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190 he may, in the recess of the senate, respite the sentence until the end of the next session of the general assembly.

12. There shall be a seal of this state, which shall be kept by the governor, and used by him officially, and the present seal of the territory shall be the seal of the state, until other wise directed by the general assembly.

13. All commissions shall be in the name and by the authority of the stat of Arkansas, be sealed with the seal of this state, signed by the governor, and attested by the secretary of state.

14. There shall be a secretary of state, elected by a joint vote of both houses of the general assembly, who shall continue in office during the term of four years, and until his successor in office be duly qualified. He shall keep a fair register of all the official acts and proceedings of the governor, and shall, when required, lay the same, and all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto, before the general assembly; and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law.

15. Vacancies that may happen in offices, the election to which is vested in the general assembly, shall be filled by the governor during the recess of the general assembly, by granting commissions, which shall expire at the end of the next session.

16. Every bill which shall have passed both houses, shall be presented to the governor. If he approve, he shall sign it; but if he shall not approve it, he shall return it, with his objections, to the house in which it shall have originated, who shall enter his objections at large upon their journals, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration, a majority of the whole number elected to that house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, with the objections, to the other house, by which, likewise, it shall be reconsidered; and if approved by a majority of the whole number elected to that house, it shall be a law; but, in such cases, the votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and nays: and the names of the persons voting for or against the bill, shall be entered on the journals of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be