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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF 1968
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CONSTITUTION OF 1867
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of all its members. Each house may expel
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either to the collection or expenditure of
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a member by the affirmative vote of three-
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the revenue, and appoint Auditors to state
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fifths of all its members.
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and adjust the same. They may call for
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all public, or official papers and records,
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and send for persons, whom they may judge
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necessary in the course of their inquiries,
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concerning affairs relating to the public
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interest, and may direct all office bonds
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which shall be made payable to the State,
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to be sued for any breach thereof; and
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with a view to the more certain prevention,
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or correction of the abuses in the expendi-
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tures of the money of the State, the General
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Assembly shall create, at every session
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thereof, a joint Standing Committee of the
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Senate and House of Delegates, who shall
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have power to send for persons, and examine
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them on oath, and call for Public, or
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Official Papers and Records, and whose duty
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it shall be to examine and report upon all
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contracts made for printing stationery, and
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purchases for the Public offices, and the
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Library, and all expenditures therein, and
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upon all matters of alleged abuse in ex-
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penditures, to which their attention may be
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called by Resolution of either House of the
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General Assembly.
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Section 3.17. Quorum.
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Sec. 20. A majority of the whole number
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A majority of all the members of a house
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of members elected to each House shall
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shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
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constitute a quorum for the transaction of
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of business in that house, but a smaller
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business; but a smaller number may adjourn
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number may adjourn from day to day.
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from day to day, and compel the attendance
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of absent members, in such manner, and
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under such penalties, as each House may
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prescribe.
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Section 3.18. Journals.
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Sec. 22. Each House shall keep a Journal
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Each house of the General Assembly shall
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of its proceedings, and cause the same to
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prescribe by rule for a current daily journal
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be published. The yeas and nays of mem-
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of its proceedings, which shall be open to
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bers on any question, shall at the call of
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public inspection at all reasonable times.
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any five of them in the House of Delegates,
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Each house shall prescribe by rule that the
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or one in the Senate, be entered on the
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daily journal shall be published as soon as
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Journal.
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practicable. Each house shall prescribe by
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rule that all final committee votes on all
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bills shall be entered, by recorded votes of
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individual members, in the daily journal of
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that house. Each house shall prescribe by
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rule that on final passage of a bill or resolu-
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tion, including a proposal for a constitution-
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al amendment, the vote cast by each member
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shall be recorded in the daily journal of
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that house.
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Legislation
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Section 3.19. Form of Laws.
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Sec. 29. The style of all Laws of this
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Every law of this State shall be styled: "Be
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State shall be, "Be it enacted by the
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