Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1820-08-22

ter or recorder, clerk of any court of record,
sheriff. coroner, member Of congress, nor 9TH
or Pcrson holding any lucrative Office under
the United States or this state, militia officers
justices Of the peace and post-i lastcrs except
ed, shall be eligible to either house of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Sec. 10. No person who now is, or who
hereafter NAV be, a collector or holder pub
lie money nor any assistant or deputy of such
collector or holder of public money, shall be
eligible to either house of the General AS
sembly, nor to any office of profit or trust un-
til he shall have accounted for and paid all
sums for which he may be accountable.
Sec. IS. No person while he continues to
exercise the functions eta bishop, priest, cler-
gyman, or teacher Of any religious persuasion,
denomination. society or sect whatsoever, shall
be eligible to either house of the General As
| sembly nor shall he be appointed to- any office
Of profit within the state, the office Of justice
Of the peace excepted.
Sec. IA. The General Assembly shall have
power to exclude from every Office Of lonor,
trust or profit within this state, and from the
right Of suffrage, all persons convicted IF bril-
berry, perjury, or other infamous crime.
Sec. Is. Every person who shall be c7nvic-
ted Ct having, directly or indirectly, given or
offered any bride to procure his c!ectionor APP
pointment, shall be disqualified for anyoflice
ofhonor, trust or profit under this state; and
any person who shall give or offer any bride
to procure the election or prominent Of any
other person, shall, on conviction thereof, be
disqualified for an elector, or ior any Office Of
honor, trust or profit under this state for ten
wears after such conviction.
Sec. 10. No senator or representative shall,
during the term for which he shall have been
elected, be appointed TO any civil Office under
THIS state which shall have been created, or tie
enouments of which shall have been increas-
cd, during his continuance in Office, except to
such Offices as shall be filled by elections Of
the people.
Sec. il. Each house shall appoint its own
officers, and shall Judge Of the qualifications,
elections and returns of its own members A
majority Ct each house shall constitute quo
rum to do business; but 4 smaller numberlnsy
adjourn from day to day, and may compel the
attendance Ct absent members in such manner,
and under such penalties, as each house may
provide.
Sec. 49, Each house may determine the
rules Of its proceedings; punish its members
for dIsorderly behaviour, and with the concur
renee oftwo thirds ofall the members elected,
expcl member, but 10 member shall be ex-
PEELED a second time for the same Cause
They shall each, from time to time, publish
journal other proceedings, except such parts
as may in their opinion require secrecy; and
the yeas and nays on any question shall be en-
tered on the Journal al the desire CT any two
members.
Sec. 49, The doors OF each house, and of
committees of the whole, shall be kept open,
except in cases which may require secrecy;
ment any person not member who sball be
guilty of disrespect to the house by any disor-
derby or centemptuous behaviour in their pre-
sence, during their session; provided, that
such fine shall not exceed three hundred dol
lars, and such Imprisonment shall not exceed
forty-eight hours for one offence.
sec. 20. Neither house shall, without the
consent of the other, adjourn for more than
two days at any one time, nor to any other
place than to that in which the two houses
may be sitting.
Sec. 81. Bills may originate in eitherhouse,
ard may be altered, amended, or rejected by
the other; and every bill shall be read on three
different days in each house. unless two thirds
ofthe house where the same is depending shall
dispense with this rule; and every bill, having
passed both houses, shall be signed by the
speaker of the house of Representatives, and
bv the president of the senate.
Sec. g. When any officer, civil or military,
shall be appointed by the joint or concurrent
vote Of both houses, or by the separate vote Of
either house of the General Assembly, the
votes shall be publicly given viva voce, and
entered on the journals. The whole list of
members shall be called, and the names Of alb
sentees shall be noted and published with the
journal.
Sec. %. Senators and representatives shall,
in al cases, except Treason, felony or breach
of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
the session Of the General Assembly, and for
fifteen days next before the commencement,
and after the termination of each session and
for any speech or debate in either house they
shall not be questioned in any other place.
Sec "a. The members Of the General AS
sembly shall severaly receive from the public
treasury compensation for their services,
which may from time to time be increased or
diminished by law; but no alteration ncreas-
ing, or tending to increase the compensation
of members, shall take effect during the ses-
sion at which such alteration shall be made.
Sec. IS. The General Assembly shall direct
by law in what manner and in what courts,
suits NAV be brought against the state.
Sec, 90. The General Assembly shall have
no power to pass laws,
LIST, For the emancipation of slaves without
the consent of their owners; or without
paying them before such emancipation,
full equivalent for such slaves SO emanci-
pated and
Cd, To prevent bona-fde emigrants 70 this
state, or actual settlers therein, from bring
ing from any of the United States, or from
any of their territories, such persons as
NAV there be deemed to be slaves, SO long
as any persons of the same description are
allowed to be held as slaves by the laws
of this state.
They shall have power to pass laws,