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penditures of the public mone}^, shall be attached to, and pub- 

 lished with the laws annually. 



Sec. 23. The house of representatives shall have the 

 sole power of impeaching, but a majority of all the members 

 must concur in an impeachment: all impeachments shall be 

 tried by the senate; and when sitting for that purpose, the 

 senators shall be upon oath or affirmation, to do justice accord- 

 ing to law and evidence: no person shall be convicted with- 

 out the concurrence of two-thirds of all the senators. 



Sec. 24. The Governor, and, all other civil officers under 

 this state, shall be liable to impeachment for any misdemea- 

 nor in office; but judgment in such case shall not extend fur- 

 ther than removal from office, and disqualification to hold any 

 office of honor, profit or trust, under this state. The party, 

 whether convicted or acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be liable 

 to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment, according to 

 law. 



Sec. 25. The first session of the general assembly shall 

 commence on the first Tuesday of March next; and forever 

 after, the general assembly shall meet on the first Monday of 

 December, in every year, and at no other period, unless direc- 

 ted by law, or provided for by this constitution. 



Sec. 26. No judge of any court of law or equity, secreta- 

 ry of state, attorney general, register, clerk of any court of 

 record, sheriif or collector, member of either house of con- 

 gress, or person holding any office under the authority of this 

 state, (provided that appointments in the Militia or justices of 

 the peace, shall not be considered lucrative offices,) shall be 

 eligible as a candidate for, or have a seat in, the general as- 

 sembly. 



Sec. 27. No person shall be appointed to any office within 

 any county, who shall not have been a citizen inhabitant 

 therein, one year next before his appointment, if the county 

 shall have been so long erected, then within the limits of the 

 county or counties out of which it shall have been taken. 



Sec. 28. No person, who heretofore hath been, or hereaf- 

 ter may be, a collector or holder of public moneys, shall have 



