Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-08

liz scb.ois, shalt hosd their oflIces ior swo
xsa,s af,es The first Monday in January sue
sssd;,v ,hrir election. and until their success.
so,e shslI b. elected and qualified; and fofev-
= amer Tho Governor, Lieutenant G9geIaof.
Secretary of State, Auditor Of Pabftc Ac-
counts, Treasurer, and Superintendent Of pun
Ifo schools, shall hold sher Offices Tor the Term
Sftwo yeays until their respective successors
shall Sc elected and qualified TO otflce.
ARTICLE s.
sppIcf4L DsPAaTnEHr.
~. toljcial power shall be vested In
Srnreme Court, District ConSis. and such
mhcr inferior courts, % the Legislature may
from time 10 time establish.
8. The Supreme Court shall consist OF
Chief Justice snd two Associates, TWO o.
whom shall be quorum TO hold court.
TIE Sapreme Court shall have appe'ia'e
Jurisdiction only, in 81 cases OF chancsry' and
Constitute court for the correction ot errors at
law. under such restrictions as Inc 0sneIa'
Assembly may BY law prescribe.
The sessions Of the Court shall De at the
Scat ar Government, a, such times as may oe
fxed by law and the Judges thereof shall aI'-
poip, Clerk, who shall hold bis ONCE du'
ring their pleasure.
8. The Supreme Court shall have power !"
issue all wriis and process necessary 10 10
ius,ica TO parties, aud exercise a supervisory
con,roll ever all inferior Judicial 'nounais.--
The Judges Of The Supreme Court shall be
conseryaiurs Of the peace Throughout. the
State. .
{. The Dis,ric. Covrt shall consist Of q
JUDGE. who shall reside in the district assign-
ed him by law. be elected by the qualified so-
,ers thereof, and hold his Office for the term Of
four Years, until his successor is elected and
qualified.
Tie District Court shall be court OF law
and equity, and have jurisdiction in all civil
md cs,minal matters arising in the respective
counties in the district. in suei, manner as
shall be r-e.c,ihtd by law. The Judges OF
District Courts shall be- conservatoTs Of the
peace in their respective districts.
The first session OF the General Assembly
shall divide the Stale into three districts
which shall he increased as the exigencles Of
sl,e State may require.
S. The Judges Of the Supreme Court shall
be elected by jcint vote Of the General Assem-
bly. and shall hold their offices for The term Of
-four wears, and until their successors are cleo
ted and qualified.
6. There shall be elected in each county
one Jndge Of Probate, one Prosecuting At.or
new. and one Clerk Of the District Court
who shall continue in Office for two years. ant
until their successors are elected and qualifed
Vacancies in the Office Of Clerk shall I've fliet
by appointment by the Judge Of The Dis'ric
Coun, and such appointments shall continue
until successor lie elected and qualified.
7. The style of all process shall be 9TH
State OF Iowa." and all prosecutions shall b.
conducted in the name and by the authority o
the same.
ARTICLE 7.
oFTHE MILITIA.
/. The Militia Of This State shall be com
nosed Of ali able hxdied Nhiia- laalas ejilza4
United States Ut VI this State.
2. NO person or persons conscientonsl,
tcruP"lons "i bearing arms shall he compel
ed to do So in time If peace: Pror;ded, Tina
such person OF persons shall pay an equivalent
fer such exemption in the same manner a
other citizens.
3 The It, eislarnre shall provide hy la,
Tor organizing. tquipng, and dscipIinng III
M'll,Ia OF this State. III such manner as tn.
deem txpeGieni, not incompatible with III
Constitution and laws Of the United States i
leldlion thereto.
a All commissioned offices Of The mili,i
(stah otfcers exctp.ed) shall be elected b
The persons liable 10 perform military duly
and shall be commissioned by the Governor.
ARTICLE g.
or PUBLIC DEBTS AND LIABILITIES,
!. The Legislature shall not in any name
create any debt or debts, liability or liabilities
which sail singly or in the aggregate, witt
any previous debts or liabilities, exceed III,
snln OF one hundred Thousand dollars excep
~ case If war. TO repsl invasion, suppress
lnsurreciion. unless the same shall be author
lied ny some law for some single object o.
work u re distinctly specified therein, which
law shall provide ways aud means, exclusive
Of loans, for the payment OF The interests OF
Such deb, OF liability as i, falls due. and als6
10 pay and discharge the principal of such
debs or liability within twenty years from The
time Of The contracting thereof, and shall he
Irrepea:able until the principal aud The in,erssl
thereon shalt he paid and discharged: bu, n,
sucl. law shall take effect un,il at a general
election u shall have been submi,,ed Ia The
people aud have Ieceiv d majority Of all the
v'tes east Tor and against j; at such elpc,ion
ana al money raised by authority OF such law
sha'' 70 applied only to the specific ohipc,
'heHln stated or 10 the payment Of The debt
thereby cfeai+ds and such law shall be pub.
llshed ~ newspapers in the State for three
months proceeding the election a, which i, il
Submitted 20 the I.eupls.
ARTICLE 9.
rNcoRPo RATloNs
4 no act OF Incorporation shall con,inue IN
"..1 o' longer period than twenty yea.s.
without The Te.enactlneut OF The I.c;si.,.