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tively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten 

 days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him it shall 

 be a law, in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the General Assem- 

 bly, by their adjournment, prevents its return; in which case it shall be 

 a law unless sent back within three days after their next meeting. 



Section XXIII. Every order, resolution or vote, to which the con- 

 currence of both Houses may be necessary (except on a question of ad- 

 journment) shall be presented to the Governor, and, before it shall take 

 effect, be approved by him, or, being disapproved, shall be repassed by 

 two-thirds of both Houses, according to the rules and limitations pre- 

 scribed in case of a Bill. 



ARTICLE II. 



Section I. THE Supreme Executive power of this Commonwealth 

 shall be vested in a Governor. 



Section II. The Governor shall be chosen on the second Tuesday of 

 October, by the citizens of the commonwealth, at the places where they 

 shall respectively vote for Eepresentatives. The returns of every elec- 

 tion for Governor shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat of gov- 

 ernment, directed to the Speaker of the Senate, who shall open and 

 publish them in the presence of the members of both Houses of the 

 Legislature. The person having the highest number of votes shall be 

 Governor. But if two or more shall be equal and highest in votes, one 

 of them shall be choocn Governor by the joint vote of the members of 

 both Houses. Contested elections shall be determined by a Committee, 

 to be selected from both Houses of the Legislature, and formed and regu- 

 lated in such manner as shall be directed by law. 



Section III. The Governor shall hold his office during three years 

 from the third Tuesday of December next ensuing his election, and shall 

 not be capable of holding it longer than nine in any term of twelve years. 



Section IV. He shall be, at least, thirty years of age, and have been 

 a Citizen and inhabitant of this State seven years next before his elec- 

 tion; unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the 

 United States or of this State. 



Section. V. No member of Congress, or person holding any office 

 under the United States or this State, shall exercise the office of Gov- 

 ernor. 



Section YI. The Governor shall, at stated times, receive, for his ser- 

 vices, a compensation, which shall be neither increased nor diminished 

 during the period, for which he shall have been elected. 



Section VII. He shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy 

 of this commonwealth, and of the Militia; except when they shall be 

 called into the actual service of the United States. 



