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

e civil officers shall be tried for m;.d.ma
: nors IN Office in such manner as the &c,
7 eral Assembly may provide.
* NO senator or representative shal
: during the time for which lie shall Ia,
been elected. be appointed to any civil .
nee OF profit under this State, which sha
nave been created, or the enoluments
which shall have been increased. durin
sucn term; except such Offices as NAV i
niled by elections by the people.
%. NO person holding any lucra.iv
ottlce under the United States. Or mi
! SiAse For any other power, shall ba clio
bic to the General Assembly: Preceded
mat offlcers IN the militia 10 which thor
Is attached no annual salary. or the offic,
| OF justice OF the peace, shall not be deem
| ed lucrative. s'-'
] -. No person who may hereafter be ,
collector or holder Of public moneys shall
have seat in either house Of the General
Assembly, or be eligible to any office 81
trust or profit under this State, until he
snail have accounted for, and paid into the
! treasury, all sums for which he may be
accountable.
25. Each member of the General A..
sembly shall receive compensation 10 be
fixed by law, for his services, TO be paid
out Of the treasury Of the State. Such
compensation shall not exceed two dollars
per day for the period Of fifty days from
the commencement of the session, and
shall not exceed the SUN Of one dollar per
day for the remainder Of the session
VIXEN convened in extra session by the
Governor. they shall receive such sum as
shall be fixed for the first fifty days of the
ordinary session. They shall also receive
two dollars for every twenty miles they
shall travel. in going 10 and returning
from their place Of meeting. on the most
usual route: Provided, however. That
the members Of the first Legislature under
this constitution, shall receive two dollars
per day for their services during the entire
session.
26. TO obviate confusion. and improp-
er influences which may resultfrom inter.
mingling in one and the same act, such
things as have no proper relation to each
other, every law shall embrace but one OBJ
Ject, which shall be expressed in the title. !
the same shall be puDisneu anu r,.Uu,a.o~
in the several counties of this State by au-
thori.y: Provided, If the General Assem-
bly, shall deem any law of immediate i'm
portance, they may provide that the same
shall take effect by public alton in newspa.
pers in the State.
%. No divorce shall be granted by the
legislature.
90. No county or counties shall be LA
BILE for the expenses of laying out or estab-
fishing any road or roads authorized by
special act of the Assembly.
80. No lottery shall be authorized BY
this State, nor shall the sale of lottery
tickets be allowed.
81. Members of the General Assembly
shall, before they enter upon the duties Of
their respective Offices. take and subscribe
the following oath or affirmation: !" do
solemnly swear or affirm las the case may
be) that l will support the constitution Of
the United States and the constitution OF
the State Of Iowa, and that will faithful.
" discharge the duties Of senator Tor rep
resenta,ive as the case may beg according
to the best Of my ability" and members
elect Of the general assembly are hereby
empowered to administer TO each other
the said oath or affirmation.
80. Within two years after the FIRST
meeting Of The General Assembly, under
this constitution. and within every subse-
ouent term Of four years for the term OF
sixteen years, an enumeration OF all the
white inhabitants or si1is 6tato eh.ta 1e
made. in such manner as shall be directed
bv law. The number Of Senators and
REPRESENTATIVES shall, at the first regular
session Of the Legislature after such emu
mera.ion, be fixed by law, and apporlion-
ed among the several counties according
10 The number Of white inhabitants in
each and the House Of Representatives
shall never be less than twenty-slx, nor
greater than thirty-nine. until the number
re white inhabitants shall be one hundred
and twenty-five thousand and after that
avent at such ratio that the whole num-
her Of Representatives shall never be less
than ,hirty-six nor exceed seventy 1.-TWO.
a.. when Senatorial and Representa-
live district shall be composed of two or
more counties, it shall not be entirely sep
arated by any county belonging 70 another
district and no county shall be divided in
forming a Senatorial or Representative
district.
a.. In All elections by the General As
semblv the number thereof shall vote viva
voce and the yoses shall be entered on the
journal. .,,,.
AZ For the fist ten years after the or.
r.n;,a,;on Of the government. the annual
sa,.rv &c The Governor shall not exceed
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