Pt. 2, c. I, § III, Art. XI

Senate and governor may punish contempt

Power The Legislature Pt. 2, c. I · Legislative Power

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The senate shall have the same powers in the like cases; and the governor and council shall have the same authority to punish in like cases. Provided that no imprisonment on the warrant or order of the governor, council, senate, or house of representatives, for either of the above described offences, be for a term exceeding thirty days.

And the senate and house of representatives may try, and determine, all cases where their rights and privileges are concerned, and which, by the constitution, they have authority to try and determine, by committees of their own members, or in such other way as they may respectively think best.

Simplified explanation

The senate has the same powers in like cases, and the governor and council the same authority to punish. No such imprisonment may exceed thirty days. Each house may try cases concerning its rights and privileges by committees or as it thinks best.