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strongest possible manner to provide for a
compilation and publication of the laws of
this State.
Chairman Gallagher has made a great
point in making sure that the laws are en-
acted exactly. I think it is equally im-
portant that the people of this State know
what their laws are.
THE CHAIRMAN: Are there any ques-
tions of the sponsor? Delegate Boileau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: Delegate
Grant, are you aware that the General As-
sembly in the 1967 session did provide in
part for what you suggest here as far as
municipalities and counties are concerned?
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant.
DELEGATE GRANT: I am.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boileau.
DELEGATE BOILEAU: Don't you
think the precedent set there will be ex-
panded if it works well. It has not gone
into effect yet, but I understand it will in
1968.
DELEGATE GRANT: I did not.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Singer.
DELEGATE SINGER: Delegate Grant,
you indicated at the beginning of the last
sentence of your amendment that "unless
otherwise provided by law" would be the
saving clause for such things as emergency
legislation and early days off, and things
of that nature. Is that the extent of that
proviso?
DELEGATE GRANT: That is not. It
says "The General Assembly shall provide
by law." The General Assembly in its
wisdom will provide by law, when this does
not have to be carried out.
DELEGATE SINGER: I am unclear as
to the extent of the conflict between your
proposed amendment and section 3.17b,
which provides that every law will be effec-
tive the first day of July. To what extent
would this change that?
DELEGATE GRANT: This would
change it to the extent that it would not
be effective the first day of July. It could
not be a part of this compilation and
published unless the General Assembly pro-
vided otherwise in that specific case or in
that specific category of cases.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Singer.
DELEGATE SINGER: This in effect to
a great extent voids section 3.17b.
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DELEGATE GRANT: No. This puts
teeth into section 3.17 in order to give a
definite date annually. It said it will not be
effective unless it is made a part of the
compilation and published, otherwise it
would be effective on the date indicated.
DELEGATE SINGER: Would it not be
very difficult to determine what date the
law becomes effective? You would have to
find out when it was published rather than
knowing that July first or another day
specific in the law was the effective date.
DELEGATE GRANT: That is the exact
point of my argument. You would have to
look in the publication and see what the
law says. If it was not in the publication,
obviously it would not be effective. You
could look at the footnotes and determine
what date it was published.
THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Marion.
DELEGATE MARION: Delegate Grant,
in addition to the various actions or laws
enacted by the governmental units you
mentioned, would you intend to embrace
within the language of this amendment
rules enacted by the Court of Appeals
under the rule-making authority we have
granted to it under this constitution, laws
or other actions taken by multi-county gov-
ernmental units under this constitution, ex-
ecutive orders or proclamations of a gov-
ernor in connection with the reorganization
plans as we have previously provided under
this constitution, and laws enacted or hav-
ing the force of law through the action of
a reapportionment or redistricting commis-
sion?
THE CHAIRMAN: Your time has ex-
pired. Just answer the question, Delegate
Grant, as briefly as possible.
DELEGATE GRANT: The answer
would be, yes.
THE CHAIRMAN: Very brief.
Does any delegate desire to speak in op-
position?
DELEGATE GALLAGHER: Mr. Chair-
man, and ladies and gentlemen, the Com-
mittee on the Legislative Branch was not
unsympathetic to Delegate Grant's proposal
when we had it before us. However, after
giving it considerable time and as a result
of his kindness in attending our Committee
meeting and discussing it with us, we did
consider it but decided unfavorably. I
think there are two reasons. One is that we
doubted the wisdom of having this as a
constitutional provision. The General As-
sembly could itself and has already em-
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