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other duties as may be required of him by law. He shall receive
as compensation for his services, such sum per annum, as the
Legislature may by law allow, but which shall neither be increased
or diminished during the term for which he shall have been ap
pointed.
SEC. 23. The Governor shall, in no case whatever, have the
power to remit any portion of the principal or interest of any debt
or debts which may be due to this State, except in cases of fines
and forfeitures.
SEC. 24. Nominations to fill all vacancies that may occur du
ring the recess of the Senate, and which the Governor has the
power to make, shall be made to the Senate at least twenty days
before the end of the next session thereafter; and should any norni
nation so made, be rejected by the Senate, the same individual
shall not again be nominated during the session, except at the re
quest of the Senate, to fill the same office; nor be appointed to the
same office during the recess of the Senate. And should the Go
vernor fail to make nominations to fill any vacancy existing du
ring the session of the Senate, which vacancy may have occur
red during its recess, such vacancy shall not be filled until the next
meeting of the Senate.
SEC. 25. A Treasurer and Comptroller of public accounts shall
be elected by the joint ballot of both Housesof the Legislature at
its January Session eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and at every
fourth Session thereafter; and in case of a vacancy in either
of said offices during the recess of the Legislature, such vacancy
shall be filed by the Governor, which appointment shall continue
until the close of the next Session of the Legislature thereafter.
SEC. 26. The Governor shall transact all executive business
with the officers of Government, Civil and Military, and may re
quire information in writing from the officers of the Executive De
partment, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respec
tive offices.
SEC. 27. Whenever the Governor shall with the consent of the
Legislature be out of the State in time of War, at the head of any
Military force thereof, he shall nevertheless continue Commander
in-Chief of the Military force of the State.
On motion of Mr. Presstman, it was
Ordered, That the Legislative committee inquire into the ex
pediency of adopting a permanent and uniform system of taxa
tion, for State purposes, and that provision be therein made to
define clearly what are legitimate objects of taxation, to guard
cerefully against double taxation in any form, to prohibit taxes
being levied upon one description ofproperty upon a higher rate
than is paid by all other kinds of property, to prohibit any exenip.
tions of property from State or local taxation, unless for religious,
charitable or educational purposes—and that taxation shall be
made proportionate to the actual value of the property taxed, and
that all bonds, mortgages, judgments and other evidences of debt
shall not be taxed as personal property, but that any person or