Revision: March 29, 2012, midnight
HB 1350 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
28Mar2012… 1433h
2012 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 1350
AN ACT relative to the style and form of new articles and amendments to articles proposed by constitutional amendment concurrent resolutions.
COMMITTEE: Legislative Administration
This bill requires the style and form of new articles and amendments to articles proposed by constitutional amendment concurrent resolutions to conform to the general style and form of the New Hampshire Constitution when it took effect on June 5, 1793.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
28Mar2012… 1433h
12-2125 09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT relative to the style and form of new articles and amendments to articles proposed by constitutional amendment concurrent resolutions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Constitutional Amendments; Style and Form. Amend RSA 17-A by inserting after section 7 the following new section:
17-A:8 Constitutional Amendments; Style and Form.
I. The style and form of new articles and amendments to articles proposed by constitutional amendment concurrent resolutions shall conform to the general style and form of articles of the New Hampshire Constitution when it took effect on June 5, 1793.
II. No new article or amended article of the New Hampshire Constitution shall have an enrolled title or section heading.
III. A new article or amended article of the constitution shall capitalize the following words: State; United States; Constitution; Legislature; Executive; Judiciary; Judicia; Congress; General Court; New Hampshire; Jury; Liberty of the Press; God; Marriage; Rights of Conscience; Christian; Freedom; Free Speech; House; House of Representatives; Senate; and the titles of all officers including Governor; Representative; Senator; Executive Councilor; Judge; Secretary of State; State Treasurer; House Clerk; and Senate Clerk.
IV. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs I-III, the secretary of state, the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate, and the director of legislative services shall have the authority to publish the unnumbered articles of the constitution with the numbers used by convention and with titles approved by the legislature or a constitutional convention.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.