The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-04
sither house. by unanimous vote. may extend the privileges of It's floor.

dther house, by unanimous vote, may extend the privileges of It's floor.
 ss. Neither house shall, without the consent of the other. adjourn for mure than three days. nor to any othe- place than that in which they may b. sit- ling, except as otherwise oroyii.d in this Constitution.
 59. No Senator or Repres sntative shall. during the term for which he shall have bceu elected. be aupoin,ed to any off,ce of profit under this State, which shall have been created, CT the Dn1oluments of which shall have been Increased during such term, except Iuch offices as may be filled 3y election by the people.
 60. No person convicted of embe.s,e- nent of the public money, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime. shall De eligible to the Legislature or capable H holding any ofiice of trust O" rrofit h this Staten.
 6l. No law shall be passed ex- eept by bill, and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its pass .ge through either house as tc shange its original purpose.
 @. No bill shall become law until h shall have been referred to a stand Ing committee of each house. acted up- pm by such committee in session. and returned therefrom. which facts shall afsirmatively appear upon the journal f each house.
 ss. Every bill shall be read on three lifferent days in each house. and no Dill shall become a law unless on its lnal passage 1t be read at length, and ihe vote be taken by yeas and nays, the names of the members voting for av4A 0a n ha "a anfaPed uD00 The journal. and a majority of each iouse be recorded thereon as voting m It's favor. except as otherwise provioed In this Constitution.
 64. No amendment to bills shall be adopted except by majority or the house wherein the same is offered, nor unless the amendment. with the names of those voting, for and against the same, shall be entered at length on the journal or the house in which the same Is adopted: and no amendment to bills by one house shall be concurred in by the other, unless q vote be taken by yeas and nays and the names Of the members voting for and against the same be recorded at length on the journal; and no report of a committee of conference shall he adopted in eith- CT house except upon vote taken by yeas and nays and entered on the journal as herein provided for the adoption of amendments.
 65. The legislature shall have no power to authorize lotteries or gift en- ,erprises for any purpose. and shall pass laws to prohibit the sake in this State ot lottery or gift enterprise tick- sts. or tickets in any scheme in the nature of a lottery: and all acts UT 2arts of acts heretofore passed by the Nh~y. CFofA hnri1 o lottery or lotteries. and all acts amend ltory thereof. or supplemental there o. are hereby avoided.
 66. The presiding officer of each house shall. in the presence of the nouse over which he presides, sign all pills and joint resolutions passed by he legislature. after the same shall have been publicly read at length inn nediately before signing, and the fact
 f reading and signing shall be uttered upon the journal; but the read ing at length may be dispensed with by ! two-thirds vote of quorum pres. mt; which fact shall be also entered pn the journal.
 67. The legislature shall prescribe by law the number, duties and com pensation of the officers and employees be 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 employe elected or appointed in pursuance oi M@.
 bs. The legislature shall have nc power to grant, or to authorize or re- uuire any county or municipal author Irv 10 grant. nor shall any county ol } municipal authority have power tc rrant, any extra compensation, fee ol allowance to any public officer, servant pr er,ploye, agent or contractor, after service shall have been rendered oi contract made; nor to increase or de crease the fees and compensation oi such officers during their terms of of- fice; nor shall any officer of the State bind the State to the payment of any sum of money, but by authority oi law; provided, this se0tiOI shall no' apply to allowances made by commis eioners' courts, or boards of revenue tG county officers tor eX-ofic1o services "Nor prevent the Legislature from in- creasing or diminishing at any time the allowance to the sheriff or other officers for feeding, transferring or guarding prisoners"
 69. All stationery, printing, paper aud fuel used in the legislative. and o her departments of government, shall b furnished. and the printing, binding and distribution of laws. journals, de- nartpaent reports and all other print ing, sLnding and repairing, and furpish ing the halls and rooms used for the meeting oi the legislature and Its com- mittees. shall be performed, under ccu- tract, to bf,,stven to the lowest reSpon- sible bidde4, below nlaxlmuni piice, and under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law; no member or off, cer of any department of the govern ment shall be in any way interested in such contracts, and all such con tracts shall be subject to the approval of the Governor, Auditor and Treas- ureI.
 70. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representa- tives. The Governor, Auditor and At torney-General shall. before each reg ular session of the Legislature, prepare general revenue bill to be submitted to the legislature for It's information. md the Secre- kary of State shall have printed for the use of the legislature a sufti- ctent number of copies of the, bill so prepared, which the Governor shall transmit to the House of Representa- tives 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 he passed during the last five days Of the session.
 q. The general appropriation bill shall embrace nothing but appropria- tions for the ordinary expenses Of the Executive. Legislative and Judicial De- partments of the State. for interest on the public debt, and for the public schools. The salary of no officer or employe shall be increased in such bill,