The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1819-10-21
ARTICLE VI.
JUDICIAL POW.ER.

Legislature.
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIAL POWER.
l. The Judicial power OF this shall be vested ia
Supreme Judicial Court and such other courts the Legislature
shall from time time establish
The Justices the Supreme Judicial Court SHALL at
stated times, compensation which shall not be dlmn
shed during their continuance office but they shall
other fee or reward whatever.
SEC. 3. They shall be obliged give their opinion upon
portant questions Of law solemn occasions when required
by the Governor Council Senate House of Representatives.
SEC All Judicial officers except Justices of the Peace,
shall hold their offices during good behavior but not beyond the
age OF seventy years
SEC g. Justices of the Peace and Noaries Public, shall hold
their offices during years. they long behave themselves
WE'LL at the expiration of which eru they may be reapponte
others appointed the public interest may require.
Sac The Justices OF the Supreme Judicial Court shall
hold office under the United States any other state any
office under this stae except that Of Justice Of the Peace
ARTICLE VII
MILITARY
Sec l. The captains and ubaerns of the militia, shall be
elected by The written their respective companies The
field officers regiments by the captains and
ubaens of their respective regiments The Bgaders Gener-
al in like by the field officers respective brgades
Sec The Legislature SHALL by law direct the time and man.
converting the electors collecting the votes, and certify
the Governor the officers elected and if the electors shall
neglect refuse make such elections being duly notified
according to law the Governor shall appoint suitable persons TO
fill such Offices.
SIC g. The Major Generals shall be chosen by the Senate
and House of Representatives each having negative the
other The Adutant General and the commanders OF forts and
garrson shall be appointed by the Governor and Council The
Major Generals the Bigades General and the commanding
officers Regiments and Baalon shall appoint their respective
staff officers.
SEC 4. The Militia divided into Divisions Brigades Reg
ments, Bataons and Companies pursuant the laws in
orce sha remain organized until the shall be altered
by the Legislature.
SEC Persons of the denomination Quakers Shakers.
shall be exempt from Military duty but person except the
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court shall be exempted by
of holding having held any civil Office, under this
ARTICLE VIII.
LITERATURE
SIC general diffusion OF the advantages Education
being essential the preservation of the rights and liberties
the people promote this important object the Legislature is
authorised and shall be their duty require the several
to make suitable provision their expense for the support
and maintenance of public Schools and shall further be their
duty encourage and suitably cndow from time the
circumstances of the people auhose all Academies Collie
ges and Semnarie of learning within the State Poud That
donation, grant endowment shall at any time be made
Literary Institution established which hereafter
be established unless the time of making such endowment
the Governor and Council shall have the revising and
negatyng the dong Of the Trustees and Government Of such
Institutions the selection Of Officers and the cement
of its funds.
ARTICLE X.
GENERAL PROFESSIONS.
SEC Every person elected appointed either of the
offices provided in this Constitution and every
elected appointed any judicial Executive
Military other Office under this State, shall before he enter
the discharge the duties ohs place office take and subscribe
the following oath affirmation: 81, do
swear that will support the Constitution Of this State and of
the United States long shall continue citizen thereof
so help me God"
Il do swear, that will faithfully discharge, to the
best of my abilities, the duties incumbent
according the Constitution and the laws of the SateSo
help God :" PrOrided That affirmation in the above
forms may be substituted when the person required shall be
scicnciousy scupulous of taking and subscribing OATH
The oahs armstions shall be taken and subscribed by the
Governor and Councillors, bei he presiding officer of the
Senate the of houses of the Legislature and by
Senators and Representatives before the Governor and Council
and by the residue Of said officers before such shall
he prescribed by the Legislature Proud that the Senators and
Representatives first elected under this Constitution shall take
and subscribe such oaths amaon before the President
the Convention
SEC. 2 No person holding the Office of Justice of The
Supreme Judicial Court ofany inferior Court Attorney Gener
al Solicitor General County Attorney Treasurer of the
Adjuant General Judge of Probate Register of Probate
Register of Deeds, Sheriff. Clerk Of the Supreme Judicial Court
Clerk Of any inferior Court, shall be member of the Legs
ature and any person holding either of the foregoing offices
who shall be elected and accept in the Congress
the United States, shall thereby vacae said office and
person shall be capable of holding exercising the same
time, within this State than of the offices befor
mentioned.
SEC g. All Commissions shall be in the name of the State
signed by the GOVERNOR and attesed by the Secretary his
Deputy and have the seal of the State thereto affixed
SEE A. And the elections required by this Constu
ton on the Wednesday of January annually by the
Houses the Legislature may be completed that day. the
same may DO adjourned from day day. until the shall be
completed and the order Of elections shall he follows the
ances the Senate if any, shall first be filed the
shah then be elected if there be no choice by the people and