The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-12-04

Journal of its proceedings and from time
to time publish the same, except such
parts as require secrecy, and the yeas
and nays of the members on any ques-
tion shall, a. the desire OF any two Of
them, be entered on the journal.
SEC. 13. 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.
SEC. 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.
Sec 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
in population as may be, and each dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one Sena-
tor. Each county containing one or
more rations 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-ffths
of ratio; but no county shall form a
separate district unless it shall contain
four r-fftbs of a ratio, except where the
adiourniug counties are each entitled to
one or more Senators, when such county
may be assinged Senator on less than
four-fiths, and exceeding one-half of a
ratio, and no county shall be divided un-
less entitled to two or 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 Seutorial ratio shall be ascertained
by dividing the whole population of the
State by the number fifty.
SEC II. The members of the House
Of Representative shall be apportioned
among the several counties by a 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 ratio; but each county shall
have one representative for every full
ratio, and an additional representative
when the surplus exceed half a ratio ;
but each county shall have at least one
representative. Every county contain
ing five ratios or more shall have one
representative for every full ratio.
Every city containing a population a
equal to ratio shall elect separately its
proportion of the representatives allot-
ted to the county 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 contiguous territory, each
district to elect its proportion of repre-
sentatives according to its population,
but no district shall elect more than four
Sec Is. The General Assembly at
it's first session after the adoption of this
constitution, and Immediately after each
United States decennia! census, shall ap.
portion the State into Senatorial aud Re
presentative districts agreeably to the
provisions of the two next preceding Sec
tions.
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATION.
SECTION l. No law shall be passed
except by bill, and no bill shall be so
altered or amended on its passage
through either house as to change its or
iginal purpose.
Sec =. No bill shall be considered
unless referred to a committee, returned
there!rom, and printed for the use Of
the members.
Sec 3. No bill, except general ap-
propiation bills, shall be passed, contain
ing raore than one subj which shall
be clearly expressed in its title.
Sec /. Every bill shall be read at
lenght on three different days in each
house all amendments made thereto
shall be printed for the use or the men,
bers before the fnal vote is taken on the
bill, and no bill shall become a law un-
less on its final passage the vote be taken
by yeas and nays, the names of the per-
sons voting for and against the same be
entered on the journal, aud a majority
OF the members elected to each house
be recorded therein as voting in its ia
yor.
Sec D. No amendment to bills bv
one house shall be concurred in by the
other, except by vote of majority of
the members elected thereto taken by
yeas and nays, and the names
OF those voting for and against recorded
upon the journal thereof and reports of
committees of conference shall be
adopted iu 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 G. No law shall be revived,
amended, or the provisions thereof ex-