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38. Investment of trust funds, etc. 39. The State or any county of the State to contract debts in the construction of railroads.

40. In regard to the liability of any person, association or corporation.

41. Every order, etc., to be pre

sented to the Governor.

42. No person to promise his vote. 43. Bribery defined.

44. Any person may be compelled to testify in any lawful investigation.

45. Corrupt solicitation.

46. Members having personal or private interests in a bill shall not vote thereon.

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Executive Department.

1. Executive power vested in Governor.

2. Eligibility for office of Governor. 3. Election of Governor. In case of tie.

4. Governor commander-in-chief of military forces of the State. 5. Governor has power of reprieve and pardon.

6. Impeachment of Governor. 7. In case of vacancy, how filled. 8. Every bill to be presented to the Governor before it becomes a law.

9. The Governor may disapprove of any item or items.

10. In case of bribery.

11. Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and Superintendent of Public Instruction. - Term of office.

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12. Powers and duties of the same. 13. Salary of Governor.

14. State Examiner.- His duties. 15. Seal of State.

15. The seal of the Territory to be the seal of State until otherwise provided for.

ARTICLE V.

Judicial Department.

1. Judicial power of the State is vested in the Senate.-In the Supreme Court, District

Courts, justices of the peace,

etc.

2. Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

3. Power to issue writs of man

damus.

4. Supreme Court to consist of three justices.-Their election and term of office.

5. A majority to constitute a quorum.

6. In case a judge of the Supreme Court is interested in a cause.

7. Two terms to be held annually. 8. To be eligible to the office of chief justice.

9. Clerk of the Supreme Court.

His appointment.

10. District Court shall have original jurisdiction in criminal

cases.

11. Judges of District Courts may hold courts for each other. 12. To be eligible to the office of judge of District Court.

13. There shall be a clerk of District Court in each organized county.

14. Appointment of District Courts. - Commissioners.

15. The style of all process. 16. Judges of the Supreme Court shall have no duties except such as are judicial.

17. Their pay.

18. Writs of error and appeals. 19. The State shall be divided into three judicial districts.

20. Enumeration of the same.

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1. Right to vote shall not be denied on account of sex.

2. Requirements for voting. 3. Electors to be privileged from arrest on days of election, except.

4. Not to perform military duty on day of election.

5. Must be a citizen of the United States.

6. Those who may not vote.

7. No elector shall lose his residence in this State by reason of absence on business of the United States.

8. Soldiers, seamen or marines of the United States not deemed a resident in consequence of being stationed in this State. 9. Must be able to read. 10. Nothing herein contained to deprive any person of the right to vote.

11. Elections shall be by ballot. 12. Voters must register according to law.

13. Purity of elections.

14. Election contests, how provided for.

15. Only qualified electors appointed to civil or military office.

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16. To hold office until successor is qualified.

17. The time of holding elections. 18. Election or appointment of those not provided for in this Constitution.

19. Those who may not hold offices under the State and the United States.

20. Oath of office.

21. How the oath shall be administered.

ARTICLE VII. Education.

1. A complete and uniform system

of public instruction.

2. Perpetual school fund.

3. Grants, gifts and devises for the

same.

4. County school fund.

5. Custodians of such funds.

6. They shall be deemed trust funds in the care of the State. 7. The income of the same to be applied to the support of free schools.

8. Income to be divided among the several counties.

9. Are required to attend school between six and eighteen years of age.

10. No distinction or discrimination to be made on account of sex. race or color.

11. Text books not to be prescribed for use in public schools.

12. No sectarian instruction. 13. Board of land commissioners. 14. The general supervision of the public schools intrusted to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

15. The establishment of the University of Wyoming is hereby confirmed.

16. Open to students of both sexes, irrespective of race or color.

17. Management of the University. 18. Charitable, reformatory and penal institutions.

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19. Property belonging to the Territory to pass over to the State.

20. Public health and morals. 21. Public buildings of the Territory to pass over to the State. 22. Care of public buildings.

23. Power to change the seat of government.

ARTICLE VIII.

Irrigation and Water Rights.

1. Natural streams, lakes, etc., the property of the State.

2. Board of Control to consist of State Engineer and Superintendents of Water Divisions. 3. In regard to appropriations. 4. The State to be divided into four water divisions.

5. The State Engineer. His appointment and term of office.

ARTICLE IX.

Mines and Mining.

1. Inspector of mines.-Duties and salary prescribed by law.

2. Mines to be ventilated and drained.

3. No boy under fourteen years and no woman or girl of any age permitted in or about mines for the purpose of employment therein.

4. Injury to person or property for failure to comply with the provisions of this article.

5. Mining and metallurgy to be taught in one of the State institutions.

6. There shall be a State Geologist.

ARTICLE X. Corporations.

1. Laws relating to corporations may be altered.

2. All powers and franchise of corporations derived from the people.

3. What charters and franchises are to be invalid.

4. No law limiting the amount of

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damages for the injury or death of anyone.

5. In regard to corporations transacting business in the State. 6. No corporation may engage in more than one general line of business.

7. Common carriers, definition of. 8. Competing corporations may not consolidate for the purpose of controlling prices, etc.

9. The right of eminent domain. 10. Co-operative associations.

Railroads.

1. Railroads may connect with and cross each other.

2. Railroads and telegraph lines, public highways and common carriers.

3. Every railroad corporation to make a report to the Auditor of the State annually.

4. The right of eminent domain not to be abridged.

5. The State or any of its subdivisions may not give or loan its credit.

6. In regard to the acceptance of the provisions of this Constitution.

7. The right to construct or maintain telegraph lines within the State.

8. Foreign railroads and telegraph lines must have an agent in each county through which they pass.

9. No railroad to pass within four miles of any existing town or city without providing a suitable depot.

ARTICLE XI. Boundaries.

1. Boundaries.

ARTICLE XII.

County Organization.

1. The counties of the State to be the same as those of the Territory.

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3. In regard to mines of gold, silver, other precious metals, etc.

4. For State revenue, the tax not to exceed four mills on the dollar.

5. For county revenue, the tax not to exceed twelve mills on the dollar.

6. An incorporated city or town, there may be a tax not to exceed eight mills on a dollar. 7. Regard to money belonging to the State, county, town, etc. 8. No profit to be made directly or indirectly out of public funds. 9. There shall be a State board composed of State Auditor, Treasurer and Secretary of

State.

10. Their duties. 11. All property, except as in this Constitution otherwise provided for, shall be uniformly assessed.

12. What property to be exempt from taxation.

13. No tax to be levied except in pursuance of law.

14. The power of taxation shall never be surrendered.

ARTICLE XVI.
Public Indebtedness.

1. Indebtedness of the State.
2. No debt in excess of the taxes
for the current year.

3. County indebtedness.

4. No debt in excess of the taxes for the current year in any county or subdivision thereof. 5. Limit of indebtedness in towns, cities, villages, etc.

6. The State and its subdivisions not to loan its credit.- The State shall not engage in work of internal improvement.

7. State money shall not be paid out of the State treasury, except upon appropriation by law.

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6. All Territorial officers shall continue to hold office.

7. The Constitution to be adopted or rejected.

8. When the Constitution is to take effect.

9. What is to be done upon the
admission of the Territory as
a State.

10. Notice of election to be given.
11. Board of canvassers, to consist
of whom.

1. Live stock.-Eight hours a day's work.-Labor on public works. 2. The Legislature shall see that the foregoing provisions are enforced.-Courts of Arbitra- 12. Oath of office to be taken within tion. Police powers. Labor thirty days after election. contracts.-Arbitration home- 13. The Governor to issue a proclamation convening the Legislature.

steads.

ARTICLE XX.

Amendments.

1. Amendments may be proposed in either branch of the Legislature.

2. If two or more amendments are proposed.

3. A convention to revise or amend this Constitution may be called.

14. The Legislature shall pass all necessary laws to carry into effect the provisions of this Constitution.

15. In regard to judges of the Su-
preme and District Courts.

16. The seals of the Territory are
to be the seals of the State.
17. Records and papers of the Pro-
bate Court.

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