The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-01

length on the Journals; and no report
 of a committee of conference snail pc
 adopted in either House except upon
 a vote taken by yeas and nays ana en,
 tered on the Journal as herein provided | for the adoption of amendments. l Sec. 22 The Legislature shall have
 no power to authorize lotteries or gli,
 enterprises for any purpose, and shaii pass laws to prohibit the sale or lot
 tery or gift enterprise tickets. or l tickets in any manner in the nature or
 a lottery in this State; and all acts \ or parts of acts heretofore passed py | the Legislature and all acts amenda-
 tory thereof, or supplemental thereto
 are hereby avoided.
 l Sec. 23. The presiding officer or each l House shall, in the presence or the House over which he presides, sign all
 bills and joint resolutions Psss- | ed by the Legislature, after l the same shall have beeen publicly | read at length immediately before si2n- | ing, and the fact of reading and sign l ing shall be entered upon the 1ournal'
 but the reading at length may De- dis- pensed with by a two-thirds vote of 1 quorum present. which fact shall also be entered upon the journal.
 | Sec. A. The Legislature shall pres 1 cribe by law the number. duties ana l compensation of the officers ana en- | ployes of each House; and no payment
 shall be made from the State treasury or be in any way authorized to any | person except to an acting officer or l employe, elected or appointed Tn pur-
 suance of law.
 Sec. 25 The Legislature shall have | no power to grant or to authorize or | require any county or municipal au- thority to grant, nor shall any county or municipal authority have power 10 | grant any extra compensation, Tee UT | allowance to any public officer, servant | or employe, agent or contractor, aIter services shall have been rendered or | contract made, nor to increase or de- crease the fees and compensation or such officers during their terms of or l flee; nor shall any officer or the state
 bind the State to the payment or any
 sum of money but by authority Of law. l Provided this section shall not apply | to allowances made by Commissioners, l Courts or Boards of Revenue to county officers for ex-officio services.
 | Sec. 26 All stationery, printing, l paper and fuel used in the Legislative | and other departments of government,
 shall be furnished. andAthe printing, binding and distribution of laws, jour-
 nals department reports and all other printing and binding and repairing and l furnishing the halls and rooms used for
 the meetings of the Legislature and it's committees shall be performed under contract, to be given to the lowest | responsible bidder below maximum price, and under such regulations as
 shall be prescribed by law; no mem
 Der or officer of any department of the | government shall be in any way in | m
 contracts shall be subject to the ap- | proval of the Governor, Auditor and 1 Treasurer.
 l Sec. 27 All bills for raising revenue
 shall originate in the House of Repre-
 sentatives. The Governor, Auditor and Attorney General shall before each
 regular session of the Legislature. pre- pare a general revenIe bill to be sub
 mitted to the Legislature for its infor-
 nation, and the Secretary of State
 shall have printed for the use of the
 Legislature a sufficient number of | copies of the bill so prepared, which the 1 Governor shall transmit to the House
 of Representatives as soon as
 organized, to be used or dealt with as
 that House may elect. The Senate
 may propose amendments to revenue
 bills. No revenue bill shall be passed
 during the last five days of the session. | Sec. 28. The general appropriation | bill shall embrace nothing but appro-
 priations for the ordinary expenses of
 the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Departments of the State, interest on
 the public debt atnd for the public
 schools, The salary of no officer or em-
 ploye shall be increased in such bill.
 nor shall any appropriation be made
 for any officer or employe. unless his
 employment and the amount of his
 salary have already been provided for
 by law. All other appropriations shall
 be made by separate bills. each em-
 bracing but one subject.
 Sec. 2S. 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 pursu-
 ance thereof; and a regular statement
 and account of receipts and expendi-
 lures of all public moneys shall be
 published annually in such manner as
 may be by law directed.
 Sec. 30. No appropriation shall be
 made to any charitable or educational
 institution not under the absolute con-
 trol of the State. other than normal l schools established by law for the
 professional training of teachers for the public schools of the State, except I
 bers elected to each House.
 Sec. 31. No act of the Legislature
 shall authorize the investment of any | trust fund by executors ,administra-
 tors guardians and other trustees in
 the bonds or stock of any private cor
 poration; and any such acts now ex-
 isting are avoided saving investment | heretofore made.
 l Sec. 32. The power to change the venue in civil and criminal causes, is | vested in the courts to be exercised in l such manner as shall be provided by | law.
 1 Sec. s. When the Legislature shall | be convened in special session. there | shall be no legiSlation upon subjects other than those designated in the l proclamation of the Governor calling such session. except by a vote of two | thirds of each House. And special ses- sions shall be limited to thirty days.
 Sec. 34. No State office shall be con- | tinued or created for the inspection or
 measuring of any merchandise manu- | fracture or commodity; but any county
 or municipality may appoint such of ficers when authorized by law. Sec. 35. No act of the Legislature l changing the seat of government
 of the State shall become law
 until the same shall have been sub
 mitted to the qualified electors of the
 State at a general election and ap- proved by a majority of such electors voting on the same; and such act shall | specify the proposed new location. Al wss-I,