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16  CONSTITUTION OF ARKANSAS.

SEC. 4. The Governor shall hold his office for the term of four years from the time of his installation, and until his successor shall be duly qualified, but he shall not be eligible for more than eight years in any term of twelve years; he shall be at least thirty years of age, a native born citizen of Arkansas, or a native born citizen of the United States, or a resident of Arkansas ten years previous to the adoption of this constitution, if not a native of the United States, and shall have been a resident of the same at least four years next before his election.
  
SEC. 5. He shall, at stated times, receive a compensation for his services, which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he shall have been elected; nor shall he receive, within that period, any other emolument from the United States, or any one of them, or from any foreign power. 
  
SEC. 6. He shall be commander-in-chief of the army of this state, and of the militia thereof, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States.
  
SEC. 7. He may require any 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 General Assembly at the seat of government, or at a different place, if that shall have become, since their last adjournment dangerous from an enemy, or from a contagions diseases. In case of disagreement between the two houses, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the day of the next meeting of the General Assembly.
  
SEC. 9. He shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly information of the state of the government, and recommend to their consideration, such measure as he may deem expedient.s
  
SEC. 10. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
  
SEC. 11. In all criminal and penal cases, except in those of treason and impeachment, he shall have power to grant pardons, after conviction, and remit fines and forfeitures, under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by law. 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 General Assembly.
  
SEC. 12. There shall be a seal of this State, which shall be kept by the Governor, and used by him officially.
  
SEC. 13. All commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of Arkansas, be sealed with the seal of

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this State, signed by the Governor, and attested by the Secretary of State.
  
SEC. 14. There shall be elected a Secretary of State by the qualified voters of the State, who shall continue in office during the term of four years, and until his successor in office be duly qualified; 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 General Assembly, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law.
  
SEC. 15. Vacancies that may happen in offices, the election of which is vested in the General Assembly, shall be filled by the Governor, during the recess of the General Assembly, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of the next session.
  
SEC.  16. Vacancies that may occur in offices, the election to which is vested in the people, within less than one year before the expiration of their term, shall be filled by the Governor granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of the next term; but if one year or a longer period remains unexpired at the time of the vacancy, then, and in that case, the Governor shall order an election to be held to fill the vacancy.
  
Sec. 17. Every bill which shall have passed both houses shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve it, he shall sign it; but if he shall not approve it, he shall return it, with his objections, to the house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter his objections at large upon their journals and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, a majority of the whole number elected to that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the objections, to the other house, by which, likewise, it shall be reconsidered; and if approved by a majority of the whole number elected to that house, it shall be a law; but in such cases, the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons 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 three 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, unless the General Assembly, by their adjournment, prevent its return; in such case it shall not be a law.
  
SEC. 18. Every order or resolution, to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary, except on the questions of adjournment, shall be presented to the Governor before it shall take effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved, shall be repassed by both houses, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
  
SEC. 19. A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen at every

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