The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1910-12-10

Htr. - hc legislature shall choose
It's own officers and employees and fix
their compensation. but the number and
compensation shall never exceed the fol-
lowing: For the housc:--One chaplain
at three dollars per day; on chief clerk
and one saFgcant AZ arms AT six dollars
day each; an assistant to each at five
dollars per day; two enrolling clerks and
TWO reading clerks each at five dollars
per day; aud eight stcnographers for
IN" house and six FOR the senate, each
at SIX dollars per day. Such subordinate
employees in addition to the above they
may require, but the aggregate compcn.
Satioh oi such additional employees shall
not exceed twenty dollars per day for
lhc senate aud thirty dollars per day
Tor The house.
See. lO.-Each member of the lcgisla.
tur' snail receive rs compensation for
I his services the sum of FIVE dollars for
each days attendance curing eacn sos.
SION and ten cents for each mile travel.
ed IN going tu and returning from the
seat of poyerumct by the usual travel.
"d route, once each session, and he shall
r"c"ir" no other compensation, perauis.
| i'c or allowance.
| See. ll.-Each house may determine
ihc rules of ,ts procedure, punish its
members or Others for contcmpt or dis
orderly behavior ~ it's presence. and
protect It's members against violence;
| and may, with the concurrence of two
thirds o' its members. cxpcl member.
but not second time for the same act
Punishment for contempt or disorder
| ~ behavior or hv expulsion shall not Ice
n bar To- criminal prosecution.
See l2.--Nll sessions ". each house
shall hc public Each house shall keep
a journal of it's proceedings. aud the
yeas and nays ON any question shall at
The request of one.ffth of the members
present be entered thereon. The origin.
al thereof shall be filed with the secre.
larN OF stat" ~ the close cf the session,
and shall bc printed and published un.
der ius authority
see. IL. Members of the legislature
shall, m all eases, except treason felony
ana breach of the peace be privileged
rom arrest during their attendance at
the sessions OF their respective houses.
aud on going 10 and from the same.
ANA 'hey snail not bc questioned in any
other place for anv speech or debate or
Tor any vote east in either house
See. ll.-Ncithcr house shall without
the consent of the other adjourn for
more than three days. SUNDAYS except.
eL; not TO any other place than that
where the two houses are sitting: and
on the day Of tn final adjournment they
shall adjourn az twelve q clock noon.
Sc. No law shall bc passed ex.
crpt bY hill. aud no bill! shall he so
altered ar amended on lis passage
through either house ~ To change It's
original uurpos". The cnacting clause of
all bills shall be: " BE il enacted bv the
legislature of thc State Of New Mex.
ico. Any bill may originate in either
house. No bill, except bills To provide
or ~" public peace. health aud safety. !
aud the codiLcatiOn or revision of the !
laws, shall become u law unless il has |
nr"n printed, and read three difIcren,
llni"s IN each house. not more than two |
of which readings suau be on the same
day, the third of which shall bc i'm full. |
See. lt--No bill containing more than |
one subject, which shall he clearly ex. |
pressed in the title, shall hc passed. ex. /
cept general appropriation bills and !
bills for the cOdifcation of the laws
shall be passed; but il any subject is |
embraced in any act when is not ex.
pressed in its title. only 50 much of the
net rs j. not 81 expressed shall be void
General appropriation bulls shall en-.
brace nothing but appropriations for the
expense OF the executive, legislative and
departments, interest, sinking
iund, payments on the public debt, pub.
&C schools aud other expenses required
hy existing laws; but IL any such bill
contain any other matter only so much
hereof as j. hereby forbidden 10 be
placed thcreia shall be void. All other
shall be made by separate
bills.
See. l7,-No bill shall be passed ex.
ropt by II vote of majority of the
present in each house. nor un.
less an its hna passage vote be taken
'v yeas and nays, and entered on the
journal.
See. lS-No law shalt be revised or
amended or the provisions thereof oX.
tended 10y reference TO it's title only;
nut e0ch section thereof as revised,
amended or extended shall be set out in
full.
See, l9-No bill for the appropriation
~ money, except for the current eXpen.
'es OF the government, aud no bill for
he increase of compensation OF any off.
'cr, or for the creation of any lucrative
'liicc, shall be introduced after the
nth day prior Ia the pNpirati ion of the
session rs provided herein. except by un.
lnlmous consent of the house in which
- introduced. No bill shall be act.
at upon NJ any session unless introduced
N that ion
See, 20 Immediately after the pas
sage OF any bill or resolution, IL shall
'e enrolled and cngrossed, aud read pub.
lclN IN full in each house, and thereup