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The Government of the People of the State of Colorado John Sylvester Young No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 109 - House shall enter the objections at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider the bill. If then, two-thirds of the members elected agree to pass the same, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by twothirds of 'the members elected to that House, it shall become a law, notwithstanding the objections of the Governor.
Page 106 - The powers of the government of this state are divided into three distinct departments, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial, and no person or collection of persons...
Page 131 - All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws...
Page 116 - The general assembly shall not delegate to any special commission, private corporation, or association any power to make, supervise, or interfere with any municipal improvement, money, property, or effects, whether held in trust or otherwise, or to levy taxes, or to perform any municipal function whatever.
Page 113 - No bill except general appropriation bills shall be passed containing more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title...
Page 108 - 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 115 - Except as otherwise provided in this constitution, no law shall extend the term of any public officer, or increase or diminish his salary or emoluments after his election or appointment...
Page 110 - There shall be a seal of the State, which shall be kept by the Governor, and used by him officially ; and shall be called " The Great Seal of the State of Ohio.
Page 142 - The right of eminent domain shall never be abridged, nor so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking the property and franchises of...
Page 109 - The Governor shall have power to disapprove of any item or items of any bill, making appropriations of money, embracing distinct items, and the part or parts of the bill approved shall be the law, and the item or items of appropriation disapproved shall be void, unless repassed according to the rules and limitations prescribed for the passage of other bills over the Executive veto.