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Article III.-(Continued.)
tions. passing upon the confirmation of tnce
recess appointees of the Governor and such
emergency matters as may be submitted by
the Governor in special messages to the Leg-
islature, provided, that during the succeeding
thirty days of the regular session of the Leg-
islature the various committees of each house
shall hold hearings to consider all bills and
resolutions and other matters then pending;
and such emergency matters as may be sub-
mitted by the Governor; provided, further,
that during the following sixty days the Leg-
islature shall act upon such bills and resolu-
tions as may be then pending and upon such
emergency matters as may be submitted by
the Governor in special messages to the Leg-
islature; provided, however, either house
may otherwise determine its order of busi-
ness by an affirmative vote of four fifths of
its membership.
[Note.-Sec. 5 of Art. III has been amended
once, to provide for a 120-day session. It was
submitted together with the amendment of Sec.
24 of Art III. Submitted by the Forty-First
Legislature (1929); ratified Nov. 4, 1930.]
Sec. 6. Qualifications of Senators.-No per-
son shall be a Senator unless he be a citizen
of the United States, and. at the time of his
election, a qualified elector of this state, and
shall have been a resident of this state five
years next preceding his election, and the
last year thereof a resident of the district
for which he shall be chosen, and shall have
attained the age of 26 years.
Sec. 7. Qualification of Representatives.-
No person shall be a Representative unless
he be a citizen of the United States. and, at
the time of his election, a qualified elector
of this state, and shall have been a resident
of this state two years next preceding his
election, the last year thereof a resident of
the distr~et for which he shall be chosen, and
shall h ,e attained the age of 21 years.
See. 8. Each House to Judge Qualifications
of Its Own Members.-Each house shall be
the judge of the qualifications and election of
Its own members; but contested elections
shall be determined in such manner as shall
be provided by law.
Sec. 9. President Pro Tern of the Senate;
Speaker of House; Officers.-The Senate
shall, at the beginning and close of each ses-
sion, and at quch other times as may be
necessary, elect one of its members president
pro tempore, who shall perform the duties
of the Lieutenant Governor in any case of
absence or disability of that officer and
whenever the said office of Lieutenant Gov-
ernor shall be vacant. The House of Repre-
sentatives shall, when it first assembles,
organize temporarily, and thereupon pro-
ceed to the election of a Speaker from its
own members. And each nouse shall choose
its other officers.
Sec. 10. Quorum.-Two thirds of each
house shall constitute a quorum to do busi-
ness, but a smaller number may adjourn
from day to day and compel the attendance
of absent members, in such manner and
under such penalties as each house may
provide.
See. 11. Rules: Power to Punish and Expel.
-Each house may determine the rules of its
own proceedings, punish members for dis-
orderly conduct, and. with the consent of
two thirds, expel a member, but not a sec-
ond time for the same offense.
Sec. 12. Journal: Yeas and Nays.-Each
house shall keep a journal of its proceedings.
and publish the same; and the yeas and nays~f the members ot either hous, on any ques-
tion shall at the desi e iof any thiee members
present. e ent'ed on the ;,urnals
See 13 Vacancies. How Filled.-When va-
concies occur in either house. the Governor,
c the person exercising the power of the
Governor. shall issue % iits of election to fil
such %acancies: and should the Governor fail
to issue a writ of election to fill any such
%acancy within tenty days aftro it occurs,
the returning afticer >f the distPt in which
such vacancy may hate happened shall be
authorized to order an election for that
purpose.
Sec. 14. Members of Legislature Privileged
From Arrest.-Senators and Representatives
shall, except in cases ot t:eason. felony or
breach of the peace. he priileged from ar-
rest during the session of the Legislature.
and in going to or returning from the same.
allowing one day for e.ery twenty miles
such member may reside from the place at
which the Legislatute is convened.
Sec. 15. Each House May Punish Disor-
derly Conduct.--Each house may punish, by
imprisonment, during its sessions, any person
not a member for disrespectful or disorderly
conduct in its presence, or for obstructing
any of its proceedings, provided, such im-
prisonment shall not, at any one time. exceed
forty-eight hours.
See. 16. Sessions to Be Open.-The sessions
of each house shall be open, except the
Senate when in executive session.
Sec. 17. Adjournments.-Nelther house
shall, without the consent of the other, ad-
journ for more than three days. nor to any
other place than that w hece the Legislature
may be sitting.
See. 18. Ineligibility of Members to Certain
Offices; Not to Be Interested in Contracts.-
No Senator or Representative shall, during
the term for which he may be elected, be
eligible to any civil office of profit under this
state which shall have been created, or the
emoluments of which may have been In-
creased during such term; no member of
either house shall, during the term for which
he is elected, be eligible to any office or
place, the appointment to which may be
made, in whole, or in part. by either branch
of the Legislature. and no member of elthe-
house shall vote for any other member for
any office whatever which may be filled by
a vote of the Legislature. except in such
cases as are in this Constitution provided.
Nor shall any member of the Legislature be
interested, either directly or Indirectly. in
any contract with the state, or any county
thereof, authorized by any law passed during
the term for which he shall have been
elected.
Sec. 19. What Officers Ineligible to Mem
bership in Legislature.-No Judge of any
court. Secretary of State. Attorney General.
clerk of any court of record, or any person
holding a lucrative office under the United
States. or this State. or any foreign govern-
ment. shall, during the term for which he is
elected or appointed, be eligible to the Leg-
islature.
Sec. 20. Receivers or Disbursers of Public
Funds Not Eligible to Membership in the
Legislature Until Discharge Received.-No
person who at any time may have been a
collector of taxes or who may have been
otherwise entrusted with public money, shall
be eligible to the Legislature, or to any
office of profit or trust under the State Gov-
ernment until he shall have obtained a
discharge tot tho amount of such collections.
or for all public money with which he may
have been entrusted.
Sec. 21. Freedom in Debate.-No marnber%'T'AT E Co'lISTITUTION
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