President ~
In January, 1886, an Act of Con-
ress was approved which provides
hat in case of the removal, death,
or inability of both the |
resident and Vice President the fol- |
,wing named cabinet officers shall |
Q in line of succession to the Presi-
ency:
1. Secretary of State; 2. Secre-
.ary of Treasury; 3. Secretary of
War; A. Attorney General; 5. Post
master General; 6. Secretary of
Navy; 7. Secretary of Interior.
No official notice is given the Presi-
of his election to the Presi
,ncy. On Inauguration Day, in
large of a committee on ceremonies,
) is escorted to the White House.
hen, accompanied by the retiring
resident, he rides to the Capitol,
here the Chief Justice of the United
ates administers the following oath:
81 do solemnly swear (or affirm {
hat l will faithfully execute the
ffice of President of the United
tates, and will, to the best of my :
bility, preserve, protect, and de- t
end the Constitution of the United Q
tates." s
He then delivers his inaugural adj :
ess, following which he returns to b
? White House as Chief Executive =
the United States of America n
Principal powers and duties of the
esident of the United States as pro- Il
ed by the Constitution of the N
tied States: He is Commander-in-
ief of the army and navy of the
tied States, and of the militia of m
several states when called into ~
actual service of the United oil
ties. -
Ie makes treaties with foreign gov
by and with the advice and Ia
sent of the senate. These treaties M
ONE the law Of the land when con- =,
red in by two-thirds of the Senate
sent when the Senate votes on al
m. ar
lie nominates and, with the advice he
consent of the Senate, appoints b1nn
public ministers and er
suls, and all other officers of the 9o 9o
ted States whose. appointments of
not otherwise provided for by the su y,
stitution or statutes of the United st;
Les. Commissions of all officers kn
he United States bear the sigma st,
of the President. do
e receives foreign ambassadors Sc,
other public ministers. of
e may grant reprieves and par na na
) and commute sentences for Of an
es committed against the United ta. sai
es, except in case of impeach-
t. s
e may call special sessions of [[GGil
,ress or of either house of Con
s, and may adjourn Congress if fN