Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-09-26

If the others, except as in this Consti'u |
ton expressly directed or permitted.
ARTICLE III.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
SIC. /. The Legislative POWERS Of
the State shall be vested in Srnatc and
House of Repr scna'ives. The enact
ing clause of every bin shall be as follows;
"Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Idaho"
SIC. 2. The Senate shall consist OF
eiGhtccn members and the House OF
Representatives of thirty ak members
The Legislature may increase the num-
Der of Senators and Representatives.
Torided, The number of Senator
shall never exceed twenty-iour, and the
House Of Representatives shall never
exceed sixty members. The Senators
and Representatives shall be chosen by
the electors OF the respective counties or
districts into which the State NAV be
from time to time be divided by law.
SEC. 3. The Senators and Represen
tativcs shall be elected for the term of
two years, from and after the first day Of
December next following the general
election.
SEC. 4. The mcmhcrs of TIE firs,
Legislature shall be appointed to tn,
several legislative districts OF the State il
proportion to the pumher of votes poled
at the last general election for Delegate
10 Congress, and thereafter he appointed
as may be provided by law, Provided,
Each scornty shall be entitled to one
Representative.
SEC. 5. A Senatorial or Rcrrcseta
tive district, when more than one coun, v
shall constitute the same, shall be com.
Fcsed of contiguous counties, and M
county shall be divided 10 creating such
Districts.
SEC. 6. No person shall be Senate,
or Representative who at the time of hi,
election, Is not a citizen Of the United
States and an elector of this State, MOI
any one who has not been for one yea,
next preceding his election an elector o
the county or district whence he may b'
chosen.
SEC. Z. Senators and Representa-
tives in all coscs, except FOR treason
felony or breach Of the peace, shall b.
privileged from arrest during the sessio,
of the Legislature, and in going to am
returning from the same, and shall no
be liable to any civil process during tn
session of the LEGISLATURE, nor durin|
the ten days next before the commence
ment thereof nor shall member 70
words uttered in debate in either Hous
be questioned in any other place.
SEC. 8. The sessions OF the Legisla
ture shall, ritter the frs, session thereof
be held biennially at the Capital of tn
State, commencing on the first Mon9a
after the first day of January, and ever
sccoud year thereafter, unless ditferer
day shall have been appointed by Law
and at other times when convened by th
G,vernor.
SEC. 9. Each House when assemble
shall choose its own officers judge Of tn
election, qualifications and returns of i
own members, determine its own rules
proceeding and sit upon its own adjourn
ment; but neither House shall, withc,
the concurrence Of the other, adjourn +;
more than three days, nor to any 9TH
piece than that in which it may be 81
, ting.
i SEC. 10. A majority Of each Hou
t shall constitute quorum to do bushes
but smaller number may adjourn fro
day to day, and may compel the atteu
auce Of absent members, 10 such mann
and under such penalties as such Hou
may provide. A quorum being
attendance, if either House fails to cffe
an organization within the 6rst four da
thereafter, the members of the House
failing shall be entitled to no compeua
}. tien from the end of the said four da
until an organization shall have be-
effected.
SEc IL. Each House may, for
good cause shown, with the concurren
. Of two-.birds Of all the members, expe
member.
Sec. 12. The business Of each HouI
and of the Committee of the Who
lshall be transacted openly aud not