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Constitution of Kentucky
The Legislative Department
The Legislative Department
Commonwealth of Kentucky
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Legislative power vested in General Assembly
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Term of office of Senators and Representatives
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Time of election and term of office of Senators and Representatives
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Qualifications of Senators and Representatives
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Senatorial and Representative districts
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Officers of Houses of General Assembly
35
Number of Senators and Representatives
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Time and place of meetings of General Assembly
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Majority constitutes quorum -- Powers of less than a quorum
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Each House to judge qualifications, elections, and returns of its members -- Contests
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Powers of each House as to rules and conduct of members -- Contempt - - Bribery
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Journals -- When vote to be entered
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Adjournment during session
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Compensation of members -- Length of sessions -- Legislative day
43
Privileges from arrest and from questioning as to speech or debate
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Ineligibility of members to civil office created or given increased compensation during term
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Collector of public money ineligible unless he has quietus
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Bills must be reported by committee, printed, and read -- How bill called from committee -- Votes required for passage
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Bills to raise revenue must originate in House of Representatives
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Resources of Sinking Fund not to be diminished -- Preservation of fund
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Power to contract debts -- Limit
50
Purposes for which debt may be contracted -- Tax to discharge -- Public vote
51
Law may not relate to more than one subject, to be expressed in title -- Amendments must be at length
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General Assembly may not release debt to State or to county or city
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Investigation of accounts of Treasurer and Auditor -- Report, publication, submission to Governor and General Assembly
54
No restriction on recovery for injury or death
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When laws to take effect -- Emergency legislation
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Signing of bills -- Enrollment -- Presentation to Governor
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Member having personal interest to make disclosure and not vote
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General Assembly not to audit nor allow private claim -- Exception -- Appropriations
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Local and special legislation
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General law not to be made special or local by amendment -- No special powers or privileges -- Law not to take effect on approval of other authority than General Assembly -- Exceptions
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Provision to be made for local option on sale of liquor -- Time of elections
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Style of laws