Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-03-27

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sentatives every other year. The mean
increasing number and the original num-
Der OF inhabitants to entitle town TO one
or more representatives, to be enlarged
| with the augmentation of population
every tenth year. No town hereafter to
be Incorporated can send representa-
tive without having 24oo inhabitants, and
the members of the House are to be
paid out OF the public treasury. The
Council Is to consist of sepen instead OF
nine members, to be chosen from the
people by joint ballot of the two
Houses of the Legislature
.Art. every male citizen Q years
of age and upwards, who has resided one
year within the state, and six months in
the particular town, where he claims to
vote, or who has paid any state or coun-
ty tax within two years, may vote in
election of all officers of the common
wealth.
.drt. 7-Notaries shall be appointed
by the Governor and Council and hold
their Offices for years unless removed
by the address of both houses of the te-
gislature. The same article provides
for the appointment of Secretary or
treasurer or Commissary General in
given cases, and, also for the removal Of
militia officers.
Art. 8-Allows all members ofmilitia
companies to vote for their officers with
out regard to age. "
Hrt. o--Requires previously to the re.
moval Of any judicial officers by address
OF the Legislature, that the causes of re-
moval shall be FIRST stated on the journal
OF the house in which it shall originate
and notice to be given to the officer that
he may be heard in his defence. The
article also annuls a provision in the
Constitution requiring the Supreme
Court to give their legal opinions ON
questions proposed by the Governor CIR
Legislature.
.art. lo--Removcs the Limitation to a
particular denomination of christians,
from such ministers OF churches as may
be hereafter elected members of the
Board of Oversecrs of Harvard College,
.drt. | and l2-Substitute an oath Of
allegiance, an oath of office, for all other
oaths in the Constitution.
.Art. l5--Declares the incompatibility
of several officers under the governments
of the commonwealth and the United
States.
.art. PROVIDES mode for obtain
ing future amendments TO the Const-
tuition. The particular amendments.
must first be agreed to, by majority of
the Senators and two thirds of the Re-.
personalities in one year, and entered ON
the journals of both houses with the yeas
and nays-and the next General Court
must concur in the proposed amend
m cnt- by the cams mn oritico 1t is then
10 be submitted to the people, and if a
majority of qualified voters finally adop.
it, the same becomes part of the Consti-.
futon.
The Secret Shring.-IVe observe il
stated in Connecticut pager, that"a pa
rent lately read from a newspaper, the.
circumstance of a little girl having de-
MED herself the enjoyment Of luxury,
for the purpose of deyoting the amount
thus saved TO the funds OF some mission
airy society, and Immediately addressed
her little son to know whether he would
suffer like privation for like purpose,
to which he very ingcDuous!y answered
that he would, If she would have it put
in the newspapers. Boston Patriot.
Bachelors.--In the Legislature Of De-
laware, committee was appointed on
the 2oth of January, to draft and intro
duce bill laying a tax on bachelors be-
tween the age of IS and IS.
Lexington, Ky.) March /.
Mr.. SYMMEs is in town, lccturing on
his new theory of the earth. Whether
an opening at the polls lead to another
world or not, science will no doubt profit
by the discussion.
The population of the state Of Ken
lucky, by the late census, is 565,35S, in
Guiding slaves.
Washington, FEB. IS.
Mr.. Secretary Adams's laborous and
long expected report on weights and
measures, and standard Of value, was
yesterday transmitted to Congress. 1t
will make large octave volume.
81 The following is communicated
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