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Civil Government for Common Schools by Henry C. Northam
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Governor;

II. Or if he disapproves of it, that it be returned to the house
in which it originated, with his objections; and, after
reconsideration, if two-thirds of all the members elected to that
house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent to the other
house by which it shall likewise be re-considered, and if two-
thirds of all its members approve of it, it shall become a law
notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.

III. If any bill shall not be returned by the Governor within ten
days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him,
it shall become a law in like manner as if he had signed it,
unless the Legislature, by adjourning, shall prevent its
returning; in which case it shall not become a law without the
signature of the Governor.

IV. No bill shall become a law after the final adjournment of the
Legislature, unless approved by the Governor within thirty days
after such adjournment.

IMPEACHMENT.

Q. What class of persons can be tried in the court of impeachment?

A. Public officers that have had charges preferred against them by
the Assembly.

Q. Of whom is the court of impeachment composed?

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