The State of New Hampshire

“ The presiding officers of both houses of the legislature, shall severally receive out of the state treasury as compensation in full for their services for the term elected the sum of $250, and all other members thereof, seasonably attending and not departing without license, the sum of $200 and each member shall receive mileage for actual daily attendance on legislative days, but not after the legislature shall have been in session for 45 legislative days or after the first day of July following the annual assembly of the legislature, whichever occurs first ”

“ House of Representatives [Art.] 9. [Representatives Elected Every Second Year; Apportionment of Representatives.] There shall be in the legislature of this state a house of representatives, biennially elected and founded on principles of equality, and represen tation therein shall be as equal as circumstances will admit. The whole number of representatives to be chosen from the towns, wards, places, and representative districts thereof established hereunder, shall be not less than three hundred seventy-five or more than four hundred. ”

“ All persons qualified to vote in the election ofsenators shall be entitled to vote within the town, district, parish,or place where they dwell, in the choice of representatives. Note:The phrase "town, district, parish, or place" ”

“ They shall have authority to punish, by imprisonment, every person who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house, in its p resence, by any disorderly and contemptuous behavior, or by threatening, or illtreating, any of its members; or by obstructing its deliberations; every person guilty of a breach of its privileges, in making arrests for debt, or by assaulting any member during his attendance at any session ”

“ The general court shall have the power to provide by statute for making suitable adjustments to the general census of the inhabitants of the state taken b y the authority of the United States or of this state on account of non-residents temporarily residing in this state.
November 30, 1960
[Art.] 10. [Representation of Small Towns.] (Repealed)
June 2, 1784. Small towns grouped together to provide one representative for 150 rateable polls. The election meeting was to rotate annually between the towns. ”

“ Chief justice to preside on impeachment of governor. Executive Power --- Governor 41. Governor, supreme executive magistrate. 42. Election of governor, return of votes; electors; if no choice, legislature to elect one of two highest candidates; qualifications for governor. 43. In cases of disagreement, governor to adjourn or prorogue legislature; if causes exist, may convene them elsewhere. 44. Veto to bills. 45. Resolves to be treated like bills. 46. Nomination and appointment of officers. 47. Governor and council have negative on each other. ”

“ Judges and sheriffs, when disqualified by age. 79. Judges and justices not to act as counsel. 80. Jurisdiction and term of probate courts. 81. Judges and registers of probate not to act as counsel. Clerks of Courts 82. ”