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Show A t fe fi'BMilifc f li V;srv 4 indz ) t 'r (I,,. lAAiilraHMHtfm-jas&A- :v. a -- iht L V v A 'i i 1 j f , t'4.'nlili1,i'hri .5fi -- UtoSVs Coonstitytioo roposod Chonges and Comparable Present Provisions aim Senate' for State of Utah impeachment, extraordinary in Hu- of executive- tr - buvinexs - Section 7 Adjournment of the legislature, in case between of a divaKri-e-men- t ttie two houses of the at any speril ses. non. with respect to the lime of adjournment, (lie Goe-rno- r shall have- power Ui adjourn the suti time as he may 'link j, roper Provided, it In- the time not fix.-for the convening if lag-.statur- e - d llu xt Legislature. 8 Procedure for bills passed bv the legislative Every bill passed by h. la gislatiie. iiefure it 1 1 nun lw a law, shall be to the Governor; s ptf.irb'd approves, he shall and to-upon it U;n si .ill become a law but if he do approves he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it which house originated shall eider the at large ujjuh its journal he if it -- e.hje-ctio- in.!, pr tin- - bill 1 red to If upon reconsidit again passes eration loti huu as bv a yea and nay vide of two thirds of lec!i-d to u ertibe: ',01 each hoti-e- , it shall become If anv lull is not a la w n turned by the Goverilur rih fix Vi after il.is i , p i i sente it 1 d re-tur- iibta! ('a.'1) tiall apfnar ti yethrr on t ballot, and the votes (jM (ir j Candi- Proposed Amendment da t fui (o . r nor l.all Ik cintMdrrcd an al-- u ca't fur ttic- candidate fuf Lieutc n ant Goveriu. r runnim; jointly with I int - proposition no i article txrrinr. revision Section SHALL AH'lttLt VII OF THE S' AT E CONSTITUTION HE REVISED TO PROVIDE KOR A LIEUTENANT COVER NOR. TO DELETE THE SECRE-TAROF STATE AS A OFCONSTITUTIONAL FICER; TO AUXnV THE' STATE AUDITOR AND STATE TREASURFR TO RUN FOR RFELFCTION TO TliriR RESPECTIVE OFFICES. TO PFRMIT THE LEGISLATURE TO ACTON BILLS vetoed BY GOVERNOR THE AFTER ADJOURNMENT; TO PLACE THE STATE AUDITOR IN I.IF.U OF OK THE SECRETARY STATE ON THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS TO THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS TO EXAMINE ONLY UNLIQUIDATED CLAIMS AND TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE ARTICLE (THE THEN ENT LAW AND THE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE ON CARDS IN THE POLLING PLACE AND BOOTH I E V. In : u n ! ; J , ,i"- ! , I. I i t , .. I n f: in , t - I i r) Sett. on Section I a mended It i pms-owto amend Article VII of the Constitution of tin Slab of Utah Us read il Section llertive I (llutr The rntiuiitnal elective of i.f-fir- rl Oh- - Executive Department shall ruits.st of Governor, I nuh nant Go. or State Aud lor Stjle T. n r. a.i.t M' i i t Gitiira' raft! of um.tii Cut' bold offur f ! four rar- on IHi fir-- ! Monti) of Jane-arr vt after h Icthuu T tot ll !(!!- - if nil IK t ar'-i- i ! during llu-i- r hrm ul nSf.n -- lull c. ! penvon eligible to the offtre ef Governor or Lieutenant Governor unle he vhall have atlamed te the r of thirty ear at tin timer of till election, nor to the office of Attorney Oc;i real tinleM he ihatl have aita.eud Itie aitc of twenty-fiv,'eara at the time of hi election, and have been admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State ef Utah, nor unicM he dial! be in Kooci Mandinx at the bar at the time of hi elec, turn No per von ha! tie eliitle any of tin- - of fieri provided for in one of thl article, un lev at the time of hi election he ha!l be a qualifie-- d voter, and ihalt have Ucn a nnd-n- t cdiren of the State for five year nrvi hi election e 1 fci.li wrluti tin Sta'i Itn 1 h. v Ri.tit It-.- i na S-- i an.! !.ks at of -- am! p tin- - pt.l l.c Vi i hail ar' a pan at i guv tn i r' pit fur to u, i. 1 1 iitPMfi'ftt i.t Coio'iititmn and i Injsn rntn'il l tau - i An i I trt'.-- r( n mnsliiutt mat ffirar Tt r it t'ii offirrf lor t.t fifiiuti mu- of lint art 1 - In tSirti-t- l ly ,i iintr anl pla oi.ti of prv-cedi- Section 4 t'omandrr-ln- . chief The Governor ihatl be Comander-m-Chit- f of Itu military force of the tate, except when thrv Into the hall te calh-rerviec of tt.e Umterd State He vhail l ave pow. rr to rati out the militia la to execute the la mvurrev tmn er a repel invaion 3 See Hors Executive power. The executive power of the Slate-- hatl be v evte'd in He- Governor w ball mc that the- - law H are faitlulty exeute-viialt tinvil all executive IniMne-with the otficer of the fiovernmont. civ 'I and riiiliiary, and may require Information tn wrii-ifrom the off eer ol Department, and from tl.c officer and man t ta . pi rMtit It' tin- Itiillii I numbit uf uti fur tin- - ..flu , ij-- I - rcr'itit otd fur aliall In-- cl.cPd Lut if ttau or mun- - tiatl Itatr an equal atul number of otc fur any one of atd offtna I ht two Iiuum of (hr t a! it rru-la- r M!in t.al eti-i- t fnrtli'aith In joinl ballot one of atielt person for raid office It-ialatur- m-a- In the lit rleebon namm of the candidab for Gorrnr and Lhuun-an- t Goxernor for each pv 1 t'-.- c . ubie-rlmn- s appropriation a ter the mmenl sine d.r of anv n aei e.f Sltr any Mi)rct rrlatiog - n uj-u- Inviitviln-- tlu- condition, tei .;c. manat.--mr- t and exponw of their Inr uffu e nd in!-liil.i.l ii'V and n.a Itie wi.-- Irgiklaluro out in Mu.mn may. if he dev rn it nTv-ary- . ap-tut a to viigate and rcpit to him n the condituni of an ) ixovutivr office or Sta'n i cnn-.n.itte- e in-v- He diatl com-inunic.d- by nu-aof the State t t !.. at cvri rgu!ar xc on ,nJ riruin-minxuilt nuaMiro a Iv may loem ixpedicnl n 6 Convening of the Irgivtatnrr n attraor-hnarorraxionv. (3n ex- tra-dmary oecivion-- . the Gvvrruir nmv convene the Ltit'lalure by provIapia-tion- . tiall In in which viuted itie purpose for wtucli tin la'givlature i to Ikand it hall cimvene-trao-a- e l no legid.itiv c lmvi-iie xcept that for which it wa orpociaHv convened h gilative-lume-ur uch othi-a the Governor may call to il aMcnlion while in ion The however, may provide for the expense of the v vioit and other matv - e Lcq-blatui- ter incidental therein The Governor may alo by proclamation 011x0111 t tn ant Governor, the Presi-din- t of ttie Senate, or the Speaker of the House case may be, shall be intitled to ihe salary ami emoluments of the Gov ernor. except m case of temporary disability or ah from tnc state e TY.c disability of the Governor or prison acting a Governor shall be determined by a majority of the Supreme Court on joint request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Represent stive. Such determination shM he final and conclusive. The Supreme Court shall upon joint request of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, upon request of the Cox ernot, or upon Its own determine if an! utii-da- - disability cease T he Supieire Court Luis jurisdiction to determine all question order this section. n e g ad-J0- session of the officer of each house shall poll th of their r house on the nia't'r joesid.ng rt spec-ttv-e- the (if If ef tie Iwo-tbir- eacli house ar. in fav r rf recrsxvit mg the snail le Cohvel.rd ot a cs l no' Xces-to five ra.eildar dav and at a time sc Jointly by the presid.rg of fit er of each house, vde-I- ) lor the rurpe sc e f recon. idermg the bill ur item e ( rntmlx-- e.f r 1 1 1 nptpprahnn If d.sapi'roved upon recotisidi ration the toll ir item of appropriation again passe Ixitti house-- ef s Ine by a ra and nay vote of two thrds ef the memUn eh e ted to each house, the bill shall law nr the irm of approjinati-- r fhatl take effect Section ' Vacanclei t f Ute or district office Winn any State or district offiev shall Ixconxe vacant and in mde provided tin Gorxttitotu.il and law lor f. Urn urit vacancy. tu Cover mr s'al! have f '. tj tt un'i-bgranting ,1 r.ui.iv'on whtih sha'.l rip ir at sn. and U(u next at, on of the pcrn f ffii'C I h vt. 1 to s.r 1 i- - ;nrf Section I?. Board of don. Until otherwise parpro- vided by law, the Governor. justice of the Supreme Court and Attorney Cen ral shall constitute a It. art of Pardons, a of whom. Including t hi Governor, upon such onditiona. and wuh such l.ii-- i ati. in and restricti'm .1 deem preprt. nuy tm it Lm and fotfctiun-- t inmute punishment, and Ma-jon- ty ti grant pardons after- coni victions in til CSMJ.! treason and iinpei subject to uch a may Iv provided by law, relative to the manner of apfdjir.g for but no fine 01 j aid,.ii stia'I to- - remit'ed, and no commutation or pardon granted, except al'er a full hearing boh re the Board, in opi-- nwion. afior prcvioxi notice of and place of sut It bearing hat been given, Itie proceeding and of the Board. wi;h the reasons therefor in CX-e- e e 1 Stati at tnof utiiti fur itumtti't! i.f Itu Iat:ilatiif r attfl Hi - 1 ec-lin- n I Uiatl Itulbllity No Miall d d i in i , 3 qualifirallona In- - disability d-tli-e to lam Sumt.ij ami the day he it eXie.td. it shsii mi ume a laxv without to signature. if legislative adp-Uirent pri vent ul the biil it steal! become a law unless the Gov-irm- it within twenty days at!., ad ournmer.t file Ins thereto with ohje. tums iiel: officers as provides! t law The Covet tsor may any Iem or disapprove item of apptof-- t latton contained In any bill while approving ether portion tf the bill, m sueh case he loll at stiail aps ml to the t.me of ticmng it. a statement of tl - item cr which iti m disxp. , prove-itoget tier with his lesson. thercJol and suco item or items st all not take effect unless pnved ever the Governr's as prax idi-- d in this section If ttie Governor disao. proviw any tsitl or item of n.i removal from office, resignation, absence irom the state, or disability to discharge the duties of the office, or In case of a Governor-elec- t who fails to take office, ttie powers and duties of the Governor shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor until the absence nr disability ceases or until the next general election, when the vacancy shall be filled by election. If, during a vacancy in the office of Governor, the Lieutenant Governor resign, die, is displaced is absent from the State, or becomes incapable of performing the duties of the office, the 1residenl of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy is filled or the absence or ceases. If in this case of the Senate resigns. dies, is displaced, from the State, 01 becomes incapable of per firming the duties of the office, the Speaker of the House shall act a Governor until the vacancy is filled or the absence or disability (ease. While performing the duties of the Governor a provided in tlu section, the Lieuten- 1 tlu-tin- dc-cii- each cae. ingrlhtr with ttie dissent of any member who may disagree, dial! be rrdiu ed to writ.ng. and filed with all paj-e- r usixl pon the hear rg in Hie 0 fill e.f Mirti officer ns ;: idid by law - 1 1 qu.-ibf- h, 10 ion 1 1 Sute and district officers. The Governor ha!I oominatn. and bv and with consent of the Senate, appoint all State who-o- ff a tt district officci icv arc cxtabli'he'd by this Constitution, m wlnctx may te created by law, ann win appointment or elec, tioit t iter! otherwise pro virticl for It. durmg tlu re te of the Senate, a vacancy occur in any State or district off ice. the Govern sc- - or snail appoint some quat-ifu- d 'n dichargi the dute thereof unit! ttie next meeting uf the Si natr when he shall nominate fit! 1 fire cf some person i ffic If the of irutenar.t Gnvir;t-orAuditor. State r or Attorney Ih General vacated hy debi't. resignation or othei wim, it shall Ik the duty uf Hie Governor to fill the lame hy jppointment, and I . State Trin-uro- appointee slia'.l hold hisoff.ee until tu successor hall te elected and qualified a may be hy law provided the of Sittinn death of Succcnion of the the Gn.efnor. hi 11 In case The Governor shell have to grant repiie or reprieve in all rar of r convictions for nffenve again! ihe State except In a nn or conviction on impvacbment. but xuch or reprieves shall not exti nd teyond the next re-pi- n of thr Board of Pardons; and xuch Board, at Mich M'sion. shall continue or determine urt r p.lc er repr.iiv.i.i i),i ma commute ttie punih-menor pardon the a herein provided t. of-fe- In caw of conviction fur tnason. the Governor shall have the power to ,ipind txnution of the sentence, until the cac shall lie n ported to the Legislature at itu m xt session, wluit the legislature shall tither pardon, or commute ttie sentence, or direct its he shall communicate to the Legislature n each regular Session, each caw of remission cf fine or forfeiture, reprieve, commutation nr pardon granted since the lat previous report, stating the nsme of the convict, the crime for he was convicted, the sentence and its date, the date of remission, comwhich mutation, pardon or with the rcaxoi for granting the same, and the objections, if any. of any member of the Board Section 13 Board of exUntil otherwise aminers. provided by law, the Governor. Attorney General and State Auditor shall constitute a Board of Examiners, with power to exall amine unliquidated claims against the State except salaries or compensation of officers fixed by Jaw. and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law; and no unliauidated claim against the State, except for salaries and compensation of officers fixed by law. shall be passed upon by the Leg- islature without having been considered and acted ucon by the said Board of Examiners Section governor l.- 14 Lieutenant Dutiea. The ieutenant Governor shall serve on all boardsxndcom- m.- vsicns in lieu of the Governor whenever ao designated by the Governor, shall perform such duties as may be delegated to him by the Governor, shall devote his full time to his duties, and shall perform such other duties at may be nrovioed by law. Section 13 Slate auditor. The State Auditor shall Ik of Public AcAuditor and the Sta'c counts. Treasurer shall be the custodian of public monevs. and each shall perform such other duties a may be provic ed by law. 16 Section Attorney The Atlornev general. General shall be tl legal advisor of the State officers. except as otherwise provided by this Constitu-t.on- . and shall perform such other duties as may Ik provided by law. Section 17 Superintendent of Public Inxtrurtions. of The Superintendent Public Instruction xhall perform surh duties as may be provided by law. Section 18 Compensa- in Ihe name and by Ihe authority uf the State of Utah, sealed with the Great Seal of the Stale. Signed by the Governor, and countersigned by surh officer a may be provided by law -- The Great Section 20 Seal of Ihe Slate of Utah'. There shall be a Seal of the Slate which shall lie called "The Great Seal of Ihe Slate of Utah," ami shall be kept by such officer as provided by law. Section 21. Conflicting No person, while holding any office under Ihe United States government. shall hold any office under Ihe State government of Utah. Section 2 Submission of amendment to electors. The Secretary of State directed to submit this proposed amendment to the elector of the State of Utah at the next general election In the manner provided by law. I Section 3 F.ffect date. If approved by the elector of this Mate, this amendment shall lake effect on January 3. 1977. except as follows: All candidates for the state offices provided in this amendment shall stand for election to these offices under the provi-Sie- n of this amendment during the election year of 1976. Provision EXECUTIVE ARTICLE Section b (Executive deTerms, resipartment dence, and duties of officers. The Executive Department shall consist of Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor. State Treasurer, and Attorney General, each of whom 1 traordinary rssion for the transaction oi executive business Section 7. (Adjourn-men- t of legislature by govIn case of a disernor. agreement between the two houses of the Legislature at any special session, with respect to the time of adjournment, the Governor shall have power to adjourn the Legislature to such time as he may think proper; Provided, it be noi beyond the time fixed for the convening of the next Legislature. shall hold his office for four years, beginning 011 the first Monday of January next after bis election except that the terms of office of those elected at the first election shall begin when the State shall be admitted into the Union, and shall end on the first Monday in January, A D 1901. The officers of the Exccutiv e Depart ment. during their terms of office, shall reside at the seat of government, where they shall keep the public records, books and paper. They shall perform such duties as are prescribed by this Constitution and a may be prescribed by lsvv. (As emended November 7. effective January 1930. 1, 1931.- ) Section 2 f Election Tie, legislature to elecl.1 The officers provided for in secion one of this article shall be elected by the qualified electors of the Rial ( the time and place of voting for members of the Legislature, and the person respectively having the highest number of vote cast for the office voted for shall be elected, but if Iwo or more shall have an equal and Ihe highest number of vote for any one of said office, the two houses of the Legislature. at its next regular session, shall elect forthwith by joint ballot one of uch peron for said office Section 3 (Qualification of governor and other No executive officers person shall be eligible tu the office cf Governor or Secretary of Sla'e unless he shsll have attained o Ihv sge of thirty years a? the time of bis elect ton. nr to llu? office ef Attorney Ger.crst unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-fivyear at IV 1 tion The Governor, Lieutenant Governor. State Auditor. Slate Treasurer, Attorney Cencral and such other State and District as may be provided for by liw, shall receive for their services monthly, a compensation as Lxed bylaw. for The compensation said officers a provided in all law enacted pursuant to this Cunstit (lion. Shall be in full for all services rendered h atd officer respective1), in any official capacity or employment durtrf their respective terms of olficc No such officer shall receive for the performance of any ofclal duly any tee for Ms own use. but all fees fixed by law for the psrfurmance by either of them of any official duly, shall be collected in advance and deposited with the State Treasurer monthljr to the credit of the State. The Legislature may provide for Ihe payment of actual and necessary expenses of said officers while travel ng in the peiformanee ef official duty Section 19 Grant and All grant commissions. and commitsinns shall In- offices. It was convened, or such other legislative business as the Governor may call to its attention while in session. The Legislature, however, may provide for the expenses of the session and other matters incidental thereto. The Governor may also by proclamaton convene the Senate in ex- that for which Present made thereto, e time of bis diction, and have been admitted tn practice in the Supreme Court cf the Territory or of the Slate of Utah, noi unlcs be shall bv in good standing at 'he Lar at the ti.ne of hi elertiian. No n isr-oshal ht t.gibte to any of the office provided for in section our of this article, unless a, the time of ht election he hall be a Qualified elector, and Mia!! have been a rexiacnt citucn of Ibe State or Territory for five year rest um.-dtri- g hi election. The State Auditor and State Treasurer shall be ineligible to election ax their own tocceors. Section 4 (Governor chief. The Governor shall be remmander-i- of the military force cf the State, except when they shall be railed into the service of the United State. He shall have power to call out the militia to execute the laws, to suppre insurrection, or to repel in aion 5 Section (Duties cf Gox ernor. 1 The Co ernor shat! see that the law are faithfully executed; he tranrt executive with the olficrr of the government, civil and military, and may require information in wri:-infrom the officer of the Executive Department, and Dorn the officer and managers of State Institutions upon sny subject relsting to the condition, mansge-i- . lit, ami expense uf their respective offices and and t any lime when the Legislative Asshall lm mss the Secretary of State, until the disability shall cease, or until the next general election, when the vacancy shall be filled by election. If. during a vacancy in the office of Governor, the Secretary of State resign, die or become incapable of performing the duties of the office, or be displaced, or be absent from the State, the President pro tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor until the vacancy tie filled or the disability cease. While performing the duties of the Governor as in this section provided, the Secretary of State, or the President pro tempore ol the Senate, as the case may be. except in cases of temporary disability, or absence from the State, shall be entitled to the sal-- i ary and emoluments of the All g int-tutmn- sembly is not in session, may. if he deem it necessary. appoint a committee to inseMigate and report to him upon the condition nf any executive office or State Institution. He that) communicate by message the condition of the State to the Legislature at every regular session, and recommend such measures as he may deem expedient. Section 6 (Convening of extra sessions of legislaOn extraordinary ture. the Governor occasions, may convene the Legislature by proclamation, In which shall be stated the purpose for which the Legislature Is to be convened, and tt shstt transact no legislative business except Governor preSection 8. (Bill Veto sented to governor Appropriation bills. Every bill passed by the Legislature, before it becomes a law, shall tn-- presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become a law, but if he d not approve, he shall return it with his objection to the house in which it originated, which house shall enter the objection at large upon its journal and proceed to reconside. the bill If. alter such reit consideration. again passes both houses by a yea and nay vote of of the memliers elected to each house, it shall become a law. notwithstanding the Governor's objection. If ary bill be not returned within five days after it shall have been pirsenled lo tun. (Sunday and the day on which he received it excepted.) the same shall be a law tn like manner a if he had signed tt. unless the two-third- s by its final adjournment prevent such return. in which rase it shall be filed with his objections in the office of the Secre- tary of State within ten days after such adjournment (Sunday's ekeeptedi or become a law H anv bill presented to the Governor contains several items of appropriation of money, be may object lo one or more uch Hem, while approving other portion of the bill; in surh caw he shall append lo the bill at the time of signing It. a statement tf the Him r Items wv- -i he f r io approve, wire hi reason thcrrh.i. ui.a such Item or Hen shall not take effect unless passed over the Governor's objection at In this sretum provided Section 9 Governor may fill certain vacancies.! When any Stale or dirtrirf office shall become vacart. and no mods is provided by the Conslituticn and law for filling such vacancy, the Governor hatl have the power to fill the am-bgranting a commission, t which shall expire at election, and upon quahficaton of Ihe pcrvn elected to such office r d'-e- 1 ic.c-ij.e- ( tin-nex- Section 10 (Governor's Vacanappointive powrr cies.) The Governor shall nominate, and by and wnh consent of the Senate, appoint all Sole and dirtr.ct officer whow offices by thi Cons- applying for pardons; but no fine cr forfeiture shall bo remitted, and no commutation or pardon granted. except after a full hearing before the Board, in open xvftSion. after notice of the time and place cf such hearing has been given. The proceedings and decisions of the Board, with the reasons therefor in each case, together with the dissent cf any member who may disagree, shall be reduced to writing, and filed with all papers used upon the liranng, in the office of the Secretary of State pre-vio- u The Governor shall have power tu grant rcsp'tes cr reprieves in all cius of convktions for offenses against the State, except treason cr conviction on s imfK-ahment . but such or reprieve shall not l beyond the next muon of the Board of Pardcns, and such Board, at such session, shall continue cr determine such or reprieve, or they may mmmute the punishment. or pardon the of-nc a herein provided. In caw cf conviction for treason, the Governor shall have the power to suspend execution of the sentence, until he case shall be to the Legislature t it- - rext regular session, v i n the Ijrgix'aturc shal i V pardm. er commute the wr.Hncc or direct its execution, ne shall rate to the Legislature at iacti regular session, cxrh caw of remission of fine or forfeiture, reprieve, commutation or pardon granted since the last preen u rcjmrt, stating Ihe nmc of the convict, the crime for winch he was com icted. Hie s nloncc and it dale, the date of remission. commutation, pardon or reprieve, with the reason Lx grant ng the same, and the objections, if any, of any memtr cf Ihe Board made thereto. r res-pc- cxU-ru- re-pi- sc It id com-n.a- i. Rcclion 13 (State Prison Ceimmistioners - Board of Examiner 1 Until otherwise provided by law. the Governor of Secretary State and Attorney General shall nmMitutc a Board of Slate Pri-oCommissioner which Board shall have such supervision nf ail matti r conm-ctewith the State Prion as may be pro idid by law. They shall. alo. constitute a Board nf Fxamincr. with to examine all power claim against the State except salaries or compensation of officers fixed by law. and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law; and no tlaim against the Slate, except for salaries and compensation of officers fixed by law. shall be passed upon by the Legislature with-ohaving been considered and acted upon by the said Board of Examiners. n titution. or which may by law. and whose appointment or clrction is not otherwise provided for If, during the nrm of the Senate, a varancj occur in any State or district office, the Governor shall appoint some qualified person to discharge the duties thereof un'il the next meeting of Ihe Senate.-whehe shall nominate tome person to fill such office. If the office of Secretary of Slate. State Auditor, State Treasurer or Attorney General be vacated by death, or otherwise, it shall le the duty of the Governor to fill the same by and the appointee shall hold his until hi successor shsll be elewLod and qualified. as may be by law (A amended provided November 7, 1944, effective January I. 1943, November 7. 1950, effective n resig-natio- 12 'Board of Section Respites and pardons reprieves. Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor. Justices of the Supreme Court and Attorney General shall constitute a Board of Pardons, a majority of whom, including the Governor, upon such conditions. and with such limitations and restrictions as they deem proper, may remit fines and forfeitures, commute punishments, and grant pardons after convictions. in all cases except treason ar.d impeachments, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law. relative to the manner of n ut of-fic- e January 1, 1931.) Section 11. (Vacancy tn office of governor.) In caw of the death of the Governor. or his Impeachment, removal from office. Inability to discharge the duties of his office, resignation, or absence from the State, the powers and duties of said office shall devolve upon Section 14 (Insane Asjr-lCommissioners.) Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor, State Treasurer and State Auditor shall constitute a Board of Insane Atylum Commls-ionerSaid Board ahall have such supervision of all matters connected with the State Insane Asylum ai may be provided by law. m s. SecHon 13. (Reform school commissioners.) Unlit otherwise provided by hr toil PioiiiioHt Coni |