This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...and Senate is quite common. Removal by the Governor alone, however, is not a common practice, although in a number of States the Governor is given authority to remove officers whom he appoints. The popular recall is a new device, first applied to State officers in 1908 when it was made a part of the Oregon ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ...and Senate is quite common. Removal by the Governor alone, however, is not a common practice, although in a number of States the Governor is given authority to remove officers whom he appoints. The popular recall is a new device, first applied to State officers in 1908 when it was made a part of the Oregon constitution. It involves the holding of an election, upon the petition of a designated percentage of the voters, to determine whether or not the officer under charge shall continue in office or be removed. A number of States in recent years have adopted the recall and given it state-wide application. In the cities governed by commissions it is quite generally provided for. The Governor and Legislation.--The Governor, in addition to the executive and quasi-judicial functions which have been noted, has a vital relation to State legislation. In general, this relation is very similar to that which the President has to national legislation. While the principle of the separation of powers is fundamental in all of the State constitutions, the Governor is everywhere permitted to share in the legislative function. Some of his power, as with the President, is constitutional in its origin and character and some of it extra-constitutional. The Governor, like the President, is more than an executive officer under the constitution and the nominal head of the government of which he is a part; he is also the head of his party and, as such, has an important work to do in the formulation of State policies. Following the practice in the Nation, the State constitutions give to the Governor the right to recommend to the legislature the enactment of laws and the adoption of policies which he deems wise. He does this through messages, either sent in written form to...
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