During the US Civil War, the Confederate States Constitution had a section like that, to limit bills to only contain one subject. Article I, Section 9(20): > E

During the US Civil War, the Confederate States Constitution had a section like that, to limit bills to only contain one subject. Article I, Section 9(20): > Every law or resolution having the force of law, shall relate to but one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America#a1-s9 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Confederat...