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*1 oplnian Ro. CL95 Ret isriect, of rosolutlons at the Lo&slh?s~ OS of either tmmch thercaE, effect in Texas, ta 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 rracond tim3 for the ss.w5 ofOrmbU

&x!tion 29, ArtiClQ ^[31]

"The Ork?LCti?.tg ChWlSe of &I1 lauo shall hot ‘De the Mate of Texas.“’ ,it onncted by fh6 L0gl~6tuse of G%otlon 30, Brtlcls 31 "Ho Ipu @lall b'a p6as%d 0xMapt by blll,'cv!fl no be so amcded ln &,a pasea~e tbrw& eit?mr

bill sill Bousa, as to chanig Its origirul purpose.” y, Article 31 Sectioa

“WKS spry origltdm in either Ifouse~ and; when P;rSSCd by SUch f!OuW, may .ba n3anded altered OS xv91 jetted by tha other.”

i%atton 32, Azw.cla, lime the form of a law, until It

“Ho b1l.l &all .

%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 no resoLutlon containing the Ss03 SUbSttmce, defeated, sknll be considered at tho rw~ls session.* Sootion 35, XrtiCle 3t *3 Hall. Fred a. wood, Page

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act &all be void only as to so mch tlyweof, a8 6hall not be f%o expru6Soa.”

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 r0r the fir& tiim in the Constitution 0r 1875. pa8

Furthsr, the C~mstitutlvns of l@tS, 1861, and 2.866 contained this provision isea. 22, A+ 3 of the Cmstltutlor of 18451: hat -ad this p~ovlsim Ttxt present -CoxLstltutlcc?, hwdwur, to read us r0nffm *4 ‘ml. wed B. Hood, Page h

pir /s/ R. W. Fairchild AsolsiQnt RmPBPtPw

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/s/ Gerald C. Mann