, 1857-10-09


ol money providing for opening and con
olcting elections of state, county, or town
ship officers and designating the places o
voting providing for the sale ofreal estatt
belonging to minors, or other persons la
boring under legal disabilities, by execu
turS, administrators, guardians, or trustees
s "a. Provision may be made, by gen
eral law, for bringing suit against the State
as 10 liabilities originating after or existing
Mt the time Of the adoption of this consti
tuition but no special act authorizing such
suit to be brought, or making compensa
ton to any person claiming damages
against the Stale shall ever be passed
s %. \ majority Of all the members
elected to each house shall be necessary to
pass every bill or joint reoslution ; aud all
bills and joint resolutions so passed, shall
be signed by the presiding officers Of the
respective houses
S &c. Any member Of either house,
shall have the righat to protest, and have
his protest with his reasons for dissent, en-
tered on the Journal
S 81 Every statute shall be public law,
unless otherwise declared in the statute
itself
S 2S No act shall take effect until
ninety days from the end Of the session at
which the same shall have been passed,
except in case Of emergency which emer-
gency sball be declared in the preamble or
in the-body Of the law.
S 20. The members Of the Legislative
Assembly shall receive for their services, q
sum not exceeding three dollars a day,
from the commencement Of the session /;
but such pay shall not exceed in the aggre-
gate one hundred and twenty dollars for
per diem allowance for any one session.
When convened in extra session by the
Governor, they shall receive three dollars
per day but no extra session shall con-
time for longer period than twenty days
They shall also receive the sun Of three
dollars for every twenty miles they shall
travel in going to and returning from their
place of meeting, on the most usual route.
The presiding officer of the assembly shall,
in virtue Of his Office, receive an additional
compensation equal to two-thirds Of their
per diem allowance as members.
s 30 No Senator or Representative
shall, during the time for which he may
have been elected, be eligible to any Office
the election to which is vested in the Leg
islativo assembly nor shall be appointed
to any civil Office of profit which shall have
been created, or the emoluments Of which
shall have been increased during such term
but this latter provision shall not be con
strued to apply to any officer elective By
the people.
S 81 The members Of the Legislative
assembly shall, before they enter on the
duties of their respective Offices, fake and
subscribe the following oath or affirmation:
| do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as the
case may be), that ! win support the Con
stitution Of the United States, and the
Constitution Of the Stale Of Oregon, and
that will faithfully discharge the duties
Of Senator (or Representative, as the case
may be), according to the best Of my
ability" Aud such oath may be admins
tered by the Governor, Secretary Of State,
or judge Of the Supreme Court.
ARTICLE V.-EXEcUTlvE.
Seciion L. The Chief Executive power
Of the State shall be vested in a Governor,
who shall hold his Office for ihe term Of
four years; and no person shall be eligible
to such Office more than eight in any period
Of twelve years.
2. No person, except a citizen Of the
United States, shall be eligible to the Of
flee Of governor nor shall any person be
eligible to that Office who shall not have
attained the age Of thirty years, and who
shall not have been three years next prece-
ding his election, resident within this
State.
SO. No member Of Congress, or person
holding any Office within the United States
or under this State, or under any other
power, shall Gil the Office Of Governor, ex.
ccpt as may be otherwise provided in this
constitution.
T. The Governor shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of the State at the
times and places Of choosing members Of
the legislative assembly, aud the returns
of every election fer Governor shall be
sealed up aud transmitted to the Secretary
of State, directed 10 the Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives who shall open
and publish them in the presence Of both
houses Of the legislative assembly.
s 5. The person having the highest num-
Der Of votes for Governor, shall be elected
but in-case two or more persons shall have
an equal, and the highest number Of votes
for Governor, the two houses Of the legis
latiyc assembly, at the next regular session
thereof shall forthwith, by joint vote, pro
cecd to elect one Of the said persons Gov
ernOr.
s6. Contested elections for Governor
shall be determined by the legislative as
sembly in such manner as may be pres
cribed by law
ST. The official term Of the Governor
shall be four years, and shall commence al
such times as may be provided by this con
stitution Or prescribed by law.
s 8. In case Of the removal Of the Gov
eruor from Office, or Of his death, resigna
ton or inability to discharge the duties o.