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net shall be vold only as to so mnch
thereof as shall not be expressed.
Sec. 16. Every bill Except one re.
commended hy the Governor as afors.
said, and except general revision NJ
the statutes) shall be read at length q,
least once in each House; and substan,
tial amendments thereto shall he print.
ed for the use OF the members beforo
final vote ON the bill; and no bill shall
become u law unless n majority of all
the members elected TO each House shall
vote in its favor, nor unless, on its. final
passage, the vote be taken by ayes and
noes, and entered IN the journal.
Sec II. M law shall be revised or
amended by reference to its title alone
but as much thereof as is revised or ex.
tended shall be re enacted and published
ut length as amended. The Legislature
shall not pass local or special laws in
any of the following cases, viz: for Law.
ing out, opening, altering, or working
roads or highways; vacating roads, town
plats, streets, nlleys and public grounds;
regulating the practice in courts of jus.
tice regulating the Jurisdiction of Jus
ticcs Of the Peace, police magistrates and
constables; changing the rules of evi-
oence in any trial or inquiry; providing
for changes of venue in civil or criminal
cases; declaring any person of age; the
protection ot (game or) shell fish; limita-
tion of civil action, or giving effect TO
informal or invalid deeds; summonine
or empaneling jurors; providing Tor the
management of common schools, reg
ulating the rate OF interest on money;
the opening or conducting Of any cleo
ton, or designating the place Of voting;
the sale or mortgage OF real estate be-
longing to minors or others under dis
ability: chartering or licensing ferries or
toll-bridges; remitting fines, penalties or
forleitures, creating, increasing or de-
crcasing fees, percentage or allowance Of
public officers; changing the law of de-
cent: granting to any corporation, asso-
citation or individual, any special or
exclusive privilege, immunity or tran
chse whatever; allowing the redemption
of real estate sold for taxes or under the
final process OF any Court.
Sec, 18. The presiding officer OF each
House shall, in presence of the House,
over which he presides, sign all bills and
joint resolutions passed by the Legis-
lature, the title of which shall be, publicly
read Immediately before signing, and
the fact of signing shall be entered ont
the journal.
Sec. 10 The Legislature shall pre-
scribe by law the number, duties and
compensations OF the officers and en-
ployees of each House, and no payment
shall be made to any officer or employee
who does not discharge bis duties in
person.
Sec. 20. The Legislature shall pro-
vide by law that all stationary required
for the use of the State, and all printing
and binding authorized and required
by them to be done for the use of the
State, shall be let by contract to the
lowest bidder; but the Legislature may
establish maximum price. No mem-
ber or officer of any department OF the
government shall be in any way interest.
ed in such contract.
Sec. 81. Any bill may originate in
either House of the Legislature, and o
bill passed by one House may be amend
ed by the other.
Sec. %. The L gislature shall never
autharize any lottery, nor grant any d.
vorce; the sale of lottery tickets shall be
prohibited by law.
Sec. 23. The general appropriation
bill shall embrace only appropriations
for the ordinary expenses Of the Execu
tive, Legislative and Judicial depart
ments; interest on the public debt and
and for purposes of education. All
other appropriations shall be
made by separate bill, each embracing
but one subject.
Sec. "a. No money shall paid out
of the treasury except upon an npprO-