The age-herald., 1901-09-08

| prOn1Dlt the sale in tnlS SLate or lottery
 of gift enterprise tickets, or tickets in any
 scheme in the nature of a lottery; and all | acts or parts of acts heretofore passed by
 the Legislature of this State authorizing
 lottery or lotteries, and all acts amend
 atory thereof, or supplemental thereto,
 are hereby avoided.
 66 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 Legislature,
 after the same shall have been publicly read at length immediately before signing,
 and the fact of reading and signing shall | be entered upon the journal; but the read
 ing at length may be dispensed with by | a two-third vote of a quorum present;
 which fact shall also be entered on the
 journal.
 67. The legislature shall prescribe by law | the number, duties and compensation of
 the officers and employees of each House; l and no payment shall be made from the
 State treasury, or be In any way author
 ized, to any person except to an acting | officer or employe, elected or appointed in pursuance of law.
 6S. The Legislature shall have no power | to grant, or authorize or require any ' county or municipal authority to grant, | nor shall any county or municipal author ity have power to grant, any extra com | pensation fee or allowance to any public
 
 l tractor, after service shall have been ren- dered or contract made; nor to increase | or decrease the fees and compensation of | such officers during their terms of office; nor shall any officer of the State bind the l State to the payment of any sum of money, but by authority of law; provided, l this section shall not apply to allowances | made by commissioners courts or boards | of revenue to county officers for eX-officio | services; Nor prevent tthe Legislature l from increasing or diminishing at any | time the allowance of the sheriff or other | officers for feeding, transferring or guarding prisoners"
 69. All stationery, printing, paper and 1 fuel used in the legislative and other de- | partments of government, shall be furn- l ished, and the printing. binding and dis | tribution of laws, journals, department re- | ports and other printing, binding and re- l pairing, and furnishing the halls and rooms used for the meeting of the Legis- | lature and its committees, shall be per formed, under contract, to be given to l the lowest responsible bidder below
 maximum price, prescribed by law; no l member or officer of any department of | the government shall be in any way in- | terested in such contracts, and all such | contracts shall be submitted to the ap- proval of the Governor Auditor and | Treasurer
 |
 originate in the House of Representatives.
 The Governor, Auditor and Attorney Gen | eral shall before each regular session of | the Legislature, prepare general reve- 1 hue bill to be submitted to the Legisla- | ture for its information, and the Secre- | tary of State shall have printed for the
 use of the Legislature a sufficient number | of copies of the bill prepared, which
 the Governor shall transmit to the the l House of Representatives as soon as or | ganiZed to be used or dealt with as that
 House may elect. The Senate may pro- pose amendments to revenue bills. No | revenue bill shall be passed during the | last five days of the session.
 71. The general appropriation bill shall | embrace nothing but appropriations for | the ordinary expenses of the executive.
 legislative and judicial departments of the State, for interest on the public debt,
 and for the public schools. The salary | of no officer or employe, unless his em- ployment and the amount of his salary
 have already been provided by law. All | other appropriations shall be made by | separate bills, each embracing but one | subject.
 72. No money shall be paid out of the | treasury, except upon appropriations | made by law, and on warrants drawn by
 the proper officer in pursuance thereof; | and regular statement and account of | receipts and expenditures of all public I 1 such manner as may be by law directed. i 73. No appropriation shall be made to
 any charitable or educational institution | not under the absolute control of the
 State, other than normal school estab-
 lished by law for the professional train
 ing of teachers for the public schools of | the State except by a vote of two-thirdS
 of all members elected to each House.
 "A. No act of the Legislature shall au-
 thorize the investment of any trust fund
 by executors, administrators guardians
 or other trustees in the bonds or stock of
 any private corporation; and any such
 acts now existing are avoided, saving in-
 vestments heretofore made.
 | 75. The power to change the venue in
 civil and criminal causes Is vested In the
 courts. to be exercised in such manner as
 shall be provided by law,
 76. When the Legislature shall be con-
 vened in special session. there shall be no
 legislation upon subjects other than those | designated In the proclamation of the
 Governor calling such session, except by
 a vot of two-thirds of each House Spe-
 cial sessions shall be limited to thirty | days.
 77. No State office shall be continued or
 created for the inspection of measuring | of any merchandise, manufacture or com | modity; but any county or municipality
 may appoint such officer when author | iZed by law.
 1 iS. IN
 the seat of government of the State shall | become q law until the same shall have | been submitted to the qualified electors l of the State, at general election, and
 approved by majority of such electors | voting nthe same; and such act shall
 specify the proposed new location 79. A member of the Legislature who | shall solicit, demand or receive or con
 sent to receive, directly or indirectly, for | himself or for another from any com
 pany, corporation association or person,
 any money, office or appointment, em-
 ployment.or of personal advantage, or
 promise thereof. for his vote or official
 influence, or for withholding the same,
 or with an understanding, expressed or
 implied. that his vote or official action
 shall be in any way influenced thereby; or
 who shall solicit or demand any such | money or other advantage, matter or | thing aforesaid, for another, as a consid- | eration for his vote or influence, in con- | sideration of the payment or promise of | such money, advantage, matter or thing, | to another, shall, be guilty of bribery
 within the meaning of this Constitution, | and shall incur the disabilities and penal | ties provided thereby for such offense, and
 such additional punishment as is or shall | be provided by law.
 80. Any person who shall directly or in- | directly offer, give or promise any money | or thing of value, testimonial, privilege, | or personal advantage to any executive | or Judicial officer, or member of the Leg | islature, to influence him in the perform l ance of any of his public or official du-
 ties, shall be guilty of bribery, and be