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erS of government and shall forever re-
main invlolate.
ARTICLE III.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SEC. %. The >enate shall be composed of
not less than thirty nor more than fifty
members.
SEC. 81. Senators shall be elected for the
term OF -four years, except as hereinafter
provided.
SEC. 2S. No person shall be a senator
who is not a qualified %elector in the district
i'll which lie may be chosen. and who shall
not have attained the age of twenty-five
years. and have been a resident OF the
state or territory for two years next pre-
ceding his election.
SEC. %. The Legislative Assembly shall
nX the number of senator's. and divide the
state into as many senatorial districts a.
there are senators. which districts as nearly
as may be, shall be equal to each other in
the number OF inhabitants entitled to rep
reSentation. Each district shall be entitled
tn one senator and no more. and shall be
composed of compact and contiguous terri
tory: and no portion OF any county shall be
attached to any other county. or part there
of, so as to form a district. The districts as
thus ascertained and determined shall con.
tinue until changed by law.
SEC. 30. The >enatori IL districts shall be
numbered consecutively from one upwards.
according to the number of districts pre-
scribed. and the senators shall be divided
into two classes. Those elected in the dis
trictS designated by even numbers shall
constitute one class, and those elected in
districts designated by odd numbers shall
constitute the other class. The senators of
II class. elected in the year 1870. shall
hold their office for two years. those ut
the other class shall hold their office four
years. and the determination of the two
classes shall be by lot. So thar one-half
of the senators. as hearty as practicable.
may be elected biennialiy.
SEC. 81. The >enate.at the beginning and
close OF each regular SESSION. aud at such
other times as may BIZ Necessary, shall elect
one of its members president pro tempure.
Who may take the place of the Lieutenant
Governor under rules prescribed 10y law,
SEC. 81. The house OF representatives
shall be composed of not less than sixty.
nor more than one hundred and forty
members.
SEC. 81. Representatives shall be elected
for the term OF TWO years.
SEC. "a. No person shall be a represent
alive who is not a qualified elector in the
district for which lie may be chosen. and
who Shall not have attained the age of
twenty-one years, and have been IA resident
preceding his election.
SEC. IS. The members of the house of
representatives shall BE- apportiOned to and
elected at large from each senatorial
district. The Legislative Assembly shall.
i'll the year 1875, and every tenth year.
cause ali enumeration to be made of all the
inhabitants of this state, and shall at its first
regular session after each such enumera-
ton and also after each federal census. pro-
coed to fix by law the number OF senator's
which shall constitute the Senate of North
Dakota. and the number of Representative rs
which shall constitute the House of Repre-
sentatives OF North Dakota, within the
limits prescribed by this Constitution, and
at the SAINT session Shall proceed to IT.
allnnrtinn llltI STATE min suDatnria al lISfri.fs
as prescribed by this Constitution, and to
fix the number of members of the House of
Representatives. to be elected from the sew
eral senatorial districts: provided, that the
Legislative Assembly may, at any regular
session, redistrict the state into senatorial
districts, and apportion the senators and
representatives respectively.
SEC. 81. The house OF representatives
shall elect II of its members as speaker.
SEC. 81. No judge or clerk Of any court,
secretary of state, attorney general, reg
lister of deeds, sheriff or person holding any
office of profit under this state. except
in the militia or the office of att0r.
ney -at-law, notary public or Justice of
the peace. and no person holding any office
of profit or honor under any foreign gov
eminent, or under the government of the
United States. except postmasters whose
annual compensation Ices not exceed the
sun of $500, shall hold any Office in either
branch of the Legislative Assembly or be-
come a member thereof.
SEC. -. No member of the Legislative
Assembly, expelled for corruption, and no
other infamous criue shall be eligible to
the Legislative Assembly, or to any Office
in either branch thereof.
SEC. 80. No member of the Legislative
Assembly shall. during the term for which
he was elected, be appointed OF elected to
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which shall have h,uu inrr.at,J dnri,n ,h N.
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and Sanat. dmrinn ,Sn term t,. sHw,,,,;,.n ,t ~.
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SEC. ~: III any persoi. erected 10 either
ilou,e Oh me Legislative Assembly sfail
oiief or promise. 10 give MS vote or lhl1n'
eiice, III favor ol' OF against any measure
OF ploposi,ioli panal'ie or Proposed 70 b'
introduced ilito the Legislative Assembly
IN consideration or upon conditions. that
any otileI person eiecttu 10 tlle same Leg
!!siatlNe Assembly VIII give. or VIII prom
iSe OF a>seht 10 give ms Votr or IN
lueilce Ill FAVOR OF or against any other
measure or pfopositloh, pelalhe or pro
posed 10 De llto stch Leelsla'
llNe Assembly. tne person making silci
oHer or promise silali be deemed guilty ni
r'lei'ali"il ol prloers. III any nleiIlD'r of
lllt Lesl>iallVe assembly. sfla!l give hl'
N"te or liillueilce l"r or against any meas
!l!t"r proposition. pending or proposed to
?ly. or "lltr. promise or assent so to dc
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