58.4 - CONTEST COURT.
58.4 CONTEST COURT.
Each house shall forthwith proceed, separately, to choose seven
members of its own body in the following manner:
1. The names of members of each house, except the presiding
officer, written on similar paper tickets, shall be placed in a box,
the names of the senators in their presence by their secretary, and
the names of the representatives in their presence by their clerk.
2. The secretary of the senate in the presence of the senate, and
the clerk of the house of representatives in the presence of the
house, shall draw from their respective boxes the names of seven
members each.
3. As soon as the names are thus drawn, the names of the members
drawn by each house shall be communicated to the other, and entered
on the journal of each house. Section History: Early Form
[C51, § 391; R60, § 621; C73, § 741; C97, § 1242; C24, 27, 31, 35,
39, § 990; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §
58.4]