The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7 Page: 421
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Constitution of the State of Texas.
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SEc. 2. Laws shall be made to exclude from office, serving on
juries, and from the right of suffrage, those who shall hereafter be
convicted of bribery, perjury, forgery, or other high crimes. The
pivilege of free suffrage shall be supported by laws regulating elections,
and prohibiting, under adequate penalties, all undue influence
thereon, from power, bribery, tumult, or other improper practice.
SEC. 3. Any citizen of this State, who shall, after the adoption
of this Constitution, fight a duel with deadly weapons, or
commit an asault upon any person with deadly weapons, or send
or accept a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, either
within this State or out of it, or who shall act as second, or knowingly
aid and assist in any manner those offending, shall be deprived
of the right of suffrage, or of holding any office of trust
or profit under this State.
SEC. 4. In all elections by the people, the vote shall be by
ballot; and in all elections by the Senate and House of Representatives,
jointly or separately, the vote shall be given viva voce, except
in the election of their officers.
SEC. 5. The Legislature shall provide by law for the compensation
of all officers, servants, agents and public contractors, not
provided for by this Constitution; and shall not grant extra
compensation to any officer, agent, servant, or public contractor,
after such public service shall have been performed or contract
entered into for the performance of the same; nor grant, by appropriation
or otherwise, any amount of money out of the Treasury
of the State to any individual on a claim, real or pretended, where
the same shall not have been provided for by pre-existing law.
SEC. 6. No money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in
pursuance of specific appropriation made by law; nor shall any
appropriation of money be made for a longer term than two years,
except for purposes of education; and no appropriations for private
or individual purposes or for purposes of internal improvement,
shall be made, without the concurrence of two-thirds of both
Houses of the Legislature. A regular statement and account of the
receipts and expenditures of all public money shall be published
annually in such manner as shall be provided by law; and in no
case shall the Legislature have the power to issue "Treasury warrants,"
"Treasury notes," or paper of any description intended to
circulate as money.
SEC. 7. Absence on business of the State, or of the United
States, shall not forfeit a residence once obtained, so as to deprive
any one of the right of suffrage, or being elected or appointed to
any office, under the exceptions contained in this Constitution.
SEC. 8. The Legislature shall have power to provide for deductions
from the salaries of public officers, who may neglect the performance
of any duty that may be assigned them by law.
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Gammel, Hans Peter Mareus Neilsen. The Laws of Texas, 1822-1897 Volume 7, book, 1898; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6732/m1/423/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .