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CONSTITUTION. 813
SInC. 9. The Governor shall, at the commencement of each session of the
Legislature, and at the close of his term of office, give to the Legislature
information, by message, of the condition of the State; and he shall recommend
to the Lecislature stuch measures as he may deem expedient. He
shall account to the Legislature for all public moneys received and paid out
by him from any fund subject to his order, with vouchers; and shall accompany
his message with a statement of the same. And at the commencemelnt
of each regular session he shall present estimates of the amount of money
required to be raised by taxation for all purposes.
SEC. 10. Ile shall cause the laws to be faithfully executed; and shall conduct,
in person, or in such manner as shall be prescribed by la, all intercourse
and business of the State with other States and with the United
States.
SEC. 11. In all criminal cases, except treason and impeachment, he shall
have power, after conviction, to grant reprieves, commutations of punishmenit,
and pardons; and, under such rules as the Legislature may prescribe,
he shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures. With the advice and
consent of the Senate, he may grant pardons in case of treason, and to this
end he may respite a sentence therefor, until the close of the succeeding
session of the Legislature: provided, that in all cases of remissions of fines
and forfeitures, or graints of reprieve, commutation of punishment, or pardoni,
lie shall file in the office of the Secretary of State his reasons therefor.
SEC. 12. All vacancies in State or district offices, except members of the
Legislature, shall be filled, unless otherwise provided by law, by appointmenlt
of tlhe Governor, which appointment, if made during its session, shall
be withl the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate present. If
made during the recess of the Senate, the saidl appointee, or some other person
to fill sucl vacancy, shall be nominated to the Senate during the first
ten days of its session. If rejected, said office shall immediately become
vacant, and the Governor shall, without delay, make further nominations,
intil a further confirmation takes place. But should there be no corfirmation
during the session of the Senate, the Governor shall not thereafter
appoint any person to fill such vacancy who has been rejected by the Senate;
but may appoint some other person to fill the vacancy until the next session
of tllhe Senate, or until the regular election to said office, should it sooner
occur. Appointments to vacancies in offices elective by the people shall
only continue until the first general election thereafter.
SEe. 13. During the session of the Legislatiure the Governor shall reside
where its sessions are held, and at all other times at the seat of government,
except when, by act of the Legislature, he may be required or authorized
to reside elsewhere.
SEC. 14. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the Legislature
shall be presented to the Governor for his approval. If he approve, he
shall sign it; but if ho disapprove it, he shall return it, with his objections,
to the lIouse in which it originated, which House shall enter the objections
at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such recon
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/813/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .