§ 1 Officers
§ 2 Election
§ 3 Qualifications
§ 4 Duties
§ 5 Compensation
§ 6 Vacancy in office
§ 7 20 departments
§ 8 Appointing power
§ 9 Budget and messages
§ 10 Veto power
§ 11 Special session
§ 12 Pardons
§ 13 Militia
§ 14 Succession
§ 15 Information for governor

Terms Used In Montana Constitution > Article VI - the Executive

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Veto: The procedure established under the Constitution by which the President/Governor refuses to approve a bill or joint resolution and thus prevents its enactment into law. A regular veto occurs when the President/Governor returns the legislation to the house in which it originated. The President/Governor usually returns a vetoed bill with a message indicating his reasons for rejecting the measure. In Congress, the veto can be overridden only by a two-thirds vote in both the Senate and the House.