New-York tribune., 1880-01-15
owera of the aorerner ana Council under tue cOnsttu.

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right TO take a seat in the sreauzauoo or SUB
sequent proceedings OF either house. to he OF
under the decis of the Court; or, doe such TlghI
in said asnamed member 10 ne EXCLUSION oi Tue
member summoned from the same distflcti
III--If summons we're issued under me tact. rc,eu
in the statement herewith submitted 10 L"ls a, N",
of FarminCOn District; David snow. o, 9ko"ne93an !,
Alfred Cushman, OF Ashland James o. WGte on jay ,
Leonard H. Beals Of Lisbon osgood y BraahnIy ,,c %
III. Leighton, OF Cherryteid Aaron II. WO0dcock 81
Vanceooro Harper Allen Of Fairfield and Joshua l.
Jordan, OF searsport would such summons CIV e''n
OF the aboyenamed persons right 10 take part u the
Organza N or subsequent proceedings o. the houSt
or would such right RESI- ID Cyrus II ihnnas o. &
ingtOn District John Bumnam, Of Ashland pislrloI
Eaton, OF Jay street. VIM. fl, Thomas ~ Lisbon y : =
tricI; a. + Andrews. OF stoneham pslIie BaylG v ~
Cherryhed District; Charles A k9iii % N%nve ,io.
bore os-, Ps5 nc b C0 d E" ne exea
sion of persons summoned from thr districts -, ,.s
reeited IN the settlement herewith submitted 10 Daniel
W True, of Cumberland County Edward A. u %, i oi
Cnm1eran@ oGSm T m Of Frapkn County
james h. Talbot, OF Washington county JOAn y IN
would such summonses give either OF the above named
persons the right 10 take part IN the % SUI
rest in Andrew Hayes OF Cumberland County Daniel
Duran OF Cumberland County Henry c. Brewer gf cum
Aldon Bradford OF Washington County; and George H.
Wakefield, of York County. 10 the exclusion o. the per
soDs summoned from the same districts ,. o,
mOned appears by the returns to be elected only pe
cause the name or initials OF the cahh
date summoned which error rs correetaD'e by aw
under decision OF the Court ana Oncia recotSs s'..e M
Lincoln Senatorial District and the Representative DIS
Robinston. as recited or, when member summoned
appears by me returns 20 De eesneu 0n ny ny ~ oT
clerk though duly attestcd copy OF the recor OF sa9
reasonably Oiered as substitute ana rejected
under the facts as recltedf
CAN A HOUSE WITHOUT QUORUM DO BUSINESS 7
VI II the summons described in Question
Is void, and persons Dolding such summonses
take part in the organization of either Senate or House
of Representatives, and without the votes OF such per
there less than sixteen members IN me senate
and than seventyslx members IN the House VOTING
for and against officers of the ocaied Senate or House.
VIl-Wirhou such legal oTganiz1tion IN either Hou'e
Senate without sixteen members IL the senate anu
sevenA~sN members III the HOnse pIesent 1uu sotIS @
gwen measure, can any vald law oe enaclet any
legal officer chosen, or any business wna,eNtr , oe
legally done, except 10 ADJOURN ana II any business
what business! ,
ofces chosen by scvcntyX members present ana VOL
ing in the of Representatives. and sixteen mem
bers and voting IN the Senate can eltheI mousse
compel The attendance of absent members
IX-TO make up he i eal quorum required on any vote
who though summoned does not appear 10 be elected by
the Official returns under the Constitution and the de-
X-Cm The Governor and Council legally administer
resentayes. when on yea and nay vote as Shown by
the record only 73 members both sides lnclusNe Vote
the motion to request the attendance of the Governor
XL-Can d valid organization Of the House be made
under the Revised Statutes, Chap 2,Sec 33 when under
the facts Sa'cd in question Y, protest was entered
al the iBat quorum was manifest on the yea ana
nay vote. and notwithstanding that protest the Clerk
refused She motion 10 adjourn aud the Governor
appeared aud ADMINISTERED the oathY
XII-C'm the Governor and Council iegany "a ad-
minister Qusli ng Oatns 10 membels-eect OF the
Senate whcu only twenty members, both sides M
elusive, yotr motion 10 REQUEST tnelr presence Ior
that PURPOSE and OF that twenty, eight though sum
m0ned, d.I appear to be elected 10y the Official re-
turns ctr.. anl not iu fact, elected2
XiII.-Nt wnat ddre il the year 1850 do terms Of
1879. cXur,: 1he GOgeraor. the Executive Council,
the Secretary Of State the Treasurer, the Attorney
General ana he Adjutant General ,
XIV-Nhen the terms of office OF the Governor and
Council nave expired, or their Offices are vacant. and
elect of senate House Of Representatives be legally
qualified before a magistrate appointed and commits
uuder deiinus potestaem 10y virtue Of the Revised
stauios, chap = sections 50 and So, or by any other
XV-WEen tie term Of Governor has expired by law
aud M sIrccor mas been chosen can the President OF
the Senate ActineGOyernor, If at his election
only east for and against him. ana these 70
woes are ma he an as described in question XIII
XVI-Can legally chosen President OF the senate
become ActInSGovcrnOr uhul he has been egaiy qlal
Incd sach ia addition TO bis qualification as President
XVIf-Csn such qualifying oaths be legally admins
tered by President pro tenn OF Senate, in JOINT con
vsntio. Of The senate and House OF representatives,
when less lhaD SevenTysix members OF the House are
GsSsY"' GsoSns u 'O''"- u ''''''' '''''''' " '
WHAT ARE THE RIGHTS OF CITY MEMBERsf
XYIIl.-Wheu twelve persons are legally elrcted
members oi the House of Representatives from the
five cities Of cortland Lewiston Rockland, Bath and
saco and tha1 fact uumstakahy appears the official
aud by decision OF Court on the facts reclied
IN the stat, mcmt submitted have those twelve members
elect right take part IN the organization aud all
subsequent proceedings Of the House, without sum-
mons nom te Governor and Council, other persons
holding suIlnoEses for the same seatsi
AIX-Can tie House Of X ptesentauves & egaily or,
only ana giving Representatives to the five cities OF
PORTLAND HOckand LEWISTON, Bath and saco under the
faets, as ed IN question XVIII without admitting
one
XX.-When persons are legally elected members OF
the Housr from the RepreseniallVe districts OF SHOW
hogan aud Pennington and mat lact uhhIstakaDy
appears in Tie oicia returns ara by e decision 1 lhe
Court the statement submitted iOr those dlsIlcts
have incmberselect the right TO take part IN The
organization and all subsequent proceedings OF the
Hoasr without a summons, the persons summoned
hayiug returned ier summons and declined to serve as
Representatives, on the ground that they were not
XXL-Can eleven members duly elected and
summoned. and seven other members, no. sum
moned. hu. appearing to be elected by plurality
OF ali the votes returned under the requirements Of the
Cmsi- tlos and The decision Of Court, constitute aud
& oscsi, @ " crIyed 5or Senator a piuriiry of ali votes
vast, and tic official records as weh as the ocia re-
'XXli-Cln xiv two duly summoned members-eect
OF the House II Representatives.. together with iwtVe
lcct not summoned, nom thc cities OF Pore
land. Lewiston, Bath, saco and RocSand and two
members eject not summoned from the towns OF Farm
fngon and SkOwAegan constitute or organize a legal
House CT 'presontayes, when the fourteen members
above enumerated IN fact elected aud that TACT
appears te official returns ana by decision OF the
Court other persons holding suminOuses of tHe same
xXTI.-Can tie sevepty;,.ix memberselect, emu
mtratel N Question XIX. constitute and Or
ganize II legal Honse OF Representative. TO-
cethrr with niue other members elected who
were H. fact elected appear by the official returns
aud by decisions OF the Court 10 be elected though the
nine seats aforesaid claimed by other candidates
who were summoned by the Governor and Couucil but
not IN TACT elected ana 90 not appear 10 ne
elected by laid Oeial returns under the decision OF the
Court
XXlV--When the terms OF office OF the Governor and
Counci have expired the Acting President OF the Sen
ste having refused TO qualify duly summoned members
elect acting House OF Representatives. made up
OF sixt yiwO members legally suinmoned ana fourteen
Others summoned but not In fact elected aud not ap
nearing elected by the official returns under the
ecsion OF the Court refuses TO admit to seats the four
fesn memhcrs-eect specified, or the nine additional
memhers-cect specified Question XIX, or the uine ad
ditiona me bersclcct specified in Question XX. or any