 | New Jersey - 1874 - 1412 sider
...eot ' times and places of meeting, determine the rules of its own proceedings, be the sole judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members, keep a journal of its pro-Keep a ceedings, and may punish or expel a member for disorderly ^™, al ' coaduct, or a violation... | |
 | 1788 - 708 sider
...ft Monday in December, unlefs they (hall by law appoint a different day. SeCt. 5. Each houfe (lull be the judge of the election?, returns, and qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each (hall conllitute a quorum to do bufmefs ; but a fmallcr number may adjourn from... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1861 - 560 sider
...regulations. (Art. 1., sec. 4.) The fifth section of the first article provides" thai eacli House shall be the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its own membere. The plain words of tin: Constitution, aa well as ihe uniform action of the House ever since... | |
 | John Bouvier - 1843 - 752 sider
...consider the privileges and powers of the two houses, both aggregately and separately. Each house is made the judge of the election, returns, and qualifications of its own members. Art. 1, s. 5. As each house acts in these cases in a judicial character, its decisions, like the decisions... | |
 | J. B. Shurtleff - 1846 - 210 sider
...where does congress meet? How can an extra session be called ? POWERS OF EACH HOUSE. Each house is the judge of the election returns, and qualifications of its own members. This power must be lodged somewhere, or the halls of congress would be liable to be filled with impostors.... | |
 | Ebenezer Meriam - 1847 - 224 sider
...absent members. Each board shall appoint a president from its own body, shall choose its clerk and other officers, determine the rules of its own proceedings, be the judge of the election, returns, and tmalilicutions of its own members, keep a journal of its proceedings, have power to direct special... | |
 | Wisconsin. Constitutional Convention - 1848 - 698 sider
...which they represent, and shall have resided at least one year in the state. Sec. 7. Eacli house shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members ; and a majority of each shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Common Council - 1851 - 546 sider
...own body ; shall choose its Clerk and other officers ; determine the rule» of its own proceeding9 î be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its own members ; keep a journal of its prm-n'ilings, and have power to direct special elections to fill it» own vacancies ; to compel the... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1851 - 1004 sider
...from the 10th section, of the 3d article of the Constitution, which declares that each house "shall be the judge of the election, returns and qualifications of its own members." This clause, in the opinion of the undersigned, applies only to cases where some person has been declared... | |
 | New York (N.Y.). Common Council - 1852 - 558 sider
...appoint a Provident from its own body ; shall choose its Clerk and other officers ; determine tlio ru ICH of its own proceedings ; be the judge of the election...qualifications of its own members ; keep a journal of it* proceedings, and have power to direct special elections to fill its own vaeaneies ; to e<>niprl... | |
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Each house shall be the judge of the election,, returns, and qualifications of its own members... 
