The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-13

toany other place than that in which tho
Legislature d sitting.
= ~ Amajority Of the members, elected
70 each House Of, the Legislature, shall
consl tule aquorum. But q smaller mum.
ibet may adjourn from day 70 day, and
shall be authorized 10 compel the attend,
nnce OIL absent members, as each House
may provide. Each Honse shall deter.
niue the rules Of It's proceedings, and be
the Judge Of the election returns and quail.
fcationS, OF It's own members. The Sen.
ate shall choose, from their own body, q
Speaker. Each House shall appoint It's
own officers, and remove them at pleas
ure. Tho Oldest delegate present, shall
call the House 10 order, ct the opening oil
each new House Of Delegates, and preside
over II, until the Speaker thereof shall
have been chosen, and have taken his
seat The Oldest member OF the Senate
present at the commencement Of each
regular session thereof, shall call the Sen.
ate TO order, and preside over the same
until President OF the Senate shall have
been chosen, and have taken his seat.
%. Each House may punish It's own
members for disorderiy behavior, and
with the concurrence oil two, thirds OF the
members elected thereto, expel a member,
but not twice for the same offence.
20. Each Iouse shall have power to
provide for its own safety, and the undis.
turbed transaction Of It's business, and
may punish, by imprisonment, any person
mot member, for disrespectful behavior
In It's presence; for obstructing any OF It's
proceedings, or any oil It's officers In the
discharge Of his duties, or for any assault;
threat, or abuse Ola member, for words
spoken In debate. But such imprisonment
shall not extend beyond the termination
OF the session, and shall not prevent the
punishment Of any offence, by the ordin.
AIRY course Of law.
81. Laws shall be enacted and enforced,
by suitable provisions and penalties, re.
quhing sherifFs, and all other officers,
whether State, county, district or munich,
pal, who shall collect or receive, or whose
official duty 1t Is, or shallbe, TO collect,
receive, hold, or pay out any money be,
longing to, or which Is, or shall be, for
the use ofthe State or OF any county, dis.
trict, or municipal corporation, 10 make
annual account and settlement therefor.
Such settlement, when made, shall be
subject to exceptions, and take such direc.
ton, and have only such force and effect,
as may be provided by law; but IN all
cases, such settlement shall be recorded,
and be open TO the examination of the
people OF such convient place or places as
may be appointed bylaw. ..
i %, Bills and resolutions may originate
in either House, but may be passed
amended or rejected by the other. N
%. No bill shall become law until Il
has been fully and distinctly read, on
three different days Ia each House, unless
In case ofnrgency, by vote OF four.fifths
OF the members present, taken by yeas
and nays, on each bill, this rule be dis.
pensed with: Provided, Ia all cases, that
an eugrossed bill shall be fully and dis.
tinctly read In each House.
1. 3D. No act hereafter passed, shall EN-,
brace more than one object and that shall
be expressed in the title. But II any OBJ,
ject shall be embraced in an act, which
Is not SC, expressed, the act shall be void
only as to so much thereof, as shall not be
so expressed, and no law shall be revived
or amended, by reference 10 its title only;
but the law revived, or the section amend.
cd, shall be inserted Of large, in the new
act. And no act Of the Legislature, shall
take effect, except at the first session I'm.
der this Constitution until the expiration
OF ninety days alter its passage, unless
the Legislature shall, by vote Of two,
thirds Of the members elected TO each
House, taken by yeas and nays, otherwise
direct, ~
81. When bill or joint resolution, pass.
cd by one House, shall DO amended by
the other, the question on agreeing TO the
bill, or joint resolution, as amended, shall
he again voted on, by yeas and nays, In
the House by which II was originally
passed, and the result entered upon theiI
journal; in all such cases, the affirmative
vote Of a majority OF all the members
elected to such House shall be necessary
| 80. Whenever the words, "a majority
of the members elected to either House Of
the legislature or words OF like import
are used in this Constitution, they shallbe
construed TO mean q majority Of the
whole number oil members TO which each
House Is, at the time, entitled, under the
apportionment of representation, estab,
llshed by the provisions Of this Constitu
ton.
SO. The members of the Legislature
shall receive for their services, The sum Of
four dollars per day, and ten cents Tor
each mile travelled in going to, aud re.
turning from, the scat OF government, by
the most direct route. The Speaker Of
the House Of Delegates, and the President
Of the Senate, shall each receive an add.
tonal compensation Of two dollars per
day for each day they shall act as presid.
| ing officers. No other allowances or
emoluments, directly or indirectly, than
that by this section provided, shall be
made or paid to the members OF either
House forpostagc, stationery, newspapers,
or any other purpose whatever.
IA. The Legislature shall provide BY
law, that the fuel. stationery aud printing
paper, furnished for the use Of the State;
the copying, printing, binding and distrib'
utlng the laws and Journals; and all other
printing ordered by the Legislature, shall
be let By contract 70 the lowest responsi.
BILE bidder, bidding under maximum
price to be fixed by the Legislature; and no
member or officer thereof, or officer OF the
State, shall be interested, directly or in.
directly, In such contract, but all such
contracts shall be subject 10 the approval
ofthe Governor, and in case Of his dis
approval Of any such contract, there shall
DO re-letting Of the same in such manner
as may be prescribed by law. i31IA
80. The State OF West Virginia shall
never be made defendant in any court Of
law or equity. ..lla 80 49,
SO. The Legislature shall have no power
to authorize lotteries or gift enterprises,
for any purpose, and shall pass laws tn