Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-25
ARTICLE v.
Legislative Department.

Legislative DcDaItmc nt,
Section l. The Neutrality-suspicious.
be vested in d senate and house of rna 1'
resentatives. up
Sec. 3. The number of the hons,
of representatives shall never 5o
less than lifty-five nor more tbas
one hundred. The number of memheru'
of the senate shall never be less than
twenty-five nor more than thirtv-thrno
The sessions of the legislature shall La
biennial, except as otherwise proyide]
in this constitution.
Sec. 3. No person shall be eligibleto
the office of senator or member of the
house OF representatives, who shall not
have attained the age of TWENTY-FIVE
years and resided one year within the
state. and be Il qualified elector in The
district which he may be chosen to re,.
resent.
Sec. 4. The legislature shall provide
by law for an enumeration of the in.
habitants of the state in the wear
eighteen hundred and eightv-fiye
and every ten years thereafter: and at
its iirst regular session after each enmp.
eration,and also after each enumeration
made by authority of the Cnited
States. but at nc other time, the legis.
lature shall apportion the senators and
representatives according to the nun.
Der of inhabitants. excluding Indians
not taxed, and soldiers and officers Of
the United States army and navy.
Sec. 5. The terms of office OF members
Of the legislature shall be two wears
and they shall each receive for their
services until otherwise provided BY
1ny- {hn c1rn, of fhran lo11.'
for each days attendance during
mile they shall travel in going to and re-
turning from the place of the meetingof
the legislature on the most usual route.
but they shall not receive pay for more
than forty days at any one session, eS-
cept in proceedings for impeachments;
and they shall receive no other pay or
perquisites except their per diem and
mileage.
Sec. 6. The legislature shall meet at
the seat of government on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of Jan
nary. in the year next ensuing the cleo
ton of members thereof, and at ne
other time except as provided by this
constitution.
Sec. Z. Members of the legislature and
all officers thereof shall before they enter
upon the duties of their respective Of
fees take and subscribe an oath or af-
tirmation to support the constitution Of
the United States. and the constitution
of the state of Dakota, and faithfully to
discharge the duties of their respective
Offices to the best of their ability.
Sec. S. Each house shall be the judge
of the elections, returns and qualitica-
tions of it's own members, and amaiority
Of each house shall constitute a quorum
to do business, but a smaller number
may adjourn from day to day, and may
be authorized to compel the attendance
OF absent members, in such manner
and under such penalties as each house
may provide.
Sec. 8. Each house shall have power
to determine the rules Of its proceed
ings and punish it's members or other
persons for contempt Of OF disorderly
behavior in its presence, to enforce
obedience to its process, to protect its
members against violence or offers OF
brides or private solicitation, and, with
the concurrence Of two-thirds, to expel
a member, but not the second time for
the same cause, and shall have all other
powers necessary for the Legislature OF
a free state. A member expelled for
corruption shall not thereafter be eligl'
bic to either house, and punishment tor
contempt or disorderly behavior Shall
not bar an Indictment for the same Of
Tense.
Sec. 10. Each house shall choose its
own officers and the senate shall choose
a temporary president to preside when
the lieutenant governor shall not at
tend as president or shall act as goyerl-
or. The secretary of state shall call
the house of representatives to order al
the opening of each new Legislature,
and preside over it until a temporary
presiding officer thereof shall have
been chosen, and shall have taken his
seat.
Sec. II. In all elections to be made BY.
the legislature, the members Thereon
shall vote viva voce, and their votes
shall be entered in the journal.
Sec. -. Each house shall keep a jour
nal OF its proceedings and from time to
time publish the same, except sucl
parts as require secrecy, and the yeas
and nays of members on any question
shall at the desire of one-sixth OF those
present be entered on the journal.
Sec. 13. The sessions OF each house
and of committees of the whole shan
be open, unless when the business Is
such as ought to be kept secret.
Sec. IA. Neither house shall Wlthou.
the consent OF the other, adjourn 10.
more than three days, nor to any othei
place than that in which the two houses
shall be sitting.
Sec. ID. No member of the Legislature
shall, during the term for which ne Was
elected, be appointed or elected 10 ani
civil Office in the state, which shali
have been created, or the emoluments
of which shall have been Increase,
during the term for which ne W"
elected.
Sec. l6. No person holding office ul.
der the authority Of the United eta ths
shall be eligible to or have seat h'N'
legislature. .ure
Sec. II. Members of the legisla1ladd
in all cases except treason, felony and
breach OF the peace, shall be prlVlles H.
from arrest during the session OIL eme
legislature, and for fifteen days DELI.
the commencement and after the teln'
nation thereof. aa at
Sec. Is. Every bill shall be rea aach
length, on three different days ~ .tes