The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-11

be made. he Va U sign the same to the end tina
1t NAV becon,a q NV: "Fhe bfA Shah then b
read al. length. and .tf no objections be MADE
he Shall, In presence, Of the house, in ope
session. and before any ether business Is en-
tertained, affix his signa.ul e ! which fact sha
be noted on the Journal, ant the bill it1rne
diately sent to the other house. When
reaches the other house, the presiding office
thereof shall immediately suspend all othe
business, announce the reception Of the Dill
aud the same proceedings shall thereupc1
| be observed, IN every respect, zs in the house
In which it was first sigped. IT in either
house any member shaN object thatany sub
stitutiop, omission, or Insertion has occurred
SO that the bill proposed to be signed Is no
the same in substance and form az when con
sidered and passed by the house, or that any
particular clause of this article of the Copsti.
tuition has been violated in its passage, such
objection shall be passed upon by the house,
and. If sustained, the presiding officer shall
withhold bis signature but If such objections
shall not be sustained, then any TWO members
may embody the same. over their signatures,
in written protest against the signing of the
bill. Said protest when offered in the bouse
shall be noted upon the journal, and the orr.
giDal shall be annexed TO the bill to be con.
sidcred by the Governor in connection there.
with. #'~5 - -
> Section 80. When The bill has been signed,
as provided for in the preceding section, it
shall be the duty of the Secretary Of the
Senate, if the bill originated in the Senate,
and of the Chief Clerk OF the House of Re-
personalities if the bill originated in the
House. to present the same in person, on the
same day on which it was signed as aforesaid,
to the Governor. and enter the fact upon the
Journal. Every bill presented to the Gov
ernor and returned within ten days to the
house in which the same originated with the
approval Of the Governor shall become a
law, unless it be in violation OF some provi-
sion of this Constitution.
Section 40. Whenever the Governor shall
fail to perform his duty, as prescribed in
section 12 Article V. Of this Constitution. in
relation to any bill presented TO him for his
approval, the General Assembly may, by
Joint resolution reciting the fact Of such fail
ure and the bill ut length, direct the Score.
tary of State to enroll the same as an authen-
tic act in the archives Of the State, and such
enrolment shall have the same effect as an
approval by the Governor: Provided, That
such joint resolution shall not be submitted
to the Governor for his approval "
-.
time, publish a Journal of its proceedings,
and the yeas and nays on any question shall
be taken and entered on the Journal at the
motion Of any two members. Whenever the
yeas aud nays are demanded the whole list OF
members shall be called. and the names OF the
absentees shall be noted and published in the
Journal. -.' -
LIMITATION ON LEGISLATIVE POWER.
Section 43. All revenue collected and
moneys received by the State from any
source VIII ,tsoever, shall go into the treasury,
and the General Assembly SHALL nave no
power to divert the same, or to permit money
10 be drawn from the treasury, except 10
pursuance Of regular appropriations made
by law. all appropriation of money 6y
the successive General Assemblies shall be
made in the following order:
First. For the payment OF all interest upon
the bonded debt of the State that may be.
come due during the term for which each
General Assembly is elected.
Second. For the benefit of the sinking
fund, which shall not be less annually chan
$3.50 900.
Third. For free public school purposes.
Fourth, For the payment OF the cost OF
assessing and collecting the revenue.
Fifth. For the payment of the civil list.
Sixth. For the support of the eleemosy-
nary institutions of the State.
Seventh. For the pay Of the General AS
sembly, and such other purposes not herein
prohibited as it may dee II necessary; but no
General Assembly shall have power to make
any appropriation Of money for any purpose
whatsoever until the respective sums neces-
sary for the purposes in this section specified
have beer set sp,rt and appropriated, or to
give priority in its action to succeeding
overa preceding item, as above enumerated.