SIGNING OF BILLS. 89.--When a bill shall have been duly reported as correctly enrolled, it shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk of the House in which it originated to present the bill, first to the presiding officer of the House in which it originated, and next, to the presiding officer of the other House, for their signatures, which duty shall be performed at as early an hour as possible. 90. After a bill shall have been signed by the respective presiding officers of the two Houses, it shall be presented by the Chief Clerk of the House in which it originated, to the Governor, in the Executive Chamber, for his approval; it first being indorsed on the back of the bill, certifying in which House the same originated, which certificate shal be signed by the Chief Clerk of such House. In case the bill was passed by the ayes and nays being taken thereon, the number of affirmative and negative votes in each House shall be indorsed on the back of the bill. COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE. 91.-In all cases of disagreement between the Senate and Assembly on amendments, adopted by either House, to a bill, memorial or resolution, passed by the other House, a committee of conference consisting of three members from each House may be requested by either House, and the other House shall appoint a similar committee. The usual manner of procedure is as follows: The Senate, for instance, passes a bill and it is duly messaged to the Assembly, which body adopts an amendment to the bill and concurs in it as amended, returning the same, with record of the action of the Assembly, to the Senate; the Senate refuses to concur in the Assembly amendment and so notifies the Assembly; the Assembly adheres to its amendment and asks for a committee of conference, and appoints such committee on the part of the Assembly, and this action is reported to the Senate, whereupon, a like committee is appointed by the Senate. The joint committee shall, at a convenient hour agreed upon, meet and state to each other, verbally or in writing, the reason of their respective Houses for, or against the disagreement, and confer thereon, and shall report to their respective Houses such agreement as they may arrive at, if any, and if not the fact of a disagreement. The House having possession of the bill at the time the conference report is made, shall first act upon such report, if an agreement is reported, and duly message the same to the other House, together with the bill, which, if the conference report be concurred in and the bill concurred in as amended, shall be the bill that is finally passed. 92.-All bills, resolutions and memorials, which are to be presented to the Governor for his approval, shall also in the same manner be previously examined, enrolled and signed. MISCELLANEOUS. 93. These rules may be suspended by either House by vote of two-thirds of the members present thereof; the vote shall be determined by yeas and nays unless unanimous consent be given. 94.-Members may pair on any question pending in either House by filing a statement of the same with the Chief Clerk, who shall read the same to the House before the vote is taken. 95.-The title to all bills appropriating money shall state that fact in addition to the general purpose of the bill. A BOOK FOR ENROLLED BILLS TO BE KEPT BY EACH HOUSE. 96-It shall be the duty of the Chief Clerk of each House to keep a Senate and Assembly book of enrolled bills in which shall be accurately minuted the exact time at which each bill or resolution (indicating it by its number) was presented to the presiding officer of each House for signature, and to the Governor for his approval. Such book shall always be open for inspection, and shall be deposited with the Secretary of State, to be preserved by him, at the close of the session. The books shall be substantially in the following form: And a like book for bills originating in the Assembly shall be kept by the Chief Clerk thereof. Of Claims. ACCOUNTS TO BE VERIFIED. 97.-No account presented shall be acted upon, unless verified by affidavit of the per son in whose favor the same may be. ALL PAPERS CLAIMING MONEY TO BE PRESERVED. 98.-All petitions, claims, bills, accounts, or demands asking for an appropriation of money, shall be preserved by the committee to whom the same may be referred; and such committee shall indorse on every such petition, claim, bill, account or demand, whether they report in favor of allowing or disallowing the same and if in favor of allowing a part thereof, only, then the sum so reported. After such committee shall have reported upon the same, such petition, claim, bill, account or demand, and every one of them shall be delivered to the Chief Clerk of the House to which the same was first presented, to be filed with such clerk, and delivered, at the close of the session, to the Secretary of State. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES. 99.- In Joint Committees, standing or select, the chairman of the Senate Committee shall be chairman of the Joint Committee. JOINT CONVENTION. 100.- Whenever there shall be a Joint Convention of the two Houses, the proceedings shall be entered at length upon the Journal of each House. The Lieutenant Governor or President of the Senate shall preside over such Joint Convention, and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly shall act as Clerk thereof, assisted by the Chief Clerk of the Senate; provided, that the Lieutenant Governor shall not act in said convention except as the presiding officer, and in no case shall have the right to give the casting vote. 101 -The rules of parliamentary practice, comprised in Jefferson's Manual, shall be the standard in all cases to which they are applicable, and in which they are not in consistent with these rules. ADJOURNMENT. 102.-Neither House shall adjourn during any session thereof, without the consent of the other, for a longer period than three days. ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS. Chapter VIII, R. S. 1878. SECTION 90. Senators in Congress shall hereafter be elected as provided by the statutes of the United States. The meeting of the Senate and Assembly in joint convention shall be held in the hall of the Assembly. Each member shall vote viva voce upon a call of the roll, and such votes shall be entered upon the journal of the convention. The President of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly shall cause a statement in duplicate of the result of such election to be made under their hands, certifying who has been chosen such Senator; one of which statements they shall deliver to the Governor, to be filed and recorded in the executive office, and the other they shall deliver to the Secretary of State, who shall file and record the same in his office. In case the President of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly, or either of them, shall neglect or refuse to execute and deliver such statement, the Chief Clerk of the Senate or of the Assembly, respectively, shall make and deliver, as aforesaid, such statement in duplicate, setting forth the whole number of votes given on the final ballot and the number thereof received by each person then voted for. SECTION 91. Immediately thereafter, the Governor shall certify the election of such Senator under the Great Seal to the President of the Senate of the United States, and the Secretary of State shall countersign such certificate. STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES RELATIVE TO ELECTION OF SENATORS. (Title II, Chapter 1, Rev. Stat. U.S.) SECTION 14. The Legislature of each State which is chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any Senator was elected to represent such State in Congress shall, on the second Tuesday after the meeting and organization thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in Congress. SECTION 15. Such election shall be conducted in the following manner: Each House shall openly, by a viva voce vote of each member present, name one person for Senator in Congress from such State, and the name of the person so voted for, who receives a majority of the whole number of votes cast in each House, shall be entered on the journal of that House by the Clerk or Secretary thereof; or if either House fails to give such majority to any person on that day, the fact shall be entered on the journal. At twelve o'clock meridian of the day following that on which proceedings are required to take place as aforesaid, the members of the two Houses shall convene in joint assembly, and the journal of each House shall then be read, and if the same person has received a majority of all the votes in each House, he shall be declared duly elected Senator. But if the same person has not received a majority of the votes in each House, or if either House has failed to take proceedings as required by this section, the joint assembly shall then proceed to choose, by a viva voce vote of each member present, a person for Senator; and the person who receives a majority of all the votes of the joint assembly, a majority of all the members elected to both Houses being present and voting, shall be declared duly elected. If no person receives such majority on the first day, the joint assembly shall meet at twelve o'clock meridian of each succeeding day during the session of the Legislature, and shall take at least one vote until a Senator is elected. SECTION 16. Whenever, on the meeting of the Legialature of any State, a vacancy exists in the representation of such State in the Senate, the Legislature shall proceed on the second Tuesday after meeting and organization, to elect a person to fill such vacancy, in the manner prescribed in the preceding section for the election of a Senator for a full term. SECTION 17. Whenever, during the session of the Legislature of any State, a vacancy occurs in the representation of such Stare in the Senate, similar proceedings to fill such vacancy shall be had on the second Tuesday after the Legislature is organized and has had notice of such vacancy. SECTION 18. It shall be the duty of the Executive of the State from which any Senator has been chosen, to certify his election, under the seal of the State, to the President of the Senate of the United States. SECTION 19. The certificate mentioned in the preceding section shall be countersigned by the Secretary of State of the state. 1 |