Journal of the Convention of the People of the State of Indiana, to Amend the Constitution: Assembled at Indianapolis, October, 1850Fort Wayne printing Company, contractors for state printing and binding, 1851 - 1085 pages |
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affirmative ayes and noes Badger Ballingall Bascom Blythe Borden Bourne Bracken Brookbank Chapman Chenowith Clark of Hamilton Clark of Tippecanoe Colfax committee Convention Cookerly Crumbacker Davis of Madison Davis of Parke Davis of Vermillion decided Dobson Dunn of Jefferson Dunn of Perry Duzan Edmonston Farrow Foley Frisbie Garvin Gootee Graham of Miami Graham of Warrick Haddon Harbolt Helmer Hitt Hogin Holman Hovey Huff Kelso Kendall of Wabash Kendall of White Kilgore Kinley Lockhart Maguire McClelland Messrs Miller of Clinton Miller of Fulton Miller of Gibson Milroy Mooney Morrison of Marion moved to amend moved to lay Mowrer Nave negative noes were demanded Nofsinger Owen Pepper of Crawford Pepper of Ohio Pettit Prather question Rariden Read of Clark Read of Monroe Ritchey Schoonover Sherrod Shoup Smiley Smith of Ripley Smith of Scott Snook Spann Stevenson submitted the following Tague Tannehill Thornton Trembly voted Walpole Watts Yocum Zenor
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Page 961 - Every act shall embrace but one subject, and matters properly connected therewith ; which subject shall be expressed in the title. But if any subject shall be embraced in an act, which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be expressed in the title.
Page 985 - In all other cases where a general law can be made applicable, no special law shall be enacted.
Page 954 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations, as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 631 - The Legislature shall have no power to pass any act granting any special charter for banking purposes; but corporations or associations may be formed for such purposes under general laws.
Page 950 - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors; Regulating the practice in courts of justice...
Page 995 - Legislature so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to by a majority of all the members elected to each House...
Page 934 - Two-thirds of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may meet, adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members. A quorum being in attendance, if either House fail to effect an organization within the first five days thereafter, the members of the House so failing shall be entitled to no compensation from the end of the said five days, until an organization shall have been effected.
Page 450 - ... and if in the Legislature next afterwards chosen, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be agreed to...
Page 959 - Knowledge and learning generally diffused throughout a community, being essential to the preservation of a free government, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to encourage, by all suitable means, moral, intellectual, scientific and agricultural improvement, and to provide by law for a general and uniform system of .common schools, wherein tuition shall be without charge, and equally open to all.
Page 976 - The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform and equal rate of assessment and taxation, and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure a just valuation for taxation of all property...