§ 41 — Evidence of when bill becomes a law

§ 41. Evidence of when bill becomes a law. If a bill becomes a law by\nthe approval of the governor, the certificate of the governor shall be\nthe evidence of the time when the bill becomes a law. If appropriations\nfor the legislature or judiciary or separate items added to a bill by\nthe legislature pursuant to article seven of the constitution become\npart of law previously enacted by the passage of the bill therefor by\nboth houses of the legislature as provided in such article of the\nconstitution, the certificate of the governor shall be evidence of the\ntime when such appropriations and added items become part of such law.\nIf a bill becomes a law by the failure of the governor to sign it or to\nreturn it to the house where it originated without his approval within\nthe time required by the constitution, or if, under article seven of the\nconstitution, a bill containing two or more appropriations becomes a law\nimmediately as to all or as to part of the bill, upon the passage\nthereof by both houses of the legislature and without further action by\nthe governor, the certificate of the secretary of state of the time when\nthe bill was filed in his office shall be evidence of the time when the\nbill, or the part thereof not requiring further action by the governor,\nbecame a law.\n