SEC. 26. Perpetuities and monopolies are contrary to the genius of a free government, and shall never be allowed; nor shall the law of primogeniture or entailments ever be in force in this State.

SEC. 27. The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner, to assemble together for their common good, and apply to those invested with the power of government for redress of grievances or other purposes, by petition, address, or remonstrance.

SEC. 28. No power of suspending laws in this State shall be exercised except by the Legislature.

SEC. 29. To guard against transgressions of the high powers herein delegated, we declare that every thing in this "Bill of Rights" is excepted out of the general powers of government, and shall forever remain inviolate, and all laws contrary thereto, or to the following provisions, shall be void.

ARTICLE II.

THE POWERS OF GOVERNMENT.

SECTION 1. The powers of the government of the State of Texas shall be divided into three distinct departments, each of which shall be confided to a separate body of magistracy, to wit: Those which are legislative to one, those which are executive to another, and those which are judicial to another; and no person, or collection of persons, being of one of these departments, shall exercise any power properly attached to either of the others, except in the instances herein expressly permitted.

ARTICLE III.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SECTION 1. The legislative power of this State shall be vested in a Senate and House of Representatives, which together shall be styled "The Legislature of the State of Texas."

SEC. XXVI-1. Name four things prohibited in this section. 2. Explain each. SEC. XXVII.-1. What rights are here granted the citizens?

SEC. XXVIII.-1. Who only may suspend laws?

SEC. XXIX.-1. Explain this section.

SEC. I.-1. Name the three departments of the government of Texas.

SEC. I.-1. In what is the legislative power invested? 2. What is meant by the legislative power?

SEC. 2. The Senate shall consist of thirty-one members, and shall never be increased above this number. The House of Representatives shall consist of ninety-three members until the first apportionment after the adoption of this Constitution, when, or at any apportionment thereafter, the number of Representatives may be increased by the Legislature, upon the ratio of not more than one Representative for every fifteen thousand inhabitants; provided, the number of Representatives shall never exceed one hundred and fifty.

SEC. 3. The Senators shall be chosen by the qualified electors for the term of four years; but a new Senate shall be chosen after every apportionment, and the Senators elected after each apportionment shall be divided by lot into two classes. The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first two years, and those of the second class at the expiration of four years, so that one half of the Senators shall be chosen biennially thereafter. SEC. 4. The members of the House of Representatives shall be chosen by the qualified electors, and their term of office shall be two years from the day of their election.

SEC. 5. The Legislature shall meet every two years, at such time as may be provided by law, and at other times, when convened by the Governor.

SEC. 6. No person shall be a Senator, unless he be a citizen of the United States, and at the time of his election a qualified elector of this State, and shall have been a resident of this State five years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-six years.

SEC. 7. No person shall be a Representative, unless he be a citizen of the United States, and at the time of his election a qualified elector

SEC. II.-1. How many Senators are there? 2. What is the limit of the number of Representatives? 3. Number now?

SEC. III.-1. How long is a Senator's term? 2. Explain the last sentence in the section.

SEC. IV.-1. How long does a Representative serve? SEC. V.-1. How often must the Legislature meet? Governor?

2. What power has the

SEC. VI.-1. Give four qualifications of a Senator.
SEC. VII.-1. Give four qualifications of a Representative.

of this State, and shall have been a resident of this State two years next preceding his election, the last year thereof a resident of the district for which he shall be chosen, and shall have attained the age of twenty-one years.

SEC. 8. Each House shall be the judge of the qualifications and election of its own members; but contested elections shall be determined in such manner as shall be provided by law.

SEC. 9. The Senate shall, at the beginning and close of each session, and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members President pro tempore, who shall perform the duties of the Lieutenant-governor in any case of absence or disability of that officer, and whenever the said office of Lieutenant-governor shall be vacant. The House of Representatives shali, when it first assembles, organize temporarily, and thereupon proceed to the election of a Speaker from its own members; and each House shall choose its other officers.

SEC. 10. Two thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as each House may provide.

SEC. 11. Each House may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish members for disorderly conduct, and, with the consen. of two thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense.

SEC. 12. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish the same; and the yeas and nays of the members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of any three members present, be entered on the journals.

SEC. 13. When vacancies occur in either House, the Governor, or the person exercising the power of the Governor, shall issue writs of

SEC. VIII.-1. State this section in your own words.

SEC. IX.-1. Why is it necessary to have a President pro tempore of the
Senate? 2. Who is now the Speaker of the House, or who was the last one?
SEC. X.-1. What part of each House is required for a quorum? 2. How
may members be forced to attend?

SEC. XI.-1. Give three rights accorded to each House.
SEC. XII.-1. Explain what is meant by "

benefits arising from this section.

yeas" and ". nays." 2. Give the

SEC. XIII.-1. How are vacancies in the Legislature filled?

election to fill such vacancies; and should the Governor fail to issue a writ of election to fill any such vacancy within twenty days after it occurs, the returning officer of the district in which such vacancy may have happened shall be authorized to order an election for that purpose.

SEC. 14. Senators and Representatives shall, except in cases of 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, allowing one day for every twenty miles such member may reside from the place at which the Legislature is convened. SEC. 15. Each House may punish, by imprisonment, during its sessions, any person not a member, for disrespectful or disorderly conduct in its presence, or for obstructing any of its proceedings; provided, such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, exceed fortyeight hours.

SEC. 16. The sessions of each House shall be open, except the Senate, when in executive session.

SEC. 17. Neither House shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other place than that where the Legislature may be sitting.

SEC. 18. No Senator or Representative shall, during the term for which he may be elected, be eligible to any civil office of profit under this State which shall have been created or the emoluments of which may have been increased during such term; no member of either House shall, during the term for which he is elected, be eligible to any office or place, the appointment to which may be made, in whole or in part, by either branch of the Legislature; and no member of either House shall vote for any other member for any office whatever, which may be filled by a vote of the Legislature, except in such cases as are in this Constitution provided. Nor shall

SEC. XIV.-1. For what crimes may a legislator be arrested during the session of the Legislature? 2. Give reason for this section.

SEC. XV.-1. Give the section in your own words.
SEC. XVI.-1. What is meant by "executive session"?
SEC. XVII.-1. Give the section.

SEC. XVIII.-1. Name four privileges forbidden a legislator. "emoluments"? 3. Show the necessity for this section.

2. What are

any member of the Legislature be interested, either directly or indi rectly, in any contract with the State, or any county thereof, authorized by any law passed during the term for which he shall have been elected.

SEC. 19. No judge of any court, Secretary of State, Attorneygeneral, clerk of any court of record, or any person holding a lucrative office under the United States, or this State, or any foreign government, shall, during the term for which he is elected or appointed, be eligible to the Legislature.

SEC. 20. No person who at any time may have been a collector of taxes, or who may have been otherwise intrusted with public money, shall be eligible to the Legislature, or to any office of profit or trust under the State government, until he shall have obtained a discharge for the amount of such collections, or for all public moneys with which he may have been intrusted.

SEC. 21. No member shall be questioned in any other place for words spoken in debate in either House.

SEC. 22. A member 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.

SEC. 23. If any Senator or Representative remove his residence from the district or county for which he was elected, his office shall thereby become vacant, and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Section 13 of this Article.

SEC. 24. The members of the Legislature shall receive from the public treasury such compensation for their services as may, from time to time, be provided by law, not exceeding five dollars per day for the first sixty days of each session; and after that not exceeding two dollars per day for the remainder of the session; except the first

SEC. XIX.-1. Who are ineligible to the Legislature?
SEC. XX.-1. Can a tax collector become a legislator?

SEC. XXI.-1. Give reason for this section.

SEC. XXII.-1. Give a practical example illustrating Section 22.

SEC. XXIII.-1. Is this a wise law? 2. Why?

SEC. XXIV.-1. What salary do the legislators receive? 2. What is meant by "mileage "? 3. Under what circumstances does a member receive no mileage?