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Al. Each house shall keep 8 journal Of its
proceedings, and cause the same to be PUBLISH
ed from time to time, and all bills and Jolnt re-
.olutions shall be described therein, rs well by
their title as their number, and tho yeas and
nays on any question, If called for by one
tenth of those present, shall be entered on the
journal.
40 Bills making appropriations Tor the pay
of members and officers Of the legislature, aud
for salaries for the officers Of the government,
shall contain no provisionon any other subject.
43. The Legislature shall never authorize or
establish any board, or court of registration
for voters.
A. In all elections to Office which may here
after take place in the Legislature, or in any
county or municipal body, the vote shall be
pira roce. aud 6e entered on its journals.
As. 1t shall be the duty of the Legislature,
at its first session after the adoption Of this Con-
stitution, to provide by law, for the punish
msnt, by imprisonment, in tho pcnitentiary, Of
any person who shall bribe, or attempt to bribe,
any executive or judicial officer OF this State,
or any member Of the Legislature, in order to
influence him in the performance of any OF his
official or public duties; and, also, to provide,
by law, for the punishment, by imprisonment,
in the penitentiary, of any OF said officers, or
anv member Of the Legislature, who shall de-
r1and. or receive, from any corporation, COM
pany or person, any money, testimonial, or
other valuable thing, for the performance OF
his or their official public duties, or for refusing
or failing to perform the same, or for any vote or
influence member Of the Legislature, may
give or withhold as such member; and, also,
to provide. BY law, for compelling any person,
80 brbing, or attempting TO br0e, or so DC
manding or receiving bribe, fee, reward, or
testimonial, to testify against any person or
persons, who may have committed any OF said
oifenses Prouided, that any person so com
PEELED to testify shall be exempted from trial
and punishment for the offense, OF which he
may have been guilty, and concerning which
he is compelled TO testify and any person con-
vc.ed Of any Of the ofienses specified in this
section. shall, as part of the punishment
thereof. be forever disqualified from holding
any Office or position Of honor, trust or profit
in this State.
46 Laws may bo passed regulating or pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors within
the limits of this State.
Al. No charter of incorporation shall be
granted to any church or religious denomina-
ton. Provision may be made by general laws
for securing the title to church property, and
for the sale and transfer thereof so that it shall
be held, used, or transferred for the purposes
of such church OF religious denomination.
49, Any husband or parent residing in this
State. or the infant children Of deceased parents
may hold homestead Of the value Of one thou
sand dollars, and personal property to tho value
of two hundred dollars, exempt from to;coc
sale, subject to such regulations as shall be pre-
seized by law: Prorided, That such home
stead exemption shall in nowise affect debts
or liabilities existing at the time OF the adop-
/ ton of this constitution: and prorided fur
Tier, that no property shall be exempt from
/ salo for taxes duo thereon, or for the payment
of purchase money due upon said properly,
/ or for debts contracted for the erection Of i'm
! provements thereon.
40. The legislature shall pass such laws as
may be necessary to protect the property Of
married women from the debts, liabilities, and
/ control oftheir husbands.
So The Legislature may provide for sub
mittiug to vote of the people at the general
election to be held in 1876 or at any general
election thereafter, plan or scheme Of proper
tional representation in tho Senate Of this
State: and if majority Of the votes cast at
such election be in favor OF the plan submit
ted to them the Legislature shall at its session
succeeding said election, re-arrange the senate
rial districts in accordance with the plan so
approved by the people.