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His salary sliall be fixed by the legislature at the 

 session of the assembly in which lie shall be appoint- 

 ed, and before such :ti)pointnient be made; or if it be 

 not then fixed, it shall be the same which his next 

 predecessor in office was entitled to. In either case 

 he may demand it quarterly out of any money which 

 shall be in the public treasury; and it shall not be in 

 the j)o\ver of tlie legislature to give him less or more, 

 either during his continuance in office, or after he shall 

 have gone out of it. The lands, houses, and other 

 things appropriated to the use of the governor, shall 

 remain to his use during his continuance in office. 



A Council of State shall be chosen by joint ballot of 

 both houses of assembly, who shall hold their offices 

 seven years, and be ineligible a second time, and who, 

 while they shall be of the said council, shall hold no other 

 office or emolument under this state, or any other state 

 or power whatsoever. Their duty shall be to attend 

 and advise the governor when called on by him, and 

 their advice in any case shall be a sanction to him. 

 They shall also have power, and it shall be their duty, 

 to meet at their ovvn will, and to give their advice, 

 though not required by the governor, in cases where 

 they shall think the public good calls for it. Their ad- 

 vice and proceedings shall be entered in books to be 

 kept for that purpose, and shall be signed as approved 

 or disapproved by the members present. These books 

 shall be laid before either house of assembly when call- 

 ed for by them. The said council shall consist of eight 

 members for the present: but their numbers may be in- 

 creased or reduced by the legislature, whenever they 

 shall think it necessary: provided such reduction be 

 made only as the appointments become vacant by death, 

 resignation, disqualification, or regular deprivation. A 

 majority of their actual number, and not fewer, shall 

 be a quorum. They shall be allowed for the present 

 each by the year, jjayable quartcrl}' out of any 

 money which shall be in the ])ublic treasury. Their 

 salary, however, may be increased or abated from 



