The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-11-20

parts as require secrecy, and the yeas
and nays Of the members on any ques-
tion shall, az the desire Of any two OF
them, be entered on the journal.
SEC. l3. The sessions OF each house
and of committees of the whole shall be
open, unless when the business is such
as ought to be kept secret.
SEQ. IA. Neither house shall, with
out the consent OF the other, adjourn for
more than three days, nor to any other
place than that in which the two houses
shall be sitting.
SEQ Is. The members Of the Gen
eral Assembly shall in all cases, except
treason, felony, violation of their oath
of Office, and breach or surety of the
peace, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at the sessions Of their
respective houses and in going to and
returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either house, they
shall not be questioned in any other
place, .
SEC l6. The State shall be divided
into fifty Sentorial districts Of compact
and contiguous territory, as nearly equal
iu population as may be, and each dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one Sena-
tor. Each county containing one or
more -ations of population shall be en-
titled to one Senator or for each ratio,
and to an additional Senator for sur
plus of population exceeding three-fifths
of ratio; but no county shall form a
separate district unless it shall contain
four-fiths of ratio, except where the
adjouruing counties are each entitled to
one or more Senator'S, when such county
may be assinged Senator on less than
four-fiths, and exceeding one-half Of a
ratio, aud no county shall be divided un-
less entitled to two OF more Senators.
No city or county shall be entitled to
separte representation exceeding one
sixth OF the whole number OF Senators.
No ward, borough, or township shall be
divided in the formation OF district.
The Sentorial ratio shall be ascertained
by dividing the whole population OF the
State by the number fifty.
Sec II. The members of the House
of Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several counties by ratio
obtained by dividing the population OF
the State as ascertained by the most re-
cent United States census by two hun
dred. Every county containing less
than five ratios shall have one representa-
tive for every full ratio, and an additi-
onal representative when the surplus ex-
ceeds half a ratio; but each county shall
have one representative for every full
ratio, and an additional representative
when the surplus exceed half ratio ;
but each county shall have at least one
representative. Every county contain
ing Eve ratios or more shall have one
representative for every full ratio.
Every city containing population a
equal to a ratio shall elect separately its
proportion of the representatives allot-
ted to the comfy in which it is located.
Every city entitled to more than four
representatives, and every county hav-
ing over one hundred thousand inhabit-
ants, shall be divided into districts Of
compact aud contigous territory, each
district to elect its proportion of repre-
sentatives according to its population,
but no district shall elect more than foul
representatives,.
SEC IS. The General Assembly al
its first session after the adoption of this
constitution, and Immediately after each
United States decenuia! census, shall ap
portion the State into Senatorial and Re
preventative districts agreeably to the
provisions of the two next preceding sec.
tons.
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATION.
SECTION /. No law shall be passed
except by bill, and no bill shall be ST
altered or amended on its passage
through either house as to change its or
iginal purpose.
Sec 2. No bill shall be considered
unless referred to committee, returned
therefrom, and printed for the use o
the members.
Sec 8. No bill, except general ap
propiation bills, shall be passed, contain
ing more than one subject, which shal
be clearly expressed in its title.
Sec 4. Every bill shall be read a
lenght on three different days in eacl
house all amendments made theret
shall be printed for the use or tn mem
bers before the final vote is taken on tn
bill, and no bill shall become law un
less on its final passage the vote be takel
by yeas and nays, the names of the per
sous voting for and against the came b
entered on the journal, and majorit
of the members elected to each hous
be recorded therein as voting in its ia
vor
Sec 5. No amendment to bills b
one house shall be concurred in by th
other, except by vote of majority o
the members elected thereto taken b
yeas and nays, and the name
Of those voting for and against recorde
upon the journal thereof; aud reports c
ommittees of conference shall b
adopted iu either house only by the vot
OF a majority of the members electe
thereto, taken by yeas and nays, and tn
names Of those voting recorded upon tn
journal.
! Sec 6. No law shall be revived
amended, or the provisions thereof el
tended or conferred by reference to il
title only but so much thereof as is re