State v. Allen

(concurring). — The Constitution provides that:

“All officers that shall have been appointed or elected, and that are not liable to impeachment, may be suspended from office by the Governor for malfeasance, or misfeasance or neglect of duty in office, for the commission of any felony, or for drunkenness or incompetency,, and the cause of suspension shall be communicated to the officer suspended and to the Senate at its next session. And the Governor, by and with the consent of the Senate, may remove any officer not liable to impeachment, for any cause above named. Every suspension shall…