...article 2 of the state Constitution, providing that: "All acts which repeal, revive or amend forшег laws, shall recite in their caption, or otherwise,...title or substance of the law repealed, revived or amended." [7] The caption of chapter 81 of the Acts of 1895 reads as follows: "An act to amend sections...

...unconstitutional and void, being in. conflict with art. 2, p. 17, of the State Constitution, which provides that no bill shall become a law which embraces more than...subject, that subject to be expressed in the title. It is found in an act entitled ' "An act to define the rights and duties and regulatethe liabilities...

...provisions of the act is fortified by a requirement of the Tennessee Constitution (Art. II, § 17) that " no bill shall become a law which embraces more than one subject, that subject to be 235 Syllabus. expressed in the title." It is fair to conclude, and there is nothing to suggest the...

...account of the provisions of Section 17 of Article 2 of the constitution of 1870, to the effect that "no bill shall become a law which embraces more than...subject, that subject to be expressed in the title; and that all acts which repeal, revise or amend former laws shall recite in their caption, or otherwise,...

...not germane to Its caption." The provision of the Tennessee constitution (article 2, § 17) was that "no bill shall become a law which embraces more than...subject, that subject to be expressed In the title." The court In that case uses the following language: "The precise question to be determined In this...

...Cannon v. Mathes, 8 Heisk. 504, NICHOLSON, CJ, calling attention to the words of the constitution, thut "no bill shall become a law which embraces more than one subject. " "This," he said, "is n direct, positive, and imperative limitation upon the power of the legislature;...

...article 2 of our Constitution, which requires all acts which repeal, revise, or amend former laws to recite in their caption or otherwise the title or substance of the law repealed, revised, or amended. It was held in Memphis Street Railway v. Mate, 110 Tenn. 608, 75 SW 730, and Burnett...

...that "no bill shall become a law which embraces more than one subject and that subject to« [6 ALR be expressed in the title. All acts which repeal,...title or substance of the law repealed, revived or amended," — although the body of the act provides for an election in the counties affected thereby,...

...Section 17. Bills may originate in either House; but may be amended, altered or rejected by the other. No bill shall become a law which embraces more than...title or substance of the law repealed, revived or amended. (Art. II, § 17) TEXAS Sec. 35. Subjects and Titles of Bills No bill, (except general appropriation...

...17 of article 2 of the constitution, where it provides: "No bill shall become a law which embiaces more than one subject, that subject to be expressed...title or substance of the law repealed, revived, or amended. " The position is untenable. The title of the act shows an intent to legislate on the entire...