The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-16
officers, whether county, township, dis

receive, or whose official duty it is or
shall be, 10 collect, receive, hold or pay
out taxes, fines, school money, or any
other money belonging to, or which Il,
or shall be, for the use OF any county,
township, district or municipal corpora
ton, to make annual account aud set
tlement therefor. Such settlement
when made shall be subject 10 e1cep
tons, and take such direction, and have
ouly such force and effect as may be
provided by law; but in any event, such
settlement 10 all cases shal! be recorded,
and b. opeo 10 the examination Of the
people at such place OF places in the
county to which it relates, as may be
appointed by Law.
IS. Bills and resolutions msy oEIsl-
nate in either house, but may be passed,
amended or rejected BY the other
% No bill shall become law until
It has been fully and distinctly read on
three different days in each house
80. No act hereafter passed shall EN-
brace more titan one subject, and that
shall be expressed in the title. But, II
any subject shall! be embraced in an SCI
which is no, so expressed, it shall De
void only a. ID Sd much thereof as shaI!
not Be so expressed, and no law sba-. DC
revived or amended by reference 10 is
title only, but the law revived or the
section ameniei shall be inserted ST.
large in the new act. AID 10 act Of
the Legislature shall take effect until
the expiration OF ninety days after lis
passage, unless, in case Of emergency
(Which emergency shall be expressed IN
The preamble or body OF the act), the
LEGISLATURE shall. by a vote OF two
thirds OF the members elected 10 each
house, otherwise direct.
81. On the passage 0; eTery b.!! 0!
joint resolution the vote shall be taken
By yeas AID NAYS, AMI be catered on the
Journal, and no bill or join; resolution
shall be passed By either house without
the affirmative vote OF q majority o!
the members elected 10 eaca house.
81. Whenever the wor!s a majority
81 The members elected 10 either house
of tie LEGISLATURE OF words OF Ike
imgo.t, are USED in this Constitution,
they shall be construed 10 mean 8 ma
io..;y 0, tie whole aumJe- OF members
20 wa.ca each house is at the tine cir
ii;.ei under the apgortioHmeni o; rep
re-eaiat;on established ty tue provisions
OF tins Constitution.
50. The msm bers OF the Leg stature
-ha.. receive Tor their services Iae sum
u :oa. I)l,a.s per day during the fist
session held unier tins Constitution,
aad tel cents :or each mile trare.ei IN
.o:ngto AMI returning tom the sea; OF
government by the most di.ee. route,
aud thereafter no; exceeding fou. d5.la.s
per day. together with mileage a. the
rate AFORESAID for each mile Travelled by
the most direct route. The Speaker Of
the House ofDr,ega,es shall receive al
ail.lo2a, accusation 0: two to.!a-s
e! day, AMI the PIesiieat, pro tsmp5rs,
OF the Senate shall receive Ike add.
t.oua. compensation Tor each day he
=hal. act IS yrs>.jiug o;ticsr OF the
>eaa;e. No other allowance or enolu
mems directly or Indirectly, than thai
ry t.!s section provided, saa.! be paid
.. made 10 iGe members o: e!tae:
house ;0r any purpose Whatever, exceP'
the sum .. ten dollars per session 70
each member, which shall lie in tai
10. po-:ase, stationery, nev-paIe-s sud
al oiher Incidental expenses AID per
quis;:e-
81 Tae LEGISLATURE shall provide 10y
law :hat the ;ue., stationery and print
log pager 'u:a!-hei tor the Use Of the
Stat, tue copying, p;io;;ng, binding
and d.-;r,Ju;,n: the LAYS and journals,
and a.. other printing ordered by the
legislature. -ha.! De let tv cOct-aci 10
the lowest responsible G.die7, but the
Lee. stature shall tx s maximum Pr.ce,
ami NJ membv! iaeGsoi Q: other othc=r
0. tie SAFE shall oe interested directly
D .ui..ec;.y in such contract. Uui ali
,uch CONTRACTS shall he subject 70 tue
apy:5va, OF ne Governor. and Il lie
j -Apy.5ve the same there sHa.. te
re-.e:I 4. @: the contract in such man
ner a. Ina. te prescribed ty law.
-. The State Of West Virginia sha..
aeve. te male deem iaat in any c)u.:
Of law Or e4utg.
j.. The LEGISLATURE sAa.! have no
power - authorize lotteries Or git en-
terp.>e, Tor any purposes, AMI shall
ya-- lav. 70 yr5hit;; the sale Of lottery
or 1t: enterprise ticke.s 10 this STATE.
81. No law shall lie passed which
shall operate - extend the Term OF anT
public o-:ice. K. his election Q! az
poia:meGt.
$. Any o;f-e- o; tie STATE may be
:mpsacled 10. mal.aimiHis;rat'oD, cor
rltton, i1compe;eacv, neglect OF dUIy,
or auy higa crime or mlsdemeanor
TIE House OF Delegates shall have the
-o,e power o. impeachment: bit 8
majority If all the msmbers elected
must concur therein. AL im2esch-
ments shall De t,!ei by the Senate, aui
when sitting Tor tina. purpose the Sen
ato-s shall b on cab or affirmation 10
DO Justice according 10 law and evidence.
When the Governor Of the State |. tied
the P-e-iirut OF the Slp;eme Court Of
AppeA,s shall preside. NJ person shai.
be convicted wiIhou; tue Concurrence
OF twothiris Of the Senators elected
butild,ement IN such case shall no,
extend further than removal from Office
and disqualification TO hold any Office
o: honor. profit or trust under the gov.
ernment Of the State. The party.
whether convicted or acquitted, shall
nevertheless be liable - prosecution.
,,ial, j1igmen; aud puui-hmeDI sc.
co.,!in: to Law. The Senate may ct
iurins the recess Of the Legislature 70.
the trial Of impeachments
50. Tie Legislature shall never grant