The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
Oklahoma Constitution
BY ARTICLES


as follows: District One: the town
ships Of Pawnce. Ponca. North Fox,
South Fox. North Keokuk. South Keo.
kuk. North Creek. South Creek, North |
Seminole. South Seminole. Nortn /
Choctaw, South Choctaw. and Southt /
Wichita. with all towns and cities con. |
tainCd therein
District Two: All that part Of Lin |
coin county not contained in District |
One
Logan with two members pro rated |
as follows. District one; the towns
ships Of Orlando. Bismark. Marshall.
Oak Wow Rose Hill. Mulhall. Lawrie,
Woodland. Crescent. Cedar, Iron
Mound Spring Creek Seward and
Springer. with all towns and cities
contained therein.
District Two: All that part Of Lo
gan county not contained in District
one.
Sec. II. The following counties shall
elect three members each: Oklahoma
and Pottawatomie.
Oklahoma with three members pro
rated as follows: District one; the
townships Of Oklahoma and Greely,
and Oklahoma City, with all towns
and cities contained therein, two
nembcrs.
District Two: All that part Of Okla
homa county not contained in District
one. one member.
Sec. 10 The following pairs OF
counties shall compose additional leg
islative Districts and each district
shall elect one member to the house
OF representatives: Johnston and Coal,
Bryan and Atoka; Pontotoc and Semi
mole: Muskogee and Haskell, Pitts
burg and Hughes Comanche and
Stephens: Roger Mills and custer;
Cleveland and Canadian; Kay and
Usage; Payne and Pawnee; Tillman
and Jackson; ard the counties of
Craig. Rogers and Tulsa, one.
Sec. 1G. The legislature shall have
power. at it's first regular session, aft
er each federal census. TO reapportion
the several counties Of the state into
representative and senatorial dis
tricts. When any senatorial district
shall embrace more than one county
the counties shall be contiguous, and
the district shall be as nearly
equal in population as may
be: Provided. That each
organized county shall always
have one representative, and nc
county shall ever take part in the
election of more than four represen
tatives and two senators.
QUALIFICATIONS AND RIGHTS OF
MEMBERS.
Sec. II. Members of the senate
shall be at least twenty five years
OF age, and members of the house OF
representatives 2l years OF age
They shall be qualified electors in
their respective counties or districts
and shall reside in their respective
counties or districts during their term
of office
Sec. rs. No person shall serve as a
member OF the legislature who is. al
the time of such service, an officer
Of the United States or state govern
b ment. or is receiving compensation as
p such; nor shall any person he eligible
to election to the legislature, who has
been adiudged guilty of n felony
b Sec. 10. member OF the legisla
% ture expelled for corruption shall moi
thereafter be eligible to membership
in either house; and punishment foI
contempt or disorderly conduct oi
any other cause, shall not bar an in
70 dictment for the same offense
, Sec 20. Tho governor shall issu,
, writs Of election to fill such vacancie.
b. as may occur in the legislature.
+ Sec 2l Members of the lsgislatur,
y shall receive six dollars per diem fo
. their services during the session O
, the legislature, and ten cents per mil,
p for every mile OF necessary travel il
. going to and returning from the plac,
' ~ meeting of the legislature, on tn,
p most usual route, and shall receiv,
b no other compensation; Provided
! That members Of the legislature, ex
cept during the first session thereof
! held under this constitution, shall re
P ceivo only two dollars per diem fol
, their services after sixty days OF sucl
% session have elapsed
See. 22 Senators and representa-
tives shall. except for treason. felon,
or breach ~ peace. be prlvleged from
, arrest during the session Of legisla
turc, and in going TO and returning
, from the same, and, for any speech OF
debate in either house, shall not be
questioned in any other place.