Election of Speaker

The presiding officer shall, after the administration of the Oath referred to in § 1110 above, act as Presiding Officer of the Legislature for the purpose of conducting an election for a Speaker of the Legislature having for this purpose the power to preserve order and decorum and decide all questions of order subject to appeal by any member, and upon the election of such Speaker, the Presiding Officer shall thereupon relinquish the chair to the person so elected. In all future proceedings, during all sessions, regular and special of the Legislature, the Speaker so elected shall preside.