Article III.

Section 7. Civil appointments of members void

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Civil appointments of members void

Civil appointments of members void

No member of the Legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this State, or the Senate of the United States, from the Governor, the Governor and Senate, or from the Legislature, or from any city government, during the time for which he shall have been elected; and all such appointments and all votes given for any such member for any such office or appointment shall be void.

Member of legislature not eligible to certain appointments

No Member of the Legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this State, or the Senate of the United States, from the Governor, the Governor and Senate, or from the Legislature, or from any city government during the time for which he shall have been elected; and all such appointments and all votes given for any such member for any such office or appointment, shall be void.

Members not to receive certain civil appointments

No member of the legislature shall receive any civil appointment within this state, or to the Senate of the United States, from the governor, the governor and senate, or from the legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected; and all such appointments, and all votes given for any such member, for any such office or appointment, shall be void.

Members not to receive civil appointment

No member of the legislature, shall receive any civil appointment from the governor and senate, or from the legislature, during the term for which he shall have been elected.

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