General provisions

General Assembly shall provide what officers shall e cute bond, etc., and fix liability therein

no armed person nor bodies of men shall be brought i this State for preservation of peace except as her provided.

lotteries and gift enterprises forbidden.

no privileges shall be granted for such purpose, and n exercised, and no schemes for similar purposes allow General Assembly shall enforce this section by pro penalties.

all lottery privileges or charters heretofore granted revoked

certain county officers shall be subject to indictment
prosecution for misfeasance or malfeasance in office, e
in such mode as may be prescribed by law.

upon conviction, his office shall become vacant.
but he shall have right of appeal to Court of Appeals
oath prescribed for members of the General Assem
and others before taking office, etc..

treason against the Commonwealth defined.

testimony required to convict a person of treason.
no money shall be drawn from State Treasury except
pursuance of appropriations made by law

regular statement and account of receipt and expen
tures of all public money shall be published annual
General Assembly may by law direct how, and in w
courts, suits may be brought against the Comm
wealth.

provisions concerning the manner of administering oath or affirmation

concerning laws of general nature, etc., in force in V ginia on first day of June, one thousand seven hund and ninety-two.

civil officers for the State at large shall reside within State.

district officers shall reside within their respective o tricts.

county officers shall reside within their respective co ties

city and town officers shall reside within their respect cities and towns. .

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General provisions-Continued.

and keep their offices at such places therein as may be re-
quired by law.

salaries of public officers shall not be changed during the
terms for which they were elected..

duty of General Assembly concerning deductions for neg-
lect of official duties. .

this section to apply to members of the General Assem-
bly also

General Assembly shall prescribe time when officers
elected or appointed under this Constitution shall enter
upon discharge of their official duties.

except where the time is fixed in this Constitution.
concerning the holding of an office of trust or profit
under this Constitution by members of Congress and

others

General Assembly shall direct by law how sureties for
public officers may be relieved from suretyship.
provisions concerning duelling.
damages may be recovered for the death of a person re-
sulting from injury inflicted by negligence or wrongful
act from the corporations or persons causing the same.
until otherwise provided by law, actions to recover such
damages shall be prosecuted by personal representatives
of deceased.

General Assembly may provide how the recovery shall
go and to whom belong

until such provision is made, proceeds of such damages
shall form part of personal estate of the deceased per-

son. .

concerning the taking of private property for public use
by corporations, etc..

General Assembly shall fix minimum ages at which chil-
dren shall be employed in places dangerous to life,
health, etc..

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and provide adequate penalties for violation of such law. 243
provisions concerning the payment of wage-earners em-
ployed in certain places or by corporations.
provisions for Commissioners to revise the statute laws of
this Commonwealth, etc..

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compensation of public officers, limit of .
provision concerning all public printing and binding for
the State.

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concerning the grand jury and petit jury
concerning officers which the General Assembly may
elect, employ and pay for, and per diem of same.
provision for decision of differences by arbitrators.
concerning actions for possession of lands in this State
associated with any grant or patent issued by Virginia
or Kentucky prior to one thousand eight hundred and
twenty, etc.

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ift enterprises and lotteries-(See lotteries and gift enter
prises.)

overnment, seat of-

shall continue in the city of Frankfort, unless remove
as herein provided. .

overnor-

shall transmit to the General Assembly at beginning o
each session report of monthly investigations of ac
counts of State Treasurer and Auditor.

style of the Chief Magistrate shall be, of the Common
wealth of Kentucky..

elected for four years by the qualified voters of the State
person receiving largest vote shall be .

two persons being highest and equal in votes for, shall de
cide by lot according to law.

ineligible for succeeding four years after expiration o
term for which he was elected.
qualification for office of.

time of commencement and term of office of.
compensation of, stipulated. .

shall be Commander-in-Chief of army and navy of the
Commonwealth, etc...

shall not personally command in the field unless, etc.
shall have power to fill vacancies by granting commis
sions except, etc.

shall have power to remit fines, etc.

shall file applications for remissions, etc., with reasons for
his decision, etc.

shall have power to grant reprieves in case of treason.
subject to limitation, etc.

shall have no power to remit fees of clerk, sheriff or Com
monwealth Attorneys in criminal cases.

may require information, in writing, from officers of Ex
ecutive Department

shall, from time to time, give the General Assembly infor
mation of the state of the Commonwealth..

shall recommend to the General Assembly such measure
as he may deem expedient.

may, on extraordinary occasions, convene the Genera
Assembly at the capital, or, for reasons given herein
elsewhere, etc.. .

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if not approved, shall return it, with his objections, to the
House in which it originated..

shall have power to disapprove any part or parts of ap-
propriation bills embracing distinct items.
shall have power to disapprove any part or parts of ap-
propriation bills. .

Governor-Continued.

when the, may adjourn the General Assembly, and the
limit of such adjournment.

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when the General Assembly is convened by, he shall do
so by proclamation, stating subjects to be considered. . 80 26
shall take care that laws be faithfully executed.
in trial of, Lieutenant-Governor shall not preside nor
take part.
when unable to discharge duties of office, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor shall have power, etc., of the, until, etc..
when vacancy occurs in office of, before first two years of
term has expired, a new election shall take place.
every bill passed by General Assembly shall be signed by,
if he approve it.

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contested election for, shall be determined by General
Assembly according to law.

election for, under this Constitution, shall be held on
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five, and on
same day every four years thereafter.
compensation of, by salary and not otherwise.
may remove disability of persons, excluded from office
by provisions of this section, by pardon.
shall fill vacancies in all offices for the State at large, or
for districts larger than a county, by appointment.
duties of, concerning appointment, etc., of Railroad Com-
missioners

shall appoint an Adjutant-General of militia and his
other staff officers.

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shall fill vacancies in militia, offices, etc.

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shall have power, after five years from time of offense, to
pardon participants in a duel, etc...

shall, upon promulgation of this Constitution, appoint
three commissioners to revise the statute laws of this
Commonwealth, etc. .
no public officer except the, shall receive more than five
thousand dollars per annum as compensation for official
services, etc.

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all contracts for public printing and binding shall be sub-
ject to approval of the.

enactments of the General Assembly proposing amend-
ment of the Constitution shall not require approval of

the.

shall proclaim amendments to the Constitution as the
General Assembly may direct

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Agriculture,

etc.

Labor and Statistics, as

overnor, Lieutenant-

.sub

shall be chosen at every regular election for Governor in

same manner

term of office of, same as that of Governor

qualification of, same as for Governor

ineligible to re-election for the succeeding four years after
expiration of term.

shall be President of the Senate by virtue of his office..
shall have right to debate vote when in Committee of the
Whole..

and give casting vote in Senate in case of tie.

should Governor be impeached, or become otherwise
unable to discharge his duties, the, shall exercise
power and authority, etc., until return of Governor,
or another is elected and qualified, etc...

shall not act as President of Senate, nor take part in
trial of Governor. .

shall vacate his seat during election of President pro
tempore of Senate.

in case of the, becoming disqualified during vacancy
of office of Governor, the President pro tempore of
the Senate shall administer the government

compensation of . .

contested elections for, shall be determined by General
Assembly according to law.

election for, under this Constitution, shall be held on first
Tuesday after first Monday in November, eighteen hun-
dred and ninety-five, and on same day every four years
thereafter.

compensation of, by salary, and not otherwise
the, elected in eighteen hundred and ninety-one shall
hold his office until the sixth Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, eighteen hundred and ninety-
five, and until his successor is elected and qualified, sub.
rain, tobacco and other produce—

General Assembly shall enact laws for inspection of..
and for pro ection of producers, shippers and receivers of,
Grounds attached to places used for religious worship-
exempt from taxation.