The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-10

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Sec. .. Senatorial and representative dis
inctS shall be composed OF contiguous terri
tory bounded by county lines and only one
senator allowed to each senatorial, and moi
more than three representatives TO any rep
rcsentative district; Prorided, that cities
and towns containing the requisite pop
ulation may be erected into separate dis
trict.
See. 10. la forming senatorial and repre-
sentative districts, counties containing n
population OF more than one-iourth over the
existing ratio. shall form separate districts
and the excess shall be given 10 the neares 81
county or counties, not having a senator or
representative, as the case may be, which
has the largest white population.
Sec. | |. The first session Of the general
assembly shall commence on the first Mon
day OF January, one thousand eight hundred
and iouriy nine, ard forever after the gen
cral assembly shall meet on the first Mon
day Of January next ensuing the election Of
the members thereof, and at no other pc
Rod, unless as provided by this consiitu-
ton.
Sec. l.. The senate and house of repre-.
ScntatlvcS, when assembled, shall each
choose Il speaker and other offers, (tho
speaker OF the senate cXceptcd.) Eacl
house shall Judge of the qualifications and
election of its members, and sit upon lis
own appointments. Iwo.thirds Of each
house shall constitute a quorum; but q
smaller number may adjourn from day tC
day, and compel the attendance of absent
members.
Sec. Is. Each house shall keep journa
Of It's proceedings. and publish them. The
yeas and nays OF the members OH any ques'
ton shall. at the desire of any two Of them
be entered OH the journals.
Sec. IA. Any two members Of either house
shall have liberty TO dissent and protest
against any act or resolution, which they
NAV think injurious TO the pubic, or to any
individual, and have the reasons of thcil
dissent entered on the journals.
Sec. ID. Each house may determine the
} rules Of It's proceedings; punish its mem
bers for disordcrly behavior, and. with The
concurrence of two-thirds Of all the mem
bcrs elected, eXpel u member, but not a sec
ond time for the same cause; and the rea.
,on for such expulsion shall be entered up
on the journal with the names OF the mem
berS voting on the question.
Sec. 10. When vacancies shall happen il
either house, the governor. or the person
exercising the powers of governor, shall is
sue writs of election TO fill such vacancies.
Sec. IL. Senators and representatives, il
all cases, except treason, felony or breach
: Of the peace, be pr, iledgcd from arrest, du'
ring the session Of the general assembly
and III going To and returning from Tn,
= same; aud for any speech or debate in IL
, ther house. they shall not be questioned II
any other place.
Sec. Is. Each house may punish, by i'm
priSOnmCnt during It's session. any person
not member, who shall be guilty of disrc-
! spcct to the house, by any disorderly o,
! contemptuous behaviour in their presence
Prorided, such imprisonment shall not a
any one time, exceed twenty four hours.
Sec. 10. The doors of each house, and o
committee Of the whole, shall be kept open
except III such cases as in the opinion Of The
house require secrecy. Neither house shall
without the consent of the other, ad iouTn iol
more than two days, nor 10 any other place
than that in which the two houses shall be
sitting.
Sec. ~ The style Of the laws of this stat,
shall be: BE Il eadctedbyMe People o
The state OF Illinois, represented in The Gen
crdi ASScatbly."
Sec. II. Bills may originate in eitheI
house, but may be altered, amended, o,
rejected by the other; and on the final pas,
sage of all bills, the vote snail be by aye.
aud noes, and shall be entered on the Jour
nal, and no bill shall become a law, with
out the concurrence of majority of ALI tn,
: members elect in each house.
See. -. Bills making appropriations fo
l,n .,E II,
General Assembly, and for the salaries o
the officers ol the government, shall not COLI
tain any provisions on any other subject.
Sec. -. Every bill shall be read on tire,
different days i'll each house, unless in cas-,
Of urgency, three-lourths Of the house
where such bill is SO depending, shall deem
II eNpedent TO dispense with this rule an,
every bill, having passed both houses, shall
be signed by the speakers Of their rcspec
tive houses and 10 private or local Law
which may be passed by the General As
: sembly. shall embrace more than one sub
: ject. and that shall be expressed in the title
! And no public act of the General AsSembl,
: shall take elect or be in force until the eX
praton of sixty days from the end OF, In,
session at which the same may be passed
unless in case Of emergency the Genera
Assembly shall otherwise direct
Sec. a. The sum Of two dollars per day
for the first lolty-two days attendance, an,
one dollar per day, for each day attendance
thereafter, and ten cents for each noccsar,
miles travel, going to and returning from Tn
seat ofgoycrnmont, shall be allowed TO tn,
; members Of the GencrSl Assembly, as
compensation for their services, and Ii,
: more. The speaker Of the House of Rep
resentatives shall be allowed the sum of on,
dollar per day in addition TO his perdicm a
member.
Sec. %. The perdiem and mileage allow
J cd TO each member of the General AssGmbl,
shall be certified by the speakers Of thci
respective houses, and entered on the jour
mails and published at the close of each scs
. sion.
Sec. &c. Nomoney shall be drawn from
the treasury, but in consequence of appro
pnations made by law: and an accurate
statement Of the receipts and expenditure.
of the public money shall be attached to
and published with, the laws at the risin.
ofeach session of the General Assembly,
And no person who has been or may be
collector or holder Of public moneys, shall
be eligible TO seat in either house of In,
General assembly, nor be eligible 20 an,