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


And the number Of members Of which
each House Of tho Legislature is to con.
sist, shall thereafter be increased, BY
the representation assigned to such ad-
ditiOnal territory,
12. No person shall be Senator or
Delegate who has not for one year next
preceding his election, been resident
within the district or county from which
he is elected and il a Senator or Del
egatc remove from tho district, or
county, for which be was elected, bis
seat shall be thereby vacated.
10, Ne person holding lucrative
Office under this State, the United
States, or any foreign government; no
member tf Congress; no person who is
a salaried officer Of any railroad CON.
pnny, or who is sheriff, constable, or
clerk Of any court of record shall be
eligible to q seat in the Legislature.
II. No person who has been, or
hereafter shall be convicted Of bribery.
perjury, or other infamous crime, shall
DO eligible to a seat in the Legislature.
No person who may have collected, or
been entrusted with public money,
whether State, county, township, dis.
triCt, or other municipal Organization,
shall DO eligible to the Legislature, or
10 any Office Of honor. trust or profit in
this State, until he shall have duly &c.
counted for, and paid over such money
according to law.
10. No Senator or Delegate, during
the term for which 10 shall have been
elected, shall be elected or appointed
to any civil Office Of profit under this
State, which has been created, or the
emolumCnts Of which have been in
creased during such term, except Offices
to DO filled by election by the people,
Nor shall any member of the Legisls.
ture be interested, directly or indirect.
", in any contract with the State, or
any county thereof. authorized by any
law passed dnring the term for which
be shall have been elected.
10. Members of the Legislature, be.
fore they enter upon their duties, shall
take and subscribe the following oath
or affirmation: II do sulelnly swear
or (afirm, that will support ID. Con.
sti,u,ion Of the United Statos, and the
Constitution Of tho State Of West Viz.
GINA, and faithfully discharge the du.
ties Of Senator Tor Delegate according
to the best Of my ability; and they
shall also take this further oath, to.wit.
II will not accept or receive directly
or indirectly, any money or other val.
liable thing, from any corporation, com.
pany or person, for aby vote or iuflu.
cnce / may give or Withhold AS Senator
Tor Delegate) on any bill, resolution or
appropriation, or for any act I may do
or perform as Senator Tor Delegate. "
These oaths shall be administered 10
the hall Of the house to which the mem.
Der is elected by a Judge Of the Su-
preme Court of Appeals, or ofa Circuit
Court, or by any other person author.
lied by law to administer an oath; and
the Secretary Estate shall record and
Gle said oaths subscribed by each
member; and no other oath or dcclara.
ton shall be required as qualification
Any member who shall refuse to take
the oath herein prescribed shall forfeit
his seat, and any member who shall be
convicted Of having violated the oath
las. above required to DO taken, shall
forfeit bis seat, and be disqualified
thereafter from holding any Office Of
profit or trust in this State.
II. Members Of the Legislature
shall, in all cases. except treason, felony,
and breach Ofthc peace, be privileged
from arrest during the session. and for
ten days before and after the same; and
for words spoken in debate, or any re.
port, motion or proposition. made in
either House, a member shall not DO
Questioned in any other place.
IS. The Legislature shall assemble
at the seat of government bicnuially,
and not oitcner, unless convened by tho
Governor. Tho FIRST session Of the
Legislature, after the adoption Of this
Constitution, shall commence on the
third Tuesday ofNovembcr. and there.
after, the regular biennial session Of
the Legislature shall commence On the
second Wednesday in January, 1875,
and every two years thereafter, on tho
same day.
10, Tie Governor may convene tho
Legislature by proclamation whenever,
in his opinion, the public safety or
welfare shull.requirs it. 1t shall b, his
duty 10 convene II on application, in
writing, Of thrCo.tifhs Of the embors
elected to each House.
20. The sea, of government shall be
At Charleston, until Othcrwis, provided
By Law.
81. Tbs governor may convene the
Legislature at another pl,ce, when, in
bic opinion, they cannot safely assemble
at The seat Of government; aud the
Legislature may, when in session. sd-
journ 20 ssmc ether place, when in their
opinion, the public ,rfs,y or welfare,
or the safety Of the members, or their
health shall require it.
%. No session Of ,he Legislature,
after tho first, shall continue longer
than iorty.fvs days, without the cSu.
curreucO Of two.thirds Of the members