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§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives.

Having selected some member for the chair pro tempore, the house of representatives shall then choose, by a viva voce vote of a majority of the members present, the votes being entered on the journal, a speaker, and a clerk.

Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 5, art. 3; 1871, § 330; 1880, § 173; 1892, § 2650; 1906, § 3010; Hemingway's 1917, § 5398; 1930, § 5333; 1942, § 3330; Laws, 1964, ch. 484; Laws, 1971, ch. 416, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 23, 1971).

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§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives.

Having selected some member for the chair pro tempore, the house of representatives shall then choose, by a viva voce vote of a majority of the members present, the votes being entered on the journal, a speaker, and a clerk.

Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 5, art. 3; 1871, § 330; 1880, § 173; 1892, § 2650; 1906, § 3010; Hemingway's 1917, § 5398; 1930, § 5333; 1942, § 3330; Laws, 1964, ch. 484; Laws, 1971, ch. 416, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 23, 1971).

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§ 5-1-11. Election of officers of house of representatives.

Having selected some member for the chair pro tempore, the house of representatives shall then choose, by a viva voce vote of a majority of the members present, the votes being entered on the journal, a speaker, and a clerk.

Sources: Codes, 1857, ch. 5, art. 3; 1871, § 330; 1880, § 173; 1892, § 2650; 1906, § 3010; Hemingway's 1917, § 5398; 1930, § 5333; 1942, § 3330; Laws, 1964, ch. 484; Laws, 1971, ch. 416, § 1, eff from and after passage (approved March 23, 1971).