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into his hands for the discharge of his official duties, or in, any
way growing out of, or connected with his office, shall keep a
Book, in which shall be entered every sum, or sums of money
received by him, or on his account, as a payment or compen-
sation for his performance of official duties, a copy of which
entries in said Book, verified by the oath of the officer, by
whom it is directed to be kept, shall be returned yearly to
the Comptroller of the state for his inspection, and that of
the General Assembly of the State, to which the Comptroller
shall, at each regular Session thereof, make a report, showing
what officers have complied with this Section; and each of
the said officers, when the amount received by him for the
year shall exceed the sum which he is, by Law, entitled to
retain as his salary, or compensation for the discharge of his
duties, and for the expenses of his office, shall yearly pay
over to the Treasurer of the State the amount of such excess,
subject to such disposition thereof as the General Assembly
may direct; if any of such officers shall fail to comply with
the requisitions of this Section, for the period of thirty days
after the expiration of each and every year of his office, such
officer shall te deemed to have vacated his office, and the
Governor shall declare the same vacant, and the vacancy
therein shall be filled as in case of vacancy for any other
cause; and such officer shall be subject to suit by the State
for the amount that ought to be paid into the Treasury; and
no person holding any office created by, or existing under
this Constitution, or Laws of the State, or holding any ap-
pointment, under any Court in this State, shall receive more
than three thousand dollars a year as a compensation for the
discharge of his official duties, except in cases specially pro-
vided in this Constitution.
Sec. 2. The several Courts, existing in this State, at the
time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall, until super-
seded under its provisions, continue with like powers and
jurisdiction, and in the exercise thereof, both at Law and in
Equity, in all respects, as if this Constitution had not been
adopted; and when said Courts shall be so superseded, all
causes, then depending in said Courts, shall pass into the
jurisdiction of the several Courts, by which they may be,
respectively, superseded.
Sec. 3. The Governor, and all officers, civil and military,
now holding office under this State, whether by election, or
appointment, shall continue to hold, exercise and discharge
the duties of their offices, (unless inconsistent with, of other-
wise provided in this Constitution,) until they shall be super-
seded under its provisions, and until their successors shall be
duly qualified.
Sec. 4. If at any election directed by this Constitution, any
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