Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-11-08
BLooMfNGToN, IOWA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5. Ia44

shall be kept up by the State in time
peace. and IN time Of war no appropri,
ton for . standing army shall Sc for
longer time than two years.
IA. No soldier shall, in time Of peac.
pc qnartered in any house without III
| consent Of the owner, nor in time Of wa
except in manner prescribed by law.
10. Treason against the State shall con
sist only in levying war against it, or ad
herring 10 its enemies, giving them aid an,
comfort. No person shall be convicted o
treason unless on the evidence Of ,w,
witnesses to The same overt act, or con
fession in open court.
Is. Excessive bail shall not be reoui
red. Excessive fines shall not be imno.
sed; and cruel and unusual punishments
shall not be inflicted.
II. Private property shall not be taken
Tor public use without just com ensatio. |
~. No person shall be imprisoned FL
debt in any civil action on mesne or
process, unless in cases of fraud: a..
person shall be imprisoned for militss.
fine in time of peace.
10. The people have the right freely to
assemble together to coes" sor the com.
mon good, TO make knows rneir opinions
10 their representatives and 10 petition for
redress Of grievances.
20. No bill of attainder, expost facto
law. or law impairing the obligation Of
contract, shall ever bespassed.
81. Foreigners who are residents of this
State shall enjoy the same rights, in re-
spect to the possession, enjoyment, and
descent of property, as native born citi.
zens.
%. Neither slavery nor involuntary ser
vl'ude, unless for the punishment OF
crimes, shall ever be tolerated in this
State.
%. This enumeration Of rights shall
not be construed to impair or deny others,
retained by the people.
ARTICLE 3.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
|. In all elections which are now or |
hereafter may be authorized, every white |
naie citizen Of the United States, Of the
'ge Of twenty one years, who shall have |
lexI prectulug slfI t.~~es~-., I
county in which he claims his vote thirty |
laws, shall be entitled to vote.
8. Electors shall, in all cases except |
felony. or breach Of the peace. be |
privileged from arrest on the days of cleo |
ion, during their attendance at, going to,
md returning therefrom.
8. Except in time of war or public dan
ger, no elec,or shall be obliged TO perform
militia duty on the day Of election.
4. No person in the military. naval. or
marine service of the United States, shall
be considered resident of this State by
being stationed in any garrison, barrack,
Or military or naval place or station with
in the State.
s. No idiot or insane person. or per
sons declared Infamous by act OF the
Legislature, shall be entitled 10 the privi-
eges Of an elector.
6. All elections shall be by ballot.
ARTICLE 4.
or THE Distribution OF POWERS.
l. The powers of the Government Of
Iowa shall be divided into three seperate
departments the legislative, the execu-
live, and judicial; and no person charged
with the exercise Of power properly be-
longing TO one of these departments, shall
exercise any function appertaining TO eth
er of the others, exceptin the cases herein
after expressly directed OF permitted.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
|. The legislative authority Of this
State shall be vested in senate and house
IL L u L.
ted the General AJsembly Of the State OF
Iowa, and the style Of their laws shall
commence in the following manner; !" Be
it enacted by the General Assembly OF
the Stale Of Iowa."
2. The sessions Of the General Assem-
bly shall be biennial, and shall commence
on the LIST Monday Of January next ensu-
ing the election Of its members; unless
the Governor Of the State shall in the IN
term convene the General Assembly by
proclamation.
9. The members Of the house of repre-
sen,alives shall be chosen every second
wear, by the qualified electors of their re-
snec,iye districts, on the Sd Tuesday in
October, whose term Of Office shall con-
,inue two years from the day Of The gen.
eral election.
4. No person shall be member Of the
house Of representatives who shall not
have attained to the age Of twenty one
wears who shall not be free white male
c,,izen Of the Uuised States; who shall
moi have been an inhabitant Of this State
or Territory, one year next preceding ms
election, and who shall not, at the time OF
his election, have an actual residence OF
thirty days in the county or district ne
may be chosen TO represent.