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on oath, or affirmation, to
do justice according to the
Law and evidence; but no
person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of
two-thirds of all the Senators
elected.
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oath, or affirmation, to do
justice according to the law
and the evidence; but no per-
son shall be convicted with-
out the concurrence of two-
thirds of all the Senators
elected.
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oath or affirmation to do
justice according to the law
and evidence, but no person
shall be convicted without
the concurrence of two-
thirds of all the Senators
elected.
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to do justice according to
the law and evidence, but
no person shall be convicted
without the concurrence of
two-thirds of all the senators.
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Bills: Origin;
amendment;
rejection?
limitation or
origination:
exception;
three readings;
exception.
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Sec. 27. Any bill may
originate in either House of
the General Assembly, and
be altered, amended, or re-
jected by the other. No bill
shall originate in either
House during the last twen-
ty-eight calendar days of a
regular session, unless two-
thirds of the members
elected thereto shall so de-
termine by yeas and nays,
and in addition the two
Houses by joint and similar
rule may further regulate
the right to introduce bills
during this period; nor shall
any bill become a law until
it be read on three different
days of the session in each
House, unless two-thirds of
the members elected to the
House where such bill is
pending shall so determine
by yeas and nays, and no
bill shall be read a third time
until it shall . have been
actually engrossed or printed
for a third reading.
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Sec. 27. Any bill may
originate in either House of
the General Assembly, and
be altered, amended, or re-
jected by the other; but no
bill shall originate in either
House during the last ten
days of the session, unless
two-thirds of the members
elected thereto shall so de-
termine by yeas and nays;
nor shall any bill become a
Law, until it be read on
three different days of the
session in each House, unless
two-thirds of the members
elected to the House, where
such bill is pending, shall so
determine by yeas and nays;
and no bill shall be read a
third time until it shall have
been actually engrossed for
a third reading.
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Sec. 26. Any bill may
originate in either House of
the General Assembly, and
be altered, amended, or re-
jected by the other; but no
bill shall originate in either
House during the last ten
days of the session, nor be-
come a law until it be read
on three different days of
the session in each House,
unless three-fourths of the
members of the House where
such bill is pending shall so
determine.
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Sec. 18. Any bill may
originate in either House of
the General Assembly, and
be altered, amended or re-
jected by the other; but no
bill shall originate in either
House during the last three
days of the session, or be-
come a law, until it be read
on three different days of the
session in each House, unless
three-fourths of the members
of the House, where such
bill is pending, shall so deter-
mine.
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10. That the house of
delegates may originate all
money bills, propose bills to
the senate or receive those
offered by that body, and
assent, dissent or propose
amendments; that they may
enquire, on the oath of
witnesses, into all complaints,
grievances, and offences, as
the grand inquest of this
State, and may commit any
person for any crime to the
public jail, there to remain
till he be discharged by due
course of law; they may ex-
pel any member for a great
misdemeanor, but not a
second time for the same
cause; they may examine and
pass all accounts of the State,
relating either to the collec-
tion or expenditure of the
revenue, or appoint auditors
to state and adjust the same;
they may call for all public
or official papers and rec-
ords, and send for persons,
whom they may judge neces-
sary, in the course of their
enquiries, concerning affairs ,
relating to the public inter-
est, and may direct all office
bonds (which shall be made
payable to the State) to be
sued for any breach of
duty.
22. That the senate may
originate any other, except
money bills, to which their
assent or dissent only shall be
given, and may receive any
other bills from the house of
delegates, and assent, dis-
sent or propose amendments.
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