Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-12-25

nearly as may be. Every county here
toiore established, and separately orga-
nized, shall always be entitled to one
Emember oi'the assembly; and no new
county shall hereafter BE erected, unless
/ its population shall enti,le il to a mem
4 Der.
Sec. s. Any bill may originate in
either house of the legislature and all
bills passed by one house, may be amcnd-
cd by the other.
Sec. 9. The members OF the legisla-
lure, shall receive for their services, a
compensation 10 be ascertained by law,
and paid out Of the public treasury; bul
no increase4uf the compensation shall
take effect, during the year IN which i,
shall have been made And no l.w shall.
be passed, increasing the compensation
Of the members of the legislature, be-
yond thesum ofthree dollars aday.
Sec. 10. No member Of the lcgisla-
tore, shall receive any civil appointment
from the governor and senate, or from
the legislature, during the term for (which
he snail have been elected.
Sec. II. No person, beng alnembcr Of
congress, or holding any judicial or militia
ry Office underthe Uni,edSiates,shall hold
a seat in The legislature. And ifany per-
son, shall, while a me,nber Of the Iegis-
iaiure, be elected TO congress, or appoint
ed to any Office, cisilor military, under
The government Of the Unned States; his
acceptance thereof, shall yacate his
seat. ~
Sec. 10. Every bill which shall have
passed The Senate and Assembly, Shall,
before il become law, be presented 10
the Governor II he approve, be Shall
sign it; but ifnot, he shai return it with
his objections 70 that house in which il
Shall have originated; who shall enter
the objections at large on their journal,
and proceed TO reconsider it. Il after
such Reconsideration, two-thirds OF the
members present shall agree to pass the
bill, it shall be sent, together With the OBJ
jeclioHs, TO the other house, by which il
shal! likewise be reconsidered; and If ap-
proved By two-thirds ol The members
present, it shall become law. But il
all such cases, the votes Of lighthouses
shall be determined BIZ yeas and nays, and
the names OF the persons voting for, and
against, the bill, shall be entered on the
Journal OF each house respectively. II
any bill shall not be retained by the go-
vernon within ten days (Sondays except
ed) after it shall have been presehiedto
hiSn, the same shall be law, in like
manner as if be had signed it, unless the
shall by iheir Adjournment,
.preventits return; inMliich case it shall
nothe law.
Sec. l3.All officers holding theirofiices
during good behaviour be removedby
Joint resolution of the two houses of The
Legislature, ii two-,hirds Of all the mem
bers elected to the assembly, and ma
jority Of allthe members elected to The
senate, concur therein. sr
Sec. "a. The political year shall be-
gin on The frs, day Of January; and the
legislature shall every year, assemble on
Tie FIRST Tuesday of January, unless a,
different day shall be appointed by law.
y Sec. Is. The next election for gov
ernor, Acknowledgements, senators, and
members of assembly, a,all commence
onthe first Monday OF November, one
eight hundred and twenty-five;
and all subsequent elections, shall be
held at such time, in the month Of Octo-
Der, or November, as the legislature,
shall by law, provide.
Sec. l6. The governor, lieutenant
governor, senators, ard members Of as
sembly, first elected, under this constitn-
ton, shall enter. on the duties oftheir'
respective offices, on the first day Of
January, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty three; and the governor, lieu
tenant governor, senator's, and members
of assembly, now in Office, ishailconinue
10 hold the SAME, until the first day Of
January, one thousand eight hundred and
t,yenty-throe, and no longer.
s, .i JiGs -.4J.ticle Q.
X Sec. I. Eyerymale citizen, of the age
years, who shall have been
an inhabitant OF this state one year pre-,
ceding. any election, and for the last six
months resident Of the town or county
where he may offer his vote; and Shall
have. within the year xtpreccding the
election, paid ajax 10 the state or county,
assessed upon his real or personal pro-
perry; orshall BY law be exempted from
taxation; or being armed and equipped
according to law, shall have performed
within that year, military duty in the
militia Of this state !, Or who shall be ex-
empted from performing militia duty in
consequence Of being fireman in any
city, town, or village, in this state; And