Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1873-11-19

second year. Their term OF service shall De-
gin on the first day of December next after
their election. Whenever vacancy shall
occur in either House. the presiding Oiucer
thereof snail issue a writ OF election 10
NIL such vacancy for the remainder OF the
term.
Sec. 3. Senators shall be elected for the
term of four years and Representatives for
the term OF two years.
at twelve O'Clock noon, on lae FIRST Tuesday
Of January every second year, ana al other
times when convened by the Governor, but
shall hold no adjourned annual session siter
the year one thousand eight hundred and
sex ent y-eight. In ease Of "a vacancy IN The
Office Of th. United states Senator from this
Cuinmon"ea'.i., IN recess be.werh So s.'
siou-, the Governor shall convene The two
houses by proclamation on notice not ex-
cceding sixty days 10 MI the same.
Sec. }. SENATORS snail be a. least twenty
five years of age, and Representatives tvcn-
Iy-one years OF age They shall EAve bet II
citizens and inhabitants OF the state four
years. and Inhabitants OF their respective
districts one year next before their election
tuniess absent on the public business Of the
United States or this state. ana shall reside
in their respective districts during thefr
terms of service
sec. s. No senator or Representative shall,
during the time for which he shall have
been elected. be appointed TO any civil Once
under This Commonwealth, ana no inefniS-r
of Congress or other per.on holding any
Office except of attorney -at-law or Ia the
militia under the United States Of this Com
nIunSeaith shall be member of either
house during his continuance in Office.
SEC = No person hereafter convicted of
! -mbezIleincnt Of public moneys. bribeTy,
| perjury or other Infamous crime. shall b-
eligible 10 the General Assembly, or abinie
/ of holding any Office Of trust or pront Ia
! this Commonwealth
/ Sec. 5. The members Of the General Assem-
| bly, shall receive such salary ana mileage for
/ regular and special sessions as shall be- nxed
by law. and no other compensation wnat-
| ever, whether for service upon committee
! or otherwise. No member of either house
/ shall, during the term for which he may
have been elected, receive any increase OF
salary, or mileage, under any law passed
| during such term
/ sec =. The senate shall. a; the beginn.nr
and close OF each regular session, and ri such
! other times As may be necessary, elect one
| Of its members president pro teinpore, " ho
! shall perform the duties Of the Liert-nan'
| Governor in any case Of absence or dl>lSbll'
! ity OF that officer: and whenever the said
| Office OF Lieutenant Governor snail D- Va,
cant. The House Of Representatives. sinai
elect one of Its members as speaker. Eacl
house shall choose its other officers, and
| shall Judge Of the election and qualifications
! Of its members.
Sec, 10. majority ol each House siiHi 'i,s,i.
constitute quorum, but a smaller nalEb
| may adjourn from day II day. and compe
the attendance OF absent members.
/ Sec. IL. Each house shall have power Il
determine The rules of its proceedings and
punish its members or other persons fer cen
tempt or disorleriy behavior IN It's pres
l ence, to enforce ohedicncs. Ia lis process u
! protect its members agAlnSt violence, or oi
irrs Of bribcs or private solicitation, ant
| with the cOncurreBV Of two-thirds. TO eN
pei a member, but nS q second time for th'
same cause, and shall have all other pow
ers necessary for the legislature OF a fre'
State. 4 member expelled for corruption
| shall not thereafter bc eligible to eithel
house. and punishment for contempt or dis
| orderly behavior shall not bar an indict
meni for the same offense.
Sec. IL. Each house shall keep journal .
its proceedings and from time to time pub
liSh the same, except such parts as requir'
secrecy and the yeas and nays Of the mem
bers on any question shall, at the desire o
any two of them. he entered ON the journal
| Sec. l3. The sessions Of each house and %
committees OF the whole shall be open
unless when the business Is such as ouSh
10 be kept secret.
Sec. a. Neither house shall, without tn
consent Of the other, adjourn for more thar
three days, nor TO any other place than tina
in which the two houses shall be sitting.
Sec. Is. The members OF the General As
I Scmbly shall In all cases, except treason
Z felony. violation of their oath of Office. ant
I and "A breach or surety Of the peace, be priv
ilcged from arrest during their attendance
at the sessions of their respective houses
and in going TO and returning from th'
| same and for any speech or DEBATE in eth
er house, they shall not be questioned in an,
1 other place
I nifty Senatorial districts of compact and con
tiguOus territory, us nearly equal in popula
tipn as mny be, and each district shall bc en-
titled to eject one Senator Each county
containing one or more ratios Of population
| shall be entitled TO one senator for caci
! RATIO and To an additional Senator for n sur
plus OF pOpuletion exceeding three-hiths o
! a ratio; but no county shall form a separate
I district unless IL shall contain four-fiiihS o
a ratio. except where the adjoining countie=
are each entitled To one or more senators
when such county may toe assigned a. Sena
tor on less than four-iifths, and exceeding
one-half of a ratio, :i?d no county shall h
! divided unless entitled To Two or more Scna
tors. No city or county shall be entitled 4
| separate representation exceeding one->iNti
OF the whole number of Senators. No ward
borough, or township shall he divided in tn
formation OF district Ihc senatorial rati'
shall be ascertaincd by dividing the who'll
population of the State by the numbe
ty.
Sec. Il, The members of the House q
! Representatives shall he appointed amoni
the several counties. on a rsiiiO obtained D!
dividing the population Of the State as as
certalncd by the most recent United State
census 10y two hundred Every county con
tanning less than FIVE ratios shall have on
| representative for every full ratio, and M
additional representative when the surpiu
exceeds half a ratio; but each county shal
have at least one representative. Ever
county containing five ratics or more sinai
have one representative for every full ratio
Every city containing population equal Il
y ratio shall elect separately its proportion
Of the representatives allotted TO the count,
in which IL l. located. Every city entitle,
TO more than four representatives, and ever,
county having over one hundred thOusant
| inhabitants, shall be divided into district
Of compact and contiguous territory, eaci
district 10 elect its proportion of representa-
tiyes according TO its population, but III
district shall elect more than four repre-
sentatives.
Sec. IS The General Assembly at its frs
session after the adoption of this constltu
tion. and Immediately after each Unitet
States decennial census, shall apportion tn
stale into Senatorial! and Representative
districts agreeab!y to the provisions of IN,
two next preceding sections.