§ 23. Punishment by each house for offenses. Each house may punish by imprisonment, as for a contempt, a breach of its privileges or the privileges of its members; but only for one or more of the following offenses:
1. Knowingly arresting a member or officer of the house, or procuring such member or officer to be arrested in violation of his privilege from arrest.
2. Disorderly conduct in the immediate view of the house and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings.
3. Refusing to attend and be examined as a witness either before the house, or a committee thereof, or before any person authorized to take testimony legislative proceedings.
4. Giving or offering a bribe to a member, or attempting by menace or other corrupt means or device, directly or indirectly, to control or influence a member in giving his vote, or to prevent his giving the same; but the term of imprisonment which such house may impose for any contempt specified in this section shall not continue beyond thirty days, nor extend beyond the same session of the legislative assembly
§ 24. Contempt a misdemeanor. Every person who shall be guilty of any contempt specified in the preceding section shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both, at the discretion of the court.
§ 25. Administering oath to members and officers of the legislative assembly. The speaker of the house and the president of the senate, the governor, or any of the judges of the supreme or district courts are authorized to administer the oath of office to the members and officers of the respective houses.
§ 26. Chairman of committee may administer oath, when. Any member of the senate or house of representatives, while acting as chairman of a committee of the house of which he is a member, shall have authority to administer oaths to such persons as shall be examined before the committee of which he is a member.
§ 27. Contested seats. Each house sole judge of member's qualifications. In case the right of any person to a seat in either house of the legislative assembly shall be contested, the right of such person to a seat as aforesaid shall be determined by the house in which he claims such seat as a member; and each house shall in all cases be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members.
Article 2.-Legislative Officers and Employees.
§ 28. Oficers and employees. Compensation. The following shall be the officers and employees of the senate and house of representatives of the legislative assembly with the compensation as herein provided for:
For the senate:
A president pro tempore, whose compensation shall be two dollars per day.
One secretary, whose compensation shall be six dollars per day.
One assistant secretary, whose compensation shall be five dollars per day.
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