Alabama Const. art. IV, § 53

Alabama Constitution

Article IV, § 53 — Rules of Proceedings of Both Houses; Punishment for Contempt or Disorderly Behavior; Enforcement of Process; Protection of Members from Violence, Bribes, Etc.; Expulsion of Members

Alabama Const. art. IV, § 53 (Rules of Proceedings of Both Houses; Punishment for Contempt or Disorderly Behavior; Enforcement of Process; Protection of Members from Violence, Bribes, Etc.; Expulsion of Members) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Ala. Const. art. IV, § 53.

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Each house shall have power to determine the rules of its proceedings and to punish its members and other persons, for contempt or disorderly behavior in its presence; to enforce obedience to its processes; to protect its members against violence, or offers of bribes or corrupt solicitation; and with the concurrence of two-thirds of the house, to expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense; and the two houses shall have all the powers necessary for the legislature of a free state.

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Each house shall have power to determine the rules of its proceedings and to punish its members and other persons, for contempt or disorderly behavior in its presence; to enforce obedience to its processes; to protect its members against violence, or offers of bribes or corrupt solicitation; and with the concurrence of two-thirds of the house, to expel a member, but not a second time for the same offense; and the two houses shall have all the powers necessary for the legislature of a free state.