An apportionment of members of both houses is to be made every tenth year from 1855. The mem bers are exempt from arrest on civil process during the session of the legislature and fifteen days beforo and after. The constitution contains the usual provisions for organization of the two houses; for giving each house the regulation and control of the conduct of its members and judging of their qualification; for keeping and publishing a journal of its proceedings ; for open sessions.
The Executive Power.
5. The Governor is elected by the people, for tho term of two years. In case two have en equal number of votes and the highest number, the two houses of legislature by joint ballot designate which of the two shall be governor. He must be a oiti zen of the United States, and a qualified voter in the state. The governor is oommender-in-chief of the military and naval forces of the state ; has power to convene the legislature on extraordinary occasions, and in case of invasion or danger from the prevalence of contagious disease at the seat of government, to convene them at any other imitable place within the state; must communicate to the legislature at every session the condition of the state, and recommend such matters to them for their consideration as he may deem expedient; transacts all necessary business with the officers of the government, civil and military; must expedite all such menaures as may be resolved upon by the legislature, and take care that the laws be faith fully executed ; has the power to grant reprieves, commutations, and pardons after conviotion for all offences exoept 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 rela tive to the manner of applying for pardon& Upon conviction for treason he has the power to suspend the execution of the sentence until the case is re ported to the legislature at its next meeting, when the legislature may either pardon or oommute the sentence, direct the execution of the sentence, or grant a further reprieve. He must annually com municate to the legislature each case of reprieve, commutation, or pardon granted, stating the namo of the oonvict, the orime of which he was con victed, the sentence and its date, and the date of the commutation, pardon, or reprieve, with his reasons for granting the same.
The governor may also veto any bill, returning it to the legislature with his objections : if it is then passed by a vote of two-thirds in each honse, it becomes a law.
6. The is elected at the same time as the governor, for the same term, and must possess the same qualifications as the gov ernor. He is president of the senate, but has only a casting vote. In case of the impeachment of the governor, or of his removal from office, death, in ability from mental or physical disease, resigna tion, or absence from the state, the powers ana duties of the office devolve upon him for tho resi due of the term, until the governor absent or im peached has returned, or the disability ceases, But when the governor, with the consent of the legislature, is out of the state in time of war, et the head of the military force thereof, he continues oommander-in-chief of the military forces of the etate. If during a vaoancy in the office of gov ernor tbe lieutenant-governor is impeached, dis placed, resign, die, or from mental or physical dis ease becomes incapable of performing the duties of hie offioe, or ie absent from the state, the secre tary of state is to act as governor until the vacancy is tilled or the disability ceases.
The secretary of state, the tretteurer, and the attorney-general are chosen by the people for two years. Sberiffs, coroners, registers of deeds, and district attorneys are chosen by the people in each county for two yeare.
The Judicial Power.
7. The Supreme Court consists of one chief and two assistant justices, elected by the people for the term of six years. It is a oourt of appellate juris diction only, but may issue write of mandamus, certiorari, habeas corpus, quo warranto, procedendo, and superaedeas.
The Circuit Court is composed of judges elected one from each judicial distriot (the present number is tan) for the term of aix years, by the people. A judge must be at least twenty-five years old, a citizen of the United States, and a qualified eleotor. Two terms of the court are to be held by the judges annually in each county, and apecial law terms also as the atatutes may provide. This court has original juviscliction of all civil and criminal mat ters, and appellate jurisdiction from all inferior courts and tribunals, and a supervisory power over the aame.