History of the State of California: From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of AmericaFrost, John
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History of the State of California: From the Period of the Conquest by Spain to Her Occupation by the United States of America
Frost, John
California -- Gold discoveries; California -- History
SEC. 13. The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves and
pardons after conviction, for all offences except treason, and cases
of impeachment, upon such conditions, and with such restrictions and
limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as
may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Upon conviction for treason he shall have the power to suspend the
execution of the sentence until the case shall be reported to the
Legislature at its next meeting, when the Legislature shall either
pardon, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further
reprieve. He shall communicate to the Legislature, at the beginning of
every session, every case of reprieve, or pardon granted, stating the
name of the convict, the crime of which he was convicted, the sentence
and its date, and the date of the pardon or reprieve.
SEC. 14. There shall be a seal of this State, which shall be kept by
the Governor, and used by him officially, and it shall be called "The
Great Seal of the State of California."
SEC. 15. All grants and commissions shall be in the name and by the
authority of the people of the State of California, sealed with the
great seal of the State, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by
the Secretary of State.
SEC. 16. A Lieutenant-Governor shall be elected at the same time and
place, and in the same manner as the Governor; and his term of office,
and his qualifications, shall also be the same. He shall be President
of the Senate, but shall only have a casting vote therein. If, during
a vacancy of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor shall be
impeached, displaced, resign, die, or become incapable of performing
the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the President
of the Senate shall act as Governor, until the vacancy be filled, or
the disability shall cease.
SEC. 17. In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal
from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and duties of
the said office, resignation or absence from the State, the powers and
duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant-Governor for
the residue of the term, or until the disability shall cease. But when
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 continue commander-in-chief of all the military forces of the
State.
SEC. 18. A Secretary of State, a Comptroller, a Treasurer, an
Attorney-General and Surveyor-General, shall be chosen in the manner
provided in this Constitution; and the term of office, and eligibility
of each, shall be the same as are prescribed for the Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor.
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