The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-09-27

the usual pfovisions, one must swear that, since
the adoplon OF the constitution, he has not fought
duel within or without the State; accept
ed challenge. nor any way aided or assisted any
person thus offending.
And all who shall offend, (by fighting duel, nc
ceptng challenge, &c,,) after the adoption Of the
constitution, shall he deprived Of holding amy office
OF trust or profit
In all elections by the people, The vote is to be by
ballot, I'LL the legislature otherwise direct IN cleo
tons by the Senate House, Except Of their own
ofhcers,) the vote shall lie ripa
No member Of Congress, nor person holding Of
flee under the United States, either of them,
foreign power, is eligible to the legislature, or can
hold Office under the State.
The laws are to be revised FIVE years after the
adoption Of the constitution, and pubished; and the
same repeated every ten years thereafter
No lottery Gun be authorized by the State and the
buying and selling Of all tickets is prohibited.
No divorce can be granted by the legislature. All
property both real and personal of the wife, owned
or claimed by her before marriage, and that ac.
quired afterwards by gift, devise, descent shall be
her separate property; and lave shall be passed
more clearly defining the rights of the wife, in rela-
ton as well 10 her separate property, that held IN
common with her husband. Laws shall also be
passed providing for the registration Of the wifes
separate property.
All claims, locations, surveys, grants, and titles
to land, which are declared null and void by the
CoHbutuuoH OF the TepuuilC OF texas, are anu inc
same shall remain forever, null and void.
No corporate body shall be created, renewed, or
extended, with banking or discounting privileges.
No private corporation shall be created, unless the
bill creating it shall be passed by twothirds of both
houses of the legislature; and two thirds of the le-
glslature shall have power to revoke and repeal all
private corporations, by making compensation for
The franchise. And the State shall not be part own
er of the stock or property belonging to any corpo-
ration.
The legislature shall prohibit, by law, individuals
from issuing bills, checks, promissory notes, or
other paper, to circulate as money.
Most ample provisions are made for education,
but have room to enter further upon the con-
sttntion to-day.
The vote upon the adoption of the constitution is
to he rita poee. Should il appear from the returns
to have been adopted, the President, on before
the second Monday in November next, is to issue
his proclamation, directing and requiring elections
to be holden the third Monday in December next,
for the Office of governor lieutenant governor, and
members Of the Senate and House of Representa-
tivcs of the State legislature in accordance with the
superintendent of representation directed by the
sltutionl
Upon receiving intelligence of the acceptance of
the constitution by the United States Congress, the
President is to convene the State legislature, when
the votes for governor and lieutenant governor &c
are TO be counted, and the persons elected at in
stalled
The legislature shall proceed as early as practical
BILE to elect senators to represent the State in the
Senate Of the United States and also provide for the
election Of representatives to the Congress of the
United States.
The President Of Texas, Immediately after the in
auguraton of the governor, TO deliver to him all
the records public money, documents, archives, and
public property of every description whatsoever,
under the control of the executive branch of the gov
ernment and the governor shall dispose Of the same
in such manner as the Legislature may direct.
The first general election for governor lieutenant
governor and members Of the legislature, after the
organization Of the government, shall take place on
the first Monday in November, 1847, and shall be
held biennially thereafter, on the first Monday in
November, until otherwise provided by the egisIa-
turc; and the governor and lieutenant governor elect
ed in December next shall hold their Offices until the
installation in Office Of the governor and lieutenant
governor to be elected in the year l647.