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Rh a temporary commission, which shall expire at the end of the next session of the General Assembly.

That the governor, judges of the supreme courts of law and equity, judges of admiralty and attorney general, shall have adequate salaries during their continuance in office.

That the General Assembly shall, by joint ballot of both houses, annually appoint a treasurer or treasurers for this State.

That the governor and other officers offending against the State, by violating any part of this constitution, maladministration, or corruption, may be prosecuted on the impeachment of the General Assembly, or presentment of the grand jury of any court of supreme jurisdiction in this State.

That the General Assembly shall, by joint ballot of both houses, triennially appoint a secretary for this State.

That no persons heretofore have been or hereafter may be, receivers of the public moneys, shall have a seat in either house of General Assembly, or be eligible to any office in this State, until such person shall have fully accounted for and paid into the treasury, all sums for which they may be accountable and liable.

That no treasurer shall have a seat in either the senate, house of commons, or council of state, during his continuance in that office, or before he shall have finally settled his accounts with the public, for all moneys which be in his hands, at the expiration of his office, belonging to the State, and hath paid the same into the hands of the succeeding treasurer.

That no officer in the regular army or navy, in the service and pay of the United States, of this or any other State, or any contractor or agent for supplying such army or navy with clothing or provisions, shall have a seat in either the senate, house of commons, or council of state, or be eligible thereto; and any member of the senate, house of commons, or council of state, being appointed to and accepting of such office, shall thereby vacate his seat.

That no member of the council of state shall have a seat in either the senate or house of commons.

That no judge of the supreme court of law or equity, or judge of admiralty, shall have a seat in the senate, house of commons, or council of state.

That no secretary of this State, attorney general or clerk of any court of record, shall have a seat in the senate, house of commons, or council of state.