Year: 1861

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 shall be deemed aquaed elector and be entitled 10 vol"

 the county or district where he actually resides for each ana very office made elective under this State or the

 nd laws of the Confederate States of Anenca; IT0Fd"

 hat soldier in the army or nav! oi W

 confederate States America shall be entitled to vote at any 7lecton within this sate.

 TIME OF CHOOSING REPRESENTATIVES,.

 SEC The House of Representatives shall consist o mem chosen years by the qualified electors o he counties such time the General Assembly has prescribed, or may hereafter prescribe QUALIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE.

 SEC A. No person shall be member of the House of Repre- who shall have attained the age of twenty-five who shall not be free white male citizen of the Con- ederate States America; who shall not have been inha of this next preceding his eecton ana who shall the time of his eecton have actual resi- ience in the county he may be chosen to orepresen QUALIFICATION A SENATOR

 SEC D. The Senate shall consist of members to be chosen every four years by the qualified electors o the several d rcs they may be hereafter arranged by the General Assembly. The election for shall take place h the time appointed which may hereafter De apPone by law.

 SEC. 6 No person shall be who shall not have attained the of thirty years; who shall not be free white male citizen of the Confederate States ot Amerca Who shall have been nhaban of this year. prcced ing his election and ho the time thereof shall not have actual residence in the district he may be chosen to 

 MEETING OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

 SEC ' The General Assembly shall meet every two years the first Monday in November at such time may here after be appointed for that purpose by that body ana at the capitol in the city of Little Ro k until otherwise directed by law.

 MODE AND TIME ELECTION, AND PRIVILEGE

 SEC All general elections shall be by ballot until other directed by aw and shall be held every years the first Monday October until altered by The first gen eighteen hundred and Xtytwo. The electors in all except of treason felony and breach of the shall be privileged from during their attendance elections, and in going and returning thercfrom

 SEC D. The shall issue wrs of election to fill such may in either branch of the General Assem- bly,.

 1sticn of inc and declared be eligible either branch of the General Assembly, but person who is who shall hereafter be

 collector holder of public money, any assistant deputy of such holder or collector Of public money shall be eligible either branch of the General Assembly, to office of profit trust until he shall have accounted for and paid all for which he may be abe and no person holding any office of profit under the Confederate States (except posmaser shall be eligible any office of trust profit belonging to either of the three departments oi this

 SEC Persons convicted of bribery, perjury other ina crime, excluded from office of trust or profit and from the right of suffrage in this tate

 SEC l2 Persons convicted of giving offering brlbe to procure their election appointment or that ot any one ec any office are ineligible to any office of profit or trus and disqualified from voting any election in this state

 SEC. l3 No member of the General Assembly shall be elected appointed any civil office in this state which shall have been created the emomen of which shall have been whilst he member thereof except he be elected such office by of the peoples and that member oi the General Assembly shall be elected to office within the gift the General Assembly during the tor which ne shall have be en elected.

 SEC IA Each house of the Assembly shall appoint its officers, and shall Judge o the quatcaon returns and elections Of its mber Two thirds ot each house shall quorum do business but smaller number may adjourn from day day and compel the attendance absent members such and under such pehaes as each house may provide.

 SEC Each house may determine the rule o its proceed nrs punish its own members for dorery behavior and with the of thirds ot the members elected expel member but member shall be expelled second time for the offence. They shall eac from time to une publish journal of their proceedings, except such parts as may their opinion require and the yeas and nays upon any question shall be entered the ourna by the request of any five members.

 SEC The each house when in session. in com of the whole shall be kept open except cases which may require secrecy and each house punish by line an imprisonment person member who shall De guilty disrespec the house by dsodery coneptuou beha vior in its when in session. but such imprisonment shall extend beyond the final adjournment o that eson

 SEC IT. Bills may originate in either house ana De amended rejected the oher and every bill shall De read on three different days in each house. unless wothds of the house where the same pending shall dispense Wn 'ne m aha M

 President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives. , ,u | SEC ls Whenever an officer civil military, shall be appointed by the joint or of both houses by

 the separate vote of either of the General Assembly, the vote shall be taken rua and entered on the journal

 SEC 0 The and representatives shal Tn all cases except treason felony breach Of the peace be privileged from arrest during the session of the General Assembly ana Tor fifteen days before the commencement ana alef tue ton of each and for speech or denate n eIe house, they shall not be questioned Tn any othef pace

 Src 2O The members of the General Assembly snail e'e- rally receive from the public treasury @ m =. ton of compensation of members shall take effect during the session at which it is made

 SEC The General Assembly may direct ny law in what courts and in manner may be commenced against the

 SEC p The General Assembly may prohibit the introduction

 into this state any slave slaves who have committed any high in any other state or territory ne htroGuc of slaves into this state for sale trade speculation or ef chandize may be prohibited by the General Assembly.

 SEC 23 The General Assembly shall not have power to pass any bill of dvorce but may prescribe by law the manner n which such shall be investigated the courts o justice and dvorces be granted

 SEc The General Assembly may by law obiige owners of slaves to treat with humanity and may prescribe a code of laws defining their rights regulating their intercourse

 with each other and their relations with the free white people 6 this stoe defining crimes which may committed slaves; prescribing appropriate punishments such crimes and