48 U.S.C. § 1423b — Selection and qualification of members; officers; rules and regulations; quorum
submitted 76 years ago by ch. 512 to r/title-48-TERRITORIES-AND-INSULAR-POSSESSIONS · 94 words · no verdicts yet
This section sets rules about Selection and qualification of members. It states the duties, permissions, limits, procedures, and exceptions provided in the section.
The legislature must be the judge of the selection and qualification of its own members. It must choose from its members its own officers, determine its rules and procedure, not inconsistent with this chapter, and keep a journal. The quorum of the legislature must consist of a simple majority of its members. No bill must become a law unless it must have been passed at a meeting, at which a quorum was present, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting, which vote must be by yeas and nays.
The legislature shall be the judge of the selection and qualification of its own members. It shall choose from its members its own officers, determine its rules and procedure, not inconsistent with this chapter, and keep a journal. The quorum of the legislature shall consist of a simple majority of its members. No bill shall become a law unless it shall have been passed at a meeting, at which a quorum was present, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting, which vote shall be by yeas and nays.
Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512, § 12, 64 Stat. 388; Pub. L. 90–497, § 6(b), Sept. 11, 1968, 82 Stat. 846; Pub. L. 105–291, § 3, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2785.)
- 1950Enacted · Act of Aug. 1, 1950, ch. 512 · 64 Stat. 388
- 1968Amended · Pub. L. 90-497 · 82 Stat. 846
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-291 · 112 Stat. 2785
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 512 on 1950-08-01.
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