The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-04-22

members LOT ulHOIueTly pehaNlor, hnu
with the concurrence Of tWo.thirds o.
the members elected thereto, c1pel q
member, but not twice for the same Of.
fence.
20. Each House shall have power tc
provide for its own safety, and tue un.
disturbed transaction Of its business, and
may punish, by Imprisonment, any
person not member, for disrespectful
behaviour in its presence; for Obstruct
ing any Of its proceedings, or any o.
its officers in the discharge Of his du.
ties, or for any assault, threat, or abuse
Of a member, for words spoken in de-
bate. But such Imprisonment shall
not extend beyond the termination o.
the session, and shall not prevent The
punishment Of any offence, by the or
binary course Of law.
81. Laws shall DO enacted aud en-,
forced, by suitable provisions and pen
allies, requiring Sheriifs, and oil Other
officers. whether State, county, district
or municipal, who shall COLLECT or re.
eeive. or whose official duty It is, or
shall be, to collect. receive, bold, or
pay out any money belonging to, 81
which is. or shall DO, for the use of The
State or Of any county, district, or mu.
nicipal corporation, to make annual ac.
count or settlement therefor Such
settlement, when made, shall be subject
to exceptions, and take such direction
and have only such force and effect a,
may be provided by law, but in al
cases, such settlement shall be recorded
aud DO open to the examination Of The
people at such convenient place OF
places as may DO appointed by law.
%. Bills and resolutions may origi.
nate in either House. but may be passed
amended or rejected by tho other.
%. No bill shall become law unit
il has been fully and distinctly read on
three different days in each House, 10,
less, in case Of urgency, by a vote o.
four.hfths ofthe members present, taken
by yeas aud nays, on each bill, thit
rule be dispensed with: PrOri,lcl. il
all cases, that on Ongrs@ed bill shall b.
fully and distinctly rCadin each House
80. No act hereafter passed, shall
embrace moro than one object ind thai
shall be expressed in the title. Butt il
any object shall be embraced in an act
which is not SO expressed, The act shall
be void only MS to 40 much thereof, al
shall not be so expressed, aud no Law
shall be revived, or amended, by ref
orcncc to its title only /; but the law re-
vivcd, or the section amended, shall b,
inserted at large in the now act. AnG
no act ofthe Legislature, except at ii
frSt session under this Constitution
shall take effect until tho expiration 0
ninety days after its passage, unless th,
iS;sJ. If ,So n,"mh,s 0,a,, hUs' u .~ !,
House, taken by yeas and nays, other,
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r,s..d y, | Ono uOn.o ~ ,}oiI I !. ,VsU,as' s
by the other, the question on agreeing
to the bill, or joint resolution, as
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cnsss Tho sfT;rmo,;yS yn,a ~ ~ ra a 'I,s
If a, Tho msmbcr, V SIoo,o ! W. ~ . VI, Y
Honss shnll he nscrs.,rr ''O 'uVH
70. Whenever Tho word, e, r, =.
ioritv Of Tho mombsrs ., S ), .;, Iha,
| Honso If Tho l,sgisI.tnrs " ~ W wo uao =,
like in,port, are rtS ssod in tb;s con.t;,u u.
lion. tlcy sbnll bo construed N mo"r ,
majority oflhe whole number Of mem.
bcfs 10 which each House L. Al ,br
timo, entitled under the nppsrtiopmep n,
oil representation, established BY tho
provisions Of this Constitution.
80. The members Of the Legislature
shall receive for their services. The sum
Of four dollars per day, and ton cents
for each milo travelled in going to, and
returning from the scat Of government,
by tho most direct route. The speaker
Of the House Of Delegates and The
president Of the Senate, shall each re.
ceive an additional compensation of,wo
dollars per day for each dav they shall
act as presiding officers. No other al.
lowancc or Condiments, directly or in.
directly, than that by this section pro.
yidCd, shall DO made or paid to the
members Of either House for postage
stationery, newspapers, or any other