The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-07-10

, .heir term Of Office shall commence o
the first day of January next after thei
, election, and continue two years, (ant
! until their successors are elected an,
qualticd.)
SECTION Four. No person shall be
member of the House of Representa-
tives who shall not have attained tn,
| age OF twenty lone years, be free whit,
male citizen of the United States, anc
shall have been an inhabitant of thi
State one year next preceding his elec
: tion shall have had an actual residenc,
of sixty days in the county or distric
he may have been chosen to represent.
SECTION Five. Senators shall be cho
sen for tie term of four years, at tn.
same lime and place rs Representatives
they sAall be twenty-five years of age
and possess The qualifications of Repre-
sentatives as to residence and citizen
ship.
| SEC. 6. The number of Senators shall
not be less than ne-third, nor more than
one half the Representative body, and
shall be so classified by lot. that one
class being as nearly one half as posi-.
bic, shall be elected every two years.
When the number of Senator'S is increas
ed they shall be annexed by lot to ono
or the other of the two classes, SO as to
keep them as nearly equal in numbers as
practicable.
SECTION Seven. Each House shall
choose lis OVID officers; and Judge of the
qualifications. election and return of its
own members. A confessed election
shall be determined in such manner as
shall be directed by law.
SEC. 8. A ma ority of each House
shall constitute a quorum to transact
business; but smaller number may ad
Journ from day to day, and may compel
the attendance of absent members in
such manner and under such penalties
as each House may provide.
Sec. 8. Each House shall sit upon its
own adjournments, keep journal of its
proceedings, and publish the same; de-
termine its rules OF proceedings, punish
mem bers for disorderly behavior, and
with the consent of two-thirds, expel a
member, but not second time for the
same otfense; and shall lave all other
powe rs necessary for a brunch of the
General Assembly of a free and inde-
pendent State.
SEC. TO- Every member of the Gen
eral Assembly shall have the liberty to
dissent from or protest against any act
or resolution which he may think iniu-
rious to the public or an individual, and
have the reasons for his dissent entered
on the journals: and the yeas and nays
of the members of either House, on any
question, shall on the desire of any two
members present, be entered on the
journals.
SEC. II. Senators and Representa-
tlvcs, in all cases, except treason, felony
or breach of the peace, shall be priyi-
legged from arrest during the session of
General Assembly, and in going to and
returning from the same.
SEC. l2. When vacancies occur in
either House, the Governor, or the per-
son exercising the functions of Cover
nor, shall issue wri.s Of election to ell
such vacancies.
Sec. l3. The doors of each House
shall be open, except on such occasions
as, in the opinion of the House, may re-
quire secrecy.
Sec. IA. Neither House shall, with
out the consent of the other, adjourn for
more than three days, nor to auy other
place than that in which they may be
sitting.
SEC Fifteen. Bills may originate in
eisher House, (-) and may be amend
cd, al cred, or rejected by the Other;
and every bill Laving passed both
Houses, shall be signed by the Speaker
and President of their respective
Houses.
SEC. l6. Every tiil which shall have
passed the General Assembly, shall, be-
lore 1t becomes law, be presented to
the Governor. Ii he approve, lie shall
sign it; bntit not, he shall return it with
his objections, 10 the House in which il
originated. which shall enter the same
upon their journal, and proceed to re-
consider it; if, after such ,econsiIera-
tion, it again pass both Houses, by yeas
and nays, by a majority of two thirds
of the members OF each House, it shall
become law, notwi, hstandins the Gov
ernor's objections. Ifany bill shall not
be returned within three days a.t4r it
shall have besn presented to him, Sun
day excepted), the same shall be law
in like manner as if he had signed l.,
unless the General Assembly, by ad-
journment, prevent such return. ANY
bill submitted to the Governor for lis
approval during the last three days of
session of the General Assembly. shall
be Deposited by him in The office of the
Secretary of Safe within thirty days af.
ter adjournment, with his approval if
approved by him, and with his objec-
tons if he disapproves thereof.
Sec. H. No bill shall be passed un-
less by the assent of s. majority of all
the members elected to each branch of
the General Assembly, and the question
upon the final passage shall be taken inn
mediately upon its last reading. and the
yeas and nays en,ered on the Journal.
SEC. Eighteen. An accurate state
ment of the receipts and expenditures of
the public money shall be attached to
and published with the laws at every
regular session of the General Assem-
bly,.
Sec. Nineteen. The House of Repre-
sentatives shall have the sole power of
impeachment, and all impeachments
shall be tried by the Senate. When
sitting for thar purpose, the Senators
shall be upon oath or affirmation and
no person shall be convicted without the