Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-03-07

upon the same day and the second, reading NAV
be BY title of the bill. unless the reading at
length be demanded. The first and third read
ings shall be at length. .sts 80 49, $3.50 e
SEC IS. The enacting clause of q law shall be
BE 1t enacted by the legislature of the state of
Dakota. and no law shall be passed unless by
elected to each house of the legislature. And
the question upon the final passage shall be
taken upon its last reading, and the yeas and
nays shall be entered upon the journal
SEC 49, The presiding officer of each house
shall, In the presence of the house over which
he shall preside. sign all bills and joint resou-
have been publicly read Immediately before
signing, and the fact OF signing shall be entered
upon the journal.
SEC 20. Any bill may originate in either
house of the legislature, and a bill passed by
one house may be amended In the other.
Sec 81 No law shall embrace more than one
SEC a. No act shall take effect until ninety
days after the adjournment of the session at
which 1t passed, unless the case of emergency
Ito be expressed in the preamble or body of the
act the legislature shall by vote OF two-thirds
of all the members of each house, otherwise
direct.
SEC. %. The legislature is prohibited from
enacting any private or special laws in the fol-
towing cases:
/. Granting divorces.
2. Changing the names Of persons or places,
or constituting one person the heir-at-law of an
other.
8. Locating or changing county seats.
4. Regulating county and township affairs.
s. Incorporating cities, towns and villages,
or changing or amending the charter of any
town, city or village, OF laying out opening, va
eating or altering town plats, streets, wards,
alleys and public grounds.
6. Providing for sale or mortgage Of real es-
tate belonging to minors or Others under dis
ability.
7. Authorizing persons to keep ferries across
streams wholly within the state.
8. Renting fines, penalties or forfeitures.
8. Granting to an individual, association or
corporation any special or exclusive privilege,
immunity or franchise whatever.
10. Providing for the management of COM
mon schools.
II. Creating, increasing or decreasing fees,
percentages or allowances of public officers
during the term for which said officers are elect
ed or appointed.
But the legislature may repeal any existing
special lew relating to the foregoing subdivi-
sions.
In all other cases where general law can be
applicable, no special law shall be enacted.
Sec. "a. The legislature shall have no power
to re lease or extinguish, in whole or in part,
the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any
corporation or individual to this state or to any
municipal corporation therein.
SEC. 25. The legislature shall not authorize
any game of chance lottery or gift enterprise,
ever.
SEC. 26. The legislature shall not delegate to
any special commission, private corporation or
association any power to make, supervise
interfere with any municipal improvement,
money, property effects, whether held in trust
or otherwise, or levy taxes, or to select a CAPT
tai site, or to perform any municipal functions
whatever.
SEC. 81. The Legislature shall direct by law
in what manner and in what courts suits may
be brought against the state.
SEC. %. Any person who shall give, demand,
offer, directly or indirectly, any money, tes-
tmonial, privilege or personal advantage, or
anything of value to any executive or judicial
officer, or member of the legislature to influence
him in the performance of any of his official or
public duties, shall be guilty of bribery and
shall be punished in such a manner as shall be
provided by law
The offense of corrupt solicitation of mem-
bers of the legislature of public officers of
the state any municipal division thereof,
and any effort toward solicitation of said MEM
bers of the legislature or officer, to influence
their official action, shall be defined by law,
and shall be punishable by fine and imprison-
ment.
Any person may be compelled to testify in in
vestigation or judicial proceedings against any
person charged with having committed any
offense of bribery corrupt solicitation, and
shall not be permitted to withhold his testi-
mony upon the ground that it may criminate
himself but said testimony shall not after
wards be used against him in any judicial pro-
ceedngs except for bribery in giving such tes-
timony, and any person convicted of either Of
the offenses aforesaid shall be disqualified from
holding any Office or position, or office of trust
or profit in this state.