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28. Bills to contain but one subject.
29. Amendments to be engrossed

and printed.
30. Proceedings when bills are re-

turned amended.
31. Final vote on bill.
32. Vote on amendments and re-

ports of committees.
33. Reviving and re-enacting laws.
34. Amendments by striking out

and inserting words.
35. Motion to reconsider.
36. When laws shall take effect.
37. Bills to be signed by presiding

officers, objections to be dis-

posed of.
38. Bills presented to governor for

approval.
39. Proceedings when a bill is re-

turned without approval.
40. Failure of governor to perform

duty, bill to be enrolled as an

authentic act.
41. Revising the laws.
42. Each house shall publish

a

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53. Special legislation prohibited -

special acts may be repealed.
54. Notice of application for the

enactment of local laws.
55. Business of extra sessions.
56. Seat of government to remain

at Jefferson City.

journal yeas and nays de-
manded, noting names of ab-
sentees.

Limitation on Legislative Power.
43. Revenue to be paid into treas-

ury order of appropriations.
44. Power of the legislature to cre.

ate debts and liabilities lim-

ited.
45. State's credit cannot be

pledged.
46. Grants of public money pro-

hibited, except in case of pub-

lic calamity.
47. Municipalities cannot lend their

credit nor become stockhold-

ers.
48. Extra allowance to officers and

payment of unauthorized con-

tracts prohibited.
49. Subscriptions by the State pro-

hibited.
50. State lien on railroads not to

be released.
51. Corporation indebtedness shall

not be released.
52. Payment of the war debt.

ARTICLE V.

Executive Department.
1. Executive officers, place of resi-

dence and duties.
2. Terms of office-when elected-

certain officers ineligible as

their own successors.
3. Returns of elections for execu-

tive officers – tie, how deter-

mined.
4. The supreme executive power.
5. Qualifications of governor.
6. Duties of governor, generally,
7. Governor may call out militia

and command them.
8. Pardoning power.
9. Governor shall give information

to general assembly-may call

extra sessions.
10. Governor's message-to account

for moneys and furnish esti-

mates of expenses.
11. Vacancies in office, how filled.
12. Bills presented to governor for

approval.
13. Governor may object to a por-

tion of a bill.
14. Resolutions to be approved

effect of resolutions.
15. Qualifications and duties of

lieutenant-governor.
16. Lieutenant-governor to act as

governor, when.
17. President of the Senate - other

persons to act as governor.
18. Pay of lieutenant-governor.
19. Qualifications of executive offi-

cers.
20. Seal of the State to be kept by

secretary of state.
21. Duties of secretary of state.
22. Accounts and reports of execu-

tive officers, penalty for false

report.
23. Commissions of officers.

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6. In case of vacancy, how filled.
7. How to act as Governor.- He

may be impeached.
8. Governor commander-in-chief.
9. He shall see that the laws are

faithfully executed.
10. He is to nominate State officers,

except as otherwise appointed.
11. He is to fill vacancies.
12. No person after being rejected

by the Senate shall be again

nominated for the same office.
13. Time of nomination.
14. If a vacancy occur during the

session of the Senate, how

filled.
15. Court martial.
16. Governor may convene the Leg-

islature.
17. All bills before becoming a law

to be sent to the Governor to

be signed or rejected.
18. He shall examine the accounts

of the Treasurer and Comp-

troller twice a year.
19. His message to the Legislature.
20. He has power to grant reprieves

and pardons.
21. He shall reside at the seat of

government.-His salary.
22. Secretary of State, term and

salary.
23. His duties.

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12. Others who may not, till when.
13. To fill vacancies.
14. Time of meeting of eneral

Assembly.
15. Length of session.-Pay of

members and mileage.
16. Distribution of books and

printed matter among General

Assembly.
17. Members not eligible for any

office created during their

term of office.
18. Freedom of speech in debate.
19. Each house to judge of the

qualifications of its own mem.
bers. - To appoint its own

officers.
20. A majority of the members of

each house to be a quorum.
21. Doors of each house to be open,

except when.
22. Each house to keep a journal.
23. May punish for disorderly con-

duct any person not a member.
24. Powers and duties of the House

of Delegates.
25. Adjournment.
26. Power of impeachment.
27. A bill may originate in either

house.
28. For a bill to become a law.
29. The style of laws of the State.
30. All bills to be signed by the

Governor.
31. When laws are to take effect.
32. How money may be drawn from

State treasury.
33. As to local or special laws.
34. Contracting of debts.
35. Extra compensation.
36. Lotteries not legal.
37. In regard to slaves.
38. No imprisonment for debt.
39. Banking corporations.
40. Private property taken for pub-

lic use to have just compen-

sation.
41. Dueling.
42. Purity of elections.
43. Property of wife protected from

debts of husband.

ARTICLE III.

Legislative Department.
1. The Senate and House of Dele-

gates.
2. Senators, election and term.
3. Districts.
4. Number of Delegates from each

district.
5. Governor's duties in regard to

Delegates.
6. Delegates

serve for WO
years.
7. Time of election.
8. Senators to be divided by lot.
9. To be eligible as Senator or

Delegate.
10. They may not hold two offices.
11. Who may not be Senators or

Delegate.

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44. Debtor's property to the extent

of $500 exempted.
45. Uniform system of charges.
46. Grants or donations from the

United States.
47. Contested elections.
48. Corporations may

be formed
under general laws.
49. Time, place and manner of hold-

ing elections.
50. Bribery.
51. Personal property subject to

taxation.
52. Payment of private claims.
53. Witnesses.
54. No county to give or loan its

credit.
55. Writ of habeas corpus.
56. Laws to be passed for carrying

into effect powers vested in

this Constitution.
57. Legal interest six per cent.
58. State and municipal taxation to

be provided for by law.
59. No pension system in this State.

ARTICLE IV.

Judiciary Department.
1. Judicial powers of State, how

vested.
2. Judges to be citizens and quali-

fied voters.
3. Election of judges, term of.
4. Removal from office.
5. Election for judges in every

fifteenth year.
6. No fees or perquisites.
7. Judge not to sit in

any

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18. Judges of Court of Appeals,

their duties.
19. State to be divided into eight

judicial circuits.
20. Powers and jurisdiction of Cir-

cuit Courts.
21. Judges of the same.
22. A decision may be reserved for

consideration.
23. Decisions to be rendered within

two months after argument.
24. Judges' salaries.
25. Clerk of Circuit Court.-Term of

office.
26. Appointment of deputies.
27. Baltimore City Courts,
28. Court of Common Pleas for city
29. Baltimore Circuit Court has ex-

clusive jurisdiction in equity.
30. Jurisdiction of the Criminal

Court of Baltimore.
31. Supreme Bench of Baltimore.
32. Duties of the same.
33. Powers of the same.
34. Decisions in Baltimore City

Court judgments to be final,
35. Three judges of the Supreme

Bench a quorum.
36. Cases pending to be proceeded

with.
37. Clerks of the courts of the city

of Baltimore.- Salary.
38. Clerk of the Court of Common

Pleas to issue marriage and

other licenses.
39. Another court in Baltimore.
40. Orphans' Clourt.
41. Each county to have a register

of wills.
42. Justices of the peace.
43. Governor to appoint to fill va-

cancies.
44. Sheriffs to hold office two years
45. Appointment of coroners, elisors

and notaries public.

case
wherein he may be interested.
8. Removal of case.
9. Apportionment of officers of the

courts.
10. Clerks of courts, their duties,
11. Election returns of judges.
12. Ties, how settled.
13. Public commissions and grants.
14. Court of Appeals, composed of

whom.
15. Four of said judges constitute a

quorum.
16. Reports of causes to be pub-

lished.
17. Clerk of Court of Appeals, term

of office.

ARTICLE V.
Attorney General and State's Attorneys.
1. Attorney-General, term of office

four years.
2. Election of the same.- In case

of tie.

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4. Board of education.
5. State university.
6. Public school fund.
7. Deficiency in public school

fund.
8. Couty school fund.
9. Investment of public school

fund.
10. Investment of county school

fund.
11. Funds shall not be used for

religious sectarian pur-
poses.

or

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19. Laws in favor of, and imposing

a new liability on the people.
20. Street railroads.
21. Benefit of future legislation.
22. Officers not to be interested in

business of company.
23. Discrimination between com-

panies and individuals.
24. Granting free passes to public

officers prohibited.

Banks.

25. No State bank shall be created

State shall not own stock in

banks.
26. Laws creating banks to be sub-

mitted to the people.
27. Receiving deposits after bank

is insolvent.

ARTICLE XII.

Corporations.
1. Existing unorganized corpora-

tions.
2. To be created, etc., by general

laws.
3. Forfeited charters.
4. Right of eminent domain - jury

trials.
5. Subject to police power of the

State.
6. Election of directors.
7. Not to engage in other busi-

ness - holding real estate.
8. Increase of stock and indebted-

ness.
9. Individual liability of stock-

holders.
10. Preferred stock.
11. "Corporation" defined.

ARTICLE XIII.

Militia,
1. Persons liable to military duty.
2. Organization of militia.
3. Election of officers.
4. Volunteer companies.
5. Militia privileged from arrest.
6. Appointment of officers by the

governor.
7. Public arms and military rec-

ords.

ARTICLE XIV.
Miscellaneous Provisions.

Railroads.
12. Discrimination prohibited-com-

mutation tickets.
13. Construction, connecting with

other roads-to receive freight

from other roads.
14. Are public highways -- laws to

prevent discrimination.
15. To keep public office and

books - meetings and reports

of directors.
16. Property liable to execution,
17. Parallel lines should not con-

solidate nor be managed

jointly.
18. Consolidation with foreign com-

panies.

а.

1. Public lands --- lands of the

United States exempt from
taxation taxing

non-resi-
deats.
2. Prosecutions for acts done un-

der military authority for-

bidden.
3. Dueling - the offender cannot

hoid office.
4. Officers of the United States

not eligible to State office.
5. Present officers to remain in

office.
6. Oath of office generally.
7. Removal for misdemeanor in

office.
8. Fees not to be increased nor

term of office extended.

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9. Appointment of officers.
10. Lotteries prohibited.
11. Investigation by grand jury.
12. Legislators privileged from ar-

rest - freedom of debate.

ARTICLE XV.
Mode of Amending the Constitution,
1. Constitution may be amended.
2. Amendments proposed and sub-

mitted to the people.
3. Convention may be called.

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5. Courts of common pleas.
6. Existing officers to continue.
7. Appeals returnable to Jefferson

City.
8. Provision for payment of bond-

ed debt.
9. Constitution to be submitted to

a vote of the people.
10. Clerks to furnish poll-books and

ballots.
11. Form of ballots.
12. Returns of election-proclama-

tion by governor.
13. Result of election-constitution

to take effect, when.
14. Schedule to take effect imme-

diately,
15. Laws to enforce constitution.
16. Provision as to existing execu-

tive officers.
17. Preliminary examinations and

arrests.

SCHEDULE.

1. Provision as to existing laws,

rights and actions.
2. Provisions as to existing obli-

gations, prosecutions, etc.
3. Existing county and probate

courts.
4. Criminal courts.

MONTANA.

ARTICLE I.

Boundaries.
Section
1. The boundaries of the State.

ARTICLE II.

Military Preservation.
1. United States has authority over

certain military reservations.

Article.
1. Boundaries.
2. Military reservations.
3. Declaration of rights
4. Distribution of powers.
6. Legislative department.
6. Apportionment and representa-

tion.
7. Executive department.
8. Judicial department.
9. Rights of suffrage and qualifi-

cations to hold office.
10. State institutions and public

buildings.
11. Education.
12. Revenue and taxation.
13. Public indebtedness.
14. Military affairs.
15. Corporations other than muni-

cipal.
16. Municipal corporations and offi-

cers,
17. Public lands.
18. Labor.
19. Miscellaneous subjects and fu-

ture amendments.
20. Schedule.

ARTICLE III.

Declaration of Rights.
1. All political power is vested in

the people,
2. People have the sole and exclu-

sive right of governing them.

selves.
3. All persons

are born equally
free and have certain inallen-

able rights.
4. Freedom of religious thought

and worship.
5. All elections to lie free.
6. All courts of Justice shall be

open to every person; right

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