University of State of New York. (See Vacancy: provisions to be made for filling.. legislature may declare when office is 4 9 234 9 3 294 9 3 294 vacant.. (See titles of officers.) Venue: change of, to be by general law. ... THE LEGISLATIVE LAW. AN ACT in relation to legislation, constituting chapter thirty-two of the consolidated laws. Chapter 37, of the laws of 1909. Article I. Short title. II. Members, officers and employees of the legislature III. The enactment and publication of laws (§§ 40-49). ceedings (§§ 60-66). V. Laws repealed; when to take effect (§§ 90, 91). Section I. Short title. This chapter shall be known as the "Legislative Law." ARTICLE II. Members, Officers and Employees of the Legislature. Section 2. Exemption of members and officers from arrest. 3. Expulsion of members. 4. Contempts of either house. 5. Payment of salaries of members. 6. Officers and employees of the senate. 7. Officers and employee. of the assembly. Section 8. Appointments to be entered on journals. 11. Compensation during extra sessions and impeach- 12. Attendance of officers of each session at opening of next session. 13. Officers remaining after adjournment. 14. Undertaking of clerk of each house. 16. Supplies furnished by clerks. 17. Accountability of clerks to comptroller. 18. Duties of postmasters and assistants. 19. Duties of stenographers. 20. Detail of officers and employees for special duties. 22. Custody of legislative papers and documents. 24. Drafting and revising of bills. § 2. Exemption of members and officers from arrest. A member of the legislature shall be privileged from arrest in a civil action or proceeding other than for a forfeiture or breach of trust in public office or employment, while attending upon its session, and for fourteen days before and after each session, or while absent for not more than fourteen days during the session with the leave of the house of which he is a member. An officer of either house shall be privileged from arrest in such a civil action or proceeding while in actual attendance upon the house. Either house shall have the power to discharge from arrest any of its members or officers arrested in violation of his privilege from arrest. 83. Expulsion of members. Each house has the power to expel any of its members, after the report of a committee to inquire into the charges against him shall have been made. § 4. Contempts of either house.— Each house may punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the same session of the legislature, as for a contempt, for the following offenses only: I. Arresting a member or officer of either house in violation of his privilege from arrest; 2. Disorderly conduct of its members, officers or others in the immediate view and presence of the house, tending to interrupt its proceedings; 3. The publication of a false and malicious report of its proceedings, or of the conduct of a member in his legislative capacity; 4. Giving or offering a bribe to a member, or attempting, by menace or other corrupt means, directly or indirectly, to influence a member in giving or withholding his vote, or in not attending meetings of the house of which he is a member; 5. Neglect to attend or to be examined as a witness before the house or committee thereof, or upon reasonable notice to produce any material books, papers, or documents, when duly required to give testimony or to produce such books, papers or documents in a legislative proceeding, inquiry or investigation. § 5. Payment of salaries of members.-The salary of a member of the legislature shall be payable during the session, from time to time, at the rate of ten dollars per day, at any time during the session, for the number of days then expired, not exceeding in |