SEC. 453.

PRESIDENT MAY CALL SENATOR TO CHAIR.

The President shall have the right to name any Senator to perform the duties of the chair, who shall be vested, during such time, with all the powers of the President; but such substitute shall not lose the right of voting on any question while so presiding. (Senate Rule No. 6.)

SEC. 454.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMITTEES.

All standing committees of the Senate shall be named by the President of the Senate unless otherwise ordered, and the first named shall be the chairman thereof. All other committees shall be appointed in such manner as the Senate shall determine. (Senate Rule No. 7.)

SEC. 455.

PRESIDENT PRO TEM.-HIS POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.

The President pro tem. shall, in the absence of the President, take the chair and call the Senate to order at the hour of the meetings of the Senate, and have the same power as the President; but the President pro tem. shall vote only as any other member of the Senate. Rule No. 9.)

(Senate

SEC. 456.

ENROLLED BILLS TO RECEIVE SIGNATURE OF PROPER OFFICERS.

After a bill shall have passed both houses, it shall be duly enrolled and carefully compared by the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk and Engrossing and Enrolling Committee of the Assembly, or of the Senate, as the bill may have originated, and shall first receive the signatures of the presiding officer and clerk or secretary of the house in which it emanated, before it shall be presented to the Governor of the State. (Joint Rule No. 21.)

SEC. 457.

PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER TO SIGN BILLS.

After the examination and report, each bill shall be signed in the respective houses, first by the Speaker of the Assembly, then by the President of the Senate. (Joint Rule No. 23.)

PART III. OTHER OFFICERS AND ATTACHES.

N. B.-See also sections 15-18.

SEC. 458.

OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ATTACHES.

The Legislature may also provide for the employment of help; but in no case shall the total expense for officers, employees and attaches exceed the sum of five hundred dollars per day for either house, at any regular or biennial session, nor the sum of two hundred dollars per

day for either house at any special or extraordinary session; nor shall the pay of any officer, employee or attache be increased after he is elected or appointed. (Constitution, art. IV, sec. 23a.)

SEC. 459.

DUTIES OF SECRETARY AND CLERK.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly must attend each day, call the roll, read the journal and bills, and superintend all copying necessary to be done for their respective houses. (Political Code, sec. 253.)

SEC. 460.

RESOLUTION OF CONCURRENCE TO BE TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE AND GOVERNOR.

Whenever the Senate concurs in a nomination, its Secretary must immediately deliver a copy of the resolution of concurrence, certified by the President and Secretary, to the Secretary of State, and another copy, certified by the Secretary, to the Governor. (Political Code, sec. 890.)

SEC. 461.

OATHS TO BE TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

The Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly are required by law to file as expeditiously as possible with the Secretary of State certified copies of the oath of office of each member and officer of their respective houses. (Political Code, sec. 909.)

SEC. 462.

DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT CLERK. The assistant secretaries of the Senate and the assistant clerks of the Assembly must take charge of all bills, petitions, and other papers presented to their respective houses, file and enter the same in the books provided for that purpose, and perform such other duties as may be directed by the Secretary of the Senate and Chief Clerk of the Assembly. (Political Code, sec. 254.)

SEC. 463.

DUTIES OF MINUTE CLERK.

The minute clerk of the Senate and the minute clerk of the Assembly must keep a correct record of the proceedings of their respective houses. (Political Code, sec. 255.)

SEC. 464.

DUTIES OF SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.

The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, must give a general supervision, under the direction of their presiding officers, to the Senate and Assembly chambers, with the rooms attached; attend during the sittings of their respective bodies, execute their commands and all process issued by their authority; keep an account for pay and mileage of members, and prepare checks for same. (Political Code, sec. 259.)

SEC. 465.

DUTIES OF ASSISTANT SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.

The Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms of each house must perform the duties of doorkeeper, prohibit all persons, except members, officers, and employees, and such other persons as may have the privilege of the floor assigned them by the rule of each house, from entering within the bar of the house, unless upon invitation, and keep order in the halls and lobbies. (Political Code, sec. 260.)

SEC. 466.

DUTIES OF OFFICERS AT CLOSE OF SESSION.

The Secretary and assistant secretaries of the Senate, and Chief Clerk and assistant clerks of the Assembly, at the close of each session of the Legislature, must mark, label and arrange all bills and papers belonging to the archives of their respective houses, and deliver them, together with all the books of both houses, to the Secretary of State, who must certify to the reception of the same. (Political Code, sec. 261.)

SEC. 467.

COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

(Salaries of Officers and Attaches of the Senate.)

There shall be paid to the officers and employees of the Senate the following salaries: To the Secretary, ten dollars per day; to the Sergeant-at-Arms, eight dollars per day; to one assistant secretary who shall be clerk of the committee on printing, and to the minute clerk, who shall also be clerk of the committee on rules, each, nine dollars per day; to the assistant secretaries, assistant minute clerks, journal clerk, engrossing and enrolling clerk, file clerk and history clerk, each seven dollars per day; to the assistant sergeants-at-arms, bookkeeper to sergeant-at-arms, assistant journal clerks, assistant engrossing and enrolling clerks, assistant history clerk and assistant at desk, each five dollars per day; to the chaplain, four dollars per day; to one stenographer who shall be known as the chief stenographer, six dollars per day; to the other stenographers, each five dollars per day; to the committee clerks, each four dollars per day, excepting the one clerk of the judiciary committee and one clerk of the finance committee, shall receive each six dollars per day; postmaster, assistant postmaster, cloakroom clerk, and press mailing clerks, each four dollars per day to the mail carriers, gatekeepers, doorkeepers, each, three dollars per day; to each page two dollars and fifty cents per day. (Political Code, sec. 268, as amended May 25, 1915.)

(Salaries of Officers and Attaches of Assembly.)

There shall be paid to the officers and employees of the Assembly the following salaries: To the Clerk, ten dollars per day; to the Sergeantat-Arms, eight dollars per day; to one assistant clerk, who shall be clerk of the committee on public printing, and to the minute clerk, who shall also be clerk of the committee on rules, each, nine dollars per day; to the assistant clerks, assistant minute clerks, journal clerk, engrossing and enrolling clerk, file clerk and history clerk, each, seven dollars per day; to the assistant sergeant-at-arms, bookkeeper to sergeant-at-arms, clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, assistant journal clerks, assistant engrossing and enrolling clerks, each five dollars per day; to one stenographer who shall be known as the chief stenographer, six dollars per day; to the other stenographers, each five dollars per day; to the committee clerks, each four dollars per day, except that one clerk of the ways and means committee and one clerk of the judiciary committee shall each receive six dollars per day; chaplain, postmaster and assistant postmaster, each four dollars per day; to the mail carrier, gatekeepers and doorkeepers, janitress to the ladies' cloakroom, each three dollars per day; to each page, two dollars and fifty cents per day. (Political Code, sec. 268, as amended May 25, 1915.)

SEC. 468.

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES AFTER CLOSE OF SESSION.

For services performed under the provisions of section two hundred and sixty-one of this code, each of the officers therein named receive a compensation of fifty dollars. (Political Code, sec. 269.)

SEC. 469.

SECRETARY AND CLERK TO KEEP REGISTER.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the Assembly shall keep a register, in which shall be recorded every action taken by the Senate and Assembly on every bill, concurrent or joint resolution, or constitutional amendment. (Joint Rule No. 26.)

SEC. 470.

SECRETARY AND CLERK SHALL ENDORSE BILLS.

The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the Assembly shall endorse on every original bill a statement of any action taken by the Senate and Assembly. (Joint Rule No. 27.)

SEC. 471.

DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.

1. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Senate to attend every session, call the roll, read all bills, amendments, resolutions, and all papers ordered read by the Senate or the presiding officer.

2. To superintend all copying and work to be done for the Senate. To have supervision over all attaches and employees of the Senate. To

assign, reassign or transfer all attaches or employees to their respective duties. To certify to and transmit to the Assembly all bills, joint and concurrent resolutions, constitutional amendments and papers requiring the concurrence of the Assembly, immediately after their passage or adoption by the Senate.

3. To keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the Senate.

4. To notify the Assembly of the action by the Senate on all matters originating in the Assembly, and requiring action on the part of the Senate.

5. To permit no papers or records belonging to the Senate to be taken out of its custody otherwise than in the regular course of business. (Senate Rule No. 10.)

N. B.-See also sections 460 and 461.

SEC. 472.

RECORDS OR PAPERS NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM DESK.

The Secretary of the Senate shall not permit any records or papers to be taken from the desk, or out of his custody, by any person except a chairman of a committee; but he shall deliver any bill or paper to be printed to the Superintendent of State Printing, and all bills ordered engrossed or enrolled to the Committee on Engrossment and Enrollment, and take receipts therefor. (Senate Rule No. 11.)

SEC. 473.

DUTIES OF CHIEF CLERK.

The Chief Clerk shall have charge and supervision of all the clerical business of the Assembly. He shall perform the duties imposed on him by law and the rules of the Assembly. He shall have the supervision of all the clerks and assistants at the desk, of all bill clerks, bill filers, stenographers, and of all committee attaches, and all pages, and shall be responsible for their performance of and regular attendance upon. their duties, and shall have power to suspend any such clerk or attache under him for dereliction of duty, and shall report to the Committee on Attaches such suspension and the cause thereof. Said suspended clerk or attache shall not receive any pay during the time of such suspension. The Committee on Attaches shall have the power to relieve the attache or clerk of his suspension, and shall have the power, subject to the approval of the House, to remove any clerk or attache for incompetency or for wilful neglect of duty. (Assembly Rule No. 77.)

SEC. 474.

ASSIGNMENT OF ATTACHES.

The Committee on Attaches shall assign the committee clerks and the official stenographers of the house to the various committees and, on recommendation of the Chief Clerk, shall have the authority to reassign any clerk or attache under him to special duties or other committees when the necessity arises.