The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
Letters to The Editor
No Law.


 In The Advertiser was published day or two ago the fact that the Gov ernor had approved only part of the Dill repeating act which taxed foreign money lenders. It was also stated that the Attorney General thought the act thus approved was valid. l think in this he is mistaken. The Governor can approve or disapprove part or sec tions of an appropriation bill. but with no other bill can he do this. Any one who will read Sections l25 and 126 of the Constitution will see that this is true and the Governor's approval of only part of the bill above referred to does not give 1t any validity. The
 ''125. Every bill which shall have passed both Houses of the Legislature, except as otherwise provided in this Consultation, shall be presented to the 1t; but if not, he shall return 1t with his objections to the House in which 1t originated, which shall enter the objections at large upon the Journal and proceed to reconsider 1t. IT the amendment which would remove his objections to the bill, the House in which the bill originated may proceed to reconsider it, and if a majority of the whole number elected to that House vote for the passage of the bill, it shall be sent to the other House, which shall in like manner reconsider and iif ma jority of the whole number elected to that House vote for the passage of the bill, the same shall become q law. not withstanding the Governors veto. If the Governors message proposes amendment which would remove his objections, the House to which 1t Is sent may so amend the bill snd send 1t with the Governors message to the other House. which may adopt, but cannot amend. said amendment; and both Houses concurring in the amend ment,I the bill shall again be sent to the Governor and acted on by him as other bills. If the House to which the bill is returned refuses to make such amendment, it shall proceed to recon sider; and if a majority of the whole number elected to that House shall vote for the passage of the bill, 1t shall be sent with the objections to the oth- CT House. by which it shall likewise DO reconside-ed, and if approved by ma jority of the whole number elected to that House. it shall become law. If the House to which the bill Is returned makes the amendment and the other House declines to pass the same, that House shall proceed to recpnsider. as though the bill had originated therein, and such proceedings shall be taken thereon as above provided. In every such case the vote of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and nays ana the names of the members voting for or against the bill shall be entered upon the Journals of each House re- spectively. If any bill shall not be re- turned by the Governor within six days, Sundays excepted, after 1t shall have been presented, the same shall had signed IF. unless the Legislatures by It's adjournment prevent the return, In which case it shall not be law; but when return is prevented by recess, such bill must be returned to the House in which 1t originated within two days after reassembling otherwise 1t shall become a law, but bills presented 10 the Governor within five days before the final adjournment of the Legisla- ture may be approved by the Cover nor at any time within ten days after such adjournment, and if approved and deposited with the Secretary of State within that time shall become law Every vote. order. or resoiHtlon to which concurrence of both Houses may be necessary except on, questions oi Adjournment and the bringing on oi elections by the two Houses, and amending this Constitution, shalI pc presented to the Governor; and. before the same shall take effect. be approved be re-passed by both Houses accordlne to the rules and limitations prescribed in the case of a bill.
 "I26, The Governor shall have pow CT to approve or disapprove any iterr or items of any appropriation bill em- Sracing distinct items. and the part oI parts of the bill approved shaIl pc tne | law. and the item or items disapprovec shall be void, unless repassed accord | ing to the rules and limttations pre- scribed for the passage oi oisis shs,i oT ir writing state specifically the Item oi | items he disapproves setting the same | out in full in his message, but Tn sucI | case the enrolled bill shall not pc re turned with the Governors op'eSsitone' '0stos n.