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within six months after the passage of such law ; and 

 such convention shall consist of a number of members 

 not less than that of both branches of the Legislature. 



ARTICLE XL 



MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 



Sec. 1. The first session of the Legislature shall be 

 held at the Pueblo de San Jose, which place shall be 

 the permanent seat of government, until removed by 

 law; provided, however, that two-thirds of all the 

 members elected to each house of the Legislature 

 shall concur in the passage of such law. 



Sec. 2. Any citizen of this State who shall, after 

 the adoption of this Constitution, fight a duel with 

 deadly weapons, or send or accept a challenge to fight 

 a duel with deadly weapons, either within the State 

 or out of it ; or who shall act as second, or knowingly 

 aid or assist in any manner those thus offending, shall 

 not be allowed to hold any office of profit, or to enjoy 

 the right of suffrage under this Constitution. 



Sec. 3. Members of the Legislature, and all officers, 

 executive, and judicial, except such inferior officers as 

 may be by law exempted, shall, before they enter on 

 the duties of their respective offices, take and sub- 

 scribe the following oath or affirmation. 



" I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may 

 be,) that I will support the Constitution of the 

 United States, and the Constitution of the State of 

 California: and that I will faithfully discharge the 



duties of the office of , according to the best 



of my ability." And no other oath, declaration, or 

 test, shall be required as a qualification for any office 

 or public trust. 



