of Admiralty, and Attorney-general, who shall be commiffioned by the Governor, and hold their offices during good behaviour.

XIV. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons shall have power to appoint the Generals and Field-Officers of the Militia, and all Officers of the regular Army of this State.

XV. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons, jointly, at their first meeting after each annual election, fhall by ballot elect a Governor for one year, who shall not be eligible to that office longer than three years in fix fucceffive years. That no perfon under thirty years of age, and who has not been a resident in this State above five years, and having in the State a freehold in lands and tenements above the value of one thousand pounds, Thall be eligible as a Governor.

XVI. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons, jointly, at their first meeting after each annual election, shall by ballot elect feven perfons to be a Council of State for one year, who fhall advise the Governor in the execution of his office, and that four Members shall be a Quorum. Their advice and proceedings shall be entered in a journal to be kept for that purpose only, and figned by the Members present, to

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any part of which any Member present may enter his diffent. And fuch journals fhall be laid before the General Affembly, when called for by them.

XVII. That there fhall be a Seal of this State, which shall be kept by the Governor, and ufed by him as occafion may require; and fhall be called, The Great Seal of the State of North-Carolina, and be affixed to all grants and commiffions.

XVIII. The Governor for the time being hall be Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the Militia; and in the recefs of the General Affembly fhall have power, by and with the advice of the Council of State, to embody the Militia for the public safety.

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XIX. That the Governor for the time being fhall have power to draw for, and apply fuch fums of money as fhall be voted by the General Affembly for the contingencies of Government, and be accountable to them for the fame. alfo may, by and with the advice of the Council of State, lay embargoes, or prohibit the exportation of any commodity, for any term not exceeding thirty days at any one time, in the recefs of the General Affembly; and shall have

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the power of granting pardons and reprieves, except where the profecution fhall be carried on by the General Affembly, or the law fhall otherwife direct; in which cafe he may, in the recefs, grant a reprieve until the next fitting of the General Affembly; and may exercise all the other executive powers of government, limited and restrained as by this Constitution is mentioned, and according to the laws of the State. And on his death, inability, or absence from the State, the Speaker of the Senate for the time being; and in cafe of his death, inability, or absence from the State, the Speaker of the House of Commons fhall exercise the powers of government, after fuch death, or during fuch abfence or inability, of the Governor, or Speaker of the Senate, or until a new nomination is made by the General Affembly.

XX. That in every cafe where any officer, the right of whofe appointment is by this Conftitution vested in the General Affembly, fhall during their recefs die, or his office by other means become vacant, the Governor fhall have power, with the advice of the Council of State, to fill up fuch vacancy by granting a temporary commiffion, which fhall expire at the endof the next feffion of the General Affembly.

XXI. That the Governor, Judges of the Supreme Court of Law and Equity, Judges of Admiralty, and Attorney-general, shall have adequate falaries, during their continuance in office.

XXII. That the General Affembly shall, by joint ballot of both Houses, annually appoint a Treasurer or Treasurers for this State.

XXIII. That the Governor and other officers offending against the State, by violating any part of this Conftitution, mal-administration, or corruption, may be profecuted on the impeachment of the General Affembly, or prefentment of the Grand Jury of any Court of Supreme Jurifdiction in this State.

XXIV. That the General Affembly shall, by joint ballot of both Houses, triennially appoint a Secretary for this State.

XXV. That no perfons who heretofore have been, or hereafter may be receivers of public monies, fhall have a feat in either House of General Affembly, or be eligible to any office in this State, until such person shall have fully accounted for, and paid into the Treasury, all fums for which they may be accountable and liable.

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XXVI. That no Treasurer fhall have a feat either in the Senate, Houfe of Commons, or Council of State, during his continuance in that office, or before he shall have finally fettled his accounts with the public, for all the monies which may be in his hands, at the expiration of his office, belonging to the State, and hath paid the fame into the hands of the fucceeding Treasurer.

XXVII. That no officer in the regular army or navy, in the service and pay of the United States, of this or any other State, nor any contractor or agent for fupplying such army or navy with cloathing or provifions, fhall have a feat either in the Senate, Houfe of Commons, or Council of State, or be eligible thereto; and any Member of the Senate, House of Commons, or Council of State, being appointed to, and accepting of fuch office, fhall thereby vacate his feat.

XXVIII. That no Member of the Council of State fhall have a feat either in the Senate or Houfe of Commons.

XXIX. That no Judge of the Supreme Court of Law or Equity, or Judge of AdmiralX 2

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