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and Judge of the qualifications, elections and
returns of its members; and may, with the
concurrence of two-thirds of all the members
elected, expel member. No member shall
be expelled a second time for the same cause
nor for any cause known 10 his constituent:
, anteeedent TO his election; the reason FOL
such expulsion shall be entered upon the
Journal with the names of the members vo
ting on The question.
Sec. 10 Ecah house shal keepa journal
of its proceedings, and publish the same, ex-
cept such parts as may require secrecy
The yeas AID hayes of the members of eth
er House, on any question. shall be entered
upon the journal at the request of one fifth oi
! the members elected. Any member OF either
House may dissent from and protest against
any act, proceeding or resolution which he
may deem injurious to any person or the pub
lie, and have the reason of his dissent enter
ed on the journal
Sec IL. In all elections by either House
or in joint convention the votes shall be CAV
en- viva voce. All votes OH nominations 10
the Senate, shall be taken by yeas aud nays
and published with the journal OF It's procee-
dings
Sec l2 The doors of each House shall be
open, unless the public welfare requires Sc
orecy. Neither House shall, without the
consent Of the other, adjourn for more than
three days, nor To any Other place than where
the legislature may then be IN session.
sec. l3. Bills may originate in either house
OF the legislature
sec Ia. Every bill and concurrent reso-
luton except o adjournment, pa, sed by the
legislature, shall be presented u the Govern
or before II becomes law. AZ ne approves
II, he shall sign It, but II not, he snail return
1t with his objections " tue mouse ia wAicn It
originated. winch shall enIer the objections
at largo upon the journal, and reconsider It
On such reconsideration, ii tw0-tbirds VI the
members elected agree To pass the bill, 1t shall
be sent. with the objections, " the other
house, by which 1t shan % reconsidered. II
approved by two-thirds Of the members elec-
ted TO that house, il shall become law. In
such case the vote Of both houses shall be de-
terInlned by yeas and nays, aud the names of
the msmbers voting for and against the bill,
shall be entered on the journals OF each house
respectively, II any bill be not returned by
the Governor within tn days. Sundays ex-
Oepted, after il mas been presented to him,
the same shall become law. IN ike manner
as if ne had signed IL, III ess the Legislature
by their adjournment, prevent its return in
which case IL shall become law; The Gov
ernor may approve, sign and file In the office
OF tho Secretary Of State, within FIVE DAYS af-
ter the adjournment OF the leg stature any act
passed during the last i've days of the sess
ion, and the same sha, brcJme law
Sec. Is The compensation Of members Of
the Legislature shall bo three dollars d dsy
f,r actual attendance, and when absent on
account of sickness, Tor the first sixty days ot
the session of the year 1851, aud for the first
forty days Of every subsequent session, and
nothing thereafter. Wnen convened la ex-
ira session their compensation sha II be three
dollars day for the first twenty days, AID
nothing thereafter, and they shall legislate
on no other subjects than those expressly sta.
ted in the Governor proclamation, or su6.
mitted 10 them by special message. They
shall be entitled TO ten cents and no more for
every mile actually travelled. ia going and
returning from the place OF meeting. on the
usually travelled route; and for stationery
add newspapers not exceeding five dollars
for each member during any session. Each
member shall be entitled TO one copy of the
laws, journals and documents Of the leg
islature of which he was a member; but shall
not receive at the expense of the state books,
Newspapers or other perquisites of Office, not
expressly authorized by this constitution.
Sec. 10 The legislature may provide by
law for the payment OF postage on all malta
BILE matter received by its members and off
GERS during the session Of the legislature, but
not on any sent or mailed by them.
Soc. IL. The president OF The senate and
the speaker of the house Of representatives
shall be entitled to the same per diem com
pensation and mileage as members of the
Legislature, and no more.
Sec. 3, No person elected member Of
the legislature shall receive any civil appoint
ment within this State, or to the Senate of
the United States, from the governor, the
governor and senate. from the leg
or any other 5 ate authority, during the term
for which he was elected. AL such appoint
ments and all votes given for any person so
elected for any such Office or appointment
shall be void No member of the legislature
shall be interested, directly or indirectly, in
any contract with the State, or any county
thereof, authorized by any law passed, du-
ring the time for which he is elected, nor for
one year thereafter.
Sec l9 Every bill and joint resolution
shall BIO read three times in each house be-
fore the final passage thereof No bill or
Joint resolution shall become a law without
the concurrence of majority Of all the men,
bers elected TO each house. On the final
passage of all bills the votes shall be By ayes
and nays and entered upon the journal
Sec. 20. No law shall embrace NOR" than
one object. which shall be expressed in its
title No public act shall take effect, or be
in force until the expiration of ninety days
from tho end Of the session oil which the same
is passed, unless the legislature shall other
wise direct, by two thirds vote of the men,
bers elected TO each house.
Sec. 2l. The Legislature shall not grant
nor authorize extra compensation to any pub
lie officer, agent or contractor, after the SER
vice has been rendered or the contract enter
ed into.
Sec. %. The Legislature shall provide by
law that the furnishing Of fuel and stationery
for the use Of the state, the printing and bin
ding the laws and journals, all blanks, paper
and printing for the executive departments