The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1838-03-24

Nu"i~ vi WIS SoluHlonWcaltn are, or here-
after may be, empowered to decree di-
vorce.
Sec. Is. Each House shall keen a
journal of its proceedings, and publish them
weekly, except such parts as may require
secrecy: and the yeas and nays Of the mem
bers on any question shall, al tho desire Of
any two Of them, be entered on the journals.
Sec. l6. The doors Of each House and
OF Committees Of the Whole shall be open,
unless when the business shall be such as
ounht to be kept secret
Sect. IL. Neither House shall, without
the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, nor TO anv other place than
that in which the two Houses shall be sit
ting.
Sect. 1S. The senators and representa-
tives shall receive compensation for their
services to be ascertained by law, and paid
out of the treasury Of the Commonwealth.
They shall in all cases, except treason, fe-
lony and breach or surety of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during their atten-
dance at the session of their respective
Houses, and in going TO and returning from
the same. And for any speech or debate
in either House they shall not be question
ed in any other place,
Sect. 10. No senator or representative
shall, during the time for which he shall
have been elected, be appointed to any civ
il Office under this Commonwealth which
shall have been created, or the emoluments
of which shall have been increased during
such time; and no member of Congress or
other person holding any office, Except of
attorney at law and in the miltia) under the
United States or this Commonwealth, shall
be member Of either House during his
continuance in Congress or in office.
Sect 20. When vacancies happen in
either house the speaker shall issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies.
Sect 81. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury but in consequence Of appro-
priations made by law.
Sect %. Every bill which shall have
passed both Houses shall be presented to
the Governor. 1fhe approve he shall sign
it, but if he shall not approve he shall re-
turn it with his objections to THE House in
which 1t shall have originated, who shall
enter the objections at large upon their
journals and proceed to reconsider it. If,
after such reconsideration, two-thirds Of that
House shall agree TO pass the bill, it shall
be sent with the objections to the other
House, by which likewise it shall be recon-
sidered, and if approved by that House, il
shall be alaw. But in such cases the votes
Of both Houses shall be determined by yeas
and nays and the names Of the persons vo-
ting for or against the bill shall be entered
on the journals of each house respectively.
If any bill shall not be returned by the Co
vernon within ten days Sundays excepted
after it shall have been presented TO him, it
shall be law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the General Assembly, by
their adjournment, prevented its return, in
which case it shall be law, unless sent back
within three days after their next meeting.
Sect "a. Every order, resolution or vote
to which the concurrence of both Houses
may be necessary Except on question of
adjournment) shall be presented to the Go
vernon, and before it shall take effect be ap-
proved by him, or be disapproved, shall be
repassed by two-thirds of both Houses ac-
cording to the rules and limitations prescri-
bed in case of bill.
Sect 25. No corporate body shall be
hereafter created, renewed or extended with
banking or discounting privileges, without
six months previous public notice of the ap-
plicaton for the same in such manner as
shall be prescribed bylaw Nor shall any
charter for the purposes aforesaid, be grant
ed for longer period than twenty years.
andevery such charter shall contain clause
reserving to the Legislature the power TO
alter, revoke or annnl ihe same, whenever
in their opinion it may be injurious to the
citizens Of the Commonwealth, in such
manner, however, that 40 injustice shall be
done to the corporators. No law hereafter
enacted, shall create, renew, or extend the
charter of more than one corporation.
ARTICLE II.
Sect /. Tho supreme executive power
of this commonwealth shall be vested in
| Governor.
Sect 2. The Governor shall be chosen
on the second Tuesday of October, by the
citizens of the Commonwealth, at the places
where they shall respectfully vote for Re-
presentatiVes. The returns of every cleo
| lion for Governor shall be sealed up and
transmitted to the scat of government, d.
reeted to the speaker of the senate, who