58.4 - CONTEST COURT. - Iowa Statutes

58.4 CONTEST COURT. Each house shall forthwith proceed, separately, to choose seven members of its own body in the following manner: 1. The names of members of each house, except the presiding officer, written on similar paper tickets, shall be placed in a box, the names of the senators in their presence by their secretary, and the names of the representatives in their presence by their clerk. 2. The secretary of the senate in the presence of the senate, and the clerk of the house of representatives in the presence of the house, shall draw from their respective boxes the names of seven members each. 3. As soon as the names are thus drawn, the names of the members drawn by each house shall be communicated to the other, and entered on the journal of each house.          Section History: Early Form [C51, § 391; R60, § 621; C73, § 741; C97, § 1242; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 990; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 58.4]