Great Falls tribune., 1889-09-28

amended, or the provisions thereof ex
tended by reference to its title only, bu
SO much thereof as is revised, amended
or extended, shall be re-enacted and pub
lished at length.
SEC. 2o. The Legislative Assembl,
shall not pass local or special laws in any
of the following enumerated cases, tha
is to say: For granting divorces; laying
out, opening, altering or working roads
or highways; vacating roads, town pats
streets, alleys or public grounds; locat
ing or changing county seats; regulating
| county or township affairs; regulating
the practice i'll 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 or impaneling grand or petit
juries; providing for the management OF
common schools regulating the rate of in
terest on money; the opening or con-
ducting of any election or designating
the place of voting; the sale or mort
gage OF real estate belonging to minors
or others under disability; chartering
or licensing ferries or bridges or
toll roads; chartering banks, insurance
companies, and loan and trust compan-
les; renting 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 lay down rail-
t,.no II
privilege, immunity or franchise what
ever; for the punishment of crimes
changing the names of fpersons or places !;
affecting the estates of deceased persons,
minors or others under legal disabilities !;
extending the time for the collection of
taxes; refunding money paid into the
state treasury; reinquishing or extin-
gushing, in whole or in part, the indebt-
edness, 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, extern
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 legitimation of children.
In all other cases where a general law
can be made applicable, no special law
shall be enacted
Sec. II. The presiding officer of each
house shall, in the presence of the house
over which he presides, 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. 49, The Legislative Assembly
shall prescribe by law the number, duties
and compensation Of the officers and en-
ployes of each house; and no payment
shall be made from the State treasury or
be in any way authorized to any such per-
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 employe, 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 previous |
of law, except as may be other |
wise provided herein .
SEC. 80. All stationery, printing,
paper, fuel and lights, used in the Legis
lative and other departments of govern
ment, shall be furnished, and the print
ing and binding and distribution Of the
laws, journals and department reports,
and other printing and einding, and the
repairing and furnishing the halls and
rooms used for the meeting of the Legis-
ative Assembly and its committees,
shall be performed under contract, to be
given to the lowest responsible bidder,
below such maximum price and under
such regulations as may be prescribed
oy law No member or officer of any
department. Of the government shall be
II any way interested in any such con-
ract ;and all such contracts shall be sub
ect to the approval of the Governor and
State Treasurer.
SEC. 81. Except as otherwise provided
n this Constitution, no law shall extend
he term of any public officer, or increase
II diminish his salary or emolument
fter his election or. appointment; Pro
Iaea, That this shall not be construed to
orbid the Legislative Assembly from
king the salaries or emoluments of
hose officers first elected or appointed
nder this Constitution, where such
alaries or emouments are not fixed by
his Constitution.
SEC. 81. All bills for raising revenue
hall originate in the House of Represen- :
atives; but the Senate may propose
as in the case of other bills. {
Sec. 33. The general appropriation
ills shall embrace nothing but appropri
tions for the ordinary expenses of the
Executive and Judicial de- I
of the State, interest on the ,
ubic debt and for public schools. All t
ther appropriations shall be made by {
operate bills, eacl. embracing but one S
lbject. {
Sec. "a. No money shall be paid out {
the treasury except upon appropria t
ons made by law, and on warrant drawn
y the proper officer in pursuanbe {
lereof, except interest on the publib {
ebt.
SEC. IS. No appropriation shall be t
ade for charitable, industrial, education 7
or benevolent purposes to any person, t
,solute control of the State, nor to any
or sectarian institution r
association. t
SEC. sc. The Legislative Assembly /
,all not delegate to any special commits t
Jll, p ~ thtt wi PoItllSll Vi doSoNAdtlollj |
~ power to make, supervise or inter- t
re with any municipal improvements, /
oney, property or effects, whether held S
trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes, or S
perform any municipal functions l
hateyer. c
Sec. 81. No act ofthe Legislative AS
mbly shall authorize the investment of /
ust funds by executors, administrators, S
lardians or trustees in the bonds or e
ock of any private corporation :
SEC. 3S. The Legislative Assembly :
all have no power to pass any law au-
orizing the State, or any county in the !,
ate, to contract any debt or obligation !,
the construction of any railroad, nor =
We nor loan its credit to or in aid of the ;
Instruction of the same.
SEC. 80. No obligation or liability of =
~ person association or corporation. | !;