Source: http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Constitution/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=ConstitutionArticle&Statute=3
Timestamp: 2018-10-18 01:08:10
Document Index: 792740438

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 6', '§ 2', '§ 3', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 2', '§ 9', '§ 11', '§ 15', '§ 6', '§ 16', '§ 19', '§ 20', '§ 25', '§ 2', '§ 27', '§ 28', '§ 30', '§ 31', '§ 3', '§ 10']

SDLRC - Constitution 3
1. Legislative power--Initiative and referendum.
2. Number of legislators--Regular sessions.
3. Qualifications for legislative office--Officers ineligible.
4. Disqualification for conviction of crime--Defaults on public money.
5. Legislative reapportionment.
6. Legislative terms of office--Compensation--Regular sessions.
7. Convening of annual sessions.
8. Oath required of legislators and officers--Forfeiture of office for false swearing.
9. Each house as judge of qualifications--Quorum--Rules of proceedings--Officers and employees.
10. Filling legislative vacancies.
11. Legislators' privilege from arrest--Freedom of debate.
12. Legislators ineligible for other office--Contracts with state or county.
13. Legislative journals--Recording of yeas and nays.
14. Elections viva voce.
15. Open legislative sessions--Exception.
16. Adjournment of legislative houses.
17. Reading of bills.
18. Enacting clause--Assent by majority--Recording of votes.
19. Signing of bills and resolutions.
20. Origin of bills--Amendment in other house.
21. One subject expressed in title.
22. Effective date of acts--Emergency clause.
23. Private and special laws prohibited.
24. Release of debt to state or municipality.
25. Games of chance prohibited--Exceptions.
26. Municipal powers denied to private organizations.
27. Suits against the state.
28. Bribery and corrupt solicitation of officers--Compelling testimony--Immunity from prosecution.
29. Legislative powers in emergency from enemy attack.
30. Power of committee of Legislature to suspend administrative rules and regulations.
31. Convening of special sessions upon petition.
32. Term limitations for United States congressmen.
§ 6. Legislative terms of office--Compensation--Regular sessions. The terms of office of the members of the Legislature shall be two years; they shall receive for their services the salary fixed by law under the provisions of § 2 of article XXI of this Constitution, and five cents for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the Legislature on the most usual route.
History: Amendment proposed by SL 1891, ch 36, approved Nov., 1892. Amendment proposed by SL 1913, ch 129, rejected Nov., 1914. Amendment proposed by SL 1961, ch 296, approved Nov. 6, 1962. Amendment proposed by SL 1974, ch 1, rejected Nov. 5, 1974. Amendment proposed by SL 1975, ch 2, as amended by SL 1976, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976. Amendment proposed by SL 1978, ch 3, rejected Nov. 7, 1978. Amendment proposed by SL 1980, ch 4, approved Nov. 4, 1980. Initiated amendment, approved November 3, 1992. Amendment proposed by SL 2006, ch 1, § 3, rejected Nov. 7, 2006. Amendment proposed by SL 2008, ch 2, § 2, rejected Nov. 4, 2008. Amendment proposed by SL 2008, ch 3, § 2, approved Nov. 4, 2008. Amendment proposed by SL 2008, ch 4, § 2, rejected Nov. 4, 2008. Amendment proposed by SL 2012, ch 265, § 2, rejected Nov. 6, 2012.
§ 9. Each house as judge of qualifications--Quorum--Rules of proceedings--Officers and employees. Each house shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members.
A majority of the members of each house shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day-to-day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such a manner and under such penalty as each house may provide.
§ 11. Legislators' privilege from arrest--Freedom of debate. Senators and representatives shall, in all cases except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session of the Legislature, and in going to and returning from the same; and for words used in any speech or debate in either house, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
§ 15. Open legislative sessions--Exception. The sessions of each house and of the committee of the whole shall be open, unless when the business is such as ought to be kept secret.
History: Amendment proposed by SL 1974, ch 1, rejected Nov. 5, 1974; amendment proposed by SL 1975, ch 2, as amended by SL 1976, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976; amendment proposed by SL 2006, ch 1, § 6 rejected Nov. 7, 2006.
§ 16. Adjournment of legislative houses. Neither house shall without the consent of the other adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.
§ 19. Signing of bills and resolutions. The presiding officer of each house shall, in the presence of the house over which he presides, sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Legislature, after their titles have been publicly read immediately before signing, and the fact of signing shall be entered upon the journal.
§ 20. Origin of bills--Amendment in other house. Any bill may originate in either house of the Legislature, and a bill passed by one house may be amended in the other.
§ 25. Games of chance prohibited--Exceptions. The Legislature shall not authorize any game of chance, lottery, or gift enterprise, under any pretense, or for any purpose whatever provided, however, it shall be lawful for the Legislature to authorize by law, bona fide veterans, charitable, educational, religious or fraternal organizations, civic and service clubs, volunteer fire departments, or such other public spirited organizations as it may recognize, to conduct games of chance when the entire net proceeds of such games of chance are to be devoted to educational, charitable, patriotic, religious, or other public spirited uses. However, it shall be lawful for the Legislature to authorize by law a state lottery or video games of chance, or both, which are regulated by the State of South Dakota, either separately by the state or jointly with one or more states, and which are owned and operated by the State of South Dakota, either separately by the state or jointly with one or more states or persons, provided any such video games of chance shall not directly dispense coins or tokens. However, the Legislature shall not expand the statutory authority existing as of June 1, 1994, regarding any private ownership of state lottery games or video games of chance, or both. The Legislature shall establish the portion of proceeds due the state from such lottery or video games of chance, or both, and the purposes for which those proceeds are to be used. SDCL 42-7A, and its amendments, regulations, and related laws, and all acts and contracts relying for authority upon such laws and regulations, beginning July 1, 1987, to the effective date of this amendment, are ratified and approved. Further, it shall be lawful for the Legislature to authorize by law, roulette, keno, craps, limited card games and slot machines within the city limits of Deadwood. The entire net Municipal proceeds of such roulette, keno, craps, card games and slot machines shall be devoted to the Historic Restoration and Preservation of Deadwood.
History: Amendment proposed by SL 1970, ch 1, approved Nov. 3, 1970. Amendment proposed by SL 1974, ch 1, rejected Nov. 5, 1974. Repeal proposed by SL 1975, ch 2, as amended by SL 1976, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976. Amendment proposed by SL 1982, ch 3, rejected Nov. 2, 1982. Amendment proposed by SL 1986, ch 2, approved Nov. 4, 1986. Initiated amendment, approved November 8, 1988. Amendment proposed by 1st SS 1994, ch 1, approved Nov. 8, 1994. Amendment proposed by initiated amendment, rejected Nov. 7, 2000. Amendment proposed by SL 2014, ch 2, § 2 approved Nov. 4, 2014.
§ 27. Suits against the state. The Legislature shall direct by law in what manner and in what courts suits may be brought against the state.
§ 28. Bribery and corrupt solicitation of officers--Compelling testimony--Immunity from prosecution. Any person who shall give, demand, offer, directly or indirectly, any money, testimonial, privilege or personal advantage, thing of value to any executive or judicial officer or member of the Legislature, to influence him in the performance of any of his official or public duties, shall be guilty of bribery and shall be punished in such manner as shall be provided by law.
The offense of corrupt solicitation of members of the Legislature, or of public officers of the state, or any municipal division thereof, and any effort towards solicitation of said members of the Legislature, or officers to influence their official actions shall be defined by law, and shall be punishable by fine and imprisonment.
Any person may be compelled to testify in investigation or judicial proceedings against any person charged with having committed any offense of bribery or corrupt solicitation, and shall not be permitted to withhold his testimony upon the ground that it may criminate himself, but said testimony shall not afterwards be used against him in any judicial proceeding except for bribery in giving such testimony, and any person convicted of either of the offenses aforesaid shall be disqualified from holding any office or position or office of trust or profit in this state.
History: Repeal proposed by SL 1974, ch 1, rejected Nov. 5, 1974; repealed proposed by SL 1975, ch 2, as amended by SL 1976, ch 1, rejected Nov. 2, 1976.
§ 30. Power of committee of Legislature to suspend administrative rules and regulations. The Legislature may by law empower a committee comprised of members of both houses of the Legislature, acting during recesses or between sessions, to suspend rules and regulations promulgated by any administrative department or agency from going into effect until July 1 after the Legislature reconvenes.
History: Section proposed by SL 1980, ch 4, approved Nov. 4, 1980.
§ 31. Convening of special sessions upon petition. In addition to the provisions of Article IV, § 3, the Legislature may be convened in special session by the presiding officers of both houses upon the written request of two-thirds of the members of each house. The petition of request shall state the purposes of the session, and only business encompassed by those purposes may be transacted.
History: Amendment proposed by SL 1990, ch 2, approved November 6, 1990.
History: Initiated amendment, approved November 3, 1992; repeal proposed by SL 2006, ch 1, § 10 rejected Nov. 7, 2006.