Governor of Vermont

Function

• To commission or appoint all officers
• To fill all vacancies in office until the office can be filled in the manner directed by state constitution or by state law
• To correspond with other States
• To "transact business with officers of government, civil and military"
• To "prepare such business as may appear necessary, to lay before the General Assembly.
• To grant pardons and remit fines, except for cases of treason, in which the Governor may only grant reprieves until the end of the next session of the General Assembly, and for cases of impeachment, in which the Governor cannot grant either reprieves or pardons
• To "take care that the laws be faithfully executed" and "expedite the execution of such measures as may be resolved upon by the General Assembly"
• To "draw upon the Treasury for such sums as may be appropriated by the General Assembly"
• To "lay embargoes, or prohibit the exportation of any commodity" for up to 30 days during a recess of the General Assembly
• To "grant such licenses as shall be directed by law"
• To call special sessions of the General Assembly when necessary
• To be the "Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief" of the "forces of the State", although the Governor cannot "command in person, in time of war, or insurrection, unless by the advice and consent of the Senate, and no longer than they shall approve thereof"

Succession