The power of American state governors to veto legislative measures is a product of gradual growth. Nine of original organic laws made no provision whatever for executive veto. In 1776, South Carolina became first state to vest such power in her President and Commander-in-Chief, a prerogative which compared with absolute negative possessed by colonial governors, and which was abandoned by that state in 1778. However, during next quarter-century original fears of' executive tyranny slowly subsided. Georgia, for example, following Massachusetts and Federal Constitution, gave Governor the revision of all bills passed by both houses, which negative could be overridden by a twothirds vote of legislative chambers.' Kentucky in 1792 copied almost verbatim Pennsylvania veto provision of 1790, but in her 1799 revision permitted a simple majority of members elected in each house to overcome governor's objections. Tennessee in 1796 declined to grant this power to her chief executive. In period from 1793 to 1812 no state adopted veto device. In latter year,