such time. Bills making appropriations for the pay of members and officers of the legislature, and for the salaries of the officers of the government, shall contain no provision on any other subject. SEC. 20. [Vacancies.]—All offices created by this constitution shall become vacant by the death of the incumbent, by removal from the state, resignation, conviction of a felony, impeachment, or becoming of unsound mind. And the legislature shall provide by general law for the filling of such vacancy when no provision is made for that purpose in this constitution. SEC. 21. [Lotteries.]—The legislature shall not authorize any games of chance, lottery, or gift enterprise, under any pretense, or for any purpose whatever. SEC. 22. [Money, how drawn from treasury.]-No allowance shall be made for the incidental expenses of any state officer except the same be made by general appropriation, and upon an account specifying each item. No money shall be drawn from the treasury except in persuance of a specific appropriation made by law, and on the presentation of a warrant issued by the auditor thereon, and no money shall be diverted from any appropriation made for any purpose, or taken from any fund whatever, either by joint or separate resolution. The auditor shall, within sixty days after the adjournment of each session of the legislature, prepare and publish a full statement of all moneys expended at such session, specifying the amount of each item, and to whom and for what paid. SEC. 23. [Members not liable for debate.]-No member of the legislature shall be liable in any civil or criminal action whatever for words spoken in debate. SEC. 24. [Acts take effect, when.]-No act shall take effect until three calendar months after the adjournment of the session at which it passed, unless in case of emergency to be expressed in the preamble or body of the act the legislature shall, by a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house otherwise direct. All laws shall be published in book form within sixty days after the adjournment of each session, and distributed among the several counties in such manner as the legislature may provide. ARTICLE [IV.]-LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT.* Until otherwise provided by law, senatorial and representative districts shall be formed, and senators and representatives apportioned, as follows: ators. District No. 3. I SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. Shall consist of the county of Richardson, and be entitled to two Shall consist of the county of Nemaha, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Otoe, and be entitled to two sen District No. 4. Shall consist of the county of Cass, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 5. Shall consist of the county of Douglas, and be entitled to two sen SEC. 20. "Removal" used in same sense as "ceasing to be a resident." Prather v. Hart, 17 Neb., 600. SEC. 22. No appropriation necessary to pay salary of officer fixed by constitution. State v. Weston, Neb., 218. Id., 6 Neb., 16. Design of section was to establish permanent rule for future expenditures. State v. Mc Bride, 6 Neb., 512. Warrants must be drawn on fund appropriated. State v. Liedtke, 9 Neb., 469. Specific appropriation means a "particular, definite, limited, precise appropriation." State v. Wallichs, 12 Neb., 409. Auditor cannot draw warrant unless claim is authorized by law. State v. Wallichs, 14 Neb., 443. Warrants can only be drawn on "specific appropriations." State v. Wallichs, 15 Neb., 458, 610. Id., 16 Neb., 679. State v. Babcock, 17 Neb., 613, 18 Neb., 221. There is no distinction in appropriations. All appropriations are specific, on an account "specifying each item." State v. Babcock, 22 Neb., 44. The appropriation of "amount derived from" a specified source is "specific" and sufficient. State v. Babcock, 24 Neb., 788. SEC. 24. By this section acts without emergency clause do not take offect until three calendar months after adjournment, but under provisions of Chap. 88, post, if legislature adjourn prior to March 31, act will not effect until June 1. Roesink v. Barnett, 8 Neb., 148. *NOTE.-Apportionment now regulated by law. See Chap. 5. District No. 6. to one senator. District No. 7. senator. ator. District No. 8. District No. 9. senator. Shall consist of the counties of Douglas and Sarpy, and be entitled Shall consist of the county of Cuming, and be entitled to one District No. 10. Shall consist of the counties of Burt and Dakota, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 11. Antelope, and Boone, District No. 12. Shall consist of the counties of Dixon, Cedar, Knox, Holt, and the unorganized territory west of Holt, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 13. Shall consist of the counties of Hall, Howard, Merrick, Greeley, and the unorganized territory north of Greeley, and be entitled to one senator. Shall consist of the counties of Platte and Colfax, and be enti Shall consist of the counties of Madison, Stanton, Wayne, Pierce, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 14. tled to one senator. District No. 15. to one senator. District No. 16. Shall consist of the counties of Butler and Polk, and be entitled Shall consist of the county of Saunders, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Lancaster, and be entitled to two Shall consist of the counties of Johnson and Pawnee, and be en Shall consist of the counties of Gage and Jefferson, and be enti Shall consist of the county of Saline, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Seward, and be entitled to one sen District No. 22. Shall consist of the counties of York and Hamilton, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 23. to one senator. District No. 24. Shall consist of the counties of Fillmore and Clay, and be entitled Shall consist of the counties of Adams, Webster, Nuckolls, and Thayer, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 25. Shall consist of the counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Franklin, Harlan, Phelps, Sherman, Valley, and the unorganized territory west of Sherman and Valley and senatorial district No. thirteen (13), and be entitled to one senator. District No. 26. Shall consist of the counties of Lincoln, Dawson, Gosper, Furnas, Red Willow, Frontier, Hitchcock, Dundy, Chase, Keith, Cheyenne, and the unorganized territory west of Frontier, and between Frontier and Chase, and be entitled to one senator. District No. 1. representatives. District No. 2. resentatives. District No. 3. sentatives. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. Shall consist of the county of Richardson, and be entitled to four Shall consist of the county of Pawnee, and be entitled to two rep Shall consist of the county of Gage, and be entitled to two repre District No. 4. Shall consist of the county of Johnson, and be entitled to two representatives. District No. 5. representatives. District No. 6. sentatives. District No. 7. representatives. District No. 8. representatives. District No. 9. sentatives. District No. 10. resentative. District No. 11. representatives. District No. 12. resentatives. District No. 13. two representatives. District No. 14. sentative. District No. 15. representatives. District No. 16. resentative. District No. 17. resentative. District No. 18. representative. District No. 19. resentative. District No. 20. representative. District No. 21. representative. District No. 22. resentative. District No. 23. sentative. District No. 24. representative. District No. 25. representatives. District No. 26. resentatives. District No. 27. resentatives. District No. 28. representative. District No. 29. sentative. District No. 30. sentative. District No. 31. representative. Shall consist of the county of Nemaha, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Otoe, and be entitled to four repre Shall consist of the county of Lancaster, and be entitled to four Shall consist of the county of Saunders, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Cass, and be entitled to three repre Shall consist of the county of Sarpy, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Douglas, and be entitled to eight Shall consist of the county of Washington, and be entitled to Shall consist of the county of Burt, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Cuming, and be entitled to two Shall consist of the county of Dakota, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Dixon, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Jefferson, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Thayer, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Nuckolls, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Webster, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Adams, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Clay, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Fillmore, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Saline, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Seward, and be entitled to two rep Shall consist of the county of York, and be entitled to two rep Shall consist of the county of Hamilton, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Hall, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Buffalo, and be entitled one repre Shall consist of the county of Lincoln, and be entitled to one District No. 32. Shall consist of the county of Harlan, and be entitled to one rep resentative. District No. 33. Shall consist of the counties of Howard and Greeley, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 34. representative. District No. 35. sentative. District No. 36. sentative. District No. 37. representative. District No. 38. resentative. District No. 39. representative. District No. 40. resentative. District No. 41. to one representative. Shall consist of the county of Merrick, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Polk, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Butler, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Colfax, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Platte, and be entitled to one rep- Shall consist of the county of Cedar, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the counties of Burt and Dodge, and be entitled District No. 42. Shall consist of the counties of Stanton, Wayne and Pierce, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 43. ganized territory west District No. 44. representative. Shall consist of the counties of Knox and Holt, and the unorof Holt, and be entitled to one representative. Shall consist of the county of Antelope, and be entitled to one District No. 45. Shall consist of the counties of Boone, Valley, Sherman, and the unorganized territory west of Sherman and Valley counties, and west of the thirteenth senatorial district, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 46. Shall consist of the counties of Dawson and Frontier, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 47. Shall consist of the counties of Franklin and Kearney, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 48. Shall consist of the counties of Furnas, Phelps, and Gosper, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 49. Shall consist of the counties of Cheyenne, Keith, Dundy, Chase, Hitchcock, Red Willow, and the unorganized territory north of the county of Hitchcock, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 50. Shall consist of the counties of Cass and Saunders, and be enti tled to one representative. District No. 51. Shall consist of the counties of Platte, Colfax and Butler, and be entitled to one representative. District No. 52. Shall consist of the counties of Fillmore and Clay, and be entitled to one representative. ARTICLE [V.]-EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. SECTION 1. [Officers.]-The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, auditor of public accounts, treasurer, superintendent of public instruction, attorney-general, and commissioner of public lands and buildings, who shall each hold his office for the term of two years from the first Thursday and [after] the first Tuesday in January next after his election, and until his successor is SEC. 1. Office of adjutant general not an "executive" office. State v. Weston, 4 Neb., 242. Legislature have no power to create "Railroad Commissioners." Power must be conferred on executive officers already existing. In re Railroad Commissioners, 15 Neb., 882. Executive officers may appoint deputies. In re Appropriations, 25 Neb., 662. Duration of term when successor not elected. State v. Boyd, 31 Neb., 682. District No. 5. representatives. District No. 6. sentatives. District No. 7. representatives. District No. 8. representatives. District No. 9. sentatives. District No. 10. resentative. District No. 11. representatives. District No. 12. resentatives. District No. 13. two representatives. District No. 14. sentative. District No. 15. representatives. District No. 16. resentative. District No. 17. resentative. District No. 18. representative. District No. 19. resentative. District No. 20. representative. District No. 21. representative. District No. 22. resentative. District No. 23. sentative. District No. 24. representative. District No. 25. representatives. District No. 26. resentatives. District No. 27. resentatives. District No. 28. representative. District No. 29. sentative. District No. 30. sentative. Shall consist of the county of Nemaha, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Otoe, and be entitled to four repre Shall consist of the county of Lancaster, and be entitled to four Shall consist of the county of Saunders, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Cass, and be entitled to three repre Shall consist of the county of Sarpy, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Douglas, and be entitled to eight Shall consist of the county of Washington, and be entitled to Shall consist of the county of Burt, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Cuming, and be entitled to two Shall consist of the county of Dakota, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Dixon, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Jefferson, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Thayer, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Nuckolls, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Webster, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Adams, and be entitled to one rep Shall consist of the county of Clay, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Fillmore, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Saline, and be entitled to three Shall consist of the county of Seward, and be entitled to two rep Shall consist of the county of York, and be entitled to two rep Shall consist of the county of Hamilton, and be entitled to one Shall consist of the county of Hall, and be entitled to one repre Shall consist of the county of Buffalo, and be entitled one repre District No. 31. Shall consist of the county of Lincoln, and be entitled to one representative. |