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Utah Constitution, Article VII

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Article VII, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

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All articles217 Art. I27 Art. II1 Art. III0 Art. IV10 Art. V1 Art. VI31 Art. VII23 Art. VIII27 Art. IX3 Art. X13 Art. XI6 Art. XII19 Art. XIII12 Art. XIV7 Art. XV2 Art. XVI7 Art. XVII1 Art. XVIII1 Art. XIX2 Art. XX1 Art. XXI2 Art. XXII2 Art. XXIII3 Art. XXIV16

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Utah Const. art. VII, § 1 Executive department. Terms, residence, and duties of officers
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The Executive Department shall consist of Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Attorney General, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, each of whom shall hold his office for four years beginning on the first Monday of January next after his election, …
Utah Const. art. VII, § 2 Election. Tie: legislature to elect
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The officers provided for in section one of this article, shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State at the time and place of voting for members of the Legislature, and the persons respectively having the highest number of votes cast for the office voted for shall be…
Utah Const. art. VII, § 3 Qualifications of governor, etc
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No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor or Secretary of State unless he shall have attained the age of thirty years at the time of his election, nor to the office of Attorney-General unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-five years at the time of his elect…
Utah Const. art. VII, § 4 Governor commander-in-chief
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The Governor shall be Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of the State, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States. He shall have power to call out the militia to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection, or to repel invasion.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 5 Duties of governor

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The Governor shall see that the laws are faithfully executed; he shall transact all executive business with the officers of the government, civil and military, and may require information in writing from the officers of the Executive Department, and from the officers and managers…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 6 Id. May convene extra session

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On extraordinary occasions, the Governor may convene the Legislature by proclamation, in which shall be stated the purpose for which the Legislature is to be convened, and it shall transact no legislative business except that for which it was especially convened, or such other le…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 7 Id. May adjourn legislature, when

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In case of a disagreement between the two houses of the Legislature at any special session, with respect to the time of adjournment, the Governor shall have power to adjourn the Legislature to such time as he may think proper: Provided, it be not beyond the time fixed for the con…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 8 Bills presented to governor. Veto. Appropriation bills

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Every bill passed by the Legislature, before it becomes a law, shall be presented to the Governor; if he approve, he shall sign it, and thereupon it shall become a law; but if he do not approve, he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it originated, which hou…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 9 Governor may fill certain vacancies

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When any State or district office shall become vacant, and no mode is provided by the Constitution and laws for filling such vacancy, the Governor shall have the power to fill the same by granting a commission, which shall expire at the next election, and upon qualification of th…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 10 Governor's appointive power. Vacancies

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The Governor shall nominate, and by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint all State and district officers whose offices are established by this Constitution, or which may be created by law, and whose appointment or election is not otherwise provided for. If, during the rece…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 11 Vacancy in office of governor

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In case of the death of the Governor, or his impeachment, removal from office, inability to discharge the duties of his office, resignation, or absence from the State, the powers and duties of said office shall devolve upon the Secretary of State, until the disability shall cease…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 12 Board of pardons. Respites and reprieves

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Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor, Justices of the Supreme Court and Attorney-General shall constitute a Board of Pardons, a majority of whom, including the Governor, upon such conditions, and with such limitations and restrictions as they deem proper, may remit fines…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 13 State prison commissioners. Board of examiners

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Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney-General shall constitute a Board of State Prison Commissioners, which Board shall have such supervision of all matters connected with the State Prison as may be provided by law. They shall, also, const…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 14 Insane asylum commissioners

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Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor, State Treasurer and State Auditor shall constitute a Board of Insane Asylum Commissioners. Said Board shall have such supervision of all matters connected with the State Insane Asylum as may be provided by law.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 15 Reform school commissioners

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Until otherwise provided by law, the Governor, Attorney-General and Superintendent of Public Instruction shall constitute a Board of Reform School Commissioners. Said Board shall have such supervision of all matters connected with the State Reform School as may be provided by law…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 16 Duties of secretary of state

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The Secretary of State shall keep a record of the official acts of the Legislature and Executive Department of the State, and, when required, shall lay the same and all matters relative thereto before either branch of the Legislature, and shall perform such other duties as may be…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 17 Duties of auditor and treasurer

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The Auditor shall be Auditor of Public Accounts, and the Treasurer shall be the custodian of public moneys, and each shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 18 Duties of attorney general

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The Attorney-General shall be the legal adviser of the State Officers, and shall perform such other duties as may be provided by law.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 19 Superintendent of public instruction

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The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall perform such duties as may be provided by law.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 20 Compensation of state officers

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The Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Superintendent of Public Instruction and such other State and district officers as may be provided for by law, shall receive for their services quarterly, a compensation as fixed by law, which shall not be di…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 21 Grants and commissions

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All grants and commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the State of Utah, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, signed by the Governor, and countersigned by the Secretary of State.

Utah Const. art. VII, § 22 The great seal

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There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept by the Secretary of State, and used by him officially. Said seal shall be called "The Great Seal of the State of Utah." The present seal of the Territory of Utah shall be the seal of the State until otherwise provided by law…

Utah Const. art. VII, § 23 U.S. officials ineligible. Governor not eligible for senate

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No person, while holding any office under the United States' government, shall hold any office under the State government of Utah, and the Governor shall not be eligible for election to the Senate of the United States during the term for which he shall have been elected Governor.