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the State, and all the records and papers of the legislative body 

 and all other public records and documents, not belongnig to 

 any other department, and shall lay the same, when required, 

 before the President or legislature. He shall attend upon 

 them when required, and perform such other duties as may 

 be enjoined by law. 



Section 4. The secretary of the treasury, or other person 

 who may by law be charged with the custody of the public 

 moneys, shall, before he receive such moneys, give bonds to 

 the State, with sufficient sureties for the faithful discharge of 

 his trust. He shall exhibit a true account of such moneys 

 when required by the President or legislature ; and no moneys 

 shall be drawn from the treasury but by warrant from the 

 President, in consequence of appropriation made by Jaw. 



Section 5. All ambassadors and other public ministers and 

 consuls, the secretary of state of war, of the treasury, and of 

 the navy, the attorney-general, and postmaster-general, shall 

 hold their offices during the pleasure of the President. All 

 justices of the peace, sheriffs, marshals, clerks of courts, 

 registrars, and notaries public shall hold their office for the 

 term of two years from the date of their respective commissions ; 

 but may be removed from office within that time by the 

 President, at his pleasure ; and all other officers whose term 

 of office may not be otherwise limited by law shall hold their 

 office during the pleasure of the President. 



Section 6. Every civil officer may be removed from office 

 by impeachment, for official misconduct. Every such officer 

 may also be removed by the President, upon the address of 

 both branches of the legislature, stating the particular reasons 

 for his removal. 



Section 7. No person shall be eligible to the office of 

 President who has not been a citizen of this republic for at 



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