Sections
- Preamble
- Bill of Rights
- Distribution of the Powers of Government
- The Legislative Department
- Counties and County Seats
- Impeachments
- The Executive Department
- The Judicial Department
- County Courts
- Justices of the Peace
- Fiscal Courts
- Suffrage and Elections
- Municipalities
- Revenue and Taxation
- Education
- Corporations
- Railroads and Commerce
- The Militia
- General Provisions
- Mode of Revision
- Schedule and Ordinance
The Legislative Department
Legislative power vested in General Assembly
Term of office of Senators and Representatives
Time of election and term of office of Senators and Representatives
Qualifications of Senators and Representatives
Senatorial and Representative districts
Officers of Houses of General Assembly
Number of Senators and Representatives
Time and place of meetings of General Assembly
Majority constitutes quorum -- Powers of less than a quorum
Each House to judge qualifications, elections, and returns of its members -- Contests
Powers of each House as to rules and conduct of members -- Contempt -- Bribery
Journals -- When vote to be entered
Compensation of members -- Length of sessions -- Legislative day
Privileges from arrest and from questioning as to speech or debate
Ineligibility of members to civil office created or given increased compensation during term
Collector of public money ineligible unless he has quietus
Bills to raise revenue must originate in House of Representatives
Resources of Sinking Fund not to be diminished -- Preservation of fund
Power to contract debts -- Limit
Purposes for which debt may be contracted -- Tax to discharge -- Public vote
General Assembly may not release debt to State or to county or city
No restriction on recovery for injury or death
When laws to take effect -- Emergency legislation
Signing of bills -- Enrollment -- Presentation to Governor
Member having personal interest to make disclosure and not vote
General Assembly not to audit nor allow private claim -- Exception -- Appropriations
