Executive
power; term;
commencement of
term; ineligibility
for additional
term of office.
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ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The executive
power of the State shall be
vested in a Governor, whose
term of office shall com-
mence on the fourth Wednes-
day of January next ensuing
his election, and continue
for four years, and until his
successor shall have quali-
fied; and a person who has
served two consecutive popu-
lar elective terms of office as
Governor shall be ineligible
to succeed himself as Gover-
nor for the term immediately
following the second of said
two consecutive popular
elective terms.
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ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The Executive
Power of the State shall be
vested in a Governor, whose
term of office shall com-
mence on the second
Wednesday of January next
ensuing his election, and
continue for four years, and
until his successor shall have
qualified; but the Governor
chosen at the first election
under this Constitution, shall
not enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the office
until the expiration of the
term for which the present
incumbent was elected; un-
less the said office shall be-
come vacant by death,
resignation, removal from
the State, or other disquali-
fication of the said incum-
bent.
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ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The Executive
power of the State shall be
vested in a Governor, whose
term of office shall com-
mence on the second
Wednesday of January next
ensuing his election, and
continue for four years, and
until his successor shall have
qualified, but the Governor
chosen at the first election
under this Constitution shall
not enter upon the discharge
of the duties of the office
until the expiration of the
term for which the present
incumbent was elected, un-
less the said office shall be-
come vacant by death,
resignation, removal from
the State, or other disqualifi-
cation of said incumbent.
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ARTICLE II.
EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT.
Section 1. The Executive
power of the State shall be
vested in a Governor, whose
term of office shall com-
mence on the second
Wednesday of January next,
ensuing his election, and
continue for four years, and
until his successor shall have
qualified.
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34. That the members of
the council, or any three or
more of them, when con-
vened, shall constitute a
board for the transacting of
business; that the governor
for the time being shall pre-
side in the council, and be
entitled to a vote on all
questions in which the coun-
cil shall be divided in opin-
ion; and in the absence of
the governor the first named
of the council shall preside,
and as such shall also vote
in all cases where the other
members disagree in their
opinion.
31. That the governor
shall not continue in that
office longer than three years
successively, nor be eligible
as governor until the expira-
tion' of four years, after he
shall have been out of that
office. •
33. That the governor,
by and with the advice and
consent of the council, may
embody the militia, and
when embodied shall alone
have the direction thereof,
and shall also have the direc-
tion of all the regular land
and sea forces under the
laws of this State, but he
shall not command in person
unless advised thereto by the
council, and then only so
long as they shall approve
thereof, and may alone ex-
ercise all other the executive
powers of government,
where the concurrence of
the council is not required,
according to the laws of this
State, and grant reprieves or
pardons for any crime, ex-
cept in such cases where the
law shall otherwise direct;
and may, during the recess
of the general assembly, lay
embargoes to prevent the de-
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Proposed by Act of 1809,
chapter 198. Ratified 1840.
All such parts of the con-
stitution and form of govern-
ment as require a property
qualification in persons to be
appointed or holding offices
of profit or trust in this
State, and in persons elected
members of the legislature
or electors of the senate,
shall be and the same are
hereby repealed and abol-
ished.
Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837.
Sec. 13. So much of the
Constitution and form of
government, as relates to the
council, to the Governor,
and to the clerk of the
Council, be abrogated, abol-
ished and annulled, and
that the whole Executive
power of the Government of
this State, shall be vested
exclusively in the Governor;
Subject nevertheless, to the
checks, limitations and pro-
visions hereinafter specified
and mentioned.
Sec. 19. The term of of-
fice of the Governor, who
shall be chosen on the first
Monday of January next,
shall continue for the term
of one year, and until the
Election and qualification of
a successor, to be chosen as
hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. 20. . . . whose term
of office shall commence on
the first Monday of January
next ensuing the day of such
election, and continue for
three years,- and until the
election and qualification of
a successor;
Sec. 23. No person who
shall be elected, and shall
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