108 AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



Section VI. The number of Senators shall, at the several periods of 

 making the enumeration before mentioned, be fixed by the Legislature, 

 and apportioned among the districts, formed as hereinafter directed, ac- 

 cording to the number of taxable inhabitants in each ; and shall never 

 be less than one fourth, nor greater than one third of the number of 

 representatives. 



Section VII. The Senators shall be chosen in districts, to be formed 

 by the Legislature, each district containing such a number of taxable 

 inhabitants as shall be entitled to elect not more than four Senators: 

 When a district shall be composed of two or more Counties, they shall 

 be adjoining. Neither the city of Philadelphia nor any County shall be 

 divided in forming a district. 



Section VIII. No person shall be a Senator, who shall not have 

 attained the age of twenty-five years, and have been a citizen and inhab- 

 itant of the State four years next before his election, and the last year 

 thereof an inhabitant of the district for which he shall be chosen ; unless 

 he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or 

 of this State. 



Section IX. Immediately after tbe Senators shall be assembled in 

 consequence of the first election subsequent to the first enumeration, they 

 shall be divided, by lot, as equally as may be into four classes. The 

 Seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration 

 of the first year, of the second class at the expiration of the second year, 

 of the third class at the expiration of the third year, and of the fourth 

 class at the expiration of the fourth year; so that one fourth may be 

 chosen every year. 



Section X. The General Assembly shall meet on the first Tuesday of 

 December in every year, unless sooner convened by the Governor. 



Section XL Each House shall choose its Speaker and other ofiicers ; 

 and the Senate shall also choose a Speaker pro tempore, when the 

 Speaker shall exercise the ofiice of Governor. 



Section XII. Each House shall judge of the qualifications of its 

 members. Contested elections shall be determined by a committee to be 

 selected, formed and regulated in such manner as shall be directed by 

 law. A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do busi- 

 ness ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may be 

 authorised, by law, to compell the attendance of absent members, in such 

 manner, and under such penalties as may be provided. 



Section XIII. Each House may determine the rules of its proceed- 

 ings, punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and with the concur- 

 rence of two thirds expel a member ; but not a second time for the same 

 cause; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the 

 legislature of a free State. 



