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Rh terms. Ii shall ho the duty of all such officers to collect in advance all fees prescribed by law for services rendered by them severally, and pay the same into the State Treasury.

Section 20.The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be ex officio State Librarian.

Section 21.Neither the State Treasurer nor State Auditor shall be eligible for re-election as his own immediate successor.

Section 1.The legislative power shall be vested in the General Assembly, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives, both to be elected by the people.

Section 2.An election for members of the General Assembly shall be held on the first Tuesday in October, in the years of our Lord 1876 and 1878, and in each alternate year thereafter, on such day, at such places in each county as now are or hereafter may be provided by law. The first election for members of the General Assembly under the State organization, shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the laws of Colorado Territory, regulating elections for members of the Legislative Assembly thereof. When vacancies occur in either House, the Governor, or person exercising the powers of Governor, shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

Section 3.Senators shall be elected for the term of four years, except as hereinafter provided, and Representatives for the term of two years.

Section 4.No person shall be a Representative or Senator who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, who shall not be a citizen of the United States, who shall not for at least twelve months next preceding his election, have resided within the territory included in the limits of the county or district in which he shall be chosen; Provided, That any person who at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, was a qualified elector under the Territorial laws. shall be eligible to the first General Assembly.

Section 5.The Senators, at their first session, shall be divided into two classes. Those elected in districts designated by even numbers shall constitute one class; those elected in districts designated by odd numbers shall constitute the other class, except that Senators elected in each of the districts having more than one Senator shall be equally divided between the two classes. The Senators of one class shall hold for two years; and those of the other class shall hold for four years, to be decided by lot between the two classes, so that one-half of the Senators, as near as practicable, may be biennially chosen forever thereafter.

Section 6.Each member of the first General Assembly, as a compensation for his services, shall receive four dollars for each