...enumerated powers which the Legislature is prohibited from exercising in a private or local bill, is that of "granting to any corporation, association or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks." This is a definite and absolute bar to the privilege this bill proposes to confer upon the Metropolitan...

...percentage or allowances of public offlcersduring the term for which said officers are elected or appointed; Changing the law of descent; Granting to any corporation,...individual the right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending existing charters for such purpose; Granting to any corporation, association or individual...

...laws in any of the following cases: * * * Regulating county or township affairs; » • « granting any corporation, association or Individual, the right...exclusive privilege, immunity or franchise whatever. * » « In all other cases where a general law can be made applicable no special law shall be enacted."...

...following enumerated cases." And after mentioning a number of subjects, the following language is used: "Granting to any corporation, association, or individual the right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending existing charters forsuch purpose. GrantIng to any corporation, association, or individual...

...or allowances of public officers during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed. Changing the law of descent. Granting to any corporation,...individual, the right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending existing charters for such purpose. Granting to any corporation, association, or individual,...

...during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed. 21. Changing the law of descent. 22. Granting to any corporation, association, or individual, the right to lay down railroad tracks, or amending existing charters for such purposes. 23. Granting to any corporation, association or individual...

...them relating to the granting or amending of city charters, after which the section concludes thus:] 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 privileges, immunity,...

...relating to the granting or amending of city charters, after which the section concludes thus f| ' ' 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 privileges, immunity...

...allowances of pnblic officers during the term for which said officers are elected or appointed. Cbanging the law of descent. Granting to any corporation, association, or individual the right to lay don n niilroad tracks, or amending existing charters for such purpose. Granting to any corporation,...

...enumerated in this section, and one of those cases which cannot be provided for by a special law is that of granting to any corporation, association or individual, the right to lay down railroad tracks. But it was made the imperative duty of the legislature to pass general laws providing for that object,...