Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-10-16

general nature both civil and criminal, shall be
vised digeste and ss direcf n sfn and m
ike revision, digest and PRONUNCIATION, shall be
made at the expiration Of every subsequent pc
Sec. a., Each House shall, from time to time,
publish journal of its proceedings, ana the
yeas and nays on .h in sGi DC f anx to
members Whenever the yeas and nays are de
manded, the whole list of members shall be
called and the names OF the abseutees snail ne
noted and published in the journal.
iINITArIoN on LEGISLATIVE POWER.
Sec a. All revenue collected and moneys re-
ccived by the State from any source whateVef'
sembiy shall have no power to divert the same.
or to permit money to be drawn from the treas
ury, except in pursuance Of regular appropria.
MONEY ,9%s e bv the successive General Assemblies
shall be made in the following order:
Frst-For tine payment Of all interest upon ine
bonded debt Of the State that may become due
bly, is elected.
sccond@For the benefit of the sinking fund,
which shall not be less annually than two nun
dred and fifty thousand dollars
Third--For free public school purposes.
FOurth-FOr the payment OF the cost OF Az -
sing and collecting the revenue
Fiith--For the payment OF the civil ilst.
sixth-For the support of the cleemosynary
institutions OF the State .-
bly,, anu such other purposes NOT nereih HIoniD,
tied, as it may deem necessary; but no s,eneIai
prIation OF money for any purpose wnasoevsr,
until the respective sums necessary LOT tne pur,
poses in this section specified nave peem set
apart and appropriated, or TO give pf!Iity , IN
its action TO i, succeeding over preceding item
above enumerated.
Sec. n. The General Assembly Snail nave no
power TO contract or to authorize the contracting
of any debt liability on behalf OF the stare OF
to issue bonds or other evidences Of indebted
ness thereof, except in The following cases:
First-In renewal OF existing bonds when they
caunot be paid at maturity out of the sinking
funt or other resources.
Second-On the occurring OF an Unforeseen
emergency, or casual deficiency OF the revenue
when The temporary liability incurred. uponthe
recommcn ation of the Governor hrst mac, snail sl
not exceed the sum of two hundred and tfty
Thousand dollars for any one year, to be palu IN
not more than two years from and alter lis crea-
tion.
Thir,-On the occurring of any unforeseen
emergency or casual deficiency OF the revenue,
when the temporary liability incurred 3 OF 70 De
incurred shall exceed the sum OF two hundred
and ltty thousand dollars for any one year; the
General Assembly may submit an act, Provlqins
for the loan, or tor the contrasting Of sae ia
fax sufficient to pay the interest and principal
when they become due, (the latter in not more
tsn !hreen years from ,s tue date Oh MS ,ss sfste
and When the act SO submitted shall have
been ral-d by two-third majority. at An cleo
ing been made OF the provisions of the act for
at least three months before such election, the
::ct thus ratified shall he irrepeala6ie until the
and interest. -..i.
Sec A. The General Assembly shall have no
power TO give or to lend, OF to authorize tne .e
giving or lending OF the credit OF the Stale in aid
of or 10 any person, association or corporation,
whether municipal or other, or to pledge the
credit OF the state In any manner whatsoever,
prospective; of IN individual, association of in
diviiuals, municipal or other corporation what
sOever.
Sec. 46. The General Assembly shall have no
power to make any grant, or to sauthorze the
making Of any grant Of public money or thlng
vidlalS, municipal or other corporation whatsO-
ever: Provided, That this shall not be SO con-
strled as to prevent the grant OF aid in case OF
See AZ The General Assembly shall have no
power to authorize any county, town or town.
ship. or other political corporation or subdivis-
hereafter established. to lend its credit, or to
grant public money or thing of value in aid OF,
or TO any Individual, association or corpora
such corporation, association OF company.
See 4S. The General Assembly shall have no
municipal authority to grant any extra compen-
saton, fee or allowance to public officer, agent
servant or contractor, after service has been
rendered or Il contract has been entered into and
performed in whole or IN part, nor pay nor au-
thorize the payment of any claim hereafter crea-
tel asar,t the state or any county or nr con
| tract made without express authority OF law; :;
| and all such unauthorized agreements or con-
Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall have no
power hereafter to subscribe or authorize the
subscription Of stock on behalf of the State, in
| any corporation or association, except for the
purpose oil securing loans heretofore extended
TO certain railroad corporations by the State.
Sec. ~. The General Assembly shall have no
power 10 release or ALLEVIATE the lien held by the
| State upon any railroad, or in anywise
| change tine tenor or meaning, or pass any act
| explanatory thereof; but the same shall be en-
| forced in accordance with the original terms
upon which 1t was acquired.
| Sec. IL. The General Assembly shall haye no
power to release or extinguish, or authorize the
releasing OF eXtingushing, Il whole or in part,
| the Indebtedness, liability or obligation OF any
corporation or Individual, TO this State, or to
any county or other municipal corporation
| therein.
| See. 81. The General Assembly sh:ill have no
| power TO make any appropriation oil money, or
TO issue any bonds or other evidences OF indebt-
e,iness for the payment, or on account, or IN
| recognition Of any claims audited, or that may
Hereafter e audited BY ytne t OF an act & entitled III LED
State, - approved March 10, 1864 any act of u
similar nature, until after the claims audited
Government of the United States to the State OF
Missouri.
Sec. 81. The General Assembly shall not pass
any local or special law:
Authorizing the creation, extension or impair
| ing of liens:
ships, wards or school districts:
| Changing the names Of persons or places:
| Changing the venue IN civil or criminal
Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering
| or maintaining roads, highways, streets or al
| leys:
Relating to ferries or bridges, or incorporating
| ferry or bridge companies, except for the erec-
| ton of bridges crossing streams which form
| bonn inries between this and any other State:
fncatlns roads, town plats, streets or alleys:
Relating TO cemeteries, grave yards or public
grounds not oi the State:
Authorizing the adoption or legitimatlOn OF
children:
Locating or changing county seats:
incorporating cities, towns or villages, OF
| changing their charters.
| For the opening and conducting of elections,
| or changing the places OF voting:
| Granting divorces:
| ship lines, or the lines of school districts:
| Creating offices, or prescribing the powers and
duties Of officers in counties. cities, townships,
| electl II or school districts:
| Changing the law of descent or succession:
Regulating the practice or jurisdiction Of, OF
changing the rules of evidence in any judicial
iI,e peace, sherias, commissioners, arbitrators
| or other tribunals, or providing or changing
nrth"ds for the collection of debts, or the en-
forcing Of judgments, or prescribing the effect
| of judicial sales of real estate:
Regulating the fees or extending the powers
| ami duties al aldermen, justices of the peace,
| magistrates or cOnStableS:
| Regulating the management of public schools
the building or repairing OF school houses, ali.
| the raisn. OF money for such purposes:
| Fixing the rate Of interest:
Affecting The estates Of mdonrs or persons I'M
| der disability:
Remitling fines, penalties and forfeitures. oil
rrfhn'ing moneys legally paid into The treas
| ury.
| Excmpiing property from axation.
| Regulating labor, trade, mining or manniac.
| turing:
Creating corporations, or amending, renew.
| ing, rNtcn'iinS or explaining the charter
| thereof
| Granting to any corporation, association o,
individual any special or exclusive right, privi.
| lagr or immunity, or to any cOrpOratiOn asso.
| ciuiinu or individual, the right to l::y down
| railroad tack:
| Declaring any named person of age:
| Extending the time for the assessment or col.
lection "i tINes, or Otherwise relieving any as.
| ses~or or collector Of taxes from the due per-
lorlnancr "i their official duties, their securi.
ties from liability:
Giving elect to informal OF invalid wills o,
deeds
>ummoning or enlpanneling grand or petit
Jurir-
FOR Limitation of civil actions:
| l.cSaiiLing the unalit hOriZed or invalid acts Of
| any officer or agent Of the State, or of any
county or municipality thereof. In all Othei
bic, no local or special law shall be enacted; and
| whether Il general law could have been mad,
appilcabic III any case, is hereby de :lared
Judicial question, and us such shall be judicial,
| determined without regard to any legislative us.
| srrtion on that subject:
Nor shall the General Assembly Indirectly en-.
aci Htch special or local law by the partial repeu
oI Il general law; but laws repeating local OF
| special acts may be passed.
Sec 3i. No local or special law shall be-
passed unless notice Of the intention to apply
therefor shall have been published in the locality
Whcie the matter OF thing To he affected NAV bt
situated, which notice shall state the substance
OF me cc"ntemplate,lla law, and shall he published
a. least thirty days prior to the introduction into
me General Assembly OF such bill, AMI in III,
| manner To be- provided by law The cy ytrnc. ~