Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1889-09-27

Auu 10 mtmutfi lOf WOIu5 spoken IN any
speech or debate, or for any vote he may
give as such members shall ever he ques-
toned in any other place.
Sec. 13.-No member Of the legislature
shall, during the term for which he was
elected, be appointed or elected to any
civil Office which has been created, or the
emoluments whereof have been increased
during such term; nor receive any civil APP
pointment to any office within the state
nor shall any member of the legislature,
during the term for which he shall have
been elected, or within one year thereaf-
ter, be interested directly or indirectly in
any contract with the state, or any county
thereof, authorized by any law passed dur
ing the term for which he shall have been
elected
Sec. 14.-Each house shall keep journ-
al Of its proceedings, and shall publish
the same. Neither house shall, without
the consent of the other, adjourn for more
than tive days, nor to any other place than
that where the two houses are sitting: and
on the day of final adjournment they shall
adjourn at IL o'clock noon.
Sec 15.-The enacting clause of all bills
shall be, BE it enacted by the legislature
of the state Of New Mexico" No bill
shall become law unless 1t has been print
ed and read three different times, not more
than two OF which shall be on the same
day, and the third of which readings shall
be in full. Any bill may originate in eth
er house of the legislature.
Sec. l6.-Each law, except general ap-
preparation bills, shall embrace but one
subject, which shall be expressed in the
title. But if any subject shall be EN-
braced IN any law which is not expressed
in the title, such law shall be void only as
TO so much thereof as shall not be express
sed
Sec 17.-General appropriation bills
shall embrace nothing bat appropriations
for the expenses of the executive, legisla-
tive and judicial departments of the state,
interest on the public debt, for public
schools and for continuing expenses requir-
ed by existing laws. All other appropria-
tions shall be made by separate bills, each
embracing but one subject.
Sec. 18.-No bill shall become law ex-
cel by vote of a majority of all the mem
bers elected to each house, nor unless on
its final passage the vote be taken by ayes
and noes, and the names of those voting
entered on the journal.
Sec. 19.-The presiding officer of each
house shall, in tho presence of the house
over which he presidos, sign all bills and
joint resolutions passed by the legislature,
and publicly announce the title of the
same Us signed; and the fact of such sign
ing shall be entered on the journal.
Sec. 20.-In all elections and confrma-
tions to be made by the legislature, or
either house thereof. the members shall
vote viva voce, and their votes shall be en-
tered on the journal. The sessions of each
house, and of the committe of the whole,
shall be open.
Sec. 2l.-No law or section of a law
shall be amended by reference only to its
title or number. but such law or section
shall be set forth at full length as amen
ded.
Sec. 22.-The legislature shall not pass
special or local laws on any of the follow
ing uhjacts, that is to say: Assessment
and collection of taxes; exemptions from
taxation; laying out, opening, working,
altering or vacating roads, highways
streets or public squares; changing the
names of persons or places; incorporation
of cities, towns and villages; locating or
changing county seats; apportionment or
election; Jurisdiction; duties or compensa
tion of city, town, village or precinct Of
6cers; regulating the practice of courts Of
justice; changing the venue in civil or
criminal cases; changing the law of de-
cent; granting divorces; sumnonlng or
impauelng jurors; common schoolsj af-
fectng estates of minors or other persons
under legal disability; claims or accounts
against the state or any municipality ex-
isting therein; refunding money paid into
the treasury; releasing persons from any
debt or obligation to the state, or any
municipal or quasi-municipal corporation
therein; granting or amending charters to
corporations. or licensing toll roads OF
bridges; county, city, town, village, pre-
cinct or district indebtedness; legitimizing
children; creating, increasing or decreas-
ing fees, percentages or allowances Of
public officers. But upon all the subjects
above mentioned, and in all other cases
where general law can be applicable,
all laws shall be general; and no special
law shall be enacted in any case which il
provided for by an existing general law,
or where the relief sought can be had in
any court of the state. Provided, however,
that nothing in this paragraph contained
shall apply to the amendment of munich
pal corporations heretofore created by any
special law of the territorial legislature.
Sec. 23.-The legislature shall not grant