28 CONSTITUTION OF THE [ART. 2.

five years next preceding his election a resident of the

State.

Lieutenant GOV-
ernor.

SEC. 6. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at every

regular election for Governor. He shall continue in office

fur the same time, shall be elected in the same manner, and

shall possess the same qualifications as the Governor. In

voting for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, the electors

shall state for whom they vote as Governor, and for whom

as Lieutenant Governor.

President of
Senate.

SEO. 7. The Lieutenant Governor shall, by virtue of his

office, be President of the Senate, and whenever the

Senate are equally divided, shall have the right to give the

casting vote.

In case of death,

&c , General Ass-

SEC. 8 In case of the death, resignation, removal from the

embly to elect.

State, or other disqualification of the Governor, the powers,

duties and emoluments of the office shall devolve upon the

Lieutenant Governor ; and in case of his death, resigna-

tion, removal, or other disqualification, then upon the

President of the Senate for the time being, until the

disqualification or inability shall cease, or until a new

Governor shall be elected and qualified ; and for any

Provision to be
modo for vacancy

vacancy in said office, not herein provided for, provision

may be made by law, and if such vacancy should occur

without such provision being made, the General Assembly

shall be convened by the Secretary of State for the purpose

of falling said vacancy.

President of Sen-

SEC. 9. Whenever the office of Governor shall be admin-

ate pro Compare

istered by the Lieutenant Governor, or he shall be unable

to attend as President of the Senate, the Senate shall elect

one of its own members as President, pro tempore.

Compensation of

SEC. 10. The Lieutenant Governor, while he acts as

Lieutenant Gov-
ernor.

President of the Senate, shall receive for his services the

same compensation which shall for the same period be

allowed to the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and no

more.

Governor to be

SEC. 11. The Governor shall be Commander-in-Chief of

Commander-in-
Chief; but not to
command in

the land and naval forces of the State, and may call out

person

the militia to repel invasions, suppress insurrections, and