


                               ARTICLE III
                               LEGISLATION

                              A.  PROCEDURE
     Sec.
      1.  Passage of laws.
      2.  Reference to committee; printing.
      3.  Form of bills.
      4.  Consideration of bills.
      5.  Concurring in amendments; conference committee reports.
      6.  Revival and amendment of laws.
      7.  Notice of local and special bills.
      8.  Signing of bills.
      9.  Action on concurrent orders and resolutions.
     10.  Revenue bills.
     11.  Appropriation bills.
     12.  Legislation designated by Governor at special sessions.
     13.  Vote denied members with personal interest.

                              B.  EDUCATION

     14.  Public school system.
     15.  Public school money not available to sectarian schools.

                            C.  NATIONAL GUARD

     16.  National Guard to be organized and maintained.

              D.  OTHER LEGISLATION SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED

     17.  Appointment of legislative officers and employees.
     18.  Compensation laws allowed to General Assembly.
     19.  Appropriations for support of widows and orphans of persons
          who served in the armed forces.
     20.  Classification of municipalities.
     21.  Land title registration.
     22.  State purchases.
     23.  Change of venue.
     24.  Paying out public moneys.
     25.  Emergency seats of government.
     26.  Extra compensation prohibited; claims against the
          Commonwealth; pensions.
     27.  Changes in term of office or salary prohibited.

                  E.  RESTRICTIONS ON LEGISLATIVE POWER

     28.  Change of permanent location of State Capital.
     29.  Appropriations for public assistance, military service,
          scholarships.
     30.  Charitable and educational appropriations.
     31.  Delegation of certain powers prohibited.
     32.  Certain local and special laws.

        Adoption.  Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Article
     III were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective
     January 1, 1874.
        Subdivision Headings.  The subdivision headings of Article
     III were added by amendment of May 16, 1967, P.L.1037, J.R.3.

                              A.  PROCEDURE
     § 1.  Passage of laws.
        No law shall be passed except by bill, and no bill shall be
     so altered or amended, on its passage through either House, as
     to change its original purpose.

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