The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-11-19

moneys, brlpe;y, perjury or other IN
famous crime, snail he eligible to the
General Assembly, or capable of
holding any Office Of trust or profit
in this Commonwealth.
/ Sec. 8. The members of the Gen
eral Assembly shall receive such sal
AIRY and mileage for regular and
special sessions as shall be fixed by
law aud no other compensation what
ever, whether for service upon com
mlttee or otherwise. No member of
either house shall, during the term for
which he may have been elected, re-
ceivc any increase of salary, or mile
"ge, dDierany law passed during such
term.
sec. 3. The Senate shall, at the
ht:rMairT and c,ose Of each regular
session. :nj at such other times as
,nay - necessary, elect one of its
II .n,aTs president pro tenn. who
,";.:. perform t'e duties Of lie Lieu
tenant Governor, in any case Of alb
seucc TT disability Of tUat officer. and
whenever The said Office of Licuten-
ant Governor shall be vacaut. the
House Of Representatives shall elect
one of its members rs Speaker.
Eacn mouse shall choose its other
officers, and small Judge Of the election
sn.i qualifications Of It's members.
Sec. ~. \ majority Of each house
stall constitute quorum, but a
: Smaller number may adjourn from
day to day and compel the attendance
Of yh>~nt mrmhcss
Sc. i. Each house SHALL have
power t. determine tne rules of IT,
proceedings and punish It's members
q ether persons for conleinp; OF dis
oricTiy behavior il il, presence, to
enforce obedience 10 It's process. IL
protect it, members against violence
/ ~ Offers ~ brihgs or private -oiicit;.-
,ion. ans with tue concurrence Of
twr-lhiiois, 20 cXpel member, bat
not . second time for the sa.se cause,
ana shall have all other powers nee
essafy for the legislature Of a free
Ntste. 4 member expelled tor cor
guptlon snail not thereafter be chg-
j1le 90 either house, and punishment
frr contempt or disoricriy behavior
s@au not bar az indictment for the
SAINT offence.
Sec. L Each .ous, small keep
jru.rG IF its proceedings and from
TINE 10 si5ue puhiI-0 tba ,,;jm., eX-
c"r5 ue. parts as rcqu,r, storycr,
'I1 .. .=a- .aaa u@tS II rh4 n IA
og.- - any Ii,@Gin" 7l.s:., at lue He-
sire ii any so &! s'icm, ba entered
on t.,I jon;nai.
Sec Is. Tac ees.ious of each i,uusc
and OF committees OF the who1c snail
;e open, unless wn,n ;uc business i
such as ought to b: krpC ,ccrr5.
Sec. /. NeitEHr "ouSe s!rali, with
out the consent Of the otuer, aiJou:n
for more than three days, nor TO any
other plAce than that in which tire
two houses shall be sitting.
Sec. Is. The members Of the Gen
eral Assembly shall in all cases, ex-
cept treason, felony, violation of
their oath of office, and breach or
surety OF the peace, be privileged
from arrest during ther attendance
at the sessions Of their respective
houses, and in going to and return
ing from the same; and f0rany speech
or debate in either house, they shall
not be questioned at any other place.
Sec. Is. The State shall be diyid-
ed into fifty Senatorial districts Of
compact and contiguous territory, as
nearly equal i'll population as may
be, and each district sball be entitled
to elect one Senator. Each county
containing one or more ratios Of
population shall be entitled to one
Senator for each ratio. and TO an adj
ditiOnal Senator for surplus of pop
uIation exceeding three-ffths of a ra-
arate district unless it stall contain
fUur-ffthS of a ratio, except where
the adjoining counties are each enti-
tied to one or more Senators, when
such county may be assigned a Sen
atOr on less than four-ffths, and eX-
ceeding one-half Of a ratio, and no
county shall be divided unless emit
tied to two or more Senators. No
city or county shall be entitled to
separate representation exceeding
one-sixth Of the whole number of
Senator's. No ward, borough or
township shall be divided in the for
nation Of a district. The Senatorial
ratio shall be ascertained by diyid-
ing the whole population Of the
State by the number fifty.
Sec.l7. The members ofthe House
OF Representatives shall be appoint
ed among the several counties, on a
ratio obtained by dividing the popu-
lation Of the State rs ascertained by
the most recent United States census
10y two hundred. Every county con-
tanning less than five ratios shall
have one representative for every full
ratio, and an additional representa-
tive when the surplus exceeds half
ratio; but each county shall have at
least one representative. Every
county containing five ratios or more
shall have one representative for
every full ratio. Every city contain
ing population equal to ratio
shall eject separately its proportion
g. A 70,