money which fhall be in the public treafury; and it fliall not be in the power of the legiflature to give him lefs or more, either during his continuance in office, or after he fhall have gone out of it. The 31 lands, houfes, and other things appropriated to the ufe of the governor, Ihall remain to his ufe during his continuance in office.
A Council of State fliall be chofen by joint ballot of both houfes of affembly, who fhall hold their offices feven years, and be ineli- gible a fecond time, and who, while they fhall be of the faid council, fhall hold no other office or emolument under this ftate, or any other ftate or power whatfoever.
Their duty fhall be to attend and advife the governor when called on by him, and their advice in any cafe fliall be a fandlion to him. They fliall alfo have power, and it fhall be their duty, to meet at their own will, and to give their advice, though not required by the governor, in cafes where they fhall think the public good calls for it.
Their advice and proceedings fhall be entered in books to be kept for that pur- pofe, and fhall be figned as approved or dif- approved by the members prefent. Thefe books fhall be laid before either houfe of affembly when called for by them. The faid council fliall confift of eight members for the prefent: but their numbers may be increafed or reduced by the legiQature, whenever they fliall think it neceffary:
provided fuch reduftion be made only as the appointments become vacant by death, refignation, difquahfication, or regular de- privation. A majority of their aftual Kumber, and not fewer, (hall be a quorum. They fliall be allowed for the prefent each by the year, payable quarterly out of any money which ihall be in the public trea- fury. Their falary, however, may be in- creafed or abated from time to time, at the difcretion of the legiflature; provided fuch increafe or abatement fliall not, by any ways or means, be made to afFeft either then, or at any future time, any one of