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Powers of each house; expulsion - Constitution Of Pennsylvania § 11

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     § 11.  Powers of each house; expulsion.
        Each House shall have power to determine the rules of its
     proceedings and punish its members or other persons for contempt
     or disorderly behavior in its presence, to enforce obedience to
     its process, to protect its members against violence or offers
     of bribes or private solicitation, and, with the concurrence of
     two-thirds, to expel a member, but not a second time for the
     same cause, and shall have all other powers necessary for the
     Legislature of a free State. A member expelled for corruption
     shall not thereafter be eligible to either House, and punishment
     for contempt or disorderly behavior shall not bar an indictment
     for the same offense.

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