Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-25

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decent Of property as native ci''zens OF Inc
United States.
Art. %. Neither slavery nor involunsa'
rv seryi,ude, unless for the punishment
Of crimes, shall ever be tolerated in tHs
State.
Art, 90. This enumeration Of rights
shall no, be construed 10 impair or deny
others retained by the people.
y,r,,ors ar the Committee OF Suffrage aud
Citizenship. s.ean
IN A.. C..Rxr. Chairman Of the Committee
ct Suffrage and Cltizenship, tnaue tue 'o''o"'
ing report: .,,k.,
/. In all elections which are now or hereai-
ter may be authorized. every white male r"i'
zen of The United States, Of the age OF iwen-
,y.one, who shall have been a resident OF Tue
State six months next preceding The eitc''o"'
and IL the county in which he claims his vote
fhir,v DAYS. shall he entitled 10 vote.
9. Electors shall. in all eases except trea-
sou, felony. or breach Of the peace, he pr'yi-
i.oed from arrest on the days Of election. du-
ring their attendance al, going TO, aad re.ut"-
Jug ihsreffo,n.
3. Except in tire &c war. ~ public danger,
no elec,or shall h- Obliged 10 peIorn, militia
duty III. day of election. e1 .ea6e
4. No person in me military. naval OF ma
fine servire Of the United States shall he conf
sidpr-d a rrsidrr, Of this State hy being STA
-.ir.nrB in n"y garrison. harrack, or military Ir
naval place OF stationed within Tho State.
5. No idiot or insane person. or person de.
clared infamous hy act Of The Legislature.
shall be entitled 10 the privileges Vi an cleo
tor.
6. All electors shall be by ballot.
Report Of the Committee on State Debts sc.
Mr.. Peck from the Committee on State
Debt and Liabilities, made the following re-
port:
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 or liabilities. exceed The
sum of one hundred thousand dollars, except
in case Of war to repel invasion or suppress in.
surrection, unless the same shall be an,hori.
zed by some law for some single object or
work 10 be distinctly specified therein. which
law shall provide ways and means. exclusive
Of loans, for the paymen, Of thu interest OF
such debt OF liability as i, falls due, and also
to pay and discharge the principal Of such
debt or liability. within thirty five years from
the time Of the contracting thereof, and shall
be irrepealable un,iI the principal and The in
terest thereon shall be paid, and discharged;
but no such law shall take effect unit at a
general election it shall have been submitted
10 The people, and have received majority Of
all the vU,es cast for and against i, at such
elections; and all money raised by authority
Of such law shall be applied only 10 the spe-
elfic object therein stated. or 10 the payment Of
the debt thereby created; and sucn law shall
be published in all the newspaper in the state
for three mouths preceding the election al
which il is submitted 10 the people.
Report of the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr.. HALL. from The Committee on the Ju.
dietary made the following Report:
!. The Judicial power Of This State, both
as TO matter Of law and equity, shall be vest.
cd in Supreme and Dis,,,c, Courts and such
other inferior courts as The Legislature NAV
from time 10 time establish.
2. The supreme court shall consist of a
chief justice and three associate justices. any
two OF which shall he quorum TO hold conri.
excep, as hereinafter provided. TIE supreme
court shall have appellate jurisdiction in all
casee j" chancery, aud constitute a supreme
cour, for The correction Of errors in all cases a,
law. under such restrictions as the Legislature
th'y u'.H 'IIae 10 tlII6 prescribe.
3. The supreme court shall have power TO
issue all wits. and process that may be ner.
essary 10 do justice to parties. secure The rights
Of ci,lzens. and exercise a complete superv,s.
ing power over all inferior judicial tribu.
nails.
4. The supreme court shall hold at least
one term of said court in each year at the sea,
Of government. at such time as NAV he fixed
by law; provided the Legislature may pro-
vide for two terms in each wear.
:. The judges Of The supreme court shall,
Re conservaiors Of the peace ihroug hout the
State.
6. The district conri ehall .nnsis, of a p,e.-
ilen, Judge who shall reside in the district
tina, snail be assigned to him by law. The |
district court shall have common law and
chaucpry jurisdiction. in all civil and criminal
matters arising in the respective couniics in |
their district. as shall be prescribed by law.
The judges shall be cous-rva,ors Of the peac.
in their respective di~,ric's /; shall have power
TO issuo wits ot Injunction, ne exea,. rennh. |
leo. habeas corpus. ma"danus. pfcc-dendo |
aud cer,iorari. aud such other common law
w,i.s. as may b. necessary 10 do justice to par.
ties.
:. The Judges Of the supreme and dis,ric,
couIls chat he elected hv the joint vote Of The
Senate ard house Of representatives, and hold
Their ottice tor the term Of sin years /; which |
vote shall be viva vIce. aud entered on the
Journal VI the house Of repre- sentalivt.; Prov.
d'd that the Legislature may al their d,sr,e. |
ton pass law a"th"f,ziny tue elections cf al. |
sIir' Judges ~ tue people vi the district with.
]" which such judges are To preside.
8 There ei,a!l br rlerte,i IL each county nj
this State. one probate judge. Who shall have |
J"H>diction over wills aud administration /.
sha'i hold Office for The term of ilr years, aud |
1"'il Ills successor shall be elected aud quail.
6ed. t
>. me Judge Of probate. in the absence Of