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not a member, for disrespectful or disorderly behavior in
its presence, or for obstructing any of its proceedings, or
any of its officers in the execution of their duties; pro-
vided, such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, ex-
ceed ten days.
SEC. 24. The House of Delegates may inquire, on the
oath of witnesses, into all complaints, grievances and of-
fences, as the grand inquest of the State, and may corn-
Bait any person, for any crime, to the public jail, there to
remain until discharged by due course of law. They may
examine and pass all accounts of the State, relating either
to the collection or expenditure of the revenue, and ap-
point auditors to state and adjust the same. They may
call for all public, or official papers and records, and send
for persons whom they may judge necessary, in the course
of their inquiries, concerning affairs relating to the pub-
lic interest, and may direct all office bonds which shall be
made payable to the State, to be sued for any breach
thereof; and with the view to the more certain preven-
tion, or correction of the abuses in the expenditures of the
money of the State, the General Assembly shall create, at
every session thereof, a joint standing committee of the
Senate and House of Delegates, who shall have power to
send for persons, and examine them on bath, and call for
public or official papers and records, and whose duty shall
be to examine and report upon all contracts made for
printing, stationery, and purchases for the public offices
and the library, and all expenditures therein, and upon all
matters of alleged abuse in expenditures, to which their
attention may be called by resolution of either House of
the General Assembly.
SEC. 25. Neither House shall, without the consent of
the other, adjourn for more than three days, at any one
time, nor adjourn to any other place, than that in which
the House shall be sitting, without the concurrent vote of
two-thirds of the members present.
SEC. 26. The House of Delegates shall have the sole
power of impeachment in all cases; but a majority of all
the members elected must concur in the impeachment.
All impeachments shall be tried by the Senate, and when
sitting for that purpose, the Senators shall be on oath, or
affirmation, to do justice according to the law and the
evidence; but no person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds of all the Senators elected.
SEC. 27. Any bill may originate in either House of the
General Assembly, and be altered, amended or rejected by
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