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CA Ord. No. 68 The first regular session of the Legislature of the Government of the Ryukyu Islands shall convene at the seat of government in Naha, Okinawa on the 1st day of April 1952, and shall meet in regular session as prescribed by law. The Chief Executive may convene the Legislature whenever, in his opinion, the public safety or welfare shall require it. It shall be his duty to convene it, on application in writing of one-fourth of the members thereof, and for cause stated in such written application.

Every member of the Legislature shall be present within the Legislative chamber during sittings of the Legislature and shall attend the regular meetings of the standing committees or of select committees of which he is a member, unless excused or necessarily prevented. Two-thirds of the members of the Legislature shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of transacting business. In case a smaller number than a quorum of the Legislature shall convene, they are hereby authorized to send the Sergeant-At-Arms of the Legislature, or any other person or persons, by them authorized, for any and all absent members as the majority of such members shall agree, at the expense of such absent members, respectively, unless such expense for nonattendance shall be paid as the Legislature, when a quorum is convened, shall judge sufficient; and, in that case, the expense shall be paid out of monies appropriated by the Legislature.

No person shall be a member of the Legislature who shall not have attained the age of 25 years and who has not been a resident of the Ryukyu Islands and domiciled therein for minimum period of five years and whose family Register has not been maintained in the Ryukyu Islands for a like period. No person shall, while a member of the Legislature, hold any other position or office under the Government of the Ryukyu Islands, or any Gunto Government or other governmental unit within the Ryukyu Islands, or under any foreign government except as provided for in Article XXXIX Civil Administration Ordinance No. 57 dated 18 December 1951. Nor shall any person who has been convicted of bribery, perjury, or any crime involving moral turpitude be eligible for membership in the Legislature.

Members of the Legislature, shall, in all cases except treason, felonies, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session and for ten days before and after same; and for words spoken in debate, or any report, mission or proposition made in the Legislature or in a committee thereof, a member shall not be questioned in any other place. 6