their decifions, but not vote on any other oc cafion.

And in cafe of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, refignation, or abfence from the State, the Lieutenant-Governor hall exercise all the power and authority appertaining to the office of Governor, until another be chosen, or the Governor abfent or impeached fhall return or be acquitted. Provided, that where the Governor fhall, with the confent of the legislature, be out of the State, in time of war, at the head of a military force thereof, he shall still continue in his command of all the military force of the State, both by fea and land.

XXI. That whenever the government shall be administered by the Lieutenant-Governor, or he fhall be unable to attend as Prefident of the Senate, the Senators hall have power to elect one of their own members to the office of Prefident of the Senate, which he shall exercife pro hac vice. And if, during fuch vacancy of the office of Governor, the Lieutenant-Governor fhall be impeached, difplaced, refign, die, or be abfent from the State, the Prefident of the Senate fhall in like manner as

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the Lieutenant-Governor, adminifter the government, until others fhall be elected by the fuffrage of the people, at the fucceeding election.

XXII. And this Convention doth further, in the name and by the authority of the good people of this State, ordain, determine, and declare, that the Treasurer of this State fhall be appointed by act of the legislature, to originate with the Affembly: Provided, that he fhall not be elected out of either branch of the legislature.

XXIII. That all officers, other than those who by this Conftitution are directed to be otherwife appointed, fhall be appointed in the manner following, to wit, The Affembly fhall once in every year, openly nominate and appoint one of the Senators from each great diftrict, which Senators fhall form a Council for the appointment of the faid officers, of which the Governor for the time being, or the Lieutenant-Governor, or the Prefident of the Senate, when they shall refpectively administer the government, shall be Prefident, and have a casting voice, but no other vote; and with the advice and consent of the faid Council, fhall appoint

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all the faid officers; and that a majority of the faid Council be a Quorum. And further, the faid Senators fhall not be eligible to the faid Council for two years fucceffively.

XXIV. That all military officers be appointed during pleasure; that all commiffioned officers, civil and military, be commiffioned by the Governor; and that the Chancellor, the Judges of the Supreme Court, and first Judge of the county court in every county, hold their offices during good behaviour, or until they shall have refpectively attained the age of fixty years.

XXV. That the Chancellor and Judges of the Supreme Court fhall not at the same time hold any other office, excepting that of Delegate to the General Congrefs, upon special occafions; and that the first Judges of the county courts in the feveral counties, fhall not at the fame time hold any other office, excepting that of Senator, or Delegate to the General Congrefs. But if the Chancellor or either of the faid Judges be elected or appointed to any other office, excepting as is before excepted, it shall be at his option in which to serve.

XXVI. That Sheriffs and Coroners be annually appointed; and that no person shall be capable of holding either of the faid offices

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more than four years fucceffively, nor the Sheriff of holding any other office at the fame time.

XXVII. And be it further ordained, that the Regifter and Clerks in Chancery be appointed by the Chancellor; the Clerks of the Supreme Court by the Judges of the said court; the Clerk of the Court of Probates by the Judge of the faid court; and the Register and Marshal of the Court of Admiralty by the Judge of the Admiralty; the faid Marshal, Registers and Clerks to continue in office during the pleasure of those by whom they are to be appointed as aforefaid.

And that all Attorneys, Solicitors and Counfellors at law, hereafter to be appointed, be appointed by the court, and licenfed by the first Judge of the court in which they shall refpectively plead or practife; and be regulated by the rules and orders of the faid courts.

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XXVIII. And be it further ordained, that where by this Convention the duration of office shall not be ascertained, such office shall be construed to be held during the pleasure of the Council of appointment: Provided, that new commiffions fhall be iffued to Judges of the county courts (other than to the first Judge)

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and to Juftices of the Peace, once at the leaft in every three years.

XXIX. That Town-clerks, Supervisors, Affeffors, Constables, and Collectors, and all other officers heretofore eligible by the people, fhall always continue to be fo eligible, in the manner directed by the prefent or future acts of legiflature.

That Loan Officers, County Treafurers, and Clerks of the Supervifors, continue to be appointed in the manner directed by the present or future acts of the legiflature.

XXX. That Delegates to represent this State in the General Congress of the United States of America, be annually appointed as follows, to wit, The Senate and Affembly shall each openly nominate as many perfons as shall be equal to the whole number of Delegates to be appointed; after which nomination they shall meet together, and those perfons named in both lifts fhall be Delegates; and out of thofe perfons whofe names are not in both lifts, one half fhall be chosen by the joint ballot of the Senators and Members of Affembly, fo met together as aforefaid.

XXXI. That the ftyle of all laws fhall be ast follows, to wit, "Be it enacted by the People

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