The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-03-26
ARTICLE II.


ers, not herein delegated, remain with the
people.
ARTICLE II.
LEGISLATIVE.
Sec. /. The Legislative power Of this
State shall be vested IN Genefal Assembly,
which shall consist Of Senate and House
Of Representatives.
Sec.2. Senators and representatives shall
be elected biennially, by the electors in the
respective counties or districts, on the 2nd
Tuesday Of October; their term of office
shall cummence on the first day OF January
next thereafter, and continue two years.
SIC. 3. Senators and representatives
shall have resided in their respective coun.
ties, Or districts, one year next preceding
their election, unless they shall have been
absent or the public business Of the United
States, OF this State.
! Sec, A. No person holding Office under
the authority of The United States, or any
lucrative office under the authority of this
Stale, shall be eligible to. or have a seat IN,
the General Assembly; but this provision
shall mol extend 10 township officers. justices
| lof,lhe peace, notaries public. or officers Of
I the militia.
Sec. 5. No person hereafter convicted
| Of an mbezziement Of The public funds shall
hold any office in this Stale; nor shnll any
p rson, holding public money for disburse-
ment or Otherwise, have a seat in the Gener-
al Assembly, until he shall have accounted
for and pad such money into The treasury.
Eanh Hnn.a eholl ha ,v,J, oc
the election, returns and qualifications. ofits
own membtrs; majority Of all the members
elected 10 each House sball be quorum 10
do tusncss; but, less number may adjourn
from day 10 day, and compel the attendance
Iof absent members, in such manner, aud
under such penalties as shall be prescribed
Iby law.
Sec. 7. The mode Of organizing The
House Of Representatives at the commence
ImenI Of each regular session, shall be pre-
Iscubed by law.
Sec. s. Each House, except as otherwise
provided in this constitution, shall choose its
own officers, may determine It's own rules of
proceedings, punish its members for disord.
eliy conduct; and, with the concurrence Of
two-'hirds, expel member, but not The sec>
ond lime for same cause; and, shall have all
oiher powers necessary to provide for its
safety and the undisturbed transaction Of its
business.
Sec, 8. Each House shall keep correct
journal Of lis proceedings, which shall be
published Al the desire Of any two mem
bers The yeas and nays shall be entered up
on the journals; and on the passage of every,
bill, in either House, the vote shall be taken
by yeas and nays, aud entered upon the
journaI; and no law shall be passed, in either
House, WITHOUT the concurrence Of majofi-
" of all The members elected thereto.
See. 10. Any member of either House
shall have the right to protest against any
act, or resolution thereof; aud such protest.,
aud the reason therefor, shall, without alter.
|ation, commitment, or delay, be entered up
on the journal.
Sec IL. All vacancies which may hap
pen in either House, shall, for the unexpir-
ed term, be filled by election, as shall be di-
rected by law.
Sec. ~. Senators and representatives,
during the session Of the q neral Assembly,
and in going to and returning from the same,
shall be privileged from arrest, in all cases,
except reason, felony,or breach Of the peace; ;
and for any speech OF debate in other House,
They SHALL not be questioned elsewhere
Sec. ID. The proceedings Of both Hou
ses 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, Sunday excluded; nor TO any
other place than that in which the two
Houses shall lie in session.
Sec. Is. Bills may originate in either
House, but may be altered, amended or re-
ected in the other.
Sec. l6. Every bill shall be fully and
distinctly read, on three different days, un-
less in case of urgency, three. .iourlhs of The
House in which il shall be pending shall dis
pense with this rule. No bill shall contain
mote than Que subject, which shall be clearly
expressed in its title and no law shall be re-
viyed, or amended, unless The new act con,
tain the entire act revived, or the section or
sections amended; and the section or sections
SO amended shall be repealed.
Sec, H. The presiding officer Of each
House shall sign, publicly, in the presence Of
he House over which he presides, while the
same is in session, and capable Of iransact-
ing business, all bills ana joint resolutions
passed by the General Assembly.
Sec. l6. The style Of the laws Of this
State shall be: "Be ii enacted By the General
Assembly Of the StLte Of Ohio"
Sec. 10, No Senator or representative
shall, during the term for which he shall have
been elected, OF for one year thereafter, be
appointed 10 any civil office under this State,
which shall be created, or the emoluments Of
which shall have been increased, during the
term for which he shall have been elected
Sec. 90 The Genera Assembly, in cases
not provided for in This constitution, shall fix
the term of office, and the compensation Of
all Cfficers, but no change therein shall affect
The snlary OF any officer during his existing
term, unless the Office be abolished.
See. 81 The General Assembly shall
determine by law before what authority, and
in what manner the trial Of contested elec.
tons shall be conducted.
Sec. %. No money shalt be drawn from
the treasury except in pursuance Of spea
ci6c appropriation made BY law; and no ap-
preparation shall DO made FOR longer period
than two years.
! Sec. %. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power Of impeachment, !,
but a majotily OF the members elected must
concurlherein. Impeachments shall be tried
lby The Senate; aud the senator's, when sits
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