Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-22


gress. shall be ratified or rejected by vote
or The qualified electors Of this Territory
| at the township elections in April next, 10
| the manner prescribed by the act Of the
| Legislative Assembly providing for the
holding of this Convention. Provided.
however, that the General Assembly Of
this State may ratify or reject aay condi-
lions Congress may make 10 this Cons,i-
tuition after the lst Monday in April next
i Z. The Clerks Of the several boards Of
/ County Commissioners shall give at least
thirty days notice, in the manner and
form directed in the laws oftliis 'rerritogyl
! regulating general elections, IF the FIRST
| general election under this Constitution,
to be held on the first Monday in August
next after the adoption Of this Constitution
by the people Of this Territory, for the
! election of Governor, Lieutenant Cover.
nor, Representative in the Congress of
| the United States, members of the Legis-.
la,ure. and one Auditor. Treasurer and
| Secretary of State. And said election,
shall be conducted in accordance with the.
existing election laws of this Territory;
and the said Governor, Lieutenant Cover.
| nor, Represet, alive in the Congress Of the
United States, Auditor, Treasurer and
Secretary of State, duly elected at said e..
! lection, shall continue 10 discharge the du-
ties of their respective Offices for the time
prescribed by this Constitution. aud until
their successors are elected and qualified.
The returns of said election shall be made
in conformity to the existing laws of this
Territory. HugE.
8. Until the first enumeration of.he in
habiants Of this Territory as directed by
this Constitution, the following shall be
the appor.ionment of the members of the
State Legislature. The county of Lee
snail be entitled to two Senator'S and five
Representatives; the County Of Van Bu-
rem, two Senators and four Represents
tiyes; the counties of Davis, Wapello,
Kishkekosh and Appanoose. one Senator
Jointly, and one. Representative to the
counties Of Kshkek osh and Appanoose
| Jointly: the county, Of Des Moines two
Senator'S and four Representatives; the
comfy OF Henry, one Senator and three
Representatives the county Of Jefferson,
one Senator and three Representatives;
the counties of Louisa and Washington,
one Senator jointly and Two Representa-
lives each; the counties of Keokuk and
! Mahaska. one Senator jointly and one
| Representative each the counties of Mus.
caine and Johnson, one Senator and one
Representative jointly. and each one Rep
| resentatise the counties Scott and Gin.
ton, one Senator. jointly, and one Repre-
| sentative each; the counties of Cedar. Linn
aud Benton, one Senator jointly, the coun
ties of Jackson and Jones, one Senator
| two Representatives the counties of Du-
, buque, Delaware, Clay ton, Fayette, Buch-
anan and Blackhawk, two Senators; and
| the county Of Dubuque, one Representa-
tive, and The counties of Delaware, Clay
ton, Fayette. Buchanan and Blackiawk,
| one Representative. And any country at
tached to any county fl judicial purposes,
shall, unless otherwise provided for, be
considered as forming part of such coun-
" for election purposes. .--..- -
9. The first meeting Of the Legislature
| under this Constitution shall be on the
first Monday in November following its
| ratification by the people, at Iowa City,
| in johnson county, which place shall be
the Seat of Government of the State OF l.
| owa, until the year eighteen hundred and
sixty five, and until removed by law.
o,tEtf ORDINANCE.
Be II ordained by the Convention assem-
bled to form a Constitution for the State
Of Iowa, in behalf. and by the authority
Of The people Of said State. that the fol-
flowing propositions be made to The Con-
gress Of the United States, which. il as
scented to by that body, shall be obligatory
on this State.
1. Section number sixteen in every
surveyed township of public lsnds, and
where auch land has been sold or other
wise disposed of, other lands eqnivalen.
thereto, and as contiguous as may be,
shall be granted 10 the State for the use of
schools.
2. The seventy-two sections OF land
| set apar. and reserved for the use and sup
| port Of the University, by an act Of, Con-
gress approved on the twentieth Of July,
one thousand eight hundred and forty. en-
| titled An act granting two townships Of
land for the use of University in the
Territory Of Iowa, shall, together with
such further quantities as may be agreed
upon oy Congress, be conveyed TO the
State, and shall be applied solely to the
luse and support OF such University in such
manner as The General Assembly may
Iprescribe. -a. ..seaf.4:.
8. That FIVE entire sections Of land. in