Art. III, § 16
Existing law not to be made applicable by reference
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The Legislature
Art. III · Legislature
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No act shall be passed which shall provide that any existing law, or any part thereof, shall be made or deemed a part of said act, or which shall enact that any existing law, or part thereof, shall be applicable, except by inserting it in such act.
Simplified explanation
No act may provide that any existing law, or part of one, is made part of the act or is applicable, except by inserting it in the act.