provided that the rights and the records and papers of all wit-
nesses in such cases are protected by law. Each house may punish
a member for disorderly or disrespectful behavior, by the affir-
mative vote of a majority of all its members. Each house may
expel a member by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of all its
members.

Section 3.17. Quorum.

A majority of all the members of a house shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business in that house, but a
smaller number may adjourn from day to day.

Section 3.18. Journals.

Each house of the General Assembly shall prescribe by rule for
a current daily journal of its proceedings, which shall be open
to public inspection at all reasonable times. Each house shall
prescribe by rule that the daily journal shall be published as soon
as practicable. Each house shall prescribe by rule that all final
committee votes on all bills shall be entered, by recorded votes
of individual members, in the daily journal of that house. Each
house shall prescribe by rule that on final passage of a bill or
resolution, including a proposal for a constitutional amendment,
the vote cast by each member shall be recorded in the daily
journal of that house.

LEGISLATION

Section 3.19. Form of Laws.

Every law of this State shall be styled: "Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland." The General Assembly shall
enact no law except by bill. The subject of every law shall be
described in its title. Every law enacted by the General Assem-
bly, except the budget law and supplementary appropriation
laws, shall embrace only one subject. The budget law and all sup-
plementary appropriation laws shall be limited to the subject
of budget, appropriations, their purpose or purposes, and the
requisite revenue. No law or section of a law shall be revived
or amended by reference only to its title or section, nor shall any

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