The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-05-30

upon chosen shall hold their seats for
the unexpired term.
Sec 10. No person holding any
| civil Office Of profit under this State
or the United States, shall, during his
continuance ID cflice, be Senator or
Representative. Q"
Sec. IL. Each house shall appoint
its own officers, and shall judge Of the
qualifications, returns and election Of
its own members.
Sec. 12 The Senate shall choose
President pro tempore, to act in the
absenne or disability Of the Lieuten,
ant Governor.
Sec. 13. A majority Of each house
shall constitute a quorum to do busi-
ness but less number may adjourn
from day to day, and compel the at4
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,
punish its members for disorderly be-
havior; and with the concurrence of
two thirds Of the members present,
expel a member; but no member
shall be expelled a second time for
the same oAense. 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
of the members present; Provided,
That the yeas and nays shall al,
ways be entered on the journal on the
passage of bill appropriating
money. ~ '.A
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 /,
and each house may punish by fine
and Imprisonment any person not a
member, who shall be guilty of dis
respect to the house, by any disorder
lly 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 pubs
lie moneys unaccounted for shall be
leligible to a seat in either house of the
! Legislature, or to any Office of profit
or trust until he shall have accounted
i, for and paid over all sums for which
he may have been lab lie.
Sec. 18. No person shall be eligi-
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. ..a#
Sec. 19. 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 eleo'
: ton or appointment of any person
, shall on conviction thereof, be dis
: qualified from being an eleotor, OF
holding any Office Of profit or trus
under the laws Of this State.
Sec. 20. Senators and Representa-
tives shall in all cases, except treason
f felony or breach Of the peace, b,
!. privileged from arrest during tn
!. session Of the Legislature, and 70
fifteen days before the commencement
/. and after termination Of each session
e SEC. 81, The members of the Leg
Q islature shall severally receive fror
the public treasury compensation 70
their services, which may be increase
|, or diminished but no alteration :
s such compensation Of members sha'
II take effect during the session at whic
/ it is made.
n SEC. 20. The Legislature shall d
lie rect by law in what courts and j
what manner suits may be brougE
of against the State.
ir SEC. 20. The Legislature shall NJ
lie have power to pass any bill of d
vorce; but may prescribe by law th
a. manner in which cases shall be inve
,e tigated in the courts Of justice, an
ii divorces granted. @
le SEC. "a. Bills may originate in Q
OF ther house and be amended or rejeo
s. ed in the other and every bill sha
It. be read on three different days,
III each house, unless two-thirds of Il
ry house where the same is pendin
a. shall dispense with the rules; al
he every bill having passed both house
at shall be signed by the President
ed the Senate and the Speaker Of &
BY House Of Representatives, in op'
session. sds
i'll Sec. 25. Every bill which h
I'D passed both Houses shall be, prese1
rst ed to the Governor Of the State
in he approves, he shall sign it, but
nd he does not approve, he shall retu
les 1t with his objections, to the hou
he Iin which it originated, shall enter t
sst objections az large upon its iourn