34 CONSTITUTION OF THE [ART. 3.

been elected, of any person who shall have been chosen as

a Delegate or Senator, or in case of a tie between two or

more such qualified persons, a warrant of election shall be

issued by the Speaker of the House of Delegates or Presi-

dent of the Senate, as the case may be, for the election of

another person in his place, of which election not less than

ten days' notice shall be given, exclusive of the day of the

publication of the notice and of the day of election ; and in

case of such resignation or refusal to act, being communi-

cated in writing to the Governor, by the person so resigning

or refusing to act, or if such death occur during the legis-

lative recess, and more than ten days before its termination,

it shall be the duty of the Governor to issue a warrant of

election to supply the vacancy thus created, in the same

manner the said Speaker or President might have done

during the session of the General Assembly; provided,

however, that unless a meeting of the General Assembly

may intervene, the election thus ordered to fill such vacancy

shall be held on the day of the ensuing election for Dele-

gates and Senators.

Meetings of Legis-
lature.

SEC. 13. The General Assembly shall meet on the first

Wednesday of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-five,

and on the same day in every second year thereafter, and at

no other time, unless convened by the proclamation of the

Governor.

Compensation of
Members

SEC. 14. The General Assembly shall continue its session

1884, Res. 4.

so long as in its judgment the public interest may require,

and each member thereof shall receive a compensation of

five dollars per diem, for every day he shall attend the

sessions unless absent on account of sickness ; provided,

however, that no member shall receive any other or larger

Extra Sessions.

sum than four hundred dollars. When the General Assem-

bly shall be convened by proclamation of the Governor,

the session shall not continue longer than thirty days, and

in such case, the compensation shall be at the rate of five

dollars per diem.