The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-01


Ity, towhshipor municipal shall be 'eligi.
bic TO the Legislature, or to any office o.
honor, trust or profit in this State until
be shall have duly accounted for and paid
. over such money according toiaw.
10. No Senator or Delegate during the
term for which he shall have been elect,
ed, shall be elected or appointed 10 any
civil Office otproat under This State, which
has been created, or the emoluments Of
which have been increased during such
term, except offices TO be filled by election
by the people. Nor shall any member Of
the Legislature be interested directly or
indirectly, In any contract with the State
or any county thereof; authorized by any
law passed during theterm for which lie
shall have been elected. A~4
IL. Members Of the Legislature, before
they enter upon Their official dlt q, ANAL
take and subscribe tfie followingmUd thaOf
Affirmation; 81 do splemnly swear tE
AFFIRM that ] will sappor The Constitl-
ton Of the United Stat6s and the Donstil
tuition Of the Statebjtt West VffSinisi ? and
viii faithfully discli ne dIitiess 81 sen.
ator Tor Delegate ccordtng aothe best Of
my ability and tfst lffsye h0s cepted
since my elecii " SenA} -pl ID etIte,
and will not accept or feceiVH 5iirectfe or
indirectly, any money Or 1oJliet valuable
thing, from any corpoEati9li company Or
person, for any vote! or intiuHnee l may
give or withhold, on any 2bill, fesolution
or appropriation, or for any Official act"
This oath shall be administered by q
| InIun IF tho 2Vnna,,Aa Nn,,nk ~ .,nn,I, -
Circuit Court, a NotasS Public or Justice
Of the Peace, in the hall sot the House to
which the member is elected, rand .Fthe
Secretary OF State shall record and 4fle the
oath submitted by each member. Any
member who shah feiube to take HE oath
herein prescribed STALL forfeit Ills lbilice,,
and any member who shall be convicted
by court Of competent jurisdicli6h lbf
having sworn iSlselY 80, or violating said
oath, shah forfeitRs Office, and DE Ids
qualified thereafter sfrpm holding liany
office Of profit or trust IN this State. \ = =.
II. Members ofthe Legislature shah, In
all cases, except treason, felony and breach
Of the peace, bepttffiee led from arrest
during the session. and 81, fenTdays be-
fore aud alter the Same md for words
spoken IN debate, or dny report motion
or proposition, made in either House, a
member shall not be questioned in any
other place.. ~. .syaa. 5l- a.
10. The Legislature shall assemble at
the seat Of government biennially, and
not oitener, unless convened by the Gov
ernor. The regular sessions OF the Legs.
lature, alter the adoption oil this Constiltl3
ton, shall commence on the Tuesday NJ:
ter tue first Monday in January, =. IN -
10. The Governor may convene the
Legislature by proc ana Ion whenever, in
his opinion, the public tSets or welfare
shall require il. 1t shah 5e tis. duty 10
Iconvene.it on application, In writing Of
three fllths Of the members elected 70 each
House. .rT-TrT,
20. The seat OF government shall be at
Charleston until otherwise provided by
law. 1-saaa a.l lsE
81. The Governor may convene the
Legislature at another place, when Id
his opinion, they cannot safely Ensemble
at the seat Of government, andIaaI fgis.
laLurC may, when fnisessibn, adjourn 10.
some other place when, in their ohiiims
the public safety or welfare, grsaielY 10,
the members, or their health require IL
%. No session Of the LegiBla ture, aftef
the first shall continue longer than foFtyz
five days, without the concurrence of two
thirds Of the members elected Id each
House. 30 zs g
90. Neither House. during the session,
shall adjourn for more than three days.
without the consent Of; the other:TrNoE
shall either, without such consent, adj
journ to any other place Than that ID.
which the Legislature issittings
"a. A majority Of the members elected
10 each House Of the Legislature, shall
constitute quorum. But a smaller mum.
Dor may adjourn from day 10 day, and
shall be authorized.to compel the attend.
ance of absent members as each House
may provide. Each House shall deter:
mine the rule of its proceedings, and be
the judge Of the election, returns and
qualifications Of its own members. THE
Senate shall choose from their ownSbody
President, and the House OF Delegates
one of their own number as Speaker.
Each branch shall appoint its own officers
and remove them at pleasure. r sIST The Old
est delegate present shal call the House
tOorler, at the opening of each House OF
Delegates and preside over, 1t until the
Speaker thereof shall have been chosen
and shall have. taken his scat, The Oldest
member ofthe Senate resent at the CON-
mencement OF each regular session, shall
calkthe Senate to oFder=aHa preside over.
the same until president Of the Senate
shall have been chosen and shalf have
taken his seat.
20. Each House may punish it's own
members for disorder dbehavier, and
with the concurrence offtRo.thirds Of the
members elected thereto, expel a mem.
Der, but not second time for the same
ofence,S II 90 D.A.A (.
necessary 10 provide for lis own safety,
and the undisturbed transaction OF its
business, and may punish by imprison:
ment any person not member, for disre-
spectful, behavior in its presence, ohStruct=,
ing aly,of it's proceedings or any Of III
offlcefsih the discharge Of his duties, Or
for any assault, threstenipger abuse of q
member for words spo "a debate. But
such Imprisonment hal hds extend be-
You'd the termination d die session, and
shall not prevent the aRi ment Of any
otiense by the ordina Sc Of law.
81. Laws shall he md enforced,
by suitable prOyis and: penalties,
requiring sheriff ptlef officers,
whether State, eotn avn district,
or municipal; who D col o receive,
or whose official gu Ia b Or shan be, to
collect, receive, held Dc psy out any
money belonging 70 or which is, or shall
be, for tie .rse !oE the State, any county,
township, district, or municipal corpora.