counties or for the alteration of their boundaries; (6) granting,
limiting, or withdrawing the taxing powers of a county or coun-
ties; or (7) empowering a county or counties, subject to any
standards that the General Assembly may provide by law, to
exercise any power or perform any function denied to other
counties. This section shall not be construed to limit any power
of the General Assembly, otherwise existing under this Consti-
tution, to enact special laws, except that a special law shall not
be enacted for any situation for which an existing general law
is applicable.

Section 3.23. Effective Date of Laws.

Each law passed by the General Assembly shall take effect on
the first day of July after passage unless another date is pre-
scribed in the law.

POST AUDIT

Section 3.24. Post Audit.

The General Assembly shall provide by law for post audit of
state finances by an agency of the General Assembly. The prin-
cipal officer of the agency shall be elected by and be responsible
to the General Assembly.

ARTICLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Section 4.01. Executive Power.

The executive power of the State shall be vested in the governor,
who shall faithfully execute the laws.

GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Section 4.02. Qualifications of Governor.

The governor shall have attained the age of thirty years at
the time of his election and shall have been a qualified voter in
the State for at least five years immediately preceding his elec-
tion. No person elected governor for two full consecutive terms

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