Columbus Whig. (Columbus, Miss.) 1843-18??, 1843-12-21

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Sec. go. Each house may punish BY iinprisl
j unfhens, during the session, any person not 2
Imeinber, fpf disT6specfinlor disordeEly behav.
Efbiit III its presence, or for nbslEncling any d
liks proceedings . Provided, such Imprisonment
tfhaiIn not at any iI1e, exceed forty hours
i Sec. ri. The doors Of each house shall be
Iopor, except oh such occasions Of gEeat emer-
lgency. ass in the opinion Of the house may re-
Iquire secrecy.
Iconsent Of the other, adjourn tor more than
three days, nor to any other place than that 20
which they may be sitting.
Sec. %. Bills may originate IN either house
i and be amended, altered or rejected by the 9TH
er. but no bill shall have the force Of iaw,un-
lfil on three several days, it be read ID each
Ihouse, and free discussion be allowed thereon.
utiess four-ffths of the house in which the bill
lshalT be pending, may deem it expcdlent TO dis
Ipense with this rule and every blll having
lpassed both hoises,s shall be signed by the sPea-
4 ker and president of their respective houses.
Sec %. All bills fdr raising revenue shall
foriginate in the House of Representative but
the Senate may amend or reject them as otn'
er bills.
| Sec. as. Each member of tie Legislature
shall receive from the public treasury COM
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lcreased or diminished by law !; but no increase
lof compensation shall take effect during the
session at which ench increase shall have been
made.
Sec. g6. No Senator or Representative
SHALL during the term for which he shall have
been elected, nor for one year thereafter. be
appointed to any civil Office of profit under this
State, which shall have been created, or the
Eemoluments of which shall have been increas-
| ed during such term; except such Offices as
| may be filed by elections by the people, and
no member of either house of the Legislature
shall, after the commencement of the first ses-
sion Of the Legislature after his election, and
during the remainder OF the term for which he
is elected, he eligible to any Office or place, the
appointment TO which may be made in whole
Tor in part by either branch Of the legislature.
| Sec. 81. No Judge Of any court Of law or
| equity, secretary of state, attorney general,
clerk of any court of record, sheriff or collector
or any person holding lucrative Office under
the United States or this State shall be eligible
TO the Legislature: PROVIDED That Offices IN
1.-THE militia, to which there is attached no annu-
al salary,and the Office of justice of the peace
shall not be deemed lucrative.
Sec. %. No person who hath heretofore
been, or hereafter may be, collector or holder
of public moneys, shall have seat in either
shall have accounted for, and paid into the trea-
! sury, all sums for which he may be accounta-
biz.
Sec. 90 The first election for senator's and
repres enfaf;ves shall be general throughout
the state, and sn I'll be held on the first Monday
and day following liz November, 1888 and
thereafter, there shall be biennial elections for
senators to fill the places OF those whose term
OF service may have expired.
Sec. 80. The first and all future sessions d
the legislature shall be held in the town OF
Jackson, IN the county of Kinds, until the yeSr
1850. During the first session thereafter. the
Legislature shall have power to designate by
law the permanent seat of government Pro
rided however, That unless such designation
be then made by law, the seat of government
shall continue permanent at the town of Jack
son. The first session shall commence on the
third Monday in November. in the year 1888.
And in every two years thereafter, at such
times as may be prescribed by law.
:. Sec. 81. The Governor. Secretary of State,
Treasurer Auditor Of Public Accounts and At
torney General shall reside at the seat of Gov
eminent.
ARTICLE w.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT..
Sec. l. The Judicial power of this State
shall be vested in one High Court of Errors |
and Appeals, and such other courts of law and |
equity as are hereafter provided for in this con-
stitution.
Sec. 2. the High Court OF Errors and APP
peals shall consist of three judges, any two of /
whom shall form quorum. The Legislature I
shall divide the state int0 three districts, and |
the qualified electors of eaehdistrict shall elect
one of said judges for the term Of SIX years.
Sec. 3. The Office of one of said Judges
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