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be read to them by any one of «
the registrars. 1
Paragraph V Appeal from
decision of registrar!. Any per
ton lo whom the right of regis- i
tration is denieu by the regis
trars upon the ground that he
lacks the qualifications set forth
in the two subdivisions of Par
agraph IV shall have iie right
to take an appeal, and any cit
izen may enter an appeal from
the decision of the registrars al
lowing any person to register
under said subdivisions. All ap
peals must be filed in writing
with the registrars within ten
days from the dale of the de
rater complained of. and shall
b» rftumed by the registrars to
ti e office of the clerk of the
•uperior court to be tried as
other appeals.
Paragraph VI- Judgment of
force pending appeal. Pending
an appeal and until the final
decision of the ase, the judg
ment of the registrars shall re
main in full force
Section 11.
Paragraph !. Regiitration of
electors; who disfranchised. The
General Assembly may provide,
from Urn* to time, for the regis
tration of all electors, but the
following classes of persons
shall not !>e permitted to regis
ter, vote or hold any office, or
appointment of honor, ot trust
In lias State, to-wit Ist Those
who shall have beer, convicted
In any court of competent ju
risdiction of treason against the
State, of embezzlement of pub
lic funds, malfeasance in of
fice, bribery or larceny, or qf
any crime involving moral tur
pitude. punishable by the laws
o< this State with imprisonment
in the penitentiary, unless such
persons shall have been par
doned 2nd Idiots and insane
persons
Section 111.
Paragraph L Privilege of el
ectors from arrest. Erect :rs
shall. In all ca-es, except for
treason, felony, larceny, and
breach of the peace, be priv
ileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections, and in
go ing to and returning from
the same.
Section IV.
Paragraph I. Holder of public
funds.. No person who is the
holder of any public money, r.-
trary to law. shall be eligible
to any office in this State un
til the same is accounted for
and paid into the Treasury
Section V.
Paragraph I. Sale of liquors
on election days. The General
Assembly shall by law forbid
the sale of intoxicating di nks
in this State or any political
subdivision thereof on all days
for the ncluing of any election
lr. the area ;r. which such el
ection is held and prescribe
punishment for any violation
of the same.
Section VI.
Paragraph I. Returns made to
whem. Returns of election for
*d. civil cff.cers elected oy the
people, who are to oe commis
sioned by the Governor, and
also lor members of the Gen
eral Assent i iy, shall be made
to the Secretary of State, ub
kss otberw-st provided bv aw
ARTICLE 111.
Legislative Department.
Section L
Paiajirap.t I Fewer vested in
General Assembly. The Leg ti
live power of the Stale shall
t< vested in a General Assent
hly which shall consist of a
Senate and House of Rcpre
sen ta lives.
Section 11.
Paragraph I N umbei of sen
ator* and senatorial districts.
The Senate s .all consist of not
more mar. fifty-four members
fcne there shall oe not more
lr»E fifty-four Senatorial Dis
tricts with one Senator f.c-n
each District a; cow const tut
eel, or as bcieafter ctaud TVir
WtamS Se'uateuiai Districts
ihaii be ccn p; sec tf the coon
tws as ta w provided and u>e
lltoeia! nu it shall have
Mthuity u. ireate, leatrange
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT’S
and change these Districts with
in the limitation herein stated.
Section 111.
Paragraph L Humber of rep
resentatives. The House of Rep
reser.tatives shall consist of rep
resentatives apportioned among
the several counties of the
State as follows: To *’e eight
’ counties having the largest pop
ulation, three representatives
each; to the thirty counties
having the next largest popu
lation, two representatives each;
and to the remaining counties,
one representative each.
Paragraph 11. Apportionment
changed, how. The above ap
portionment shall be changed
oy the General Assembly at its
; first session after each census
taken by the United States Gov
ernment in accordance with the
provisions of Paragraph I of
Section 111 of this article.
Section IV-
Paragraph L Term of mem
ber*. The members of thGen
eral Assembly shall be elected
for two years, and shall serve
until the time f.xed by law for
the convening of the next Gen
eral Assembly.
■ Paragraph 11. Election, when.
The first election for members
of the General Assembly, un
der this Constitution shall take
place on Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. 1945, and
subsequent elections oienmally,
on that day, until the day of
election is changed by law.
Paragraph 111. Meeting of the
General Assembly. Ti e General
Assembly shall meet in regular
session on the second Monday
in January 16V". and biennial
ly thereafter on the .-ane day
until the date shall be changed
oy law. By concurrent resolu
tion, adopted by a majority of
members elected to both
Houses, the General Assembly
may adjourn any regular sess
ion to such later date as it may
fix for reconvening in regular
session, but shall rema.n in reg
ular session no longer than sev
enty TO' days, in the aggre
gate, during the term for which
the members were elected. If
it shall adjourn the first regu
lar session before the expirat.cn
of seventy TO; days w.thout
fixing a dale for reconvening,
the General Assembly shall re
convene in regular session on
the second Monday in January
of the next year unless it shall
have adjourned sine die. All
business pending in the Senate
or House at the adjournment
of any regular session may be
considered at any later regular
session of the same General
Assembly as if there had been
no adjournment Nothing r.ere
in shall be construed to effect
the power of the Governor to
convoke tr.e General Asserrr’y
in extraordinary session, or tr.e
duty of the Governor to con
vene the General Assembly in
.-x’raordinary session -per. the
certificate of three-fifths of tr.e
rr.- - risers elected to ".re Senate
and the House :! Representa
tives. as providt-I in Article V,
Section I. Paragraph XII of
this Constitution If an im
peachment trial is pending ;,t
the end of any regular or ex
traordinary session, the Senate
may continue in session until
such trial is completed Tr.e
provisions of Paragraph IT!
Section IV of Article 111 of the
Constitution which this Con
siitution supersedes which ap
ply to tne meetings c-f the Ge
era! Assembly snail continue
.n force until tne second Mon
day m January, 19-47.
Paragraph IV Quorum. A ma
jority of each House shall con
stitute a quorum to transa< 1
rusmess: cut a smaller rum
uer may adjourn from day u>
day and compel tne presence
of its absent members, as e-ich
house may provide
Parag.aph V Oath of mem
bens. Each Se-nat . and Rcpre
sentauve. oeforc- taking i is sea:
shah take the kik •» :.g ostr
or affirmation, 10-wit “1 wRJ
support the Constitute* i. cf > ts
j State ..rV cf the United Slates
anc on eh questions and meaS
ures which may come before
me, I will to conduct myself
as will, in my judgment, oe
most conducive to the interests
and prosperity of this ■state "
Paragraph VL Eligibility; ap
pointmecl* forbidden. No per
son holding a military commis
sion, or other appointment, or
office, having any emolument,.
or compensation annexed there
to, under this State, or the Unit
ed States, or either of them ex
cept Justices of the Peace and
officers of the militia, nor any
defaulter for public money, or
for any legal taxes required of
r.:m shall have a seat in either
house; nor shall any Senator,
or Representative, after his
qualification as such, be elected
by the General Assembly, or
appointed by the Governor,
e.ther with or without the ad
vice and consent of the Sen
ate, to any office or appoint
ment having any emolument
annexed thereto, during the
time for which he shall have
been elected, unless he shall
first resign his seat, provided
however, that during the term
(or which he was elected nr.
Senator or Representative shall
be appointed to any civil of
fice which has been created
during such term.
Paragraph VII. Removal
from district or county, effect
of. The seat of a member of
either house shall be vacated
on hi* removal from the dis
trict or county from which he
was elected.
Section V.
Paragraph I. Qualifications of
Senators, The Senators shall be
citizen* of the United States,
who have attained the age of
twenty-five years, and who
shall have been citizens of this
State for four years, and for
one year residents of. the dis
t-ict from which elected
Paragraph 11. President. The
presid.ng officer of the Senate
shah be styled the President
jf the Senate. A President Pro
Tempore shall be elected viva
• oce from the Sena’ors and
snail act in case of the dea h,
resignation or disability of the
President, or in the event of
r.is succession to the executive
power
Paragraph TIL Impeachments
Tr.e Senate shall have the sole
power to try impeachment*.
Paragraph IV. Trial of im
peachments. When sitting foi
that purpose, the members shall
oe on oath, or affirmation, and
shall be presided over by the
Chief Justice or the P.esiding
Justice of the Supreme Court
Should the Chief Justice be dis
qualified, the Senate shall se
lect a Justice of the Supreme
Court to preside. No pers ,r
snail be convicted without the
ctn.urrence of two-thirds of the
members present
Paragraph V. Judgments in
impeachments. Judgments, ;n
rases of impeachment, shall not
extend further than removal
from office, and disqualiflca
t.on to hold and enjoy any of
fice of honor, trust, or profit,
within this State: but the par
's convict%d shall nevertheless,
be liable, and subject, to indict
ment. trial judgment, and pun
-hment, according to law.
Section VI
Pa. a graph I. Qualifications
of representatives. The Repre
sentatives shall'be citizens of
‘he United States who have at
tamed the age of twenty-one
years, and who shall have beer,
citizens of this State for two
years, and for one year resi
dents of the counties from
vfcich elected.
Paragraph IL Speaker. The
presiding officer of the House
of Representatives shall oe
styled the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, and shall
re elected viva voce from the
body
Paragraph 111. Power lo itp
peach. The House of Represent
atives shad have the sole pow
er lo vote impeachment cna. g
es against ah persons who shah
have teen or may tie in office
Section VII.
Paragraph 1 Election, re-
turn*. etc-; disorderly conduct.
Each House shall be the judge
of the election, returns, and
qualifications of its members
and shall have power to pun
Ish them for disorderly behav
ior, or misconduct, by censure
fine, imprisonment, or expul
sion; but no member shall be
expelled, except by a vote of
two-thirds of the House to
vs hich he belongs.
Paragraph 11. Contempts,
how punished. Each House may
punish by imprisonment, not
extending beyond the session,
any person, not a member, who
shall be guilty of a contempt
by any disorderly behavior in
its presence, or who shall res
cue, or attempt to rescue, any
person arrested by order of
either House.
Paragraph 111. Privilege of
members. The members of both
Houses shall be free from ar
rest during their attendance on
the General Assembly, and in
going thereto, or returning
therefrom, except for treason,
felony, larceny, or breach of
the peace: and no member shall
be liable to answer in any oth
er place for anything spoken in
debate in either House.
Paragraph IV. Journals and
acts. Each House shall keep a
journal of its proceedings, and
publish it immediately after its
adjournment. The General As
sembly shall provide for the
publication of the laws passe f
by each session-
Paragraph V. Where journals
kept. The original journal shall
be preserved after publication,
in the office of the Secretary
ot State, but there shall be nc
other record thereof.
Paragraph VL Yeas and nays,
when taken. The yeas and nays
on any question shall, at the
desire of one-fifth of the mem
bers present, be entered on the
Journal.
Paragraph VII. Bills lo be
read. Every bill, before it shall
pass, shall be read three times,
and on three separate days, in
each House, unless in cases of
actual invasion, or insurrection,
but the first and second read
ing of each local bill, shall
consist of the reading of the
title only, unless said bill is or
dered to be engrossed.
Paragraph VIII. One subject
matter expressed. No law shall
pass which refers to more than
one subject matter, or contains
matter different from what is
expressed in the title thereof.
Paragraph IX. General apprj
priation bill. The General ap
propriation bill shall embrace
nothing except appropriations
fixed by previous laws, the or
dinary expenses of the Exec
utive, Legislative and Judicial
Departments of the Govern
ment, payment of the public
debt and interest the; eon, and
for support of the public in
stitutions and educational in
terests of the State. All otner
appropriations shall be made
by separate bills, each embrac
ing but one subject.
Paragraph X. Bills for reve
nue. All bills for raising reve
nue. or appropriating money,
shall originate in the House of
Representatives, but the Senate
may propose, or concur -n
amendments, as in other bills.
Paragraph XL Public money,
how drawn, N’o money shall oe
drawn f; ont the Treasury ex
cept by appropriation made by
law.
Paragraph XII. Bills appro
priating money. No bill or eso
lution appropriating money
shall become a law unless, upon
us passage, the yeas and nays,
in each house, are recorded.
Paragraph XIII. Acts signed
rejected bills. All acts shall be
signed by the President of cne
Senate and the Speaker of tne
House of Representatives, and
no Oil! or resolution, intended
to have the effect of a law
which shall have been rejected
by either house, shall be again
c: c posed during tire same ses
sion. under the same or am
other titlo without the consent i
of two-thirds of the House bv
which the same was
P^ rap i XIV Ma j«^
member, lo pats bill. Nr y °
shall become a law Un i° IIU
shaU receive a majoritv' 0 f V
vot« of aU the members el*
f to each House of the General
Assembly, and it shall i n 1
instance, so appear on
Journal. ine
Paragraph XV Notice of
lention to ask local legi slaJi " n
necesiary. No local or , Dep "
bill shall be passed,
tice of the intention to Sn ni
therefor shall have been S?
■hshed in the newspaper" 't
which the Sheriff’s advert**
merits for the locality aff ec W
are published, once a week f
three weeks during a period of
sixty days immediately preced
mg its introduction into th*
General Assembly N 0 i 0 8
special bill shall become "i-*
; unless there is attached to and
made a part of said bill a copy
of said notice certified by
publisher, or accompanied by
an affidavit of the author to
the effect that said notice’has
been published as provided bv
law. No office to which a per .
son has been elected shall be
abolished, nor the term uf the
office shortened or lengthened
by local or special bill during
the term for which such person
was elected unless the same be
approved by the people of the
jurisdiction affected in a refer
endum on the question. Where
any local law shall add any
member or members to any
municipal or county governing
authority, the members 0 f
which are elected by the peo
pie, such local law must pro
vide that the member or mem
bers so added must be elected
by a majority vote of the quali
fied voters of the political sub
division affected.
Paragraph XVI, Statutes and
sections of code, how amended,
X law, or section of the code,
si.all be amended or repealed
by mere reference to its title, or
to the number of the section
of the Code, but the amending
or repealing act, shall distinct
ly describe the law to be amend
ed or repealed, as well as the
alteration to be made.
Paragraph XVII Corporate
powers, how granted. The Gen
eral Assembly shall have no
power to grant corporate powers
and privileges to private com
panies, to make or change el
ection precincts, nor to estab
lish bridges or ferries, nor to
change names oi legitimate
children: but it shall prescribe
by law the manner in which
such powers shall be exercised
by the courts; it gnay confer
this authority to grant corporate
powers and privileges to private
companies to the ;udges of the
superior courts of this State in
vacation. All corporate powers
and privileges to banking, trust,
insurance, railroad, canal, nav
igation, express and telegraph
companies shall be issued and
granted by the Secretary of
State in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law: and if in
any event the Secretary of
State should be disqualified to
act in any case, then in that
event the legislature shall pro
vide by general laws by what
person such charter shall be
granted.
Paragraph XVIII Recognii
ances. The General Assembly
shall have no power to relieve
principals or securities pen for
feited recognizances, from the
payment thereof, either before
01 after judgment thereon, un
less the principal in the ;ecog
nizance shall have been appre
hended and placed in the cus
tody of the proper officers.
Paragraph XIX. Yeas and
nays to be entered, when. Wr.cn
e- er the Constitution requires
a vote of two-thirds of either
or both houses for the passage
of an act or resolution, tire yesi
and nays or the passage there
: i shall be entered or. the Jo ur ‘
nal
Paragraph XX Fewer* cl li#
General Assembly. The General
! Assembly shall have the pc*'<*
k make ail laws consisted
