Graham guardian., 1910-12-30
THE CONSTiTUTI0N
As Adopted by the Conven-
ton Held in the City
of Phoenix
Continued from page three)

NCOntiuueu lToIl pdSS lliSSj
Sec. a. No person holding any
public office of profit or trust under
the authority of the United States,
or of this State, shall be member
of the Legislature; Provided, that
appointments in the State militia
and the offices of notary public,
Justice of the peace, United States
commissioner, and postmaster OF
the fourth class, shall not work dis
qualification for membership within
the meaning of this section.
Sec. 5. No member of the Legis
lature, during the term for which
he shall have been elected, shall be
appointed or elected to any civil
office of profit under this State,
which shall have been created, OF
the emolumepts of which shall have
been increased, during said term.
Sec. 6. Members of the Legisla'
ture shall be privileged from arrest
in all cases except treason, felony,
and breach of the peace, and they
shall not be subject to any civil pro-
cess during the session of the Legis'
lature, nor for fifteen days next be.
fore the commencement of each
session. .e., ....
Sec. 7. No member of the Leg
islature shall be liable in any civil
or criminal prosecution for words
spoken in debate.
Sec. s. Each House, when as
sembled, shall choose it's own Off
GERS, Judge of the election and quail
fication of it's own members, and
determine its own rules of proce-
dure.
Sec. 8. The majority of the mem
bers of each House shall constitute
quorum to do business, but a
smaller number may meet, adjourn
from day to day, and compel the at
tendance of absent members, in such
manner and under such penalties as
each House may prescribe. Neither
House shall adjourn for more than
three days, nor to any place other
than that in which it may be sitting,
without the consent of the other.
Sec. 10. Each House shall keep
journal of it's proceedings, and at
the request of two members the
ayes and nays on roll call on any
question shall be entered.
Sec. IL. Each House may punish
its members for disorderly behavior,
and may, with the concurrence of
two-thirds of its members, eXpel
any member.
Sec. IL. Every bill shall be read
'by sections on three different days,
unless in case of emergency, two
thirds of either House deem it ex-
pedient to dispense with this rule;
but the reading of bill by sections
on its final passage shall in no case
be dispensed with, and the vote on
the final passage of any bill or joint
resolution shall be taken by ayes
and nays on roll call. Every meas
ure when finally passed shall be
presented to the Governor for his
approval or disapproval,
Sec. 13. Every Act shall embrace
but one subject and matters proper
ly connected Herewith, which sub
ject shall be expressed in the title;
but if any subject shall be embrace
ed in an Act which shall not be ex-
pressed in the title, such Act shall
be void only as to so much thereof
as shall not be embraced in the
title.
Sec. IA. No Act or section there
of shall be revised or amended by
mere reference to the title of such
Act, but the Act or Section as
amended shall be set forth and pub
lished at full length.
Sec. Is. A majority of all MEM
bers elected to each House shall
be necessary to pass any bill. and all
bills so passed shall be signed by the
presiding officer of each House in
open session ...... ..
Sec. 16. Any member of the
Legislature shall have the right to
protest and have the reasons of his
protest entered on the journal.
Sec. II. The Legislature shall
never grant any extra compensation
to any public officer, agent, servant
or contractor after the services
shall have been rendered or the
contract entered into, nor shall the
compensation of any public officer
be increased or diminished during
his term of office.
Sec. Is. The Legislature shall
direct by law in what manner and
in what courts suits may be brought
against the State.
Sec. 10. No local or special laws
shall be enacted in any of the fol-
lowing cases, that is to say:
/. Granting divorces.
2. Locating or changing county
seats.
3. Changing rules of evidence.
4. Changing the law of deseent
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