Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-06-06

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T. arried women; confirming any void Judicial
proceeding, tax or assessment. or any grant
founded thereon: erecting new townships or
other territorial divisions in county; cr.a-
ting offices, or prescribing the powers ana uu-
ties of officers In counties. cities, townships or
Districts changing the laws Of succession or
descent; regulating the practice or production
of, or rules of evidence in any judicial pro-
ceeding or inquiry before Courts or other tri-
bunals, or providing for or changing methods
for the collection OF debts or enforcing OF
regulating fees of office affecting
the estates of minors, or others under disable
tiles, except after notice 10 all parties in lnte-
rest, which shall be recited in the special Act;
renting hnes penalties OF 9 i9rieitufSs, res or
ury; regulating labor, trade, mining or man
ufacturlng; creating corporations, or amend
ing, renewing or extending their charters;
granting to any corporation, association of
person any special or exclusive privilege "i
immunity, or the right to make a railroad.
SEC. 81 No Act shall be passed giving extra
or additional pay, or relief, or compensation,
to any public officer, servant empaogre emp W any or
department therefor of or under any county
or city in this State.
SEC. 80. No Act shall extend the term OF
any public officer, or increase or diminish his
salary or emOlumentS, after his election or
appointment.
SEC. 33. No act ofthe Legislature shall limit
the amount to be recovered for injuries result
ing in death or for injuries to persons or prop
erty. In cases of death from injuries received
by or through the carelessness, negligence or
willful misconduct Of any person or corpora
ton, the right of action shall survive, and the
Legislature shall prescribe by and Tor whose
benefit such shall be prosecuted. Until tina
Legislature shall SO prescribe, such right OF
action shall survive to and may be prosecu-
ted BY the personal representatives OF the de-
ceased. No Act shall prescribe any l1mita-
fiTn fNf ivln with n
brought against corporations for injuries to
persons or property, or for other causes differ
ent from those fixed by general laws regula-
ting actions against natural persons.
SEC. 81. No State Office shall be continued
or created for the inspection or measurement
of any merchandise, or manufacture, or com.
modify; but the Legislature may, by general
law, provide for such inspection and measure
ment by municipal or county officers.
SEC. IS. The Legislature shall pass no stat
ute agreeing to pay, or providing for the pay
ment from the State treasury, or by any mu-
nicipal corporation, OF any bonds or other OBJ
legation OF any person or corporation, or 70
provide for the payment of any interest on
such bonds or obligation; and shall pass no
statute loaning or authorizing the loan OF the
credit OF the State, or any musicipal corpora
tiOn, to any person or corporation.
SEC. IS. The Legislature shall never grant,
or authorize extra compensation, fee or allow
ance to any public officer, agent, servant or
contractor after service has been rendered or
any claim or part thereof hereafter created
against the State, under any agreement or
contract made without express authority OF
law; and all such unauthorized agreements
shall be null and void, provided this section
shall not extend to and prevent appropria-
tions for expenditures incurred in suppress
ing insurrectron or repelling invasion.
SEC. ~. The Legislature shall have no pow
er to release or extinguish, in whole or in
part, the Indebtedness, liability, or obiga-
tion OF any corporation or individual to this
State, or to any municipal corporation
therein.
statute from force sale, a certain portion Of
the homestead and other property OF all heads
Of families.
SEC. 80. The Legislature shall by statute
Of mechanics and laborers, and fer the ex-
emption of a reasonable amount Of property
from execution and forced sale.
SEC. 40. Any statute concerning corpora
or repealed, and all corporations shall, II re-
quired by statute, conform to any such alter
alton or amendment, or be dissolved by such
repeal.
statute under which any corporation for
banking purposes shall be established; but
associations and corporations may be formed
under general laws for the deposit and loan
Of gold and silver; but no such association or
corporation shall make, issue, or put in cir
culation, any bill, check, certificate, ticket
promisory note, or other paper, or the paper
Of any bank, to circulate as money; and the
Legislature shall prohibit by law the crea-
tion of paper to circulate as money.
SEC. 49, The term corporation" )" rs used in
this Constitution, shall be construed to In
clude all associations and joint stock cOmpat
nies having any of the powers or privileges OF
corporations not possessed by individuals or
partnerships. All corporations shall have
the right to sue and be subject to action in
all Courts in like cases as natural persons
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in special session by proclamation of the Coy
ernOr, there shall be no legislation on sub
jects not designated in such proclamation
SEC. A. The presiding officer OF each House
which he presides, sign bills and joint resolu-
tions passed in such House, Immediately af-
ter the titles OF such bills have been publicly
read. The fact of signing shall be entered in
the Journal.
SEC. As. Neither House, without the consent
Of the other, shall adjourn for more than
three days, nor to any other place than that
in which they may be sitting. In case of q
respect to the time of adjournment, the Gov
ernOr shall have power to adjourn the Legis-
lature to such time as he may think proper
provided, it be not beyond the time fixed for
the meeting of the next legislature
SEC. 46. No money shall be drawn from or
paid out OF the Tresury of State, except 1t be
pursuant to and in accordance with specific
appropriation for particular purpose made
by statute, ana tnen only on WarranIS utaWiA
by the proper afficer; and no appropriation
shall be made for more than two years.
SEC. AZ. All general appropriation bills
shall be sent to the Governor for his sigma
ture, at least ten days before the close of the
session.
SEC. 4S. The Governor, Lieutenant Govern
or, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer
Attorney General, Surveyor General, Super
intendent of Public Instruction, the Justices
OF the Supreme Court, the District Judges
shall be liable to Impeachment Tor misde'
meanor in office. All other officers under
this Constitution may be tried by jury, on in
dictment for misdemeonor in office, and II
convicted, be removed from office and dis
qualified from holding any office OF honor ol
profit.
LSEC. 40. The Assembly shall have the sole
power OF impeachment, and all impeach.
ments shall be tried by the Senate. Each
Senator, at the time the Senate shall resolve
itself into Court of impeachment, shall!
swear Tor affirm that he will do impartial
justice between the accuser and the accused
uninfiuenced by party feeling. No person
shall be convicted on such Impeachment
without the concurrence of two thirds OF the
Senators elected, and the Judgment on con
viction shall extend only to removal from
office and disqualification to hold office there
after. A majority of the Senators elect may
affix the penalty, but such Judgment on I'M
peachment shall not be bar to indictment
for the same Offense.
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