The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-26
ARTICLE II.
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SECTION ]. The legislative power shall be vesteC
in general assembly, which shall consist OF
Senate and house Of REPRESENTATIVES.
SEC. 2. Senators and representatives shall bt
elected bienniay by tue electors in the respectv,
counties or districts, on the Tuesday succeeding
the nrst Monday in November; their terms of Of
nee shall commence en- the first day of Januarl
next thereafter, and continue two years
SEC, 3. Senators and representatives shall hav,
resided in their respective counties or districts one
year next preceding their election, and shall con
tnue TO reside therein during their terms OF service
SEC. 4. No person holding Office under the au.
thOrity of the United States any lucrative Office
under the authority Of this state shall be eligible
to or have seat in the general assembly: hut this
provision shall not extend to township Offices ius
tees of the peace, nOtaries public, officers of the
militia; nor shall any person interested in Il con
tract with, or unadJusted claim against the state
hold seat in the general assembly.
SEC, 5. No person convicted of embezzlement OF
the pnblic funds shall hold office in this state; moi
shall any person holding public money have a seat
in the general assembly, until he shall have account
ed for such money and paid it into the treasury
SEC. 9. Each house shall be Judge of the election
returns, and qualifications OF its members: a ma
iority OF the members elected 10 each house sha n
be quorum to do business, but a less number
may adjourn from day to day, and compel the at,
tendanceOf absent members, in such manner and
under such penalties shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. Z. The mode OF organizing thehOuse of rep
resentatives, at the commencement of each regular
session, shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. S. Each house, except otherwise provided
in this constitution, shall choose its officers may
determine its rules of proceeding, punish its mem
bers for disorderly conduct, and with the concur
renee of tO-thirds of tine members elected thereto
expel member, but not second time for the same
cause; and shall have other powers necessary to
provide for its safety and the undisturbed transac
lion of its business.
SEC. 9. Each house shall keep n Journal of its
proceedings, which shall be published, and on
which, at the request of two MEMBERS the yeas and
nays shall be entered. On the pa sage of every bill
or Joint resolution in each house, the vote shall be
taken by yeas and nays and entered on the jOurn-
al No bill or joint resolution, except joint resO-
lutions relating to the course of business in the
general assembly, sSall be passed in either house,
without the concurrence of a majority of the mem
bers elecled thereto.
SEC. 10. Any member Of either house shall have
the right to protest against any act or resolution
thereof and such protest. and the reason therefor,
shall, on being presented to such house, be entered
on she Journal by the clerk, without alteration,
commitment or delay.
SEC. II. Eli vacancies in either house shall, for
the unexpired term be filed by election, as shall
be directed by law.
SEC. I2. Senators and representatives, during the
session Of the general assembly, and in going to
and from the same shall be privileged from arrest
in all cases. except treason, felony, or breach of the
peace and for any speech or debate in either house
shall moi be questioned elsewhere.
SEC. 13. The proceedings of both houses shall be
public, except in cases which, in the opinion oi
tW Othirds of the members present. require secrecy
of the other; adjourn for more than two days, Sun
days excluded, nor to any other place than that il
which the two houses shall be in session.
SEC, 10. No law shall be passed except by bill
Bills may originate in either house, but may be al
tered, amended, or rejected in the other.
SEc16. Every bill shall be fully and distinctly reaC
on three different days. unless, in case of urgency
three fOuTths of the members elected 70 the hOus'
in which it shall be pending, by vote by yeas ant
nays, entered on the journal, dispense with thii
rule; but the reading Of bill on its final passag,
shall in no case be dispensed with. No bill shal
contain more than one subject, which shall b.
clearly expressed in its title, and no law shal
be revived, or amended, unless the new act contain
the entire act revived, or the section or sections
amended, and the section or sections so amended
shall be repealed.
SEC II. The presiding officer Of each house shal
sign, publicly, in the presence OF the house owe
which he presides, while the same is in session
and capable of transacting business, all bills ant
joint resolutions passed by the general assembly
SEC. IS. Every bill passed by the general assem-
bly, shall be presented TO thf governor Ii approves
he shall sign it,and thereuyOnit shall become la7
If not approved he shall se1d it,With his objection
in writing to the house VIII re it originated, Whic
may then reconsider the gose on the passage 0
the saIne. If three-dfth Of the members electe
to that house then agree to repass the bill, 1t sha
be sent with the objections Of the governor, to ID
other house. which may also reconsider the vote Q
its passage If three-ffths OF the members electe
Ito that house tken agree TO repass the same, It sn
ebecome a law; but the. vote necessary to 7