, 1889-10-02

to protect its members against violence or offers of brides
or private solicitation, and with a concurrence of two
thirds, to expel a member, and shall have all other powers
necessary to the legislature of a free state. A member eX-
PEELED for corruption shall not thereafter be eligible to
either house of the legislature; and punishment for con-
tempt or d~isorderly behavior shall not bar a criminal prose
cution for the same ofense.
SEC. Is. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceed
ings and may, in its discretion, from time to time, publish
the same, except such parts as require secrecy, and the ayes
and nays on any question, shall, at the request of any two
members, be entered on the journal.
SEC. IA. The sessions of each house and of the commit
tee of the whole shall be open unless the business is such as
SEC. Is. Neither house shall, without the consent of
the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any
fother place than that in which the two houses shall be
sitting.
SEQ. Is. The members of the legislature shall, in all
cases, except treason, felony, violation of their oath of office
and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses,
and in going to and returning from the same; and for any
speech or debate in either house they shall not be ques-
toned in any other place.
SEC. II. The sole power of impeachment shall vest IN
the house of representatives; the concurrence of a majority
of all the members being necessary to the exercise thereof
Impeachment shall be tried by the senate sitting for that
purpose, and the senators shall be upon oath or affirmation
to do justice according to law and evidence. When the
governor is on trial, the chief justice of the supreme court
shall preside. No person shall be convicted without a con-
currence of two-thirds of the senators elected.
SEC. Is. The governor and other state and judicial Off
GERS except justices OF the peace, shall be liable to lmpeach-
ment for high crimes and misdemeanors, or malteasance in
office, but judgment in such cases shall only extend to re-
moval from office and disqualification to hold any office of
honor, trust or profit under the laws of the State. The
party, whetherconvicted or acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be
liable to prosecution, trial, judgment and punishment ac-
SEC. 10. All officers not liable to impeachment shall be
subject to removal for misconduct or malfeasance in Office
in such manner as may be provided by law.
SEC. 20. No law shall be passed except by bill and no
bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through
SEC. 81. The enacting clause of every law shall be as
follows: "Be. it enacted by the legislature of the State of
Wyoming"
for the expenses of the government, shall be introduced
within five () days of the close of the session except by unani-
nous consent of the house in which it is sought to be intro
duced.
SEC. %. No bill shall be considered or become a law
unless referred to a committee, returned therefrom and
printed for the use of the members.
Sec. "a. No bill, except general appropriation bills and
bills for the codiication and general revision of the laws,
shall be passed containing, more than one subject which
shall be clearly expressed in its title; but if any subject
is embraced in any act which Is not expressed in the
title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as
shall not be so expressed.
SEC. 25. No bill shall become a law, except by a vote
of a majority of all the members elected to each house, nor
unless on its final passage the vote taken by ayes and noes,
and the names of those voting be entered on the journal.
SEC. 26. No law shall be revised or amended, or the
pro, isions thereof extended by reference to its title only,
but so much thereof as is revised, amended or extended,
shall be re-enacted and published at length.
SEC. 81. The legislature shall not pass local or special
laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to
say: For granting divorces; laying out, opening, altering
or working roads or highways; vacating roads, town plats,
streets, alleys or public grounds; locating or changing county
seats; regulating county or township affairs; incorporation
of cities, towns or villages; or changing or amending the
charters OF any cues towns OF villages; regulating the prac-
tice in courts of justice; regulating the jurisdiction and dut-
les OF Justices OF the peace, police magistrates or constables;
changing the rules Of evidence in any trial or inquiry; pro-
viding for changes Of venue in civil or criminal cases; de-
claring any person of age; for limitation of civil actions;
giving effect to any informal or invalid deeds; s%ummoning
or impanneling grand or petit juries; providing for the man
agement of common schools; regulating the rate of interest
on money; the opening or conducting of any election or des-
ignating the place of voting; the sale or mortgage of real
estate belonging to minors or others under disability; char
tering or licensing ferries or bridges or toll roads; charter
ing banks, insurance companies and loan and trust compan-
les; remitting fines, penalties or torteitures; creating, increas-
ing or decreasing fees, per centages or allowances OF public
officers; changing the law of descent; granting to any cor
poration, ass 'ciation or individual the right to lay down
railroad tracks, or any special or exclusive privilege, i'm
munity or franchise whatever, or amending existing charter
for such purpose; for punishment of crimes; changing
the names of persons or places; for the assessment or collec-
ton of taxes; affecting estates of deceased persons, minors
or others under legal disabilities; extending the time for the
collection of taxes; r%efunding money paid into the state
treasury; relinquishing or extinguishing, in whole or in part,
the Indebtedness liabilities or obligations of any corporation
or person to this state or to any municipal corporation
therein; eXempting property from taxation; restoring to cit
izenship persons convicted Of infamous crimes; authorizing
the creation, extension or impairng of liens; creating offices
or prescribing the powers or duties of officers in counties,
cities, townships or schoo-districs; or authorizing the adop-
ton or legltimation of children. In all other cases where q
general law can be made applicable no special law shall be