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HAMILTON!® JOURNAL.
VOL- 6-NO. 35.
THE JOURNAL
Eugene granbeury, editor
* Friday, August' 31, 1877-
CONSTITUTION OF 1877.
The Fnll Text oflhe Instrument
Carefully Compared With the
Official Copy.
Bill of Rights.
PREAMBLE.
To perpetuate the principles of
free government, insure justice to all.
preserve peaoe, promote the interest
and happiness of the citizen, and
to posterity, the enjoyment
of liberty, we, the people of Geor
gia, relying on the protection and
guidance of Almighty God, do ordain
and establish this Constitution :
ARTICLE 1.
Section 1. Paragraph 1. All gov
ernment, of right, originates with
the people, is founded upon their will
only, and is instituted solely for the
good oflhe whole. Public officers
are the trustees and servants of the
people, and, at all times, amenable to
them,
Par, 2. Protection to person and
properly is the paramount duty of
government, and shall bo impartial
and complete.
Par. 4. No person shall be de
prived of life, liberty, or property,
except by due process of iaw.
Par. 3. No person shall be depriv
ed of the right to prosecute or defend
his own cause in any ot the courts of
this Stale, in person, by attorney, or
both.
Par. 5. Every person charged
■with an offen-o agairst the laws of
this State shall have the privilege
and benefit of counsel; shall ho furn
ished, on demand, with a copy of :he
acusation, and a list of the witnesses
on whose testimony the charge
against him ft founded; shall have
compulsory process to obtain the
testimony ol ins own witnesses; stum
he confronted with the witnesses
teatyfying against him; and shall have
a public and speedy trial by an im
partial jury.
Par. 6. No perse 0 shall he com--
pelled to give te' omon V tending in
any manner p-criminate himself.
Par. 7. e itlier banishment be
yond tb- l ,n,, ts of tho State, nor
v h , ri ,ing, as a punishment for crime,
e iall be allowed.
Par. 8. No person shall bo put
in jeopardy of life, or liberty, more
than once for the same offense, save
on his, or her, own motion for anew
trial after conviction, or in case of a
mistrial.
Par. 9. Excessive bail shall not
be required, nor excessive fines im
posed, nor cruel and oeasual punfth
ments inflicted; nor shall any person
he abused in being arrested, while
under arrest, or in prison.
Par. 10. No person shall be com
pelled to pay cost except after con
viction ° n final trial.
Par, 11. The writ of habeas cor
pus shall not be suspended.
Par. 12 All men have the natural
and inalienable right to worship God,
according to the dictates of ins ow n
conscience, and no human authority
should, in any caso, control or inter
fere with such right of conscience.
Pur. 13* No inhabitant of this
Ptate elaekll V>o in pUTSOH OT
property, or prohibited from holding
any public office, or trust, on account
of his religious opinions, but the
right of liberty of conscience shall
not be so construed as to acts of li
centiousness, orjustify practices in
consistent with the peace and safety
ot the State.
Pan. 14. No money shall ever be
taken from the public treasury, di
rectly or iedircctly, in aid of aDy
church, sect, or denomination of re
ligionists, or of of any sectarian in
stitution.
Par. 15, No law shall ever be
passed to curtail, or restrain, the lib
erty of speech of the press; any per
son may speak, write, and publish his
sentiments, on all subjects, being re
sponsible for the nbuse ot that liberty.
Par, 16. The right of the people
to be secure in their persons, horses,
papers, and effects against unreason
able searches and seizures, shall not
lie violated; and no warrant shall is
sue except on probahie cause, sup
ported by oath, or affirmation, par
fio.nlariy describing the place or
places to be searched, ami the person
end things to he sp’zc-d.
Par, 17. There shall be within the
State of Georgia neither slavei y nor
involuntary servitude, save as a pun
ishment for crime after legal convic
tion thereof.
Par. 18. Tho social status of tho
citszen shall nevor bo the subject of
legislation.
Par. 19. The civil authority shall
be superior to the military, and no
soldier shall, in time ot peace, be
quartered in any house, without the
consent of the owner, nor in time of
war, except by the civil magistrate,
in such manner as may be provided
by law.
Par. 20. The power of the courts
puuish for contempt shall be limit
ed by legislative acts.
Par. 21. There shall bo no im
prisonment for debt.
Par. 22. The right of tho people
to keep and bear arms, shall not bo
infringed, but the General Assembly
shall have the power to proscribe
the manner ip which arms shall be
borne.
Par. 23. The legislative, judicial,
and executive powers shall forever
remain separate and distinct, and no
person discharging the duties of one
shall, at the same time exercise the
functions of either of the others, ex
cept as herein provided for.
Par. 24, The people have the
right to assemble peaceably for their
common good, and to apply to those
vested with the powers of govern
ment for redress of grievances by pe
tition or remonstrance,
Par. 25. All citizens ofthe Uni
ted States, resident in this State, are
hereby declared citizens o f this Stale,
and it shall be the duty of tho Gen
eral Assembly to enact such laws as
will protect them in the full enjoy
ment of the rights, privileges and im
munities due to such citizenship.
Section 11. Par. 1. In all prosecu
tions or indictments for libel the truth
may be given in evidence; and the
jury in all criminal cases, shall be the
judges of the law and the facts. The
power ol the judges to grant new
trials in cases of conviction, is pre
served,
Par. 2, Treason against the State
of Georgia shall consist of levying
war against her; adhering to her en
emies; giving them aid and comfort.
No person shall be convicied of
treason, except on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overt act
or confession in ooen court.
Par. 3. No conviction shall work
corruption ot blood, or forfeiture of
estate.
Par. 4. All lotteries and the
of lotery tickets are hereby pi-R'bitcd
and this prohibition shall ve tud o ™'
ed by penal laws,
Par. 5. Lobbying declared to be
a crime, and the O'ene ral Assembly
enforce this prevision by suitable
penalties;
Par. 6. The General Assembly shall
shall have the power to provide for
the punishment of fraud; and shall
provide, ky law, for reaching the
property ef tde debtor concealed
from the creditor.
riestion lIL Par. 1. In cases ot
necesity, private ways may be grant
ed upon just compensation being first
paid by the applicant. Private prop
erty shall not be taken or damaged,
for public purpoees, without just and
adequate compensation being firs*
paid.
Par. 2- No bill of attainder, ex
post facto law, retroactive law, or
law impairing the OPiißailous of con
tracts, or making irrevocable grant of
special privileges or immunities,
shall be passed.
Par. 3, No grant of special privi
leges or immunities shall be revoked
except in such manner as to work
no injustice to the corporators of
the incorporation.
Section 4, Paragraph 1, Laws of a
general nature shall have uniform op
eration throughout the State, and no
special law shall he enacted in any
case for which provision haß been
made by an existing general law.—
No general law affecting private
rights, shall be varied in any partiC"
ular case, by special legislation, ex
cept with the free consent, in wri
ting, of all persona to be affected
thereby; and no person under legal
disability to contract, is capable of
such consent.
Par. 2. Legislative nets in violence
I of tiiis constitution, or tbe Constitu
| tion of the United States, are void,
1 and the judiciary shall so declare
' them.
j Section 5. The people of tins
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HAMILTON. HARRIS CO.. GA„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. 1877.
elusive right of regulating their iu
ternal government, aud 'he police
thereof, and of altering, and abolish
ing their constitution, whenever it
may ho necessary to their safety, and
happiness.
Par. 2. The enumeration of rights
herein contained as a part of this
Constitution, shall not be construed
to deny to tho people any inherent
rights which they may hayo hitherto
enjoyed.
ARTICLE 11—ELECTIVE FRANCIHBC.
Section /l. Paragraph 1. In all
elections by the people, the electors
shall vote by ballot,
Par. 2. Every male citizen of tbe
United Stales (except as hereinafter
provided), twenty-one years of age
who shall have resided in this State
one year, next preceding tho elec
tion; and shall have resided six
months in the county in which he of
fers to vote, and shall have paid all
taxes which may hereafter be required
of him, and which he may havo had
an opportunity of paying, agreeably
to law except for the year of the elec
tion, shall be deemed an elector ;
Provided, that no Boldier, sailor or
marine in tho military or naval ser
vice ofthe United States, shall ac
quire the rights of an elector, by
reason of being stationed on duty iu
this State; and no person shall vote
who ifchallenged, shall refuse to take
the following oath, or affirmation :
“I do swear (or affirm) that I am 21 J
years of age, has resided in this State
one year, and in this county six
months, next preceding this election
I have paid all taxes which, since the
adoption of the present Cons iiution
of this State, havo been required of
me previous to ttiis year, which I
have had an opportunity to pay, and
that 1 have not voted at this elec
tion.’’
Section 11. Paragraph 1. Tho
General Assembly may provide,
from time to time, for the registra
trat'on of all electors, but the follow
ing classes of persons, shall not be
permitted to regi ter, vole or -
any office or appointment jt bonor
or trust in this State, co-wit: Ist.
Those who shad have been convicted
in any court of competent j'nisdio..
tion. of treason !^ iimst tbc Slate ’ or
einbezzleme' 1 of l Mlb,io funds ’ IrBU
fensanc >■ offish bribery or larceny,
or O foy c, ’ nie involving moral tur
pitude punishable by the laws of this
Sta‘ J with imprisonment in tlie pen-
unless such person shall
have been pardoned. 2d, Idiots ana
insane persons,
Section 111. Paragrapli I. Elec
tors shall, in all cases, except for
treason, felony, larceny] and breach
of the peace, be privileged from ar
rest during their attendance on elec
tions, and m going to and returning
from the same.
Section IV, Paragraph 1. No
person wbo is the holder of any pub
lic money .contrary to law,shall be eli
gible to any office in this State, until
the same is accounted for and paid
into the Treasury.
Par. 2, No person who after the
adoption of this constitution, being
a resident of this State, shall have
been convicted of fighting a duel in
this Slate] or convicted of sending or
accepting a challenge, or convicted
of aiding or abetting such duel, shall
hold office in this State, unlesß he
shall have been pardoned and every
such person shall, shall also, be sub
ject to such punishment as may be
prescribed by law.
Section V. Paiagraph 1. The Gen
eral Assembly shall, by law, forbid
the sale, distribution, or furnishing
of intoxicating drinks within two
miles of election precincts, on days
of election—State, county or muni
cipal—and prescribe punishment for
any violation of the same.
Section VI. Paragraph I. Re
turns of election or all civil officers
elected by the people, who arc to be
commisioned by the Governor, and
also for the members of tho Genera!
al Assembly, shall be made to the
Secretary of State, unless otherwise
proyided by law
ARTICLE III —LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Section I. Paragraph 1. The leg
islative power of the State shall be
vested m a General A sembly which
| shali consist of a senate and house of
I representatives.
| Section 11, Paragraph 1. Tup
; senate shall consist of forty !ojr
| members. There shell be forty-four
; senatorial district, as now arranged
Iby counties. Each district shall have
I one senator.
Par, 2. The first senatorial dis..
• ’ r, .c' *b'd! bo com* o*d ofthe comi-
ties of Chatham, Bryan and effing
ham.
The second senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Lib
erty. Tatnall aud Mclntosh,
The third senatorial district shall
be oomposed of tho counties of Wyno
Pierce and Appling.
The fourth sanatoria 1 district shall
bo composed of the counties Glynn,
Camden and’Charlton.
The fifth senatorial district shall
be composed tho oouutics of Coffee
Ware and Clinch.
The sixth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties Echolls,
Lowndes and Berr.en.
Tho seventh -jnatorial district
shall be composod ofthe counties tf
Brooks Thomas and Colquitt.
The eight senatorial district shall
be composed of tho counties of De
catur Mitchell and Miller
The ninth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Early
Calhoun and Baker.
Tho tenth senatorial district shall
be composed of the counties of Lee,
Dougherty and Worth.
The eleventh senatorial district
shall be composed of the oouutics of
Clays Randolph and Tyrrell.
The twelvh senatorial district shall
be composed of the coitities ol Stew
art, Webster and Quitnan,
Tho thirteenth senatorial district
shall be composed oftht counties of
Sumpter Schley and Maon.
The fourteenth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Dooly, Wilcox, Pulaski aid Dodge.
The fifteenth senatorial dntrict shall
ofthe countiei of Mont
gomery, Talfair and Irwin,
The sixteenth senatorial district
shall be composed ot the counties of
Laurens, Emanuel and Johnson.
Tim seventeenth senatorial district
shall be composed of tho counties of
Screven,Builoch and Burke.
Th eighteenth senatorial district
J shall be composed of the counties
| Richmond Glasscock and Jefferson.
The nineteenth senatorial district
shall be composed of tho counties of
Taliaferro, Greco. ohJ War-Mi
The twentieth senatorial district
shall be composed of the com.lies of
Baldwin, Hancock and Washington
Tho twenty-first senatorial district
shall be composed of tho counties of
Twiggs Wilkinson and Jones.
The 22m1, senatorial district shall
bo com osed of the counties of Bibb
Monroe and Pike.
The 23rd senatorial district shall
bo composed of the counties of Hous
ton, Crawford and Ta>!or.
The 2 Ith senatorial district district
hall be composed of tho counties of
Muscogee, Marion and Chailahoo' -
chce.
The 25th senatorial district shall
Vie composed of the counties of I far”
ris, Upson and Talbot.
The 26th senatorial district shall
bo composed of the counties of Spald
ing, Butts and Fayette.
The 27th senatorial dittri :t shall
be composed of the counties ofNew
ton, Waldon, Clarke, Oconee and
Rockdale
The 28th senatorial district shall
be composed of tho counties of Jas
per, Putnam and Morgan.
The 29th senatorial district shall
bo comnoscd of tho couniies of
Wikes,] Columbia Lincoln and Mc-
Duffie.
Tho thirtieth senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Oglethorpe, Madison and Elbert.
The thirty-first senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Ilart, Habersham and Franklin.
Tho thirty..second senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
White, Dawson and Lumpkin,
The thirty-tnird senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Hall, Banks and Jackson.
The thirty -fourth senatorial dis
trict shall be composed of*the coun
ties of Gw nnett, DeKalb and Henry.
The thirty-fifth senatorial district
shall be composed ot tbe counties of
Clayton. Cobb and Fulton.
The thirty-sixth senttorial district
• **all b- composed of tho counties of
Campbell, Coweta, Merriwether aud
Douglass.
The thirty-seventh senatorial dis
trict shail be composed of the counties
of Carroll, Heard and Troup.
The thirty eight senatorial district
shall be composed of the counties of
Har lsor., Polk and Paulding.
The thirty-ninth senatorial district
shall be composed ofthe counties of
Milton. Cucrokee and Forsyth.
Tbe fo eih senato* bl disfrie
shall bo composed of tho counties of
Union, Towns and Rabun.
The forty-first senatorial district
shall ne composed of the counties of
Pickens, Fauniti and Gilmer.
The forty..second senatorial district
shall be composed of the comities of
Bartow, Floyd and Chattooga,
Tho forty-third senatorial district
shall ho composed of the counties of
Murray, Gordon and Whitfield.
The forty-fourth senatorial district
shall be composed of tho counließ of
Walker, Dude and Catoosa.
Pr. 3. The General Assembly
may ohange these districts after eacli
census oT the United Slates: Provi
ded, that neither the number of dis
tricts nor tbe number of Senators
from each district shall bo increased.
Section 111, Paragraph 1. The
House of Representatives shall con
sist of one hundred and seventy-five
representatives, apportioned among
the several counties, as follows, to
wit : To the six oountios having tho
largest population, viz: Chatham,
Richmond, Burke, lioustou, Bibb,
and Fulton; three representatives
eaeli; to the twenty-six counties hav
ing tho uext largest population, viz:
Bartow, Coweta, Decatur, Floyd,
Greene, Gwinnett, Harris, Jefferson,
Merriwether, Munroe, Muscogee,
Newton, Stewart, Sumter, Thomas,
Troup, Washington, Hancock, Carroll
Cobb, Jackson, Dougherty, Ogle
thorpe, Macon, Talbot and Wilkes,
two representatives each; and tho re
maining ono hundred and five coun
ties, one representative, each.
l’ar. 2. The above apportionment
shall he changed by the general as
sembly at its first session after each
census taken by the United Stales
government, so as to give tho six
counties having tho largest population
three representatives, each; and tho
twenty-six counties having the next
largest population, two representa
tives, each; but in no event shall tho
aggregate number of representatives
ba increased.
Section IV. Paragraph 1. Tlio
members ot tho general assembly
shall be elected for two years, and
shall sorve for two years, and shall
serve until their successors are elected.
Par. 2. The first election for mem
bers of the general assembly, under
this constitution, shall take place on
tho first Wednesday in December,
1877, the second election to bo held
on the fi;■( t Wednesday ir. October,
1880, and mbsequent elections bien
nially, on that day, until the day of
elcoiion is changed by law.
Par, 3. The first meeting of tho
general assembly, after ratification of
this constitution, shall be on the first
Wednesday in November, 1878, and
biennially thereafter on the same day
until the day shall be changed by law.
But nothing herein contained shall bo
construed to prevent the governor
from calling an extra session of Urn
genornl assembly before the first
Wednesday in November. 1878,if, in
his opinion, tho public good shall re
quire it.
Par. 4 Am jority of each liouso
shall constitute a quorum to transact
business; but a smaller number may
adjourn from day to day and com
pel ihe presence of its absent mem
bers, as each bouse may provide.
Par. 5. Each senator and repre
sentative, before taking his seat, shall
take the following oalh, or affirmn..
tion, to wit: “I w ill support tho
constitution of this state and of the
United States, and that ori all ques
tions and measures which may coine
before ma, I will conduct myself as
will in rny judgemeet, be most con -
ducive to the Interest and prosperity
of thisstaie.”
Par. 6. No session of tho gener
al assembly shall continue longer thnu
forty days, anless by a two-third*
vole of the whole number of each
house.
Par. 7. No person holdteg a rail
* itary commission or other appoint
ment or office having any emolument
or compensation annexed thereto un
der tl is State or United States, or
either of them, except justices of the
peace and officers of the militia, nor
any defaulter for public monoy, or for
any legal taxes required of him shull
have a seat in either house, nor shall
any senator or representative, after
| Ins qualification as such, be elected
j by the general assembly or appoin
' ed by the Governor, either with or
| without the advice arid consent of
: the senate, to any office or appoint
ment having any emolument annexed
thereto during the time for which lie
shall ha"e been cb-Cid.
Par. 8. Tho seat, of a member of
either house shall bo vacated on liis
removal f oil), tho district or county
from which lie was elected.
Section V. Paragraph 1. Tho sen
ators shall he citizens of the United
States, who have attained tho age of
25 years, mul who have been citizens
of this State for tour y-'ars, and foi
one year residents of tho district from
which elected,
Par. 2. Tho presiding officer ofthe
senate shall be styled the President
of the senate, and shall be elected
viva voco from tho senators,
Par. 3. Tho sonato shall have the
sole power to try impeachmenta.
Par. 4. When sitting foi that pur
pose, tho members shall be on oath
or affirmation, and shall bo presided
over by chief justice, or the presid
ing justice of the supreme court. —
Should the chief justice bo disquali
fied tho senate shall select the judge
ot the supreme court to preside. No
person shall bo convicted without the
concurrence of two-thirds of tho
members present.
Par. 5. Judgments, in cases of im
peachmeut, shall uot extend farther
than removal from office, and dis
qualification to hold or enjoy any of
fice of honor, trustor profit within
this state, but tho party convicted
shall nevertheless he liable and sub
ject to indictment, trial, judgment
and punishment according to law. -
Section VI. Paragraph 1, The rep
resentatives shall bo citizens of the
United States who havo attained tho
age of 21 years, and who shall have
been citizens of this stato for two
years and for ono year residents of
the counties from which elected.
Par. 2. Tho presiding officer of tho
house of representatives shall bo
styled tho speaker of the House of
representatives and shall bo elected
viva voco from tho body.
Par. 3, Tho house of representa
tives shall havo tho sole power to im
peach all persons who shall have
been or may be in office.
Section VII. Paragraph 1. Each
house shall be tho Judge of the elec
tion, returns and qualifications of its
members, and shall have power to
puuish them for disorderly bohavior
or misconduct, by censure, fine, im..
prisunmt nt or expulsion; but no
member shall bo expelled except by
a vote of two-tliirds of tho house to
which lie belongs.
Par. 2, F..*U'li house may punish by
imprisonment, not extending beyond
the session, any person, cot a mem
bur, who shall be guilty of contempt
by any disorderly behavior in its
presence, of who shall rescue or at"
tempt to rescue any parson arrested
by order of either house.
Pur. 3. The members of both
houses shall bo free from arrest du..
ring their attendance on tho general
assembly and in going thereto and
reluming therefrom except for trea
son, felony larceny or breach of tho
peace, and no member shall be liable
to answer in any other place for any
thing spoken in debate in either
house.
Par. 4. Each house shall keep a
journal of its proceedings, and pub
lish it immediately after Vs adjourn
ment.
Par. 5. The original journal shall
bo preserved after publication in the
office of Iho secretary, of state, but
there shall be no other record there
of.
Par, 6. The yeas and nays on any
question, shall at the desire ol one
fifth of the members present be en
tered on the journal,
Par. 7. Every bill, before it shall
pass, shall bo read three times, and
on three separate days, in each house
unless in coses of actual invasion or
insurrection.
Par. 8. No law or ordinance shall
pass which refers to more than one
subject matter, or contains matter,
different from what is expressed in
the title thereof.
Par. 9. The general appropriation
bill shall embrace nothing except the
appropriations fixed by previous
laws, the ordinary expenses of tho
executive, legislative and judicial de
partments of tho government, pay
ment of the public debt ana interest
thereon, and lor support of the pub
lic institutions and educational inter
ests of tbe state. All other appropri
ates shall be made by seperate bills;
each embracing but one subject.
Par. 10. All bills for raising reve
nue or appropriating money shall
originate in the house of representa
i tiyes, but the seriate may propose or
I concur in amendments, as iu other
! bill*.
$2.00 A YEAR,
Par. 11. No money shall be drawn
from the Treasury except by appro
priation raado by law, and a regular
statement and aooount of the roceipt
and expenditure of all public money
shall be published every three
mnntiiH, and. also, with the laws pass
ed by each session of the General As
sembly.
Par, 12. No bill or resolutions ap
propriating money shall become a
law unless, upon its passage, the yeas
and nays, in each house, are record
ed.
Par. 13. All acts shall be signed by
tho President of the senate and
'the speaker ot the house ol represen
tatives, and no bill, ordinance or res”
olution, intended to have the ef
fect of a law, which shall have been
njected by either house, shall be
again proposed during the same ses
sion, under the same or any other
title, without the consent of two
thirds of tho house by which the
same was rejected.
Par. 14. No bill shall becomo a law
unless it shall receive a majority of
the votes ot all the members elected
to each house of the General Assein.
blv, and it shall, in every instance
so appear on the journal.
Par. 15.—A1l special or local biils
shall originate in the house of repre
sentatives. The speaker of tbe house
of representatives shall, witnin five
days from the organization ot tho
general assembly, appoint a commit
tee, consisting of one from each con
gressional district, whose duty shall
be to consider and consolidate all
special and local bill, on tho seme
subject, and report the same to the
house; and no special or local bill
shnll bo read or considered by lhe
house until tho same has been re
ported by Raid committee, unless by
a two-thirds vote. And no bill shall
be considered or reported to the
house by Raid committee, unless the
same shall havo been la’d before it
within fifteen days after the organi"
zation of the general assembly; ex
cept by a two-thirds vote, also.
Par. 10 No local or special bill
shall he passed, unless notice of the
intention to apply therefor shall have
bee*' published in the locality where
the matter or thing lobe affected may
be situated, w hich notice shall be giv
en at least thirty dsys pryor to the
introduction of such bill into the
general assembly, and in tbe manner
to he prescribed by law. The evi
dence of such notice having been
published, shall ho exhibited in the
general assembly before su*.b act
shall he passed.
Par. 17. No law, or section of
the code shall be amended or repeal
ed by more reference to its title, or
to the ‘number ot the section of tho
code, but the amending or repeal act
shall distinctly describe the law to be
amended or repealed, a* well aa the
alteration to be made.
Par. 18. The general assembly
shall havo no power to graut corpo
rate powers and privileges lo private
companies, except banking insurance,
railroad, canal, navigation, express
and telegraph companies, nor to
make or change election precincts;
nor to establish bridges or feme-;
nor to change names or legitimatize
children; but it shall prescribe by
law the manner in which such pow
ers shall be exercised by the court*.
Par. 19. The general assembly
shall have no power to relieve prin
cipals or securities upon forfeited ;re
cognizances, from the payment there
of, either before or after judgment
thereon, unless the principal *ball in
the recognizances have been appre
hended and placed in the custody of
the proper officer.
Par. 20. The general assembly
shall not authorize the construction of
any street passenger railway within
die limits of any incorporste town or
city, without lhe consent of the cor*<
porate authorities.
Par. 21. Whenever the constitu
tion requires a vote ot two-thiids ot
either or both bouses for the passing
of an aci or resolution, the yeas and
nays on the passage thereof shall be
entered on the journal.
Par. Tho general assembly shall
have power to make all laws and or
dinances consistent with this con
constitution, and repugnant to the
constitution of the United Slated
which they shall deem necessary and,
proper for lhe welfare oflhe State.
Par. 23. Nojprovision in this con
stitution for a two-thirds vote of
both houses of tho general assembly
shall be construed to waive the ne
cessity tor the signature of the gov
ei nor, as in any other case, except in
the case of tbe two-thirds
vote required to override the veto,
! and in case of prolongation oi a ses
sion ot the gtneral assembly;
j [cominuld on second sage.]