Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-11-09
AarrcLs 7.-OftAe Militia.

ARrIcLs 7.-QftAe Militia.
l. The Militia Of this State shall be
Of all able bodied white male
persons between the ages Of eighteen and
iorty-fve years, except such persons us
are, or may hereafter, be exempted BY the
laws Of the United States or Of this State.
2. No person or persons Conscientious
ly scrupulous Of bearing arms shall be
10 do militia duty IN tune of
peace: Prorided, That such person or
persons shall pay an, equivalent for such
exemption in The same manner as other
citizens. aw 4n
3. The Legislature shall provide by law
Tor organizing, equiping, and discipliRing
the militia Of this Stale, in. sAol, manner No
they deem e.pedient, not Incompatible
with the constitution and laws uf tie
United States in relation thereto.
4. AL commissioned officers ofthe mil
lila staff officers exccpted) slrall Be elect
ed by the persons liable 70 perform mill
tary, duty, and shall be commissioned By
the GQyeFnor.
AkrrcLk so Public Debts and La
@ bilaies. @
1. The Legislature shall not in any
manner create any debt or debts, liability
or liabilities, which shall singly or in the
aggregate, with any previous debts VI La
bilities, exceed the sum Of one hundred
thousand dollars, except in ease Of war, 10
repel invasion, suppress insarrection, I'M
less the same shall be authorized BY some
law for some single object or work to be
distinctly specified therein, which law
shall provide ways and means, exclusive
Of loans, for the payment Of the interest Of
such debt or liability Is it falls due, and
also to pay and discharge the principal a
such debt or liability within twenty years
from tie time Of the contracting thereof,
and shall be irrcpealable until the princi-
pal and the interest thereon shall be paid
and discharged; but no such law shall take
effect until at general election il shall
have been submitted to the people and
have received a majority Of all the votes
cast for and against it at such election, and
all money raised by authority Of such law
shall be applied only to the specific object
therein stated or to the payment Of tie
debt thereby created! and such law shall
be published in newspapers in the State
for three months preceding the eieption AZ
which it is submitted to the people, a
AarlcLE 9.--hc~p~afio~s. jfg
l. No act Of incorporation shall contin-
ue in force for longer period than twenty
years. without the ys-enaetmept Of the
Legislature, unless it be an incorporation
for public improvement.
2. The personal and real property Of
the individual members Of an corporations
hereafter created shall at all times, be La
bic for the debts due BY any such corpo,
ration,
3. The Legislature shall create no
bank or banking institution, or corpora
ton with banking privileges in this State,
unless IFS charter, with All its provisions,
shall be submitted to vote Of the people
at a general election for State officers. and
receive a majority Of the votes or the
qualified electors Of this State, cast for and
against it. 1sfsst 8Eaas $ ~ .s@w Il J
A. The Legislative Assembly shall have
power to repeal all acts Of incorporation
by them granted
5. The properly Of the inhabitants Of
this State shall never be used BY any in
corporated company, without die ceasesA
Of the owner. 4 s.-4..t N, ....;s..s-4
s. Corporations Of public nature, such
As counties, towns, villages, and the like,
shall not be subject to The foregoing pro-
visions. s sdfI
Z. The State shall not, directly or indi-
rectly, becem stockhelder IN airy bank
or other corporation
ART lie Educai;on and School Lands.
/. The Legislature, by joint vote, shall
appoint Superintendent Of Public In
struction, who shall held his olice for
three years, and whose duties shall be
prescribed by law, and who shall receive
such compensation as the Legislature may
direct. ~
2. The Legislature shall encoarage, by
all suitable means, the promotion Of intel
lectaak scientific, moral and agricultural
The proceeds Of all lands
hat have been or hereafter may be grant.
ed by the United States to this State for
The support Of schools, which shall here
after be sold or disposed Of, and tire Eve
hundred thousand acres of land granted to
The new States, under an act of Congress
the proceeds Of Tire Public
Lands among the several States of the I'm
ion, approved A. u. lS4l, and all estates
Of deceased persons, who may have died
without leaving will, or heirs, and also
such per cent. as may he granted by Con-
yress on the sale Of lands in this State,
shall lie and remain perpetual fund; the
interest Of which, together with all the
rents Of tie unsold lands, shall be invio3a.
Ay appropriated TO the support of schools
the State.
3. The Legislature shall provide fr q
system Of common schools, Ly which =
school shall be kept up and supported in
each school district, al least three months
in every year; and any school district sr-
glecting 10 keep up and support such a
school, may be deprived Of its equal pru-
portion of the interest of the public fund
during such neglect.
4. As soon as the circumstances cf the
State will permit, the Legislature shall pro-
vide for the establishment or libraries--
one st least in each Township; and the
y. AMI Il IL.