Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-07-09

COMMONWEALTH snail De vested IN G"ner.
al Assembly, which shall consist of Sen
ate and House OF Delegates.
Sec. 2. The House Of Delegates shall be
cleo ed biennally by the voters ofthe sever
al cities and counties on the Tuesd,y sue
ceedirg the first NJ Inday in November.
QUALIFICATIONS uF SENATOR'S AND DELEGATES.
SIC. 8. Any person may be ted Sem
ator who, at the time OF electi n, is actu.
ally Resident within The district, ard quail
fled to vote for memb rs Of lac General
Assembly according Ia this Constitution
aud any person may be elected member
OF the House of Delegates WHO, at Tho
time of election, is actually res dent WITH
in the coun'y, city, town or election district,
qualified to Vote for members 4 the Gentr-
al Assembly according to this Con,titution;
the reroval Of any person elected to either
branch Of the General Assembly from the
city, county, town OF district for which he
was elected, shall vacate his office.
POwERs AND DUTIES OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-.
BLY,.
Sec. G. The General Assembly shall meet
annually, aud not oftener, unless convened
by the Governor In the manner prescribed
in this Constitution. No session of the
General Assembly, after the first under
| this Cor sitution, shall continue longer than
ninety days, without the concurrence OF
| three .tifhs OF the members ell, Q | TO each
| House; in which case, the sess' on may be
| extended for q further period, not exceed
ing thirty days. Neither House, during
the session Of the General Assembly
shall, without the consent of the other
adjourn for more than three days, M
TO any other place than that in
Nhich the twh Houses shall b. slit n Z
| A ,msjnty If the members elected t.
each House stall constitute quorum t.
do business, buJ a smaller number may al
joarn from DAY TO day, and sail have pow
| or to compel the attendance OF absent mem
bers, in such manner and On Ter such pen
atty as each House lBay pres fle.
Sec. 7, Toe House OF 'Dsle satos shall
choose its own Speaker, al a in he absenc'
of tho Leutenant- Governor, OF whCn h
shalt exercise the office OF Governor, th'
Senate shall choose, nom their own body
President pro tmpore; aud each II 1us'
shall appoint It's own , III iers, settle It's owl
rules OF proceeding, and dii ect writs O
ei, q. ion for supply ing intermediate vacAn
cles ; but IL vacancies shall 20 ar duiln
the recess Of the General Assemble, sue
writs may TO issue by The q vernon, un
der such regulation AS may be pres HE
by laE. Zach House shall judge Of th
election, qualification and reiuros Of II
mem beI S, may punish them for disorderl
behavior, aud, with the concurrence Of two
thirds, expel a member.
Sc. 3. The members &C the General Al
spmbly shall receive for their services
compensation to be ascert aineA by law, an
paid out OF the public treasury, but no ~
Incl easing such compensation shall tai
. effect until after the end Of the term Il
! which the members of The House OF Deli
gates voting thereon were elected aud !
D Senator or Delegate, during the term !
. which he shall have been elected, shall
appointed 10 any civil Office Of profit und
. the Common ealIh, which has been Teate
or the emoluments OF which have been
. creased, during such term, except ofAc
alled by elections by the people.
u See. o. Bills and res0lu Ions may oril
0 nate In either Of the two Houses OF I
o General Assembly, 10 DO approved or 7
d ieeted by either, aud may be amended
d either House, with the consent Of the 9TH
u See. 10. Each House Of the General A
sembly shall keep a journal OF lis pl
N eeedings, which shall DO published ir,
: tine 70 time, aud tho yeas aud nays Of {
q memb,Ts of either House, on any questi,
shall, at the desire Of One-Afth Of Tho
y present, DO entered on the Journal.
"a bill shall become a law until u has he
o. read On three different days Of The sessi
J, in the House In which II Or'ginated, mil
"a twe-thirds OF the members in that Hot
~ shall otherwise determine.
, Sec. II. The members Of the Gene
70 Assent ly shall, In all ea'es except tress