Section 14. Council of State

Council of State

The Council of State shall consist of the officers whose offices are established by this Article.

Council of state

The Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall constitute ex officio, the Council of State, who shall advise the Governor in the execution of his office, and three of whom shall constitute a quorum; their advice and proceedings in this capacity shall be entered in a Journal, to be kept for this purpose exclusively, and signed by the members present, from any part of which any member may enter his dissent; and such journal shall be placed before the General Assembly when called for by either House.
The Attorney General shall be, ex officio; the legal adviser of the Executive Department.

Council of state

"The Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superindentent of Public Works, and Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall constitute ex officio, the Council of State, who shall advise the Governor in the execution of his office, and three of whom shall constitute a quorum; their advice and proceedings in this capacity shall be entered in a Journal, to be kept for this purpose exclusively, and signed by the members present, from any part of which any member may enter his dissent; and such journal shall be placed before the General Assembly when called for by either House.
The Attorney General shall be, ex officio; the legal adviser of the Executive Department."

1. In the election of all officers whose appointment is conferred on the General Assembly by the Constitution, the vote shall be viva voce.
2. The General Assembly shall have power to pass laws regulating the mode of appointing and removing Militia officers.
3. The General Assembly shall have power to pass general laws regulating divorce and alimony, but shall not have power to grant a divorce or secure alimony in any individual case.
4. The General Assembly shall not have power to pass any private law, to alter the name of any person, or to legitimate any persons not born in lawful wedlock, or to restore to the rights of citizenship any person convicted of an infamous crime; but shall have power to pass general laws regulating the same.
5 The General Assembly shall not pass any private law, unless it shall be made to appear that thirty days notice of application to pass such law shall have been given, under such directions and in such manner as shall be provided by law.
6. If vacancies shall occur by death, resignation or otherwise, before the meeting of the General Assembly, writs may be issued by the Governor, under such regulations as may be prescribed by law.
7. The General Assembly shall meet biennially, and at each biennial session shall elect, by joint vote of the two Houses, a Secretary of State, Treasurer and Council of State, who shall continue in office for the term of two years.

That the Senate and house of Commons jointly at their first Meeting, after each annual Election shall by Ballot Elect seven persons to be a Council of State for one Year, who shall 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 signed by the Members Present to any part of which any member present may enter his dissent; and such Journal shall be laid before the General Assembly when called for by them.