RULES OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 147

No extra compensation shall be allowed to any member
or officer of the House during the present session, except
to the members of the Committee on Engrossed Bills and
Resolutions, with such additional members of said commit-
tee as may be authorized to be appointed at or about the
close of the session, and to the clerks of said committee,
and such additional clerks as may be authorized to be ap-
pointed at or about the close of the session, and such others
as may be required to remain in attendance upon the business
of the House after final adjournment; but no extra compen-
sation shall be paid in any event, except in pursuance of resolu-
tion or order of the House, to be reported upon by its appro-
priate committee, to be passed by aye and nay vote, by a
majority of all the members elected to the House, which
said order or resolution shall also fix the amount that shall
be allowed.

All clerks, officers, or employes shall be prompt in their
attendance at .each opening of the House, and shall remain
at their several posts during the entire sitting of the House,
ready to render any service in accordance with their several
duties.

No clerk, officer or employe shall be absent at any time
during the sitting of the House, unless by permission of the
Speaker, nor absent himself from the service of the House
unless in pursuance of leave of absence obtained from the
House.

THE CHIEF CLERK

Shall keep the Minutes of Proceedings in the House, and
with the aid and co-operation of the Journal Clerk make
out, subject to the control of the Speaker, the Journal of
said proceedings, in readiness for the same to be read at the
next meeting of the House.

He shall keep the files of the House, preserving all peti-
tions and other papers belonging to the archives.

He shall place appropriate endorsements upon all papers
presented to the House, and after entering the same in