Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-30

either mousse Sndll constitute a quorum
to do business, but a less numher may
| effect a temporary organization, adj
journ from day to day, and compel he
attendance of absent members.
Sec. 8. The senate shall be called
to order in the hall OF the senate by
the lieutenant governor. The senate
shall elect a president pro tempore
who shall preside in the absence of
the lieutenant governor, and shan
serve until the next session of the
Legislature. The rouse of representa-
tives shall be called TO order in the
hall of said house by the secretary of
state. He shall preside until the cleo
ton Of a speaker, who shall be the
member receiving the highest num-
Der of votes for thai office.
Sec. 9. The legislature shall choose
its own officers and employees n fix
their compensation, but che number
land compensation shall never exceed
the following; For each house,
IOne chaplain at three dollars per DAY,
one chief clerk and n sergeant at
arms at six dollars a day each; an
assistant to each at five dollars per
day; two enrolling clerks n two
reading clerks Zach at five dollars
per day; and eight stenographers for
the house and six for the senate,
each at six dollars per day Such
subordinate employees IN addition 10
the above as they may require, but
the aggregate compensation of such
additional employees shall not exceed
twenty dollars per day for the senate
and thirty dollars per day Tor the
house.
See. 10. Each member OF the leg
islature shall receive as compensation
for his services the sum of live DOT
lars for each days ttendanc dur-
ing each session and ten cents ior
each mile Travelled in going 10 ana re-
turning from the seat of government
by the usual travelled route, once
each session. and he shall receive no
| other compensation, ~perquisite or az
%loWance.
See II. Each house MAY determine
the rules of its procedure, punish lts
members or Others for contempt or
d~isorderlv behavior in its presence
and protect its members against Nlo-
lence; and may, with the concurrence
of two-thirds of its members, eNpel u
member. but not a second time ior
the same act.
Punishment for contempt or ans,
orderly behavior or by expulsion silaii
| not be a bar to criminal prosecution.
@ II. All sessions OF each house
| shall be public. Each house shal
keep a journal Of it's proceedings, n
tho yeas ana nays on any question
shall. at the request of one-fitth OF
the members present. be entered
| threon. The original thereof shall pc
filed with The secretary OF STATE at
the close Of the session. and shall DC
| printed and published under his au-
| thority.
Sec. 10. Members of the legisla-
ture shall, in all cases except urea
son, felony and breach of the peace
he privileged from arrest during
tbeir attendance at the sessions OF
their respective houses. and on going
To and returning from the same. Ana
they shall not be questioned IN any
other place for any speech or debate
or for any vote cast in either mouse,
Sec. IA. Neither house shall
without the consent of the other, ad-
journ for more than three days
Sundays excepted. nor to any other
place than that where the two houses
are sitting. and on the day OF the
final adjournment they SNAIL auJourh
at twelve o'clock noon.
Sec. IS. No law shall be passed
except BY bill. and no bill shall he
SO altered or amended on it's passage
through either house as to change
It's original purpose. il enactiils
clause Of all bills shall he: Z II
enacted by the legislature OF the
state of New MEXICO Any bill may
originate in either house. NO ntli'
except bills TO provide for the pubilc
peace. health and safety, n the
! Qualification or revision OF the laws
| shall become a law unless It mas been
| nrinted and read three different
Zines in each house. not more than
two of which readings shall be on
the same day. the third Of when
shall be in full.
Sec. rs. No bill containing more
than one subject. which SHAH De
clearly expressed in the title shall ne
passed. except general APPROPRIATION
hills and bills for the codtltcation On
the laws shall be passed; but II any
subject is embraced in any act Wlilcn
Is not expressed in its title, only 50
much of the act as is not so eX-
pressed shall be void. General ap-
propriation bills shall embrace noth-
ing but appropriations FOR the eX-
pense Of the executive. legislative ana
Judiciary departments, interest. SINK
ing fund. payments on the pubic
debt. public schools, n other eN-
penses required by existing laws; u
n any such bill contain any other
matter. ONLY so much thereof as IS
hereby forbidden to be placed therein
shall be void. All other approprla-
lions shall be made by separate bilis.
Sec. II. No bill shall be passed
except by a vote Of a majority OF the
members present in each house. nor
unless on its final passage q vote ne
taken by yeas and nays. n entered
on the journal.
Sec. Is. No law shall be revised or
amended. or the provisions thereon
extended by reference TO its title
only; but each section thereof as re-
vised, amended or extended shall be
set out in fun.
Sec 10. No bill for the a%ppropria-
| ton Of money except for the current
expenses of tbs government. II no
hin for the increase OF compensation
OF any officer. or for the creation or
any lucrative office. shall be intro
duced after the tenth day prior To
TN. expiration IF the session as pro-
vided herein. except bN UNANIMOUS
consent OF the Rouse in which IL is
introduced. No bill shall he acted
upon at any session unless introduced
at that session,
Sec. 20. Immediately after the
massage OF u bill or resolution. II
shall be enrolled and ~engrossed. n
! read publicly in full ia each house,
and thereupon shall be signed hy the
prsiding Officers OF each house IN
open session. and the fact Of sufn
reading and signing shall De entered
on the journal. No intcrllneatlon OF
erasure In a signed bill shan pe e.