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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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[LEGISLATIVE BRANCH] COMPARISON
Headnotes Present
Constitution
Constitution of
1867
Constitution of
1864
Constitution of
1851
Constitution of
1776
Amendments to
1776 Constitution

 
 

cers of each House shall re-
ceive an additional compen-
sation of two hundred and
fifty dollars ($250.00) per
annum. When the General
Assembly shall be convened
by Proclamation of the Gov-
ernor, the session shall not
continue longer than thirty
days, but no additional com-
pensation other than mileage
and other allowances pro-
vided by Law shall be paid
members of the General As-
sembly for special session.

receive an additional com-
pensation of three dollars per
day. When the General As-
sembly shall be convened by
Proclamation of the Gover-
nor, the sesion shall not con-
tinue longer than thirty
days; and in such case, the
compensation shall be the
same as herein prescribed.

per diem.

allowed by law, and the
presiding officer of each
House shall be allowed an
addition of one dollar per
day. No book or other
printed matter not apper-
taining to the business of the
session shall be purchased or
subscribed for, for the use
of the members or be dis-
tributed among them, at the
public expense.

 
 

 
 

Printed material:
Restriction on
purchase.
Sec. 16. No book, or
other printed matter not ap-
pertaining to the business of
the session, shall be pur-
chased, or subscribed for, for
the use of the members of
the General Assembly, or be
distributed among them, at
the public expense.
Sec. 16. No book, or
other printed matter, not ap-
pertaining to the business of
the session, shall be pur-
chased, or subscribed for, for
the use of the members of
the General Assembly, or be
distributed among them, at
the public expense.
Sec. 15. No book or other
printed matter not apper-
taining to the business of the
session shall be purchased or
subscribed for, for the use
of the members of the Gen-
eral Assembly or be distrib-
uted among them, at the
public expense.
Sec. 30. ... No book or
other printed matter not ap-
pertaining to the business of
the session, shall be pur-
chased or subscribed for, for
the use of the members or
be distributed among them
at the public expense.

 
 

 
 

Senators and
Delegates: In-
eligibility for
office created or
office whose
profits increased.
Sec. 17. No Senator or
Delegate, after qualifying as
such, notwithstanding he
may thereafter resign, shall
during the whole period of
time, for which he was
elected, be eligible to any
office, which shall have been
created, or the salary, or
profiits of which shall have
been increased, during such
term.
Sec. 17. No Senator or
Delegate, after qualifying as
such, notwithstanding he
may thereafter resign, shall
during the whole period of
time, for which he was
elected, be eligible to any
office, which shall have been
created, or the salary, or
profits of which shall have
been increased, during such
term.
Sec. 16. No Senator or
Delegate, after qualifying as
such, notwithstanding he
may thereafter resign, shall,
during the whole period of
time for which he was
elected, be eligible to any
office which shall have been
created, or the salary or pro-
fits of which shall have been
increased during such term,
or shall, during said whole
period of time, be ap-
pointed to any civil office by
the Executive or General
Assembly.
Sec. 24. No Senator or
Delegate, after qualifying as
such, shall, during the term
for which he was elected, be
eligible to any office which
shall have been created, or
the salary or profits of which
shall have been increased
during such term, or shall,
during said term, hold any
office or receive the salary
or profits of any office, under
the appointment of the Ex-
ecutive or Legislature.

37. That no senator, dele-
gate of the assembly, or
member of the council, if he
shall qualify as such, shall
hold or execute any office of
profit, or receive the profits
of any office exercised by any
other person, during the time
for which he shall be elected;
nor shall any governor be
capable of holding any other
office of profit in this State
while he acts as such, and
no person holding a place of
profit, or receiving any part
of the profits thereof, or re-
ceiving the profits or any
part of the profits arising on
any agency for the supply
of clothing or provisions for
the army or navy, or holding
any office under the United
States, or any of them, or a
minister or preacher of the
gospel, of any denomination,
or any person employed in
the regular land service, or

Proposed by Act of 1836,
chapter 197. Ratified 1837. Sec. 7. So much of the
thirty seventh article of the
constitution as provides that
no senator or delegate to the
general assembly, if he shall
qualify as such, shall hold
or execute any office of profit
during the time for which
he shall be elected, shall be
and the same is hereby
repealed. Sec. 8. No senator or
delegate to the General As-
sembly shall during the time
for which he was elected,
be appointed to any civil
office under the Constitution,
or laws of the State, which
shall have been created,
thereof or the emoluments
thereof shall have been in-
creased during such time;
and no senator or delegate,

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