Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-09-25

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or extended, shall he rc-rnactcd and pub
lishcd At length.
SEC. IA. The Legislative Assembly
hall not pass local or special laws in any
of the following enumerated cases, thai
i, To say: For granting divorces; laying
out, opening, altering or working road-
or highways; VaCating roads, town plats
streets, alleys or public grounds; locat
ing or changing county seats; regulating
county " township affairs; regulating
the practice in courts of Justice; regulat.
ing the jurisdiction and duties of justices
of the peace; police magistrates or con.
stables; changing the rules of evidence
in any trial or inquiry; providing for
changes of venue in civil or criminal
cases; declaring any person of age; for
limitation of civil actions; or giving eff
feet to- Informal or invalid deeds; sum
moning ur i~mpanCliug grand OF petit
jurirs; providing for the management of
common schools regulating the rate of in
tcrc>t IN money the opening or con
Quoting of any election Dr. designating
the place of voting; the sale or mort
gage of real estate belonging To minors
or others under disability; chartcring
or licensing ferries or bridges or
toll roads; chaTtCring banks, insurance
companies, and loan and trust compan-
les; remitting fines, penalties or forfeit
ures; creating, increasing or decreasing
fees, percentages or allowances of public
officers; changing the law of descent;
granting To any corporation, association
or individual the right to Law down rail
road tracks, ~ any special or exclusive
privilege, immunity or franchise what
ever; for the punishment ct crimes;
changing the names of persons or places;
for the assessment or collection of taxes;
affecting the estates of deceased persons,
minors or others under legal disabilities;
extending the time for the collection Of
taxes; refundiug money paid into the
state Treasury; rclinquishing or eNtin-
gushing, in whole or in part, the indcbt-
edncs>, liability or obligation of any cor
poration or person to this state, or to any
municipal corporation therein: exempt
ing property from taxation; restoring TO
citizenship persons convicted Of infamous
crimes: authorizing the creation, cxten-
SION or impairing of liens; creating
offices or prescribing the powers or du-
ties of officers in counties, cities, town
ship or school districts; or authorizing
the adoption or lcgitimation of children.
In all other cases where a general law
can be made applicable, no special law
shall be enacted.
SEC. -. The presiding officer of each
house shall, in the presence of the house
over which he prc-idcs. sign all bills and
joint resolutions passed by the Legisla-
tive Assembly immediately after their
titles have been publicly read, and the
fact Of signing shall be at once entered
upon the journal.
SEC. =. The Legislative Assembly
shall prescribe by law the number. duties
and compensation of The officers and en-
ploycS of each house; m no payment
be made from the State treasury or
be in any way authorized to any such pc
son., except TO an acting officer or en-
ploye elected or appointed in pursuance
of law.
SEC. 20. No bill shall be passed giving
any extra compensation to any public
officer, servant or cmploye, agent or con
tractor, after services shall have been
rendered or contract made, nor provid-
ing for the payment of any claim made
against the State, without preyioA
authority of law, except as may be q
wise provided herein.
SIC. go. All stationery, PrihN
paper, fuel and lights, used in the LcgN
lativc and other departments of govern
mcnt, shall be furnished, and the print
ing and binding and distribution of the
laws, Journals and deps.tment reports,
and other printing and binding, and the
repairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meeting of the Legis-
lativc Assembly and it, committees,
shall be performed under contract, to be
given to the lowest responsible bidder,
below such maximum price and under
such regulations a. may be prescribed
by law. No member or officer of any
of the government shall be
in any way Interested in any such con
tract and all such contracts shall be sub
jcct To the approval Of the Governor and
State Treasurer.
SEC. a.. Except a. othsrwrc provided
in this Constitution, no law shall extend
the term of any public officer, or increase
diminish his salary or emolument
after his election or appointment; Pro
5ydck, That this shall not be construed to
forbid the Legislative Assembly from
fixing the salaries or emolumcnts of
those officers first elected or appointed
under this Constitution, where such
salaries OF cmo!uments are not fixed by
this Constitution.
SEC. s.. All bills for raising revenue
originate in the House of Rcprcsen-
iatives: but the Senate NAV propose
amendments a. in the case of other bills.
SEC. 80. The general appropriation
bills shall embrace nothing but appropri-
ations for the ordinary expenses of the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial de
partmcnts of the State, interest on the
public debt and for public schools. All
other appropriations shall he made by
seperate bills, cacl. embracing but one
subject.
SEC. "a. No money shall be paid out
of the treasury except upon appropria-
tions made by law, and on warrant drawn
by the proper officer in pursuanbc
thereof, except interest on the publib
debt.
SEC. IS. No appropriation shall be
made for charitable, industrial, education
al or benevolent purposes to any person,
corporation or community not under the
absolute control of the State, nor to any
denominational or scctarian institution
or association.
SEC. 60. The Legislative Assembly
shall not delegate to any special commits
sion, private corporation or association,
any power to make, supervise or inter
fcre with any municipal Improvements,
money, property or effects, whether held
in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes, or
to perform any municipal functions
whatever.
SEC. 81. No act ofthc Legislative AS
sembly shall authorize the investment of
trust funds by executors, administrators,
guardians or trustees in the bonds or
stock of any private corporation.
SEC. IS. The Legislative Assembly
shall have no power to pass any law au-
thorizing the State, or any county in the
State, to contract any debt or obligation
in the construction of any railroad, nor
give nor loan its credit to or in aid of the
construction of the same.
SEC. 50. No obligation or liability of
any person association or corporation.
held or owned by the State, or any muni-
cipal corporation therein, shall ever be
exchanged, transferred, rcmitted, re-
leased or postponed, or in any way di-
minish by the Legislative assembly nor
shall such liability or obligation be ex-
tinguished, except by the payment there.
of into the proper treasury.
SEC. 40. Every order, resolution OF
vote, in which the concurrence of both
Houses may be necessary, except on the
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