providing for the management of common schools; regulating the rate of interest on money; the opening or conducting of any election, or designating the place of voting; the sale or mortgage of real estate belonging to minors or others under disability; the protection of game or fish; chartering or licensing ferries or toll bridges; remitting fines, penalties or forfeitures; creating, increasing or decreasing fees, percentage or allowances of public officers; changing the law of descent; granting to any corporation, association or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks; granting to any corporation, association or individual any special or exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever. In all other cases, where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 41. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 2775, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 2001, p. 2391, December 28, 2000.
Section 25a.Eight-hour employment. (1) The general assembly shall provide by law, and shall prescribe suitable penalties for the violation thereof, for a period of employment not to exceed eight (8) hours within any twenty-four (24) hours (except in cases of emergency where life or property is in imminent danger) for persons employed in underground mines or other underground workings, blast furnaces, smelters; and any ore reduction works or other branch of industry or labor that the general assembly may consider injurious or dangerous to health, life or limb.
(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, the general assembly may establish whatever exceptions it deems appropriate to the eight-hour workday.
Source: L. 01: Entire section added, p. 108. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 1453, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 89, p. 1657, January 3, 1989.
Cross references: For provisions regulating hours of labor, see article 13 of title 8.
Section 26.Signing of bills. The presiding officer of each house shall sign all bills and joint resolutions passed by the general assembly, and the fact of signing shall be entered on or appended to the journal thereof.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 41. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 450, effective January 1, 1975.
Editor's note: The Governor's proclamation date in 1974 was December 20, 1974.
Section 27.Officers and employees - compensation. The general assembly shall prescribe by law or by joint resolution the number, duties, and compensation of the appointed officers and employees of each house and of the two houses, and no payment shall be made from the state treasury, or be in any way authorized to any person except to an officer or employee appointed and acting pursuant to law or joint resolution.
