Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-20

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SEC H. In ell cases in which it is provided that an
Office shall be filled by the same person, more than
certain number Of years continuously, an appointment
pro emp0re shall not be reckoned part Of that term
SEC. IL. In all cases. except treason, felony, and
breach Of the peace electors shall be free from arrest
in going to elections, during their attendance there, and
in returning from the same.
SEC. 10. All elections by the People shall be by bal
lot; and all elections by the General Assembly by
either branch thereof, shall be riua
SEC. IA. AL general elections shall be held the
second Tuesday IN October.
ARTICLE III.
Distribution OF POWERS.
. SECTION l. The powers of the Government. dvi-
dcd into three separate departments; the Legislative
the Executive including the Administrative, and the
Judical and person, charged with official duties
der of these departments shall exercise any Of the
functions of another except as in this Constitution
pressy provided.
ARTICLE w.
LEGISLATIVE.
SECTION /. The Legislative authority OF the State
shall be vested in General Assembly, which shall
sst of Senate and House of Representatives. The
style Of every law shall be- Be il enacted by the Gen.
era Assembly of the State of Indiana and no law shall
be enacted, except by bill
SEC. 2. The Senate shall not exceed fifty, nor the
House of Representatives hundred, members; and
they shall be chosen by the electors of the respective
counties districts into which the State may time
to time. be divided
SEC g. Senators shall be elected for the term of four
years. and Representatives for the of years.
from the day after their general elections Prorided
hocerer, that the Senators elect the second meeting
oil the General Assembly under this Constitution, shall
be divided by lot into two equal classes, nearly
may be- and the Of Senators of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration Of two years and of those
oil the second class the expiration of four years. so
rnat one half nearly as possible shall be chosen bien-
naly forever thereafter. And in of increase in the
number Of Senator'S they shall be annexed, by lot
one or the other of the two classes to keep them
nearly equal practicable.
SEC a. The General Assembly shall, at its second
session after the adoption of this Constitution and evey
sixth year thereafter, enumeration to be nade
OF all the white male inhabitants the age of twenty
one years
SEC 5. The number of Senators and Representatives
SHALL the session following each period of making
such enumeration be fixed by law, and apportioned
among the several counties according the number of
white male inhabitants, above twentyone years of age
in each Prorded that the first and second elections of
members of the General Assembly, under this Constu-
ton shall be according the apporonment last made
by the General Assembly, before the adoption of this
Constitution.
SEC. 6. A Senatorial or Representative district
where than county shall constitute a district
shall be composed of contiguous counties; and no
county, for Senatorial apporonmcnt, shall be
divided.
SEC. T. No person shall be Senator or a Represen-
atve who, at the time Of his election, is citizen
Of the United States; any who has been for
two years preceding his election nhabiian of
this State and for year preceding his election
nhabitan of the county district, whence he may
be chosen. Senators shall be at least twenty-five, and
Representatives at least twenty-one years of age.
SEC. g. Senators and Representatives, in all cases
except treason felony and breach of the peace shall be
privileged from arrest, during the session of the General
Assembly, and in going to and returning from the
and shall be subject civil process during the
session of the General Assembly during the fifteen
days next before the commencement thereof. For any
speech debate in either House. member shall not be
questioned in any other place.
SEC 9. The sessions of the General Assembly shall
be held biennally at the capital of the State,
ing the Thursday next after the first Monday of JAM
nary in tie thousand eight hundred and fifty
three and on the day of every second year there
after unless different day place shall have been ap
pointed by law But it, in the opinion of the Governor,
the public welfare shall require it, be may, at any time
by proclamation, call a special session.
SEC. 10. Each House, when assembled shall choose
its officers the President of the Senate excepted)
Judge the elections qualifications and of its
members determine its rnles OF proceeding and sit
its own adjournment. But neither House shall, without
the consent of the other, dourn for than three
days. any place other than that in which may be
sitting.
SEC. H. Two-thrds Of each House shall constitute
quorum, do business but smaller number may meet,
adjourn from day day. and compel the attendance Of
absent members. quorum being in attendance, if ell
Their House fail effect organization within the first
hive days thereafter the members OF the House so failing
shall be entitled to compensation from the end Of
the said five days. until organization shall have been
effected.
SEC. IL. Each House shall keep journal of its pro-
Il
any question, SHALL at the request of any members,
be entered together with the Of the members de-
handing the same, the journal: Provided that
motion to adjourn, it shall require one-tenh of the
bers present. to order the yeas and nays.
SEC. 49, The doors of each House, and of Commit
tees of the Whole, shall be kept open, except in such
cases, as in the opinion of either House, may require
secrecy.
SEC. a. Either House may punish its members for
dsorderly behavior and may, with the concurrence of
two thirds, expe member; but not second time, for
the same
SEC. 15 Either House, during its session, may pun-
shall have been guilty of srespec the House, by dis
orderly conempuous behavior, in its presence; but
such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, exceed
twenty four hours.
SEC. Is. Each House shall have all powers necessary
for branch of the Legislative department of free and
independent State.
SEC. H. Bills may originate in either House but may
be amended rejected in the other except that bills
Tor raising shall originate in the House OF Rep
resentatives
Sec 49, Every bill shall be read BY sections, three
several days, each house unless OF emergen-
cy, twohirds of the House, where such bill may he de-
pending, shall by of yeas and nays, deem it
pedent dispense with this rule but the reading of
BILL by sections its final passage, shall, in case,
be dispensed with and the the passage of every
BILL joint resolution shall be taken by yeas and nays.
Sec. 49, Every sct shall embrace but subject,
and matters properly connected therewh which subject
shall be expressed in the title But if any subject shall
be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in
the title, such act shall be void, only to much
thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
SEC. 90 Every act and joint resolution shall be plain
ly worded, asoding far practicable the use OF
] Sec 81 No act shall ever be revised or amended,
by reference to its title but the act revised
section amended shall be set forth and published, at full
length.
SEC % The General Assembly shall not pass local
special laws any Of the following enumerated
that is to say: