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consent of two.ihirds, expel a member, but
not second time for the same offence.
Sec. IA. Each House shall keep Jour-
nal of its own proceedings, and publish the
same; and the yeas and nays of the of the
members of either House, on any question,
shall. at the desire Of any three members
present, be entered on the Journals.
Sec. Is. When vacancies happen in
either House, the Governor, or the person
exercising the power of the Governor. shall
issue wrts of election 10 ill such vacancy.
Sec. i6. Senators and Representatives
shall in all cases, except in treason. felony.
or breach of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during the session of the Legislature,
and in going to and returning from the same.
allowing one day for every twenty miles
such member may reside from the place at
which the Legislature is convened.
Sec. II. Each House may punish by i'm.
prisonment during the session, any person
not member. for disrespec,ful or disorder
iy conduct, in lis presence; or for ob,truc-
ting any OF its proceedings: provided such
Imprisonment shall not at any one time ex-
ceed forty eight hours.
Sec. IS. The doors of each House shall
be kept open.
Sec. 19. Neither House shall without
the consent of the other adjourn for more
than three days: nor 10 any other place than
thai in which tney may he sitting, without
the concurrence of both Houses.
Sec. 20. Bills may originate in ether
uousy. and be amended. a..erel or rejected
BY the o,her; bal II. bUi snail have toe
t'rce OF Il Jaw. until On -hree several DAYS
t. he .caI IA each d.,:sc all .ree discus
Jn a. a Wi Ic..Jn ILc.s IN case of
I.ea. e.he. :; ncyl ibI.- Rms u ihe ,lods,.
"a wl'':h he Dli sha.. D. pairing may
deem, t. e eat > lisp = ! I.srIr.
an e. " I-E n, Pl,''i - Houses.
s.,.- e. y tn pP,d.<e. AMI Pres
.i...' the.f .espuc..ve Houses.
Sc : An biiis Tor raising revenge
s.ia. originate in The House of representa-
iIves, bat The Senate may amend or reject
tlcn as other bills.
Sec. -. Alter a bill or resolution has
been rejected by either branch OF the Leg
lslature, no bill or resolution containing the
same substance shall be passed into law
during The same session.
Sec: a3- Each 'ncnbcr Of the Lcgi'iu
ture shall receive from the public Treasury,
compensation lor his services. which may
b. INC. eased or diminished by law; bu,
increase of compensation shall ,ake effect
during the session al which such Increase
shall he made.
Sec. "a. No Senator or Representative
shall, during the Term Tor which he may be
e.ecIed, be eligible TO any civil office of pro.
lit under this Safe, which shall have been
creatcd, or the eInoiumenls of which may
have been increased during such term; and
no member of either House OF the Legisla-
turc shall, during the tenn for which he is
elected, be eligible to any office or pace.
the appointment TO which may be made IN
whole or in part, by either branch of the
Legislature; nor the members thereof be
capable of voting for a member of their
own body, for any office whatever, excep;
it be in such eases as are herein provided.
The President for the time being of the
Senate, and Speaker of the House Repre-.
senialives, shall be elected from their res
pective bodies.
Sec. %. No Judge Of any Court OF law
or equity, Secretary OF State, Attorney Cen
eral, Clerk of any Court of record, Sheriff.
or Collector, or any person holding lucra-
tive office under the United States, or this
State, or any foreign Government, shall
be eligible to the Legislature, nor shall AT
the same time. hold or exercise any two,
Offices, agencies or appointments of trust or
profit under this State: Provided, That Of
ices of the militia, to which there is az
tached no annual salary, or the office of
Justice OF the Peace, shall not be deemed
lucrative.
Sec. No person who at any time may
have been a Collector Of taxes, or who may
have been otherwise entrusted with public
money, shall be eligible TO the Legislature,
or TO any Office of profit or trust unler The
State Government, until he shall have OBJ.
tained discharge for the amount of such
collections, and Tor all public moneys with
which he may have been entrusted.
Sec. 81. Ministers of the Gospel, being
by their profession dedicated 10 God, and
the care of souls, ought not 10 be diverted
from the great duties of their functions:
therefore, no Minister of the Gospel or Pri.
est of any denomination whatever. shall be
eligible 10 the Legislature.
Sec. %. Elections ir Senators and Re.
pFeseniatives shall be genera; throughout
The State, and shall be regulated by law.
Sec. %. The Legislature shalI.ai their
first meeting, and IN The year one thousand
e sh hundred and fifty, and every eigh, years
hereafter, cause an enume ration 10 be inale
OF all the free inhabitants Ind ans n, taxed
Africans ami Descendants of Africans eN
cepied ofihe State. designating particular.
ly the number of qualified electors; and the
Uh ,le number of penresanfafirps snail nj