The twenty-third senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Houston, Crawford and Taylor.

The twenty-fourth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Muscogee, Marion and Chattahoochee.

The twenty-fifth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Harris, Upson and Talbot.

The twenty-sixth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Spalding, Butts and Fayette.

The twenty-seventh senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Newton, Walton Clarke, Oconee and Rockdale. The twenty-eighth senatorial district shall be composed of the countis of Jasper, Putnam and Morgan.

The twenty-ninth senatorial district shall be compose of the counties of Wilkes, Columbia, Lincoln and McDuffie.

The thirtieth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Oglethorpe, Madison and Elbert.

The thirty-first senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Hart, Habersham and Franklin.

The thirty-second senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of White, Dawson and Lumpkin.

The thirty-third senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Hall, Banks and Jackson.

The thirty-fourth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Gwinnett, DeKalb and Henry.

The thirty-fifth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Clayton, Cobb and Fulton.

The thirty-sixth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Campbell, Coweta, Meriwether and Douglas.

The thirty-seventh senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Carroll, Heard and Troupe.

The thirty-eighth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Haralson, Polk and Paulding.

The thirty-ninth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Milton, Cherokee and Forsyth.

The fortieth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Union, Towns and Rabun.

The forty-first senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Pickens, Fannin and Gilmer.

The forty-second senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Bartow, Floyd and Chattooga.

The forty-third senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Murray, Gordon and Whitfield.

The forty-fourth senatorial district shall be composed of the counties of Walker, Dade and Catoosa.

Par. III. The General Assembly may change these districts after each census of the United States: Provided, That neither the number of districts nor the number of Senators from cach district shall be increased.

Section III.

Paragraph L. The House of Representatives shall consist of one hundred and seventy-five Representatives, apportioned among the several counties as follows, to wit: To the six counties having the largest population, viz. Chatham, Richmond, Burke, Houston, Bibb and Fulton, three Representatives each; to the twenty-six counties having the next largest population, viz. Bartow, Coweta, Decatur, Floyd, Greene, Gwinnett, Harris, Jefferson, Meriwether, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Stewart Sumter, Thomas, Troupe, Washington, Hancock, Carroll, Cobb, Jackson, Dougherty, Oglethrope, Macon, Talbot and Wilkes, two Representatives each; and to the remaining one hundred and five counties one Representative each.

Par. II. The above apportionment shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States government, so as to give the six counties having the largest population three Representatives each; and to the twenty-six counties having the next largest population two Representatives each; but in no event shall the aggregate number of Representatives be increased.

Section IV.

Paragraph I. The members of the General Assembly shall be elected for two years, and shall serve until their successors are elected.

Par. II. The first election for members of the General Assembly, under this Constitution, shall take place on the first Wednesday in December, 1877; the second election for the same shall be held on the first Wednesday in October, 1880, and subsequent elections biennially, on that day, until the day of election is changed by law.

Par. III. The first meeting of the General Assembly, after the ratification of this Constitution, shall be on the first Wednesday in November, 1878, and biennially thereafter, on the same day, until the day shall be changed by law. But nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the Governor from calling an extra session of the General Assembly before the first Wednesday in November, 1878, if, in his opinion, the public good shall require it.

Par. IV. A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its members as each House may provide.

Par. V. Each Senator and Representative, before taking his seat, shall take the following oath, or affirmation, to wit: "I will support the Constitution of this State, and of the United States; and on all questions and measures which may come before me, I will so conduct myself as will, in my judgment, be most conducive to the interests and prosperity of this State."

Par. VI. No session of the General Assembly shall continue longer than forty days, unless by a two-thirds vote of the whole number of each House.

Par. VII. No person holding a military commission, or other appointment or office, having any emolument or compensation annexed thereto, under this State, or the United States, or either of them, except justices of the peace and officers of the militia, nor any defaulter for public money, or for any legal taxes required of him, shall have a seat in either House; nor shall any Senator or Representative, after his qualification as such, be elected by the General Assembly, or appointed by the Governor, either with or without the advice or consent of the Senate, to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto. during the time for which he shall have been elected.

Par. VIII. The seat of a member of either House shall be vacated on his removal from the district or county from which he was elected.

Section V.

Paragraph I. The Senators shall be citizens of the United Stattes, who have attained the age of twenty-five years, and who shall have been citizens of this State for four years, and for one year residents of the district from which elected.

Par. II. The presiding officer of the Senate shall be styled the president of the Senate, and shall be elected viva voce from the Senators.

Par. III. The Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments.

Par. IV. When sitting for that purpose, the members shall be on oath, or affirmation, and shall be presided over by the chief justice, or the presiding justice of the Supreme Court. Should the chief justice be disqualified, the Senate shall select the judge of the Supreme Court to preside. No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.

Par. V. Judgments, in case of impeachment, shall not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit, within this State; but the party convicted shall, nevertheless, be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment and punishment according to law.

Section VI.

Paragraph I. The Representatives shall be citizens of the United States who have attained the age of twenty-one years, and who shall have been citizens of this State for two years, and for one year residents of the counties from which elected.

Par. II. The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the speaker of the House of Representatives, and shall be elected viva voce from the body.

Par. III. The House of Representatives shall have the sole power to impeach all persons who shall have been, or may be, in office.

Section VII.

Paragraph I. Each House shall be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its members, and shall have power to punish them for disorderly behavior, or misconduct, by censure, fine, imprisonment, or expulsion; but no member shall be expelled, except by a vote of two-thirds of the House to which he belongs.

Par. II. Each House may punish by imprisonment, not extending beyond the session, any person, not a member, who shall be guilty of a contempt, by any disorderly behavior in its presence, or who shall rescue, or attempt to rescue, any person arrested by order of either House.

Par. III. The members of both houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly and in

going thereto or returning therefrom, except for treason, felony, larceny, or breach of the peace; and no member shall be liable to answer in any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House.

Par. IV. Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish it immediately after its adjournment.

Par. V. The original journal shall be preserved, after publication, in the office of Secretary of Sate, but there shall be no other record thereof.

Par. VI. The yeas and nays on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of the members present, be entered on the journal.

Par. VII. Every bill, before it shall pass, shall be read three times, and on three separate days, in each House, unless in case of actual invasion or insurrection.

Par. VIII. No law or ordinance shall pass which refers to more than one subject-matter, or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof.

Par. IX. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws, the ordinary expenses of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial departments of the Government, payment of the public debt and interest thereon, and the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State. All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills, each embracing but one subject.

Par. X. All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives, but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills.

Par. XI. No money shall be drawn from the treasury except by appropriation made by law, and a regular statement and account of the receipt and expenditure of all public money shall be published every three months, and also with the laws passed by each session of the General Assembly.

Par. XII. No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law, unless, upon its passage, the yeas and nays, in each House, are recorded.

Par. XIII. All acts shall be signed by the president of the Sente and the speaker of the House of Representatives, and no bill, ordinance or resolution, intended to have the effect of a law, which shall have been rejected by either House, shall be again