Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-12-25

Snart;n ncean mpnsdTtlieln lakes aid sfe
Atianic ocean, Wpichrs-. 80 !, h,ra
afer shall be made and comfy OF ns'e,
the said tolls, together with the ttt'.a1
on the manufacture of salt, as establish
ed BY the act Of the iiftceIuh April. one
thousand eight hundred seventeen; and
the duties on goods sold at auction, cS'
ccpting The seflon The sum oltbirty-'hree
thousand Eve hundred dollars, Otherwise
appropriated by the said ac, and the
amount Of the revenue established by The
act of the legislature of the thirIeth 81
March, eighteen hundred and twenty, ii
lieu of.,lhe. tax upon Steamboat passen-
gers !; shall be, and remain inyiolahy
appropriated. and applied to the compile
ton Of such navigshle communications
and 10 the payment Of the interest and
reimbursement Of the capital, Of the mo-
ncy already borrowed, or which shall
hereafter be borrowed to make and coin-
plete the same And neither the rates Of
toll, on the said nayigable comniunica-
lions, nor the duties on the .nsaufacture
of salt aforesaid, nor the duties on goods
sold at auction, as ablished by the act
OF 18th April, lSl7; nor the aRopst OF
revenue established by The actor March
l3ih, 1920, in lieu Of the tax upon steam
boat passengers, shall be reduced, or
diverted, at any time before the FUN snt
complete paymen, Of the principal and
interest OF the money borrowed, ort to be
borrowed, as aforesaid. And the lesis-
Iatnre shall never sell, or dispose Of The
salt springs belonging TO this state, ncr
the land contiguous thereto, which may
be necessary, or convenient for their use;
nor of the sid navigablc conmunca-
tons, nor any part Or section thereof; but
the same shall be aad rctnainth proper
~ OF This stare.
Sec. II. Nolottcry shall hereafter be
authorized in this state; and the legisla-
!ure shall! pass laws to prevent The sale
Of all lottery tickets within this state, ex-
ncpt in lotteries already provided for ~
law. NV.
Sec. l2. no purchase OF contract foa
he sale Of 9ands in this state, made since
he fourteenth daycf 0ctubcr enc thou
sand seven hundred and seventy-Gye, or
which mag hereafter be made ofor xi,h
he Indians in this state, shall beNaia, |
lu!ess made under thc authority, and
gish thr coIs@nt cfthe legislature.
Sec. 10. Such parts OF the commonI
a,v, and of tl,e acis OF TIC legislature Of
he colony OF New-YoIk, astogelher did |
arm the law Of the said colony, On the
day Of April, ore thousand
eeen hundred and ssevcnty-.ive, and the
'cso'u,ions of the congress oil the. said
.olony, ant! c!thc convention Of the State
# New-York, IL force on the twentieth
lay ofApril, one thousand sesenhNndred
nd seventy-sevcn, which have 10! since
Expired or been repealed, or altered; and
UGH acts of The legislature OF this state
IS are now in force, shall be aadcontinue
he law of this state, subject to such all
era,ions as the legislature shall make
concerning the same. But alItsuch parts
'ftte common law, and such OF the said /
c,s, or parts thereof, as arc ropugnantto
his constitution, are hereby abrogated.
Sec. IA. A II grants Of land within this
tate, made by the King of Great Britain,
II persons acting under his authority, sf-
er the 4 sth day Of October, one thou
and seven hundred and seventy ive,
hall be null and void but nothing con-
ainedin this constitution, shall Affect any
grants Of land within this state, made by
he said king or his predecessors,or shall
,nnnl any charters to bodies polite OF
BY him or them made before
hat day: or shall affect any such gratis
II charters Since made By this state, Of
~ persons acting under its authority; orl
'hail impair the. obligation Of any debts
by the state, or indiyiauals,o
oodics corporate, or any other rights Of
or any suits, actions, rights Of
action, or other proceedings in courts Of
justice.
Article 8.
Sec. |. Any amendments or amend
nents to this constitution may be pro-
posed in the senate or assembly, and fl
he same shall be agreed to by a MAORI
y Of the members elected to each of the
wo houses, such proposed amendment
,r amendments shall be entered on their
oirnals, with the yeas and nays taken
hereon, and referred TO the legislature
,hennext to be chosen; and shalt be pub
|ished, for three months previous 10 the
time Of making such choice; AVID il, mi
The legislature next chosen as aforesaid,
such proposed amendment or amcnd-
men.s, shall be agreed 10, by two-thirds
orall the members elected 10 each house,
hen il shall be the duty oftle legislature
o submit such proposed amendment or
an end,nrnts, to the peollle, IL such man