On the first day of January. When do the members of the Legislature meet? On the first Tuesday of January. When does the election for Governor and other State officers take place? On Tuesday, after the first Monday in November. ARTICLE SECOND. How old must a person be before he can vote for any officer elected by the people? Twenty-one years. How long must he have been an inhabitant of the State? One year next preceding any election. How long must he have been a resident of the county? Where is he entitled to vote? In the town or ward where he actually resides. How long must a man of color have been a citizen of this state, in order to entitle him to a vote? Three years. How long immediately preceding an election? One year. He must be seized and possessed of a freehold estate of what value ? Two hundred and fifty dollars over and above all debts and incumbrances charged thereon. Must he have been rated and paid a tax thereon, in order to be entitled to vote at any election ? He must. Are persons of color subject to direct taxation ? They are not, unless they have property sufficient to entitle them to vote. How are all elections made? By ballot, except a part of the town officers. ARTICLE THIRD. Where is the Executive power in the State vested? In a Governor. For what time are the Governor and Lieutenant Governor chosen? For two years. Can any person, except a native citizen of the United States, be Governor of this State? He cannot. Must the Governor be a freeholder? He must. How old must he be? Thirty years. How long must he have been a resident within this State? Five years. Does it require a majority of all the votes in the State to elect a Governor and Lieutenant Governor ? It does not. The person having the greater number of votes is declared elected. If two persons have each an equal number of votes, and that number is greater than any other of the candidates, how are the Governor and Lieutenant Governor then chosen? One of these candidates is elected Governor or Lieutenant Governor, by the joint ballot of both houses. What office does the Governor hold in the militia? He is general and commander-in-chief. What office does he hold in the navy? He is admiral of the navy of the State. When can he call together the Legislature, or the Senate only? On extraordinary occasions. What does he communicate by message to the Legislature at every session. The condition of the State. What does he recommend to the Legislature? Such matters as he may think expedient. What business shall he transact? All necessary business with the officers of government, civil and military. When a measure is resolved upon by the Legislature, what is his duty? To expedite such measure. What further shall he do? He shall see that the laws are faithfully executed. For all crimes except treason and cases of impeachment. He has the power to suspend the execution of the sentence until the case shall be reported to the Legislature at its next session. What can the Legislature then do ? They can pardon or grant a further reprieve, or direct the execution of the criminal. In case of the removal of the Governor from office, by death or otherwise, who performs the duties of Governor ? The Lieutenant Governor. Who is President of the Senate ? The Lieutenant Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor act as Governor, who is President of the Senate? A temporary president is chosen by the Senate. If the Lieutenant Governor die, or be impeached, while acting as Governor, who shall then act as Governor? The President of the Senate. ARTICLE FOURTH. In the militia, how are the company officers chosen? By the written votes of the members of the company. How are the field officers of regiments and separate battalions chosen ? By the written votes of the commissioned officers of the companies forming the regiment or battalion. How are brigadier generals chosen? By the field officers of their respective brigades. How are the major generals appointed? By the Governor. From whom do the commissioned officers receive their commission? The Governor. How can they be removed from office? By the Senate, on the recommendation of the Governor, or by a court-martial. How are the Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney General, Surveyor General, and Commissary General appointed The Senate and Assembly each nominate one person to fill each office-if each nominate the same person he is appointed-if they nominate different persons, the appointment is then made by the joint ballot of the Senate and Assembly. How long does the Treasurer hold his office? One year. How long do the Secretary of State, Comptroller, Attorney General, Surveyor General, and Commissary General hold their offices? Three years, unless sooner removed by the concurrent resolution of the Senate and Assembly. How are all judicial officers appointed, except justices of the peace? By ballot in their several towns. How long do they hold their office? Four years, unless removed by the county courts. If a justice of the peace is to be removed, what notice shall be given him? Notice of the charges made against him. What opportunity shall be given him? The opportunity of being heard in his own defence. How are sheriffs and county clerks chosen? By the electors of their respective counties. For how long time elected ? Three years. How subsequently removed? By the Governor, on receiving a copy of the charges against them, and an opportunity of being heard in their own defence. How are the clerks of courts appointed? By the courts themselves. How are the district attorneys appointed? By the county courts. How long do clerks of courts and district attorneys hold their office? For three years, unless sooner removed by the courts appointing them. Mayors of cities are how chosen? In most of our cities they are chosen by ballot: in some they are appointed by the common council. How long do they hold their office? One year. For what time are coroners in each county elected? In the same manner as the sheriff of the county. |