Senate Joint Resolution No. 11–Committee on Finance

 

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Senate Joint RESOLUTION—Proposing to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide for the payment of compensation to the members of the Legislature for each day of service during regular and special sessions and to provide for the payment of reasonable allowances to such members for postage, express charges, newspapers, telecommunications and stationery.

 

    Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the State of

Nevada, Jointly, That Section 33 of Article 4 of the Nevada

Constitution be amended to read as follows:

    [Sec:] Sec. 33.  The members of the Legislature shall

receive for their services, a compensation to be fixed by law

and paid out of the public treasury, for [not to exceed 60

days]each day of serviceduring any regular session of the

legislature and [not to exceed 20 days] during any special

session convened by the governor; but no increase of such

compensation shall take effect during the term for which the

members of either house shall have been elected Provided,

that an appropriation may be made for the payment of [such

actual expenses as] reasonable allowances to members of the

Legislature [may incur] for expenses incurred for postage,

express charges, newspapers, telecommunications and

stationery [not exceeding the sum of Sixty dollars for] during

any general or special session . [to each member; and

Furthermore Provided, that the Speaker of the Assembly, and

Lieutenant Governor, as President of the Senate, shall each,

during the time of their actual attendance as such presiding

officers receive an additional allowance of two dollars per

diem.]

 

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