The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-06-06
Sec. 8. The Governor shall iggu,

upon ehosen shall hold their seats for
! the unexpired term. m
Sec, 10, No person holding any
civil Office Of profit under this State
or the United States, shall, during his
{ continuance in cffice, be a Senator or
: Representative. isar @
Sec. IL. Bach house shall appoint
Its own officers, and shall judge Of the
| qualifications, returns and election Of
| its own members.
i Sec. IL. The Senate shall choose a
| President pro tempore, to act in the
absence or disability Of the Lieuten,
ant Governor.
Sec. 13, A majority Of each house
shall constitute quorum to do busi-
i ness ; but less number may adjourn
from day to day, and compel the at-
tendance Of absent members, in such
manner and under such penalties as
each houses shall provide.
Sec, Ia, Neither house shall, with
out consent Of the other, adjourn for
more than three days, nor to any
other place than that in which the
two houses shall be sitting,
Sec, 15. Each house may deter
mine rules Of its own proceedings,
lpunish its members for disorderly be.
havior and with the concurrence Of
1.-TWO thirds Of the members present,
Iexpel member; but no member
shall be expelled second time for
the same ofense. They shall each,
from time to time, publish a journal
Of their proceedings, except such
parts as may, in their opinion, require
secrecy, and the yeas and nays on any
question shall be entered on the
Journals at the request Of one-tenth
LOT the members present; Provided,
That the yeas and nays shall al
ways be entered on the journal on the
passage of a bill appropriating
money.
Sec. 16, The doors Of each house
when in session, or in committee Of
the whole, shall be kept open, except
in cases which may require secrecy J,
and each house may punish by fine
and imprisonment any person not q
member, who shall be guilty Of dis
respect to, the house, by any disorder
ly or contemptuous behavior in'their
presence or in any way disturb their
deliberations during the session but
such imprisonment shall not extend
beyond the final adjournment of that
session
Sec. II. No person liable for pub
lie moneys unaccounted for shall be
eligible to a seat in either house Of the
Legislature, or to any office of profit
or trust until he shall have accounted
for and paid over all sums for which
he may have been liable.
Sec. is. No person shall be eligis
BILE to any Office Of profit or trust, nor
shall he be permitted to exercise the
right Of suffrage within this State,
who shall have been convicted Of
bribery, perjury or other infamous
crimes.
Sec, 10, Any person who shall
have been convicted of giving or Of
fering directly Or indirectly, any bribe
to procure his election or appoint
ment, and any person who shall give
or offer any bribe to procure the elec-
tion or appointment Of any person,
Ishall on conviction thereof, be dis
qualified from being an elector, or
holding any Office Of profit or trust
under the laws Of this State.
Sec. 20. Senators and Representa-
tives shall in all cases, except treason,
! felony or breach Of the peace, be
privileged from arrest during the
session of the Legislature, and for
fifteen days before the commencement
land after termination Of each session.
SEC. 81. The members Of the Leg.
islature shall severally receive from
the public treasury compensation for
their services, which may be increased
or diminished but no alteration Of
such compensation of members shall
take effect during the session at which
Iit is made.
SEo. 20. The Legislature shall di-
, rect by law in what courts and in
what manner suits may be brought
against the State.
SEC. %. The Legislature shall moi
have power to pass any bill Of di-
7orce but may prescribe by law the
manner in which cases shall be inves,
J tigated in the courts Of justice, and
divorces granted.
SEQ. "a. Bills may originate in ei,
ther house and be amended or reject.
ed in the other and every bill shal,
/. be read on three different days, il
each house, unless two-thirds Of tht
+ house where the same is pending
shall dispense with the rules anc
J every bill having passed both houses
t shall Be signed by the President o
the Senate and The Speaker Of tho
/ House Of Representatives, il oper
session.
Sec. rs. Every bill which hai
! passed both Houses shall be present
t lea to the Governor Of the State. I
! be approves, he shall sign It, but i
1 he does not approve, he shall returl
) it with his objections, to the hous,
! Lin which itoriginated, shall enter th,
I objections ats large upon Its journal
!, and proceed to consider them. If
: after such reconsideration, two-thirdi
of that house shall agree to pass tht