preceding Federal census, or in such manner as the legislature may direct, and shall be in as compact form as practicable and shall remain unaltered until the next decennial period, and shall at all times consist of contiguous territory.

(b) No county shall ever be divided in the formation of a senatorial district except to make two or more senatorial districts wholly in such county. No town and no ward in a city when constituting only one voting precinct, shall be divided in the formation of a senatorial district, nor shall any senatorial district contain a greater excess in population over an adjoining district in the same county than the population of a town, or ward in a city, constituting only one voting precinct therein, adjoining such district. Towns and wards in cities constituting only one voting precinct, which may, from their location, be included in either of two senatorial districts, shall be so placed as to make such districts most nearly equal in number of inhabitants.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

SEC. 10. The house of representatives, until otherwise provided by law, shall consist of not more than 109 members, who shall hold office for two years: Provided, That the representatives elected at the first election shall hold office until the fifteenth day succeeding the day of the regular State election in 1908: And provided, That the day on which State elections shall be held shall be fixed by the legislature.

(a) The first legislature shall meet at the seat of government upon proclamation of the governor on the day named in said proclamation, which shall not be more than thirty days nor less than fifteen days after the admission of the State into the Union.

(b) The apportionment of this State for members of the legislature shall be made at the first session of the legislature after each decennial Federal census.

(c) The whole population of the State as ascertained by the Federal census, or in such manner as the legislature may direct, shall be divided by the number 100 and the quotient shall be the ratio of representation in the house of representatives for the next ten years succeeding such appointment.

(d) Every county having a population equal to one-half of said ratio shall be entitled to 1 representative; every county containing said ratio and three-fourths over shall be entitled to 2 representatives, and so on, requiring after the first 2 an entire ratio for each additional representative: Provided, That no county shall ever take part in the election of more than 7 representatives.

(e) When any county shall have a fraction above the ratio so large that being multiplied by 5 the result will be equal to 1 or more ratios, additional representatives shall be apportioned for such ratio among the several sessions of the decennial period. If there are 2 ratios, representatives shall be allotted to the fourth and third sessions, respectively; if 3, the third, second, and first sessions, respectively; if 4, to the fourth, third, second, and first sessions, respectively.

(f) Any county forming with another county or counties a representative district during one decennial period if it has acquired sufficient population, at a fixed decennial period, shall be entitled to

an additional representative, if there shall be left in the district from which it shall have been separated a population sufficient for a representative. No such change shall be made except at the regular decennial period for the apportionment of representatives.

(g) If in fixing any decennial ratio, a county previously a separate representative district shall have less than the number required by the ratio for a representative, such county shall be attached to a county adjoining it and become a part of such representative district. (h) No county shall ever be divided in the formation of representative districts except to make two or more representative districts in such county. No town, or ward in a city, where it constitutes only one voting precinct, shall be divided in the formation of representative districts, nor shall any representative district contain a greater excess in population over an adjoining district in the same county than the population of a town or ward in a city, constituting only one voting precinct adjoining such district. Counties, towns, or wards in cities, constituting only one voting precinct, which, from location, may be included in either of two districts, shall be so placed as to make said districts most nearly equal in number of inhabitants.

(i) Ascertaining the ratio of representation according to the Federal census, or such other enumeration as the legislature may provide, and attaching any county, previously having a separate representative but found to have less than the number required by the ratio, to an adjoining county; and determing the number of representatives each county or district shall be entitled to, and for what sessions of the legislature within the next decennial period; and apportioning the senators, shall be done by the legislature and be presented to the governor for his approval in the same manner as other bills which may be passed by the legislature.

(j) An apportionment by the legislature shall be subject to review by the supreme court at the suit of any citizen, under such rules and regulations as the legislature may prescribe. And such court shall give all cases involving apportionment precedence over all other cases and proceedings; and if said court be not in session, it shall convene promptly for the disposal of the same.

LEGISLATIVE APPORTION MENT.

SEC. 11. Until the apportionment is made by the legislature after the next Federal decennial census, the State, except as otherwise provided, shall be divided into 33 senatorial districts, each of whom shall be composed of the counties as named, shall be numbered and elect senators as follows, namely:

First, Beaver, Cimmaron, Harper, and Texas, 1 senator; Second, Beckham, Dewey, Ellis, and Roger Mills, 2 senators; Third, Woods and Woodward, 1 senator: Fourth, Greer, 1 senator; Fifth, Jackson and Tillman, 1 senator; Sixth, Custer, Kiowa, and Wachita, 2 senators; Seventh, Alfalfa and Major, 1 senator: Eighth, Garfield, 1 senator; Ninth, Osage, Grant, and Kay, 2 senators; Tenth, Noble and Pawnee, 1 senator; Eleventh, Creek and Payne, 1 senator; Twelfth, Logan, 1 senator; Thirteenth, Lincoln and Pottawatomie, 2 senators; Fourteenth, Canadian and Oklahoma, 2 senators; Fifteenth, Caddo and Grady, 2 senators; Sixteenth, Blaine and Kingfisher, 1 senator; Seventeenth, Comanche, Jefferson, and Stephens, 2 S. Doc. 187, 60—1———2

senators; Eighteenth, Carter, Love, and Murray, 2 senators; Nineteenth, Cleveland, Garvin, and McClain, 2 senators; Twentieth, Atoka, Bryan, and Coal, 2 senators; Twenty-first, Latimer and Le Flore, 1 senator; Twenty-second, Hughes and Okfuskee, 1 senator; Twenty-third, Pontotoc and Seminole, 1 senator; Twentyfourth, Choctaw, McCurtain, and Pushmataha, 1 senator; Twentyfifth, Pittsburg, 1 senator; Twenty-sixth, Marshall and Johnston, 1 senator; Twenty-seventh, Haskell, McIntosh, and Muskogee, 2 senators; Twenty-eighth, Adair and Sequoyah, 1 senator: Twenty-ninth, Mayes and Craig, 1 senator; Thirtieth, Ottawa, Delaware, and Cherokee, 1 senator: Thirty-first, Tulsa and Washington, 1 senator; Thirty-second, Okmulgee and Wagoner, 1 senator; Thirty-third, Nowata and Rogers, 1 senator.

SEC. 12. The following counties shall each elect 1 member to the house of representatives: Adair, Alfalfa, Atoka, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Cherokee, Choctaw, Cimarron, Cleveland, Coal, Comanche, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Dewey, Ellis, Grant, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kingfisher, Latimer, Le Flore, Love, Major, Marshall, Mayes, Murray, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pushmataha, Rogers, Roger Mills, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Tulsa, Wagoner, Washington, Washita, Woods, and Woodward.

SEC. 13. The following counties shall elect 2 members of the house of representatives: Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Garvin, Grady, Kay, Kiowa, Muskogee, and Pittsburg.

(a) Garfield, 1 to be elected from each of the following districts: District 1, the city of Enid, Enid township, and the townships of North Enid, Banner, and Garland. District 2, all that part of Garfield county not contained in District 1.

(b) Greer, 1 to be elected from each of the following districts: District 1, all that part of Greer County lying east of the line between ranges 23 and 24. District 2, all that part of Greer County not contained in District 1.

(c) Lincoln, 1 to be elected from each of the following districts: District 1, the townships of Pawnee, Ponca, North Fox, South Fox, North Keokuk, South Keokuk, North Creek, South Creek, North Seminole, South Seminole, North Choctaw, and South Choctaw, with all towns and cities contained therein. District 2, all that part of Lincoln county not contained in district 1.

SEC. 14. The following counties shall elect 3 members each: Pottawatomie and Logan.

Pottawatomie shall elect 3 members at large. Logan, with 3 members prorated as follows: District 1 shall be composed of the townships of Marshall, Bismarck, Orlando, Oak View, Rose Hill, Mulhull, Crescent, Woodland, Lawrie, Cedar, Iron Mound, Spring Creek, Antelope, and North Cimarron, and all towns and villages therein. District 2 shall consist of all that part of the city of Guthrie described as follows: That part of the First Ward lying north of Harrison avenue, the Second Ward, the Third Ward, the Fourth Ward, and all of the Fifth Ward except that part lying south of Cleveland avenue and east of Fourteenth street. District 3 shall consist of all that part of Logan County not included in districts 1 and 2.

SEC. 15. Oklahoma County shall have representatives to be elected as follows: 1 from the county at large. The other 3 to be prorated as follows: District 1, Oklahoma City, and the townships of Oklahoma and Greely, with all towns and cities contained therein, 2 members. District 2, all that part of Oklahoma County not contained in district 1, one member.

SEC. 16. (a) The following pairs of counties shall compose additional legislative districts and each district shall elect 1 member to the house of representatives: Johnston and Coal, Bryan and Atoka, Pontotoc and Seminole, Muskogee and Haskell. Pittsburg and Hughes, Comanche and Stephens, Washita and Custer, Pottawatomie and Lincoln, Sequoyah and Le Flore, Alfalfa and Grant, Craig and Rogers, Garfield and Kingfisher, Payne and Pawnee, Creek and Tulsa.

(b) The following trio of counties shall constitute one legislative district with one member: Caddo, Canadian, and Cleveland.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RIGHTS OF MEMBERS.

SEC. 17. Members of the senate shall be at least 25 years of age, and members of the house of representatives 21 years of age at the time of their election. They shall be qualified electors in their respective counties or districts and shall reside in their respective counties or districts during their term of office.

SEC. 18. No person shall serve as a member of the legislature who is, at the time of such service, an officer of the United States or State government, or is receiving compensation as such; nor shall any person be eligible to election to the legislature who has been adjudged guilty of a felony.

SEC. 19. A member of the legislature expelled for corruption shall not thereafter be eligible to membership in either house. Punishment for contempt or disorderly conduct, or for any other cause, shall not bar an indictment for the same offense.

SEC. 20. The governor shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies as may occur in the legislature.

SEC. 21. Members of the legislature shall receive $6 per diem for their services during the session of the legislature, and 10 cents per mile for every mile of necessary travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the legislature, on the most usual route, and shall receive no other compensation: Provided, That members of the legislature, except during the first session thereof held under this constitution, shall receive only $2 per diem for their services after sixty days of such session have elapsed.

SEC. 22. Senators and representatives shall, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session of the legislature, and in going to and returning from the same, and for any speech or debate in either house shall not be questioned in any other place.

SEC. 23. No member of the legislature shall, during the term for which he was elected, be appointed or elected to any office or commission in the State, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during his term of office, nor shall any member receive any appointment from the governor, the governor

and senate, or from the legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected, nor shall any member, during the term for which he shall have been elected, or within two years thereafter, be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with the State, or any county or other subdivision thereof, authorized by law passed during the term for which he shall have been elected.

SEC. 24. A member of the legislature who has a personal or private interest in any measure or bill, proposed or pending before the legislature, shall disclose the fact to the house of which he is a member, and shall not vote thereon.

SESSIONS OF LEGISLATURE.

SEC. 25. The first session of the legislature, held by virtue of this constitution, shall not exceed one hundred and sixty days.

SEC. 26. The members of the legislature shall meet at the seat of government on the first Tuesday after the Monday in January at 12 o'clock, noon, in the year next succeeding their election, or upon such other day as may be provided by law.

SEC. 27. The legislature shall hold regular biennial sessions as herein provided, but this shall not prevent the calling of a special session of the legislature by the governor.

ORGANIZATION AND RULES.

SEC. 28. The senate shall, at the beginning of each regular session and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members president pro tempore, who shall preside over its deliberations in the absence or place of the lieutenant-governor; and the senate shall provide for all its standing committees and, by a majority vote, elect the members thereof.

SEC. 29. The house of representatives shall, at the beginning of each regular session and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members speaker.

SEC. 30. Each house shall be the judge of the elections, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalty as each house may provide.

Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior and, with the concurrence of twothirds, expel a member.

Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to time publish the same. The yeas and nays of the members of either house or any question, at the desire of one-fifteenth of those present, shall be entered upon its journal.

Neither house, during the session of the legislature, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.

SEC. 31. In all elections made by the legislature, except for officers and employees thereof, the members thereof shall vote yea or nay, and each vote shall be entered upon the journal.