, 1863-11-25
nizc them as a committee from the two houses

| OF t9c General Assembly
Inc Aecterant Governor retained the bill
question. AID the message OF the Governor s1atiu
b1e objectio.e to the same transmitted TO ht1n. d
before stated, until the 18th day Of Septenbe
dett: as pirate custodian for safe keeping, int
re h1st day Of the Eext nesting Of Tue Geaer.
Asst nbly, and TO be returned to the Senate i
The bl1l ana mtsssge arc rot, and never hay
been, IL the respondents hands In his official c.
paelty, a1d he has never been required By th
bi1, stating that 1t bad become = law, and lie h.
| 20 kro@1e6se or official information, whether
has bt conc law or not
Cncez these circumstances, the relate. aeks thu
the respondent shall make tor him copy Of th
oul, and certify under the Great Seal Of the Sat
! that the same Is law,
How ARE LAWS AUTHENTICATED. .
!. The tweuty;frst section Of the fourth article q
ehal1 bare pass the Senate and House Of Repre-
ee0tatiyes shall, before I. become Law, be pre-
sented to the Governor; II he approves he ehal
j.ettonr, to the house IN whieh i shall have 70 osc u
!nased; andthe said house shall enter the o6jee
conetdertt. II, after such reconsideration, a ma
1ority Of tho members elected shall agree to. pas
.he bi1 It shall be cent, tossther WITH the o6iec
| b reeons!de1ed; and It approved BY majority Q
the members elected, It shall becone 3 Law, NOT
W1thEtanuIDg the affections Of the Governor bu
IN al Enth cases the votes Of both houses shall b
| -A-A
Journal OF earh huuse respectively. II any bill
ehafl Iot be returned By the Governo. within tal
tays lsunoay excepted atter It shall bare beg
pseEcnted to him. the came shall be q Law, IN lfE
msnrer as II te had signed It. unless the Genera
| AfEenhlJ ehan by thei1 adjournment, prevent 1T
Hturn IN which case. the said blu shall be return
"a on The drtt day OF the N .ettn, OF the Genera
be law.
The constitution makes TO provision for tbs au.
fhcnticat:op Of bills not approved By 1hs Govern
OF. eut which are RECONSTRUCTED and passed. hY tht
Two houses afer the IetErn OF such bills with tht
Gnee1nor's objections thereto; nor for the autheu
not returned to the houso In which they Originated
By the Governor, with his objections tuersto
within the proper time. and waile the signature
Al sufficiently authenticated as laws such b{is as
IRE approved oy him. II Will be noticed that there
y 10 prnvftion OF the institution requiring tie
1etary Of State The inquiry then arisee, IN what
Manpcr ehould BILLS which are not approved By tte
Governor be autbeEticated 70 that they be- read
!" evidence or courts take dlcial Eottce Of than
Independent Of aEy statute regulating aud PFC
sc1t6,ng the manner in which euch aathent,ca:ton
stall BE- made, Il would undoubtedly By proper fox
them to be authenticated In accordance With tho
usage and practice Of other Legislative bodies IN
thts country. Gushing. in speaking Of bills which
@ aos .er vet 70
be no good reason Why 5iI! which has been pass-
cd In this mani ct should not be authenticated BY
ton 10 The ssu1e in each branch By the pro.
per a1ttentfcattuE officers thereof respectively,
ano deposited at once without: :he Intervention VI
for the keeping Of the laws. But In one c4s it was
ttought necessasy BY Coasrees 70 pass q joint r.
question with certified extracts from the journals
OF the SET ate ard Home, showing the proceedinge
IN the two houees Of Congress ctlVe1y on the
same btll after the e4me bad been returned to ths
s., by the President with hla objections tnerc-
to'''-Cn. hing. U 525.
It WILL be noticed that both houses Of the Gen.
EN-! Assembly must be In session At tbs time when
the autheotlcation should be made. The. t~o
houses OF the General Assembly htrtn. the power
to cause BY to be properly authenstc .ted aad
law, their will cannot be defeated nniess it IL By
their oTn neglect Each house has the power to
nseessain whether bills pastea. and not approved
Gated. and ii the two houses neglect to hsya tho
proper naturalization made 1t fs to b. presumed
that such neglect was By design. There is no
power IN the government to compel the tso
bnuEes to cause snch autheutication to be made
and It s submitted that such bills cannot be read
IN estasnee as laws 1oE can the courts take judi
u authenticated.
As has been remarked, the Governor when he
Ct M Is 'rsaqiIea to sgn r. and heFs
deposit the same in the Office Of the Secretary Of
State; nor does any law passed Since the adoption
~ neW Of y a hs
qatsed ri ii pa5iic aets. hvs end resolutions
afsembY a NIB should % Be earciuy deposltss IL tsat
tfice. and under the Cd constitution thIs proYf-
pc tbe % aatY tae M
force at the tine of it's adoption NOT Inconsistent
herewith ehsli continue In fosce.
After tie adoption Of the new constttatioa+ 1t
before that time was continued under 1t. People
Y HattA, 70 ILL., fs,
In Lie manner It is insisted the duties Of the
Sls moi approved by ths eounsi q .e7isi5a we1s 70
contiautd and are IN force. II tbs duty ofthe
Governor urGer tho old constitution IN regard to
one, one It would sesm difneult to gi7o any saSsisa.
tai reason why hts duties In to oher classes
Of bulls a1e not eleo continued.
lRev. Stat GIMP. 6al--..
SEC. 2: Whenever blu which eha1l have paEs
ca both aonsfs o. % ne 1enersa Assembly snad Dc
pass both houses BY ths constitutional mslorty, Il
thaJi ee authenueated - having become q laW, %
"This bill having been returned bT the coapc1 oi
revision with objections thereto, AID after recon
| elatiatiol, having passed both houses y the con
fay Of ! bica being signed oy the speaksts ol
| the eenate and o. the house Of representatives
1etpectivt y, shall be deemed sufficient anthem
presented tothc Governor, to be by him dspo
| Of State
SEC. s. Every bill which shall hare passed
| both Houses Of the General Assembly, aud sh.ll
i.n days, having thereby become a Law, shall
| he auth, nticated By the Gorerros, causing thc
| fact 10 be certified thereon By The Secsetsfy oI
rtmaiLe ed with the council of revision ten dave,
l. tSuutsye exctpted), and the General Assenb1y
oelbg u eeee!eu II mas become AHtNe Gay o1
c., Sss1a[ta SeSsa u 9sa, Ss1o,., .,.a,h,.,,u
oe, nassn ~ ~ a.
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