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members before the final vote is taken
, thereon.
Sec. ~. The enacting clause Of law
shail be: "Be 1t enacted by the legis-
lature of the state of Dakota" and moi
law shall be enacted except by bill. No
OIL shall be passed unless by assent o.
q ma jority of all the members elected
70 each house Of the legislature. Ant
the question upon the final passage shal
oe taken upon its last reading, and the
yeas and nays shall be entered upor the
journal.
Sec. 20. The presiding officer of eact
house shall, in the presence of the house
over which he shall preside, sign al
oiils and joint resolutions passed by tn.
legislature, after their titles have beer
publicly read Immediately before sign
ing and the fact of signing shall be en-
tered on the journal.
Sec. FL. Any bill may originate in
either house of the legislature, and a
bill passed by one house may be amend
ed in the other.
Sec. %. No bill, except general ap.
preparation bills, shall be passed con.
tanning more than one subject, which
snail be clearly expressed in its title
but if any subject shall be embraced in
any act which shall not be expressed in
the title, snch act shall be void only as
to 80 much thereof as shall not be SO ex-
! pressed.
Sec. %. The general appropriation
blll shall embrace nothing but app propri.
atoms for ordinary expenses of the ex-
ecutlve, legislative and judicial depart
ments OF the state. interest on the pub.
ilc debt, and for the public schools. All
other appropriations shall be made by
separate bills, each embra cling hut one
subject.
Sec. "a. No money shall be paid ou,
OF the treasury except upon appropria.
tlons made by law and on warrant
drawn by the proper officer in pursuance
thereof.
Sec. 25. The legislature shall not au.
thorize any games of chance, lottery OF
gift enterprise, under any pretense OF
for any purpose whatever.
| Sec. 26. No member Of the legisla.
ture shall be liable in any civil or Grim
inal action whatever for words spoken
in debate.
Sec. 81. The legislature shall never
grant any extra compensation to any
public officer, agent, servant or contract
or after the services shall have been rem
dered or the contract entered into, nor
authorize the payment of any claims or
part thereof created against the state
under any agreement or contract made
without express authority of law and all
such unauthorized agreements or contracts
shall be null and void. Nor shall COM
pensation of any public officer be increas-
ed or diminished during his term of Of
| fee; provided, however, the legislature
may make appropriations for expendi-
lures incurred in suppressing insurrec-
tions or impelling invasions.
Sec. %. The governor shall Issue
wrlts Of election to fill auch vacancies as
may occur in either house Of the legis-
lature.
Sec. 90. The legislature shall direct
by law in wh at manner aud in what
courts suits may be brought against the
state.
Sec. 30. The legislature shall no.
pass any local or special law, authoriz.
ing the creation, extension, OF impair.
ing of liens; granting divorces; changing
the name Of persons or places; laying
ont, opening altering or working road
or highways; vacating town plats
streets, alleys, public grounds, anc
roads except state or territorial roads
locating or changing county seats
| granting corporate powers or privileges
except TO cities; providing for the elec
tion of officers in townships, incorporated
towns or villages relieving defaultiue
officers or their bondsmen; renuttipe
fines, penalties or forfeitures; relating to
ferries or bridges, or Incorporating ferry
or bridge companies, except for the
erecting of bridges crossing streams
which form boundaries between this
state and any other state or territory
providing for the bonding of towns, pre-
cincts, school districts or counties; pro
viding for the management of public
schools; exemptiug property from tax.
alton; providing for the sale or mortgage
of real estate belonging to minors o.
others under disa ability; granting to any
private corporation, association or indi
vidual any special or exclusive privi-
leges, immunity or franchise whatever.
Sec. 81. No act shall take effect un
til ninety days after the adjournment Of
the session at which it passed. uu
less in case of emergency Ito be express
ed in the preamble or body Of the act
the legislature shall by a vote of two
thirds of all the members elect to eacl
house otherwise direct.
Sec. 80. Any member of either hous
of the legislature of this state who asks
receives or agrees to receive any brib
upon any understanding that his officia
vote. opinion, or judgment or actio
shall be influenced thereby, or shall
given in any manner er upon any partic
ular side of any question or matter upo
which he may be required to act in hi
,, official capacity, or who gives or offer
l or promises to give any official vote i
consideration that another member {
the legislature shall give any such vote
either upon the same or any other ques
: ton, shall be deemed guilty of felon
, and shall be punishable as is or as ma,
! hereafter be provided by law.
n Sec. S3. Any governor of this sta,
g who asks, receives or agrees to recei,
h any bribe upon any understanding th:
$ his official opinion, judgment or actio
shall be influenced thereby, or who Civ,
a or offers CT promises his official influsnt
in consideration that any member of tt
q legislature shall give his official vote
q influence on any particular side of ar
, question or matter upon which he ms
be required to act in his official capacit
It or who menaces any member by IL
,r threatened use of his veto power. or VIII
r offers or promises any member that b
.s the said gov ernor, will appoint any pa
ticular person or persons to any Off
a. created or thereafter to be created.
"a consideration that any member sha
h give his official vote or influence in a,
IL matter pending or thereafter to be intr
l. duced into either house of the said leg
:. lature, or who threatens any menh
10 that he the said gosgrnor, will reno
any person or persons from any Office
position, with intent to in any mann
as influence the offisial action of ga