in
Montpelier, location of the governor of Vermont's working offices The governor's working offices are located in
The Pavilion in the
state capital of
Montpelier, Vermont. The Governor's ceremonial office, used during the
legislative session of the
General Assembly, is located in the
Vermont State House, also in Montpelier. The
Constitution of Vermont details the powers of the governor: • To commission or appoint all officers ("except where provision is, or shall be, otherwise made by law or this Frame of Government") • 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" (the
Vermont State Guard and
Vermont National Guard), 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" The
lieutenant governor of Vermont is elected separately from the governor. If the incumbent governor dies, resigns or is removed from office via impeachment, then the lieutenant governor becomes governor. The lieutenant governor is also the
lieutenant general "forces of the State". ==Succession==