Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-05-03
which shall consist of Senate, and House of

Sec 2. Senators and Representatives. shall
be elected biennially, by the electors in the
respective counties or districts, on the second
Tuesday Of October; their term of office shall
commence on the first day Of January next
thereafter, and continue two years
Sec. 8. Senators and Representatives shall
have resided in their respective counties, OF
districts, one year next preceding their cleo
ton, unless they shall have been absent on
the public business of the United States, or ot
this State.
Sec. A. No person holding Office under
the authority of the United States or any lu
crative office under the authority of this State
shall be eligible to, or have seat in, the Gen
eral Assembly; but this provision shall moi
extend to township officers, justices of the
peace, notaries public, or officers of the MALTA
Sec. 5. No person hereafter convicted ol
an embezzlement of the public funds, shall
hold any office in this State; nor shall any
person holding public money for disbursement
or otherwise, have a seat in the General As
scmbly, until he shall have accounted for, and
paid such money into the treasury.
Sec. 6. Each House shall be Judge of the
election, returns, and qualifications, of its own
members; majority of all the members cleo
ted to each House, shall be quorum to do
business; but, less number may adjourn
from day to dav, and compel the attendance
of absent members, in such manner, and IN
der such penalties as shall be prescribed by
law.
Sec. Z. The mode of organizing the House
of Representatives, at the commencement Of
each regular session, shall be prescribed by
law.
Sec. 8. Each House. except as otherwise
provided in this constitution, shall choose its
own officers may determine its own rules oi
proceeding, punish its members for disorder,
ly conduct; and, with the concurrence of two
thirds, expel member, but not the second
time for the same cause; and shall have all
other powers, necessary to provide for its safe.
ty. and the undisturbed transaction of its bus
mess,
Sec. 9. Each House shall keep correct
journal Of its proceedings, which shall be pub
ished AT the desire of any two members
the yeas and nays shall be entered upon the
journal; and, on the passage of every bill, in
in either House, the vote shall be taken by
yeas and nays, and entered upon the journal
and no law shall be passed, IN either House,
withyut the concurrence of a majority of all
the members elected thereto. -as ~
Sec. 10. Any member of either House
shall have the right to protest against any act
or resolution thereof; and such protest, and
the reasons therfor, shall. without alteration
commitment, or delay, be entered upon the
journal. -
Sec. IL. Allvacancies which may happen
in either House shall, for the uncxpired term
I,lk H., Il, h. l.
Sec. 10. Senators annd Representatives
during the session of the General Assembly
and in going to, and returning from the same
shall be privileged from arrest in all cases.
except treason, felony. or breach of the peace
and for any speech, or debate, in either House
they shall not be questioned elsewhere.
Sec. .l3. The proceedings of both Houses
shall be public, except in cases which, in the
opinion of two thirds of those present, require
secrecy.
Sec. IA. Neither House shall. without the
consent of the other. adjourn for more than
two days, Sundays excluded; nor to any 9th.
er place than that, in which the two houses
shall be in session.
Sec. Is. Bills may originate in either
House; but may be altered, amended, or re-
jected in the other
Sec. 16. Every bill shall be fully and dis
tinctly read, on three different days, unless, in
case of urgency, three-fourths of the House in
which it shall be pending, shall dispense with
this rule. No bill shall contain more than one
subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its
title; and no law shall be revived, or amended
unless the new act contain the entire act re-
viyed, or the section or sections amended; and
the section, or sections, SO amended, shall be
repealed.
Sec. II. The presiding officer of each
House shall sign, publicly in the presence OF
the House over which he presides, while the
sameis in session, and capable of transacting
business, all bills and joint resolutions passed
by the General Assembly.
Sec. Is. The style of the laws of this
State shall be. BE it enacted by Me General
assembly Of tie State Of Ohio"
Sec. 10. No Senator or Representative
shall, during the term for which be shall have
been elected, or for one year thereafter, be ap-
pointed to any civil office under this State
which shall be created or the emoluments ot
which, shall have been increased, during the
term for which he shall have been elected
Sec, 20. The General Assembly. in cases
the term of Office and the compensation of al
officers; but no change therein shall affect the
salary of any officer during his existing term
unless the Office be abolished
Sec, 81. The General Assembly shall de-
termine. by law, before what authority, and ii
what manner, the trial of contested elections
shall be conducted.
Sec. %. No money shall be drawn from
the treasury, exceptin pursuance of specific
appropriation. made by law; and no appropria
tion shall be made for longer period than two
years.
Sec. %. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power of fimpeachment,bu but
majority of the members elected must con
curtherein. Impeachments shall be tried by
the Senate; and the Senators, when. sitting
for that purpose, shall be upon oath or afirma.
ton to do justice according to law and evi
dence. No person shall be convicted without
the concurrence of two thirds of the Senator.
Sec. "a. The Governor, Judges. and al
State officers, may be impeached for any mis-
,lomaanOr in office hIIt Indictment shall not ny