Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-12-12
Established In 1SAO.
PRICE 0l SO IN ADVANCE.


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convened by the Governor, but shall hold no ad-
tou, ned annual session after the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sevcnty-eight. In case
! of vacancy In the Office of United States sena-
tor from this Commonwealth, In q recess be-
tween sessions, the Governor shall convene the
two houses by proclamation on notice not eI-
ceediug sixty days to all tho same.
SEQ. 8. Senators shsll be at least TWENTY-FIVE
years Of age, and Representatives twenty-one
years of age. They shall have been citizens and
inhabitants of the State four years, and inhabi-
tants of their respective districts one year next
before their election (unless absent on the public
business OF tho United States oil OF this State,)
and shall reside in their respective districts dur
ing their terms OF service.
SEC. 6. No Senator or Representative shall,
during the time for which he shall have been
elected, be appointed to any civil Office under
! tfis Commonwealth. and no member of Congress
or other person holding any office Except of at.
torney-at.law or in the militia) under the United
States or this Common wealth shall he a member
of either house during his continuance in Office.
| SEC. z. No person hereafter convicted of EN-.
bcsflement Of public moneys, bribery, perjury or
other Infamous crime, shall be eligible to the
General Assembly, or capable OF holding any Of
Zee of trust or profit in this Commonwealth.
SEC. 8. The members OF the General Assembly
shall receive such salary and mileage for regular
and special sessions us shall be fixed BY law, and
no other compensation whatever, whether for
service upon committee or otherwise. No mom-
Der of either house shall, during the term for
which he may have been elected, receive any In
crease OF salary, or mileage, under any laW pass
ed during such term.
SEC. Q. The Senate shall, at the beginning and
close of each regular session and at such other
times as may be necessary, elect one of its men,
bers president pro tempore, who shall perform
the duties of the Lieutenant Governor, in any
case OF absence or disability Of that officer aud
whenever the said Office of Lieutenant Governor
shall be vacant The House OF Representatives
shall elect one OF its members as Speaker. Each
house shall choose is other officers, aud shall
judge Of the election and qualifications of its
members
SIC. 10. A majority Of each House shall con-
siitute q quorum, but smaller number may ad
journ from day to dsy, and compel the attend
a Nnce OF absent members.
j. SEC. IL. Each house shall have power to deter
u npe the rules Of It's proceeding and punish Its
mi nj Sers or other persons for contempt disor-
ono. ,5avior in its presence, to enforce obedi-
" oyairst Wis process. to protect Its members
!. iicit.tion sn;f offers OF brides or private So
II thirds' tn sInsl ,th the concurrence of two
n | for tho ,omn can. Tber, but not n second time
: powers necessary for lid shall have all other
i st,te, memhsr .,naiS.t legislature Of free
y n" thereafter be eligible to e.Ser ho,. na
pnn"ment, contempt or ds9ra,vhIo hops, rnr
20 eSs, mo- E an indictment for he came nf,ense
'r oasnai1a h".a house shall keep jourun sr T.
Or same, except such pa-s -. rsonire .ecrenv amS
a the yeas and nays of the ..embers on any oues
J. tion shall. at the desire OF any two Of ,bem ho
e entered on the journal.
10 SEC. l3. The sessions OF each .opss aud of
y committees OF the whole shall be olen unless
e when the business Is such ought to be ut Sc
n cret.
SIC. Il. Neither house shall, without the co,.
r sent of the other, adjourn for more than three
l. days. nor to any other place than that in which
It the two houses shall be sitting
" SEC. Is. The members of tie General Assop,
10 bly, shall In nll cases, except teason felony, vo
Q, lation Of their oath OF office, aud breach sure
20 ty of the peace be privileged fnm arrest during
their attendance at the sessions of their respec-
tive hCuRcs and in going 10 M ret frOu
e .ne sAuie and for any speech debate In either
le mouse, they shall not be que,tiond in any olbsr
g place.
D. sSc. 1o. The State shall be divi,eS ,r,o snv
l. senatorial districts of compact AID CONTIGUOUS
y territory, as nearly equal in population as may
: &c, ana each district shall be entitled to eled ono
senator, Each county containing one or more
, ratios of population shall be entitled to one Sena-
Tor Tor each ratio, and to an addtiopa, Senator
ior surplus OF population exceeding three diths
o, ratio but no county shall form q seperate
us'rct unees 1t shall contain four 6fths Of a ra-
i ITO, except where the adiouing cou,tes are each
, ehlHled 10 one or more Scnators when such
! county may be assigned a Senator on less than
Iour-nths, ard exceeding one-half OF a ratio,
sno no county shall be divided unless entitled TO
} two or more Ser ators. n, civ or county shall
oe enttied 10 separate representation exceeding
one-sHtn OF the whole number Of Senators. NJ !
WA ware; borough, or township shall be divided 10
the formation ofs district. The Senatorial ,atio
snail be ascertsined by dividing the whole popu-
lation OF the State by the number nfty.
SIC, II. The members OF the House OF Repre-
al ',I enaii oe apportloned among tne sever
nonUin,t' on rstlo ootslned oy GiVla'ns tne
most recsn, u ni,.s ane sts,e as aseesneu Wy une
49, 'erent onHco states census by Two nun
ratio. ,n county containing iese tnan @ n'e
ratio and N nane one rePreseh'atNe ior eNeIy iuiI
,urp,us eIcceds bs,p ,pha' rep.esen,atNe "hen .he
sba1i havs y, Ia, ns,' ratlo ont each county |
connty cortsir;nn az. Uae representative; Every |
| one renrs.sn,a,iSa fr ".ue - OF more snaii nave
ci,y nn,aInina niy Tiy iull ratio' Every |
! sbSI, Ia, .n, r. pop'@a.ioh T., @ squal 10 ratio
semtativs. atIn,,sS ~ ~ p~orprtoh ~ oi the repre-
| iocatsa Erar,, It,, ,i,iS In "h,ch u is
| r.nrssar, ,,ir' ss - @ $4,000 r w. nNre than four !
| o,s hnnSrsd ,hou.ard ihahi,n, u'Slng over |
I 1idsd into d;.,r;ot"np ~ enA be d.
territory .acb di.,riot ~ Iat -, ""u oons yuous
rsnr...1,.t;ra, aoor,,' W 80. n' p'opo.'oA OF
! NJ AZ, riot ahn -, us W. 10 P"pu.a.'oh, clt !
tstivs. ""'' '''e' "'o'' I'm" 'ou' fePreseh-
Sc ,s Tb. c.ror., ..h, ,,.
sion after the adoption of this constitution, and
| Immediately after each United States decpnnial
census shall apportIon the State into Senatorial
and Representative districts aKr..abIy 10 m,
provisions of the two next preceding sections.
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