Section 8. Certain federal and city officers disqualified as members
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Persons disqualified from being members
No person shall be eligible to the Legislature, who at the time of his election, is, or within one hundred days previous thereto has been, a member of Congress, a civil or military officer under the United States, or an officer under any city government. And if any person shall, after his election as a member of the Legislature, be elected to Congress, or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the United States, or under any city government, his acceptance thereof shall vacate his seat.
Certain federal and city officers disqualified as members
No person shall be eligible to the Legislature who, at the time of his election, is, or within one hundred days previous thereto has been, a Member of Congress, a civil or military officer under the United States, or an officer under any city government. And if any person shall, after his election as a Member of the Legislature, be elected to Congress, or appointment to any office civil or military, under the government of the United States, or under any city government, his acceptance thereof shall vacate his seat.
Certain federal officers disqualified as members
No person being a member of Congress, or holding any judicial or military office under the United States, shall hold a seat in the legislature; and if any person shall, after his election as a member of the legislature, be elected to Congress, or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the United States, his acceptance thereof shall vacate his seat.
Disqualification of members
No person, being a member of congress, or holding any judicial or military office under the United States, shall hold a seat in the legislature. And if any person shall, while a member of the legislature, be elected to congress, or appointed to any office, civil or military, under the government of the United States, his acceptance thereof shall vacate his seat.