Civil Government for Common Schools Part 11

II. Or if he disapproves of it, that it be returned to the house in which it originated, with his objections; and, after reconsideration, if two-thirds of all the members elected to that house shall agree to pa.s.s the bill, it shall be sent to the other house by which it shall likewise be re-considered, and if two- thirds of all its members approve of it, it shall become a law notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.

III. If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, it shall become a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the Legislature, by adjourning, shall prevent its returning; in which case it shall not become a law without the signature of the Governor.

IV. No bill shall become a law after the final adjournment of the Legislature, unless approved by the Governor within thirty days after such adjournment.

IMPEACHMENT.

Q. What cla.s.s of persons can be tried in the court of impeachment?

A. Public officers that have had charges preferred against them by the a.s.sembly.

Q. Of whom is the court of impeachment composed?

A. Of the Senators, or a majority of them, the Judges of the Court of Appeals, or a majority of them, and the Lieutenant-Governor; and two-thirds of all present must concur in order to convict.

Q. When shall the Lieutenant-Governor not act as a member of this court?

A. When the Governor is being tried. He may be presumed to be an interested party, for if the Governor should be found guilty and be removed, the Lieutenant-Governor becomes Governor.

Q. What penalty can be inflicted by this court?

A. Removal from office, or removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit, under this state.

Q. Can such parties be further punished?

A. Yes; they may be indicted, tried and punished according to law, by fine or imprisonment, or both, according to the nature of the crime.

VOTING.

Q Who are ent.i.tled to vote upon all questions in the Legislature?

A. All the members in the a.s.sembly and Senate; and this includes the Speaker of the a.s.sembly.

Q, When is the President of the Senate ent.i.tled to vote?

A. Upon questions on which the Senate is equally divided or tied.

Q. Why should not the President of the Senate have a vote upon all questions?

A. Because he has not been elected a member of that body; but becomes its presiding officer by virtue of the const.i.tutional provision which makes the Lieutenant-Governor its president.

KINDS OF VOTING.

Q. Name some of the kinds of voting practiced. I. By showing hands.

II. By Acclamation.

III. By dividing or separating the persons voting into two bodies.

IV. By Ballot.

V. By Ayes and Noes.

VI. By Viva Voce.

Q. Where are the first three kinds of voting usually practiced?

A. In conventions of different kinds, primary meetings,

Q. When and how is the sixth kind of voting used?

A. In the election of United States Senators, usually the Speaker of the a.s.sembly and a few other officers, and in this way: as the names of those ent.i.tled to vote are called, they respond by naming their candidate.

SALARY.

Q. How are a.s.semblymen and Senators paid?

I. By a salary fixed by the const.i.tution, of one thousand five hundred dollars.

II. And one dollar for every ten miles travelled in going to and returning from the place of meeting, once in each session on the most usual route.

III. Senators when convened in extraordinary session, or when serving as members of the Court of Impeachment, and such members of the a.s.sembly, not exceeding nine in number, as shall be appointed managers of an impeachment, shall receive ten dollars a day additional allowance.

STATE.

A tabular view of officers, showing the source from whence they derive their authority:

Elected by the People of the State Executive Governor.

Presiding Officer Lieut. Governor.

Administrative Secretary of State.

Comptroller.

Treasurer.

Attorney General.

State Engineer and Surveyor.

Judicial Judges of the Court of Appeals.

Appointed by Governor and Senate.

Superintendent of Banking.

Superintendent of Insurance.

Ca.n.a.l Auditor.

Superintendent of Prisons.

Superintendent of Public Works.

Notaries Public.

State a.s.sessors.

Loan Commissioners.

Ca.n.a.l Appraisers.

Quarantine Commissioners.

Trustees of State Inst.i.tutions, and some others.