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SEC. 7. He may require information, in writing, from the officers of the executive department on any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.

SEC. 8. He may, by proclamation, on extraordinary occasions, convene the legislature at the seat of government, or at a different place if that should be dangerous by reason of disease or the public enemy. In case of disagreement between the two houses with respect to adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the day of the next regular meeting of the legis

lature.

SEC. 9. He shall from time to time give to the legislature information, in writing, of the state of the government, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem expedient.

SEC. 10. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. SEC. 11. In all criminal cases, except in those of treason and impeachment, he shall have power, after conviction, to grant reprieves and pardons; and, under such rules as the legislature may prescribe, he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures. In cases of treason, he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to grant reprieves and pardons; and he may, in the recess of the senate, respite the sentence until the end of the next session of the legislature.

SEC. 12. There shall also be a lieutenant-governor, who shall be chosen at every election for governor, by the same persons and in the same manner, continue in office for the same time, and possess the same qualifications. In voting for governor or lieutenant-governor, the electors shall distinguish for whom they vote as governor and for whom as lieutenant-governor. The lieutenant-governor shall, by virtue of his office, be president of the senate, and have, when in committee of the whole, a right to debate and vote on all questions, and when the senate is equally divided to give the casting vote. In case of death, resignation, removal from office, inability or refusal of the governor to serve, or of his impeachment or absence from the State, the lieutenant-governor shall exercise the powers and authority appertaining to the office of governor, until another be chosen at the periodical election, and be duly qualified, or until the governor impeached, absent, or disabled shall be acquitted, return, or his disability be removed.

SEC. 13. Whenever the government shall be administered by the lieutenant-governor, or he shall be unable to attend as president of the senate, the senate shall elect one of their own members as president for the time being. And if, during the vacancy of the office of governor, the lieutenant-governor shall die, resign, refuse to serve, or be removed from office, or be unable to serve, or if he shall be impeached or absent from the State, the president of the senate for the time being shall in like manner administer the government until he shall be superseded by a governor or lieutenant-governor. The lieutenant-governor shall, whilst he acts as president of the senate, receive for his services the same compensation which shall be allowed to the speaker of the house of representatives, and no more; and during the time he administers the government as governor shall receive the same compensation which the governor would have received had he been employed in the duties of his office, and no more. The president for the time being of the senate shall, during the time he administers

the government, receive in like manner the same compensation which the governor would have received had he been employed in the duties of his office. If the lieutenant-governor shall be required to administer the government, and shall, whilst in such administration, die, resign, or be absent from the State during the recess of the legislature, it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to convene the senate, for the purpose of choosing a president for the time being.

SEC. 14. There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept by the governor and used by him officially; the said seal shall be a star of five points encircled by an olive and live-oak branches, and the words "The State of Texas."

SEC. 15. All commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of Texas, be sealed with the State seal, signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state.

SEC. 16. There shall be a secretary of state, who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, and shall continue in office during the term of service of the governorelect. He shall keep a fair register of all official acts and proceedings of the governor, and shall, when required, lay the same, and all papers, minutes, and vouchers relative thereto, before the legislature, or either house thereof, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law.

SEC. 17. Every bill which shall have passed both houses of the legislature shall be presented to the governor; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it, with his objections, to the house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large upon the journals and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, two-thirds of the members present shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the objection, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered. If approved by two-thirds of the members present of that house, it shall become a law; but in such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for or against the bill shall be entered on the journals of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the governor within five days, Sundays excepted, after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner as if he had signed it. Every bill presented to the governor one day previous to the adjournment of the legislature, and not returned to the house in which it originated before its adjournment, shall become a law, and have the same force and effect as if signed by the governor. The governor may approve any appropriation and disapprove any other appropriation in the same bill. In such case he shall, in signing the bill, designate the appropriations disapproved, and shall return a copy of such appropriations, with his objections, to the house in which the bill shall have originated; and the same proceedings shall then be had as in the case of other bills disapproved by the governor; but if the legislature has adjourned before the bill is returned to the house, he shall return the same to the secretary of state, with his objections, and also to the next session of the legislature.

SEC. 18. Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of both houses of the legislature may be necessary, except on questions of adjournment, shall be presented to the governor, and before it shall take effect be approved by him, or, being disapproved, shall

SEC. 7. He may require information, in writing, from the officers of the executive department on any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices.

SEC. 8. He may, by proclamation, on extraordinary occasions, convene the legislature at the seat of government, or at a different place if that should be dangerous by reason of disease or the public enemy. In case of disagreement between the two houses with respect to adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the day of the next regular meeting of the legislature.