No law shall be passed abridging the rights of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government, or any department thereof nor shall any divorce be granted otherwise than by due judicial proceedings except as hereinafter provided, no lottery or the sale of lottery tickets, pool-selling, book-making, or any other kind of gambling, except lotteries operated by the state and the sale of lottery tickets in connection therewith as may be authorized and prescribed by the legislature, the net proceeds of which shall be applied exclusively to or in aid or support of education in this state as the legislature may prescribe, and except pari-mutual betting on horse races as may be prescribed by the legislature and from which the state shall derive a reasonable revenue for the support of government, shall hereafter be authorized or allowed within this state and the legislature shall pass appropriate laws to prevent offenses against any of the provisions of this section.
