An order of the governor suspending an impeachable state officer from the exercise of the office shall, from the date of said order, automatically suspend the further payment to said officer of all official salary or compensation, except as herein provided. If articles of impeachment are duly voted against said officer during the general assembly first convening after said order, and the accused isconvicted thereon, all right to said suspended salary or compensation shall be deemed forfeited by said officer. Ifsaid articles are not so voted, or if the saidofficer be acquitted on dulyvoted articles, the said suspended salaryor compensation shall be forthwith paid to said officer, unless an indictment or itsequivalent, growing out of the officer’s misconduct while in office, is then pending against the said officer, in which case said salary or compensation shall be paid to said officer only on the officer’s acquittal or the dismissal of the charges.
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