, 1890-07-31
PURITY OF ELECTIONS.
Constitutional Tips to the Coming
State Legislatures.
Who May Hold Office and Time of
Election.
The Oath to be Taken by the Sue.
cessfuI Candidates.

The legislature shall pass laws to secure
the purity of elections. and guard against
abuses OF the elective franchise.
The legislature shall, by general law,
designate the courts by which the several
classes of election contests not otherwise
provided for. shall be tried and regulate
the manner of trial and all matters Incl
dent thereto; but no such law shall apply
to any contest arising out of an election
held before its passage.
shall be elected or appointed to any civil
or military Office in the state.
Every person holding any civil office
under the state or any municipality
therein shall, unless removed according
to law, exercise the duties of such Office
until his successor Is duly qualified. but
this shall not apply to members of the
legislature, nor to members of any board
or assembly, two or more of whom are
elected at the same time. The legislature
may BY law provide for suspending any
officer in his functions, pending impeach-
ment or prosecution for misconduct in
Office.
All general elections for state and coun-
ty officers, for members of the house of
representatives and the senate OF the state
OF Wyoming. and representatives to the
congress of the United States, shall be
held on the Tuesday lex following the
first Monday in< November OF each even
year. Special elections may be held as
now, or os may hereafter be provided by
law. All state aud county officers elected
at general election shall enter upon their
respective duties on the first Monday in
January next following the date of their
election. or as soon thereafter as may be
possible.
All officers whose election is not pro-
vided for in this constitution, shall be
elected or appointed as may be directed
by law.
No member of congress from this state,
nor any person holding or exercising any
office or appointment OF trust or profit
under the United States, shall at the
same time bold or exercise any office In
this state to which a salary, fees or per-
quisites shall be attached. The legisla-
ture may by law declare what offices are
incompatible.
Senators and representatives and all
Judicial, state and county officers shall,
before entering Upon the duties of their
respective Offices, take and subscribe the
following oath or affirmation: II do
solemnly swear Tor affirm that l will sup
port, obey and defend the constitution of
the United States, and the constitution Of
this state, aud that l will discharge the
duties of my Office with fidelity; that l
have not paid or contributed, or promised
to pay or contribute, either directly or in
directly, any money or other valuable
thing, to procure my nomination or cleo
ton Tor appointment) except for necessary
and proper expenses expressly authorized
by law; that l have not, knowingly, vio-
lated any election law of the state, or pro-
cured it to be done bv others in my be-
half; that l will not knowingly receive,
directly or indirectly, any money or other
valuable thing for the performance or nom
performance of any act or duty pertain
ing to my office, other than the compen-
sation allowed by law"
The foregoing oath shall be admins
tered by some person authorized to ad-
minister oaths, and in the case of
state officers and judges of the supreme
court shall be filed in the office of secre-
tary Of state, and in the case of other
judicial and county officers in the office of
the clerk of the county in which the same
is taken; any person refusing to take said
ostn or affirmation shall forfeit his office,
and any person who shall be convicted of
having sworn OF affirmed falsely, or OF
having violated said oath or affirmation,
shall be guilty of perjury, and be forever
disqualified from holding any Office of
trust or profit within this state. The
oath tn members of the senate and house
OF representatives shall be administered
by one of the Judges Of the supreme court
or a justice of the peace, In the hall of
the house to which the members shall be
elected.