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presentatives;  and  the  Governor  may  at  his  Pleasure  prorogue  or  dissolve  the
General  Assembly.

XLV.  The  said  House  of  Representatives  shall,  until  Provision  be  otherwise
“  made  in  that  Behalf  by  Law,  be  Judges,  without  Appeal,  of  the  Validity  of  the
Election  of  each  Member  thereof.

XLVI.  No  Member  of  the  said  Legislative  Council  or  House  of  Representatives
  shall  be  permitted  to  sit  or  vote  therein  until  he  shall  have  taken  and  subscribed
the  following  Oath  before  the  Governor,  or  before  some  Person  or  Persons  authorized
  by  him  to  administer  such  Oath:

“I  A.B.  do  sincerely  promise  and  swear,  That  I  will  be  faithful  and  bear  true
Allegiance  to  Her  Majesty  Queen  Victoria.  So  help  me  GOD.

XLVII.  Every  Person  authorized  by  Law  to  .make  his  solemn  Affirmation
or  Declaration  instead  of  taking  an  Oath  may  make  such  Affirmation  or  Declaration
in  lieu  of  the  said  Oath.  |

XLVIII.  The  said  House  of  Representatives  shall  immediately  on  their  First
Meeting  proceed  to  the  Choice  of  One  of  their  Members  as  their  Speaker  during  the
Continuance  of  the  said  House,  which  Choice,  being  confirmed  by  the  Governor,
shall  be  valid  and  effectual,  and  in  case  of  Vacancy  of  the  Office  by  Death,  Resignation,
  or  otherwise,  then  and  so  often  as  the  same  shall  happen  the  Choice  shall
be  repeated  and  confirmed  as  aforesaid.

XLIX.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  any  Member  of  the  said  House  of  Representatives,
by  Writing  under  his  Hand  addressed  to  the  Speaker  of  the  said  House,  to  resign
his  Seat  in  the  said  House,  and  upon  such  Resignation  the  Seat  of  such  Member  shall
become  vacant.  |

L.  I£  any  Member  of  the  said  House  of  Representatives  shall  for  One  whole
Session  of  the  General  Assembly,  without  the  Permission  of  such  House,  fail  to  give
his  Attendance  in  the  said  House,  or  shall  take  any  Oath  or  make  any  Declaration
or  Acknowledgment  of  Allegiance,  Obedience,  or  Adherence  to  any  Foreign  Prince
or  Power,  or  do  or  concur  in  or  adopt  any  Act  whereby  he  may  become  a  Subject
or  Citizen  of  any  Foreign  State  or  Power,  or  become  entitled  to  the  Rights,  Privileges,
  or  Immunities  of  a  Subject  of  any  Foreign  State  or  Power,  or  shall  become
bancrupt  or  shall  become  an  Insolvent  Debtor  within  the  Meaning  of  the  Laws
-  relating  to  Insolvent  Debtors,  or  shall  become  a  public  Defaulter,  or  be  attainted
of  Treason,  or  be  convicted  of  Felony  or  any  infamous  Crime,  his  Seat  in  such
House  shall  thereby  become  vacant.

LI.  When  and  so  often  as  a  Vacancy  shall  occur  as  aforesaid  in  any  Seat  in
the  said  House  of  Representatives,  it  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  such  House  to
address  the  Governor,  stating  the  Existence  of  such  Vacancy  and  the  Cause  thereof,
and  the  Governor,  upon  receiving  such  Address,  shall  cause  a  Writ  to  be  issued  for
supplying  such  Vacancy.

Lil.  The  said  Legislative  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  at  the  First
Sitting  of  each  respectively,  and  from  Time  to  Time  afterwards  as  there  shall  be