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360 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1952-1953.
Article IV.-(Continued.)
ate is equally divided, to give the casting vote.
In case of the death, resignation, remQval
fjom office, inability or refusal of the Gover-
nor to serve, or of his impeachment or
absence from the State, the Lieutenant Gov-
ernor shall exercise the powers and authority
appertaining to the office of Governor until
another be chosen at the periodical election,
and be duly qualified; or until the Governor,
impeached, absent or disabled, shall be ac-
quitted, return or his disability be removed.
Sec. 17. Vacancy in Office; Compensation.-
If. during the vacancy in the office of Gover-
nor, the Lieutenant Governor should die, re-
sign, refuse to serve or be removed from
office or be unable to serve; or if he shall be
impeached or absent from the State, the Pres-
ident of the Senate, for the time being, shall,
in like manner, administer the government
until he shall be superseded by a Governor or
Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Gover-
nor shall, while he acts as President of the
Senate, receive for his services the same com-
pensation and mileage which shall be allowed
to th members of the Senate, and no more;
and during the time he administers the gov-
ernment as Governor, he shall receive in like
manner the same compensation which the
Governor would have received had he been
employed in the duties of his office, and no
more. The president, for the time being, of
the Senate, shall, during the time he admin-
isters the government, receive in like manner
the same compensation which the Governor
would have received had he been employed in
the duties of his office.
Sec. 18. Succession to Governorship-The
Lieutenant Governor, or President of the
Senate, succeeding to the office of Governor
shall, during the entire terms to which he
may suceed, be under all the restrictions and
inhibitions imposed in this Constitution on the
Governor.
Sec. 19. Seal of State; Secretary of State to
Keep, Etc.-There shall be a seal of the State
which shall be kept by the Secretary of State
and used by him officially under the direction
of the Governor. The seal of the State shall
be a star of five points, encircled by olive and
live oak branches, and the words 'The State
of Texas."
Sec. 20. Commissions to Be Signed and
Sealed.-All commissions shall be in the name
and by the authority of the State of Texas,
sealed with the State seal, signed by the
Governor, and attested by the Secretary of
State.
Sec. 21. Secretary of State; Terms; Duties;
Compensation.-Ther qa e shall be a Secretary of
State, who shall be appointed by the Gover-
nor, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate, and who shall continue in office
during the term of service of the Governor.
He shall authenticate the publication of the
laws and keep a fair register of all official
acts and proceedings of the Governor, and
shall, when required, lay the same and all
papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto,
before the Legislature or either house thereof,
and shall perform such other duties as may
be required of him by law. He shall receive
for his services an annual salary of six thou-
sand dollars ($6,000) and no more.
[Note.-The foregoing Sec. 21 of Art. IV was
amended from the original to raise the salary of
the Secretary of State from $2,000 to $6,000 a
year. Amendment adopted in an election Nov. 3,
1936.1
Sec. 22. Attorney General; Term; Duties;
Residence; Salary.-The Attorney General
shall hold his office for two years and until
his successor is duly qualified. He shall repre-
sent the State in all suits and pleas in the
Supreme Court of the State in which the State
may be a party, and shall especially inquireinto the charter rights of all private corpora-
tions, from time to time, in the name of
the State, take such action in the courts as
may be proper and necessary to prevent any
private corporation from exercising any power
or demanding or collecting any species of
taxes, tolls, freight and wharfage not author-
ized by law. He shall, whenever sufficient
cause exists, seek a judicial forfeiture of such
charters, unless otherwise expressly directed
by law, and give legal advice in writing to
the Governor and other executive officers.
when requested by them, and perform such
other duties as may be required by law. He
shall reside at the seat of government during
his continuance in office. He shall receive for.
his services an annual salary of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) and no more.
[Note.-The foregoing Sec. 22 of Art IV was
amended from the original to raise the Attorney
General's fixed salary from $2,000 to $10,000 a
year and to eliminate provisions for fees not to
exceed $2,000 a year. Amendment adopted in an
election Nov 3, 1936.1]
Sec. 23. Comptroller; Treasurer, and Com-
missioner of the General Land Office; Terms;
Salaries; Residence; Fees.-The Comptroller
of Public Accounts, the Treasurer and the
Commissioner of the General Land Office shall
each hold office for the term of two years and
until his successor is qualified; receive an
annual salary of six thousand dollars ($6,000),
and no more; reside at the capital of the State
during his continuance in office, and perform
such duties as are or may be required of him
by law. They and the Secretary of State shall
not receive to their own use any fees, costs or
perquisites of office. All fees that may be
payable by law for any service performed by
any officer specified in this section, or in his
office, shall be paid, when received, into the
State Treasury.
[Note.-The foregoing 'Sec. 23 of Art. IV was
amended from the original to raise salaries of
three state officials mentioned from $2,500 each to
$6,000 each annually. Amendment adopted in an
election Nov. 3, 1936.1
Sec. 24. Officers to Account to the Governor;
Duty of Governor; False Reports.-An account
shall be kept by the officers of the executive
department and by all officers and managers
of State institutions of all moneys and choses
in action received and disbursed or otherwise
disposed of by them, severally, from all
sources, and for every service performed; and
a semiannual report thereof shall be made to
the Governor, under oath. The Governor may.
at any time, require information in writing
from any and all of said officers or managers
upon any subject relating to the duties, condi-
tions, management and expenses of their re-
spective offices and institutions, which infor-
mation shall be required by the Governor
under oath, and the Governor may also inspect
their books, accounts, vouchers and public
funds; and any officer or manager who, at
any time shall willfully make a false report or
give false information, shall be guilty of
perjury and so adjudged and punished accord-
ingly and removed from office:
Sec. 25. Laws for Investigation of Breaches
of Trust.-The Legislature shall pass efficient
laws facilitating the investigation of breaches
of trust and duty by all custodians of public
funds and providing for their suspensions
from office on reasonable cause shown, and
for the appointment of temporary incumbents
of their offices during such suspension.
Sec. 26. Notaries Public.-(a) The Secretary
of State shall appoint a convenient number of
notaries public for each county, who shall
perform such duties as now are or may be
prescribed by law. The qualifications of no-
taries public shall be prescribed by law.
(b) Nothing herein shall affect the terms of
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