State Constitution-making, with Especial Reference to Tennessee: A Review of the More Important Provisions of the State Constitutions and of Current Thought Upon Constitutional Development and Problems in Tennessee

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Marshall & Bruce Company, 1916 - Constitutional history - 472 pages

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Contents

Miscellaneous Provisions
38
General Estimate of the Conventions Work
39
The Convention of 1834
40
Reflection of Economic Conditions
42
Taxation According to Value
43
Distribution of Powers
46
The Legislature
47
The Governor
48
The Judiciary
49
Local Officers 51 Miscellaneous Provisions
50
The Convention of 1834
51
Estimate of the Conventions Work
53
The Convention of 1870
57
Overthrow of Reconstruction Measures
58
Additional Checks and Balances
59
Poll Tax Qualification for Voters
60
The Legislature
62
Development of the State since 1870
64
PART II
67
Essential Elements of a Constitution
68
CHAPTER PAGE V What Constitutions Contain
69
Schemes of Subdivision
74
The Declarations of Rights
75
Discussion of General Contents
78
Miscellaneous Provisions
80
The Constitution of Ohio 75 Contrast of the Ohio and Recently Proposed New York Constitutions
81
The Governor and Other Executive Officers
84
Work of the New York Convention of 1915
92
The Electorate
99
The Sex Qualification
100
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101
Arguments For and Against Woman Suffrage
102
Woman Suffrage in Practice
110
The Educational Qualification
111
The Property Qualification
113
Payment of Poll Tax
114
The Grandfather Clause
115
Elections
118
Methods of Nomination
119
The Electorate an Organ of Government 78 Qualifications for Voting
120
Conduct of Campaigns
122
Registration
123
Election Regulations
124
Voting by Ballot
125
Ascertaining the Election Results
127
Securing the Vote for Employes and Absentees
128
Object of Election Laws
133
Organization of the State Government
135
The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers
136
Political Thought and Practice in the Latter Eighteenth Century
137
Governmental Activity Not Desired
138
Separation of Powers in Present Constitutions
140
The Political Party a Means of Harmonizing the Separate Departments
141
Changed Political and Economic Conditions
143
Cabinet Government Contrasted with Government of Sepa rated Powers
144
Suggestions for Reorganization of State Governments
146
The Short Ballot
151
The Short Ballot in Early History
152
Elective Officers Required in Present Constitutions
153
Reason for Advocacy of the Long Ballot
154
Arguments in Favor of the Short Ballot
156
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158
Larger Aspect of the Short Ballot Movement
159
The Making of Statute Law by the Representatives of the People
161
Legislature Bicameral
162
Term Apportionment and Qualifications of Legislators
163
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164
Privileges Remuneration and Conduct of Legislators
166
Legislative Sessions
167
Legislative Organization
168
Committees
169
Procedure of LawMaking
171
Passage of Bills
174
Engrossment and Signing of Acts
175
The Governors Veto Power
176
Local Special and Private Legislation
177
Elections by the Legislature
179
Adjournment
180
Constitutional Restrictions Discussed
181
Expert Drafting
184
Coöperation of the Executive
185
The Making of Statute Law by the Electorate Directly
187
Illinois Public Opinion System
188
Original South Dakota Provisions
189
Oregon Provisions
190
Maryland Referendum
191
The Petition
192
Filing the Petition
193
Required Vote Canvass etc
195
Direct and Indirect Initiative
196
Emergency Acts
197
The Administration of Law
200
Need for Qualified Officials and Adequate Organization
201
Civil Service
202
Administrative Boards
204
The Governor and Executive Department
205
Election of Governor
206
Term of Office Salary etc
208
Administrative Powers and Duties
209
Appointments by the Governor
210
General Methods of Removal
211
Miscellaneous Functions of Governor
212
Liability to Impeachment
213
The Secretary of State
214
The Auditor or Comptroller
215
Study of Scientific Administration
216
Jurisdiction
227
Decisions
228
Inferior Courts
229
Justices of the Peace
230
Procedural Regulations
231
Abolition of Distinction Between Law and Equity
232
Judicial Inefficiency
233
Recall of Judicial Decisions
237
Sociological Jurisprudence
238
The State Budget
240
Proposed New York Budget Clause
242
Object of the BudgetResponsible Financial Control
243
Budgetary Reports and Estimates
244
Regulation of Appropriations
245
Extraordinary Procedure for Enactment of Appropriation Bills
248
Continuance of Appropriations
249
Accounting for Public Money
250
Faults of the System
251
Some Efforts at Reform
252
The English Budget
253
American Budgetary Practice and the Separation of Powers
254
Taxation
256
General Property Tax
257
Classification of Property
259
Mines and Forests
260
License Tax
261
Inheritance Tax
262
Single Tax
263
Taxation for Particular Purposes
264
Home Rule in Taxation
265
Assessment
266
Conclusion
268
Public Credit
270
Reaction Against State Indebtedness
271
Debt Referenda
272
Authorization and Limitation of Indebtedness
273
Serial Bonds
274
Local Indebtedness
275
General Considerations
276
Conservation and Social Welfare
277
Industrial Conditions the Police Power and Due Process
279
Workmens Compensation
280
Compensation Statutes
281
Compulsory and Optional Laws
282
Model Clause
283
Maximum Hours of Employment and a Minimum Wage
284
Constitutional Eight Hour Day
285
The Labor of Women and Children
287
Labor Legislation Administration and Constitutionality
288
The Efficient Use of Natural Resources
289
Forests
290
Mines
291
Natural Resources the Heritage of All
292
Home Rule for Cities
295
Development of Legislative Control
297
Incorporation by General Law Classification
298
Constitutional Classification
299
Power of Cities to Frame Their Own Charters
301
Extent of CharterMaking Power
303
Necessity for State Control
307
Administrative Supervision
308
Home Rule and the Legal Powers of a City
309
Suggestions for Constitutional Provisions
310
Types of City Government
313
The Mayor and Council
314
Early Commission Governments
316
Wide Adoption of Commission Government
317
Theory of Commission Government
318
European City Government
321
City Planning
322
Eminent Domain
323
Police Power
324
City Planning and the Control of Municipal Property
325
Zones
326
City Planning and the Limitations Upon Eminent Domain
328
Excess Condemnation
329
Discussion of Excess Condemnation
331
Problems of County Government
334
Differences in Counties
335
Governing Board
336
Fee System
337
Reform Proposals
338
Commission Government
340
Matters of State Concern
341
Revising the Constitution
345
Proposal of Amendments by the Legislature
346
Amendment by Popular Initiative
350
The Constitutional Convention
354
PART III
357
CHAPTER PAGE XXIII Public Opinion and Constitutional Amendments
359
Taxation
360
Finance
361
County Government
362
Fee System
363
Legislation and Administration
364
Increase of Governors Power
366
The Fundamental Problem
368
An Efficient Government
369
An Efficient People
373
APPENDIX
377
Ordinance of Convention of 1870
461
Acts of Fiftyninth General Assembly Authorizing an Elec tion to Determine the Question of Calling a Constitu tional Convention and Providing for t...
462
Pending Equal Suffrage Amendment
465
INDEX TO TEXT
467
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