Law, Legislative and Municipal Reference LibrariesBoston Book Company, 1914 - 467 pages |
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Page 21 - For this purpose, where there is no treaty, and no controlling executive or legislative act or judicial decision, resort must be had to the customs and usages of civilized nations...
Page 192 - The Committee on Bills in the Third Reading shall examine and correct the bills which are referred to it, for the purpose of avoiding repetitions and unconstitutional provisions, insuring accuracy in the text and references, and consistency with the language of existing statutes : provided, that any change in the sense or legal effect, or any material change in construction, shall be reported to the House as an amendment.
Page 319 - ... resolution, it shall, within five session days after the passage thereof, report it back to the House which last took action upon it, with the proposed correction in the form of an amendment. All reports from the Committee on Engrossed Bills shall be placed at the head of the calendar, and shall take precedence of all other business on the calendar; and the only question on the report of the. committee shall be, " Shall the proposed amendment be adopted?
Page 171 - There is hereby appropriated out of the State Treasury from funds not otherwise appropriated the sum of three thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this act. In case the funds herein provided are exhausted and either party to a proposed arbitration shall tender the necessary expenses for conducting said arbitration, then it shall be the duty of the State...
Page 320 - State officers, boards, commissions, and others authorized to report to the Legislature shall be referred, may report by bill or otherwise such legislation as may be germane to the subject-matter referred to them. (40.) [1858; 1888; 1891; 1893.] 20. All bills and resolves for introduction on leave, resolutions, and petitions for legislation accompanied by bills or resolves embodying the subject-matter prayed for...
Page 231 - Comptroller shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution and laws of...
Page 185 - The said commission is also authorized and directed to maintain in the state capitol, for the use and information of the legislature, the several state departments, and such other citizens as may desire to consult the same, a...
Page 311 - States, and such other material upon economic and sociological subjects as he may be able to provide, and shall index and classify the same and make the information therein available for the use of the State legislature, and shall, as required, provide for the use of members of the legislature such information and assist in drafting bills, and in every reasonable way make the division useful in the preparation of legislation.
Page 182 - Commission shall maintain for the use and information of the members of the Legislature, the heads of the several State departments, and such other citizens as may desire to consult the same, a section of the State Library for legislative reference and information.
Page 299 - It shall be the duty of said Reference Bureau: a. To establish in the State Capitol a Reference Bureau, which shall be open daily, excepting Sundays and legal holidays, in which shall be collected and kept, in such manner as may make the same readily accessible, such laws, reports, books, periodicals, documents, catalogues, check-lists, digests, summaries of the laws of other states upon current legislation, and such other printed or written matter as may aid the members of the General Assembly in...