Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-04-09

" '"Sh iCopSCtife houses, anO Tor any
speech or debate in either house they
shall not be questioned in any other
place. They shall not be subject TO
arrest, under any civil process, either
during the sessions of the General
Assembly or the fifteen days next before
the convening Of any session, or the
niteen days next after termination.
Sec. 10. Each house of the General
Assembly shall keep journal Of it's pro
ceedings which shall be published from
time to time, and the yeas and nays of
the members of either house on any
question shall. at the desire Of one-fifth
OF those psesent, and in the cases herein
after provided, be entered on the journal
Sec. IL. No law shall be enacted ex
cept by bill. A bill may originate in
either of the two houses Of the General
Assembly to be approved or rejected by
the other, and may be amended by either
with the consent of the other.
No bill shall become a law unless il
shall have been (a) referred TO a commit
tee of each house, acted upon by such
committee in session and returned there
from; tb) printed for the use of members
prior to its passage by the house in
which IL originated; (c) read at length
on three different calender davs in each
house; and (d) on it's final passage in
each house, the vote shall have been
taken by the yeas and nays, the names
n ha l,ar r.
the bill entered on the journal, and two.
tifths CT the members elected TO each
house, including a majority of those
voting, shall vote and be recorded A.
voting in its favor, except that no bill
which imposes, continues, or revives any
appropriation Of public or trust money
or property, or releases, discharges. or
cOmmutes any claim or demand of the
State. shall be passed which does not re
ceive the vote of majority of all the
members elected to each house, the vote
in each house to be taken by the yeas
and nays, md the names of the members
voting for and against the bill TO be en-
tered on the journal But such print
ing or reading, or both. may be dispensed
with in the case of a bill codifviDr the
laws Of the State, or in any emergency.
expressed by vote of four-ffths of the
members voting in each house, which
vote shall be taken by the yeas and nays.
and the names of the members voting
for and against entered on the journal
1t shall be within the power of either
house, by vote of two-ffths Of the
members elected thereto, including a ma
iority of those voting taken by the yea>
and nays. and the names Of the members
voting for and against entered on the
journal, TO discharge committee from
the consideration of any bill which il
has refused or failed TO return, and there
unOn TO proceed with the consideration
of the bill as if il had been returned
from the committed
No amendment to bill by one house
shall be concurred in by the other. nor
shall report of a committee of confer
ence be adopted by either house, except
10y vote of two-fifihs of the members
elected thereto, including majority Of
those voting, the vote 10 be taken by the
yeas and nays, and the names of the
members voting for and against entered
on the journal.
The presiding officer of each house
shall, in the presence of the house over
which he presides, sign every bill thai
has been passed by both houses and duly
enrolled. Immediately before this :
done. all other business being suspended.
the title of the bill shall be publicly read
The fact of signing shall be entered on
the journal
Sec. ~. There shall be appointed a
jOint'committee of the General Assem-
bly,, consisting of seven members ap-
pointed by the House of Delegates, and
five members appointed by the Senate.
which shall be standing committee on
special, private, and local legislation
Before being referred to committee, as
provided by section IL, any special, pri-
vate, or local bill introduced in either
house shall be referred TO and consid-
cred by such joint committee and
returned therefrom to the house in
which IL originated with statement in
writing as to whether the object of the
bill can be accomplished under general
law or by a court proceeding, where
upon, the bill, with the accompanying
statement, shall be referred and take
the course provided by said section H..
1t shall be within the power of the house
in which the bill originated, by vote
of two-fifIhs OF the members elected
thereto, including majority of those
voting, taken by the yeas and nays and
the names of the members voting for
and against entered on the journal, to
discharge the said joint committee from
the consideration of any such bill which
it refuses or fails to return. and there
upon to proceed with the consideration
of the same as if it had been regularly
returned
Sec. 13. No law shall embrace more
than one object, which shall be expressed
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