It not only considers adultery a ground for divorce, but it has passed special legislation to address adultery's effect on alimony issues. (info.legalzoom.com)
That message presumably would ask for special legislation approving the creation of a new city - county government and to authorize a public referendum on a new county charter. (syracuse.com)
The matters once dealt with via special legislation have since become matters for the courts. (slaw.ca)