oplnian Ro. CL95
Ret isriect, of rosolutlons at the
Lo&slh?s~ OS of either
tmmch thercaE, in Texas, ta
effect the adoptian uf a lav.
The pertinent pro~iriom of ths present Constitution~of the
St0t.a OS Texas aret
Soctlna 1x, i&icls 3t
e.nLach!?ous% may dot%mI~~ ths adlea or its mm pro-
eaedln;;s,pmisl'i tamlmre for dlsordorly ccmduct, md,
With the COAS6nb Of two-thirds, t?xpel a mM.b9F, but t3Ot
a rracondtim3 for the ss.w5ofOrmbU
&x!tion 29, ArtiClQ 31
"The Ork?LCti?.tgChWlSe of &I1 lauo shall hot ‘De
,it onncted by fh6 L0gl~6tuse of the Mate of Texas.“’
G%otlon 30, Brtlcls 31
"Ho Ipu @lall b'a p6as%d 0xMapt by blll,'cv!fl no
bill sill be so amcded ln &,a pasea~e tbrw& eit?mr
Bousa, as to chanig Its origirul purpose.”
Sectioa y, Article 31
“WKS spry origltdm in either Ifouse~ and; when
P;rSSCdby SUch f!OuW, may .ba n3anded altered OS xv91
jetted by tha other.”
i%atton 32, Azw.cla, 38
“Ho b1l.l &all lime the form of a law, until It
.
%tl bUls for raising revenue &all orlginato in
the Xause of Kopeser?tf&luos, ?mt the Senate pny waend
or xuject thea as other bills.”
section 3b, Artiale 3,
‘thl’ter a till has bean consVlerad and ttoi%ate3 by
either Iiouae uf the Leglsl&uro, no bill. containiw the
saw.3 substmce, 6kQ.l bo parsed into a lw during the
ttmo rzmslon. After a reaolctlon has hen acted on and
defeated, no resoLutlon containing the Ss03 SUbSttmce,
sknll be considered at tho rw~ls session.*
Sootion 35, XrtiCle 3t
.T Hall.Fred a. wood, Page 3
act &all be void only as to so mch tlyweof, a8
6hall not be f%oexpru6Soa.”
So&ion 37, Art&lo ~3r
Wo bill shall be considered,unloas it has been
first rctferred to a cozmmlttee and reported thereon, and
no bill shall be posssd which has not been pressntad
a?d refcrrord to end reported fraa a cromaittee at laabt
three days +Sore the flm1 adjomment vf t!he Laai6,
l&W*.”
section 38, Art1cY.e 3r
&ecthvn 15, Arti.01~ tt
lia~ttdtiohs shall apply thereto us proscribe In the T;i&
pmcodln~ socclon in tdha cam of B All.”
The Constitutions of 184i49,1861, and 1866 did not contain the
prmrsim fvmd in section 30 0r the present Constltutlon, I. e*)
n;;o lm t2d.l be ptw~od except by bill ..+‘I This provIsion ap
pa8 r0r the fir& tiim in the Constitution 0r 1875.
Furthsr, the C~mstitutlvns of l@tS, 1861, and 2.866 contained
this provision isea. 22, A+ 3 of the Cmstltutlor of 18451:
Ttxt present -CoxLstltutlcc?, hwdwur, hat -ad this p~ovlsim
to read us r0nffm
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‘ml. wed B. Hood, Page 4
pir /s/ R. W. Fairchild
AsolsiQnt
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/s/ Gerald C. Mann P