Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1873-11-26

SEC. 10. A majority of each House shall con
s'itute quorum, but a smaller numb Der NAV adj.
Journ from day to day, and compel tho attend
ance OF absent members.
SEC. IL. Each house shall have power 10 deter.
mine tho rules Of Its proceedings and punish its
mcmbers or other persons for contempt or disor
deriy behavior In its presence, to enforce obedi
ence to Its process, to protect its members agains
violence, or offors of bribes or private solicitation
and with the concurrence Of two-thirds, to erpe
member, but not second time for the same
cause, and shall have all other powers necessar ?,
Tor the legislature OF free State. A member
expelled for corruption shall not thereafter b,
eligible to eithe- house, and punishment TO con
tempt or disordcrly behavior shall net bar an in
dictmert for the same ofense
SEC IL. Each house shall keep journal Of III
proceedings and from time to time publish tn,
Same, except such parts as require secrecy, ant
the yeas and nays of tho members on any ques
sion shall, at the desire Of any two Of them b,
entered on the Journal M
SEC. l3 The sessions Of each house and Of com
mittees of tho whole shall be open, unless wheI
the business Ia such as ought to bo kept secret
SEC IA. Neither house shall, without the con
sent Of the other adj lurn for moro than thrr,
days, nor to any other place than that in which
the two houses shall bo sitting.
SEC. ID. The members Of the General Assem- bl,
shall in all casos, except treason, felony viola
tion Of their oath Of Office, and breach or surety
the peace, be privileged frem arrest during thei
attendance at the sessions Of their respectiy,
houses, and in going to and returning from tn,
same; and for any speech or dabate in ei,hc
house, they shall not be questioned in my othei
place
SEC. is Tie State shall be divided Into fifty
Senatorial districts of compact and contiguous
be- and each district shall be entitled to elect one
Senator. Each county containing one or more
ratios of population shall be entitled to ono Sen
ator for each ratio, and to nm additional Senator
for surplus OF population exceeding three hfths
Of aratio; but no county shall form separate
district unless II shall contain four-hfths of 4
ratio. except whero the adjoining counties are
each entitled to one or more Senator's, whom such
county may be assigned Senator On less than
four.ffths and exceeding one-haf Of q ratio and
no county shall be divided unless entitled to two
or more Senators. No city or county shall DO on.
titled to separate representation exceeding one.
sixth OF the whole number OF Senators. No ward
borough, or township shall be divided In the
formation of a district. The Senatorial ratio
shall be ascertained by dividing the whole pop.
ulaton Of the State by tho number fifty
sEo II. The members Of tho House of Repre-.
rentstives shall be apportioned among the sove.
raj counties on a ratio obtained by dividing th Q
population of tho state as ascertained by the
most recent United States census by two hund red.
Every county containing less than FIVE ratios
and an additional representative when the sur
plus exceeds half ratio; but each county shall
have at least ono representative Every count v
containing five ratios or more shall have one rep.
resentatiye for every iull ratio. Every city con-
tai ming equal to aratio shall elect separately its
proportion Of the representatives allotted to the
county In which 1t slocated. Every city entitled
to more than four representatives, and every
county hsving over one hundred thousand inhab-
itants, shall be divided into districts Of compact
and contiguous territory, each district to elect
its proportion Of representatives according to its
population, but no district shall elect more than
four representatives..
SEC IS. Tho General Assembly at its 1rst ses-
sion after the adoption Of this constitution and
immed lately after each United States decennial
census, shall apportion the State into Senatorial
and Representative districts agreeaby to tho
provisions Of the two next proceeding sections
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATION.
SECTION l. No law shall be passed except by
bill, and no bill shall be so altered oil amended
on its passage through either house as to change
its original purpose.
SEC 2. No bill shall be considered unless re-
ferrcd to q comiaittee, returned therefrom, and
printed for the use of the members.
SEC, No bill, except general appropriation
bills, shall be passed containing more than one
subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its
title.
SEC. 4 Every bill shall be read at length on
three different days in each house all amend.
ments made thereto shall be printed for the use
Of the members before the final vote is taken on
tho bill. and no bill shall become law unless on
its final passage the vote be taken by yeas and
nays, the names Of the persons voting for and
against the same DO entered on the journal and
a majority of the members elected to each house
be recorded thereon as voting in Its favor.
SEC. 8. No amendment 10 bills by one house
shall be concurred in by the other, except by a
vote Of majority Of the members elected there
to taken by yeas and naysand the names Of those
voting for and against recorded upon the journal
thereof; and reports OF committees Of conference
shall be adopted In either house only by the vote
of majority Of the members elected thereto,
taken BY yeas and nays, and the names Of
those voting recorded upon the journal.
SEC. .. No law shall be revived, amended, or
the provisions thereof extended or conferred by
reference to its title only, but so much thereof
Is revived, amended, extended, or conferred ,
shall be re-enacted and published at length.
SEC. 7. The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law;
Authorizing tho creation, extension or Impair
ing OF liens;
Regulating the affairs Of counties, ctios, town
ships, wards, boroughs, or school districts;
Changing the names Of persons or places
Changing the venue in civil or criminal cases.
Authorizing tho laying out opening, altering
or maintaining roads, highways, streets, or al
eys;
Rela ting to ferries or bridges, or incoporat-
ing ferry or bridge companies except for the
erection Of bridges crossing streams when form
boundaries between this and any other State;
Vacating roads, town plats, streets, or alleys;
Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, or public
grounds not Of the State;
Authorizing the adoption or lcgiumation Of
Locating or changing county seats erecting
new counties, or changing county lines;
Incorporating cities, towns or villages, or
their charters;
For the opening and conducting Of elections, or
fixing or changing the place Of voting,
Granting divorces
Erecting new townships or boroughs, changing
township lines, borough limits, or school dis
tricts;
Creating Offices. prescribing the powers and
duties Of officers 10 counties, cities, boroughs,
townships, election or school disri cts;
Changing the Law Of descent or succesqion
Regulating the practice or Jurisdiction Of, or
the rules OF evidence In any Judicial
proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen,
Justices Of the peace. sherifs commissioners, ar
bitrators, audi ors, masters 10 chancery or other
tribunals, or providing or changing methods for
he collection Of debts, or the enforcing OF jidy-
nents, or prescribing the effect Of Judicial sales
" real estate
Regulating the fees, or extending tn, powers
md duties Of aldermen, justices Of the peace,
Regulating tho management Of pnblic schools,
he building or repairing OF school houses, and
he raising Of money for such purposes;
Fixing the rate OF interest;
Affecting the estates Of minors or persons under |
liability except aftor due notice to all parties 10
interest, TO be recited In the special enactment;
Remitting fines, penalties and forfsitures, or
efunding moneys legally paid into the Treas
krempting property from taxation;
Regulating labor, trade, mining or msnufac-
lring;
Creating corporations, or am ending, renewing,
r extending the charters thereof;
Granting TO any corporation association or In
iyidual any special or exclusive privilege or i'm
unity or TO any corporation association or indi-
iduaf the right to lay down railroad track
or shall the General Assembly indirectly enact
ich epecial or local law by the partial repeal Of
general Law, but laws repeating local or special
cts may be passed. Nor shall any law be passed
ranting powers or privileges In any case where
be granting Of such powers and privileges shall
ave been provided for by general law, nor where
10 courts have jurisdiction TO grant the same or
I've the relief asked for.
SEC y. No local or sp,ciai bill shall be passed
nless notice of the intention 10 apply therefor
all have been pnblshed in the locality where
10 N after or the thing u be affected may be sit
tied which notice shall be at least thirty dsys
-ior 10 the Introduction into the enorai Assem-
y Of such bill and In the ranner TO be pro