The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-12-23
CADIz OHIO WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3d. 1851

fine shall not exceed two hundred dollars, OF
such imprisonment shall not extend beyond the
eId of the session.
! SEC H. Each house Of the legislature shall
keep ajournal oft proceedings, and cause the
same to be published as soon after the adjourn
ment as may be provided by law.
SEC l3. Neither house during the session o
the legislature shall, without the consent of the
other, adjourn for more than three days, (Sun-
days excepted, nor to any other place than that
in which they may he sitting.
SEC. IA. The senate, when assembled, shall
choose its officers; and the house of representa-.
tives shall choose speaker and its other officers
and each branch of the legislature shall be the
judge of the qualifications, elections, and returns
of It's members. -,
SEC. Is. A majority Of each house of the legis-
lature shall constitute quOrumto do business
but smaller number may adjourn from day to
day, and compel the attendapce OF absent mem
bers, in such manner as each house may pre-
scribe.
Sec. 16. Each member ofthelegisiature shall
receive from the public treasury such compehsa-
tion for his seovices as may be fixed by law; but
no increase ofcompensation shall take effect du-
ring the term for which the members were elec-
ted when such law passed.
SEC. II. Bills may originate in either house
i but may be altered, amended, or rejected by the
other, and all bills shall be. read by sections on
three several days, except on an extraordinary
occas on: two-th thirds of the members may dis
pense with such reading, but in no case shall a
bill lie passed without having once been rad
and auy bill having passed both houses shall be
signed by the speaker and president, in the pre-
sence Of their respec tive houses.
SEC. Is. The legislature shall provide by lay
for filing all vacauces that may occur in eithe
house, by the death, resignation, or otherwise, Q
any ofits members
SEC. 10. The doors Of each house shall be o
pen except on such occasions as in the opinion
of the house the public safety may require secre
icy.
Sec. 20. Every law enacted by the legislatur
shall embrace but one subject and that shall b
expressed in its title; and any extraneous matte
introduced in bill that shall pass shall be void
and no law shall be amended by IFS title, but il
such case the act or section amended shall he re
enacted and published at length.
SEC. 21. Every act and joint resolution shal
be plainly worded, avoiding, as far as practica
Bile, ths use Of technical terms.
Sec. %. The legislature shall meet every tw
years at the seat Of government
SEC. %. The legislature shall provide for a
enumeration Of inhabitants by law. An appor
tionment Of representatives in the legislatur
shall be provided by law according to popula
ton, as nearly equal as may be.
SEC. "a The legislature shall have no powe
to grant divorces, to change the names of indi
Ividuafs, or direct the sales Of estales belongin
to infants or other persons laboring under lega
disabilities by special legislation but by genera
laws shall confer such power on the courts {
Ijustics.
Sec. 25 Itshall be the duty Of oil civil off
GERS of the State 70 use due, diligence in the Sc
fAet4irg and rendition OF persons held to seryie
Ior lor in this State, either of the States II
3 Territories of the United States; and the legb-
lature shall enact such laws as may be nece;-
sary for the honest and faithful carrying out B
4 this provision of the constitution,
At the tirst election holden under the consi
tuition forlneulbers Of the State Legislature tie
Representative and senatorial districts shall 3e
as follows: ,