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ARTICLE III. Executive Department. Section 1. The Supreme Executive power shall be vested in a Chief Magistrate,
who shall be styled the Governor of the State of Florida. Section 2. The Governor shall be elected for two years, by the qualified
electors, at the time and place where they shall vote for Representatives, and
shall remain in office until a successor be chosen and qualified. The first
election for Governor shall be held on the first Monday in October, 1865. Section 3. No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor unless
he shall have attained the age of thirty years, and shall have been a citizen
of Florida at least five years next preceding the day of election. Section 4. The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed
up and transmitted to the seat of government, directed to the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, who shall, during the first week of the session, open
and publish them in the presence of both houses of the General Assembly, and
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 chosen Governor
by the joint vote of the two houses; and contested elections for Governor shall
be determined by both Houses of the General Assembly, in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law. Section 5. He shall at stated times receive a compensation for his services,
which shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he shall
have been elected. Section 6. He shall be Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy of this
State, and of the militia thereof. Section 7. He may require information in writing from the officers of
the Executive Departments on any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices. Section 8. He may, by proclamation, on extraordinary occasions, convene
the General Assembly at the seat of Government, or at a different place, if
that shall have become dangerous from an enemy, or from disease; and in case
of disagreement between the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment,
he may adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not beyond the day
of the next meeting designated by this Constitution. Section 9. He shall, from time to time, give to the General Assembly
information of the state of the Government, and recommend to their consideration
such measures as he may deem expedient. Section 10. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed.
Section 11. In all criminal and penal cases, (except of treason and
impeachment) after conviction, he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons,
and remit fines and forfeitures, under such rules and regulations as shall be
prescribed by law; and in cases of treason he shall have power, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, to grant reprieves and pardons, and he
may, in the recess of the Senate, respite the sentence until the end of the
next session of the General Assembly. Section 12. There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept
by the Governor, and used by him officially. Section 13. All commissions shall be in the name and by the authority
of the State of Florida, be sealed with the State seal and signed by the Governor,
and attested by the Secretary of State. Section 14. There shall be a Secretary of State appointed by joint vote
of both Houses of the General Assembly, who shall continue in office during
the term of two years; and he shall keep a fair register of the official acts
and proceedings of the Governor, and shall, when required, lay the same and
all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the General Assembly,
and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law. Section 15. Vacancies that happen in offices, the appointment to which
is vested in the General Assembly, or given to the Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Senate, shall be filled by the Governor during the recess
of the General Assembly, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the
end of the next session. Section 16. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the General
Assembly, shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall sign it;
but if not, he shall return it with his objections to the House in which it
shall have originated, who shall enter the objections at large upon the journals,
and proceed to reconsider it; and if after such reconsideration two-thirds of
the whole number elected to that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall
be sent, with the objections to the other House, by which it shall likewise
be reconsidered; and if approved by two-thirds of the whole number elected to
that House, it shall become a law; but in such cases, the votes of both Houses
shall be by yeas and nays, and the names of the members voting for or against
the bill shall be entered on the journals of each House respectively; and if
any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within five days (Sundays excepted)
after it shall have been presented to him, the same shall be a law in like manner
as if he had signed it, unless the General Assembly, by their adjournment, prevent
its return, in which case it shall not be a law. Section 17. Every order, resolution or vote, to which concurrence of
both Houses may be necessary, except on questions of adjournment, shall be presented
to the Governor, and before it shall take effect, be approved by him, or being
disapproved, be re-passed by both Houses, according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in case of a bill. Section 18. In case of the impeachment of the Governor, his removal
from office, death, refusal to qualify, resignation, or absence from the State,
the President of the Senate shall exercise all the power and authority appertaining
to the office of Governor, during the term for which the Governor was elected,
unless the General Assembly shall provide by law for the election of a Governor
to fill such vacancy; or, until the Governor absent, or impeached, shall return
or be acquitted. Section 19. If, during the vacancy of the office of Governor, the President
of the Senate shall be impeached, removed from office, refuse to qualify, resign,
die or be absent from the State, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
shall in like manner administer the Government. Section 20. The President of the Senate or Speaker of the House of Representatives,
during the time he administers the government, shall receive the same compensation
which the Governor would have received. Section 21. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to provide
for the purchase or erection of a suitable building for the residence of the
Governor; and the Governor shall reside at the seat of government. But whenever
by reason of danger from an enemy, or from disease, the Governor may deem the
capital unsafe, he may by proclamation fix the seat of government at some secure
place within the State, until such danger cease. Section 22. No person shall hold the office of Governor and any other
office or commission, civil or military, either in this State, or under the
Confederate States, or any other power, at one and the same time, except the
President of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives, when
he shall hold the office as aforesaid. Section 23. A State Treasurer and Comptroller of Public Accounts shall be elected every two years by joint vote of both Houses of the General Assembly.
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