The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-24
OKLAHOMA CONSTITUTION.
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for which he shall have been elect.
ed, nor shall any member. during the
term for which he shall have been
el, cted, or within 2 years thereafter.
be interested directly or indirectly in
any contract with the state. or any
county or other subdivision thereof.
authorized by law passed during the
term for which he shall have been
elected.
Sec. "a. A member of the legisla.
tire. who has personal or private in.
terest in any measure or bill, propos-
ed or pending before the Legislature,
shall disclose the fact TO the house
OF which he is member. and shall
not vote thereon.
SESSIONS of LEGISLATURE.
Sec 25. The first session Of the
legislature, held by virtue of this con
stitution, shall not exceed one hun.
dred and sixty days.
Sec. 26. The members OF the leg
islature shall meet at the seat Of gov.
ernment on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in January at twelve
o'clock, noon. in the year next sue
ceeding their election, or upon such
other day as may be provided by law.
Sec. 81. The Legislature shall hold
regular biennial session as herein
provided, but this shall not prevent
the calling OF a special session of the
legislature by the governor.
ORGANIZATION AND RULES.
Sec. 2s The senate shall, at the
beginning of each regular session, and
at such other times as may be neces-
sary, elect one OF its members presi-
dent pro tempore, who shall preside
over its deliberations In the absence
or place OF the lieutenant governor,
and the senate shall provide for all
its standing committees. and by ma
jority vote elect the members there
of.
Sec. 20. The house of representa-
tives shall at the beginning OF each
regular session, and at such other
times as may be necessary, elect one
OF its members speaker
Sec. 80 Each house shall be the
Judge OF the elections. returns and
qualifications of its own members,
and a majority of each shall consti'
tute quorum to do business; but a
smaller number may adjourn from
day to day, and may be authorized to
compel the attendance of absent men,
bers in such manner and under such
penalty as each house may provide.
Each house may determine the
rules OF its proceedings. punish It's
members for disorderly behavior, and
with n concurrence of two.thirds, ex-
pei a member.
Each House shall keep a journal OF
Its proceedings, and from time to tims
publish the same. The yeas and nays
OF the members OF either house on
any question at the desire OF one-fifth
of those present shall be entered up
on its journal.
Neither house, during the session OF
the legislature, shall, without the con
sent OF the other. adjourn for more
than three days, nor to any other
place than that in which the two
houses shall be sitting.
Sec 81. In all elections made by
the legislature, except fdr officers
and employees, the members thereof
shall vote ye and nay and ech vote
shall be entered upon the journal.
Sec. 33. No special or local Law
shall be considered by the legisla
ture until notice of the intended in
PRODUCTION Of such bill or bills shall
first have been published for foul
consecutive weeks in some weekly
newspaper published or of a genera
circulation in the city or county al
fected by such law, stating In sub
stance the contents thereof, and yeri
fled proof OF such publication filed
with the secretary of state.
Sec. 80. All bills for raising reve
nue. shall originate in the house o
representatives.
The senate may propose amend
ments to revenue bills. No rcvenu'
bill shall be passed during the las
five days OF the session.
Sec. "a. Every bill shall be rea'
on three different days in each house
and no bill shall become law unless
on its final passage, it be read a
length, and no law shall be passe'
unless upon a vote of the majority o
all the members elected to eacl
house in favor of such law, and tn
question upon the final passage, shal
be taken upon It's last reading, ant
the yeas and nays shaA be entered
upon the journal.
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