Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-08-28
Texas.

From all accounts, il would that the Texan
Convention is progressing rapidly with the business
before It, 1t Is thought that the members will get
through with every thing by the middle of this month";
August. The seat of Government, it is said, will
probably be continued at Austin for the next four
five years.
The various committees in the Convention at Aus
tin have reported the different provisions for Con-
stituton of the State of Texas and these published
at length in the Civilian of the Both ult. We give
some of the more interesting articles and sections
they appear In that paper, promising that the editor
thinks that various alterations will be made in many
of them before the final passage.
The following articles from the " Bill of Rights "
may not be undressing:
Sd. No religious test shall ever be required a
qualification to any Office of public trust under this
State.
18th No bill ofattander, er post tacto law or any
law mpairing the obligation of contracts, shall be
made, vested rights be Invested, unless for pur
poses of public utility, and for adequate compensa-
ton previously made.
18th. No person shall ever be imprisoned for debt.
10th. Perpetulties monopolies are contrary to
the genius Of free Government and shall never be
allowed; shall the law of primogeniture or en-
tailment ever be in force in this State.
In the Executive Department" the LIST section
says that +" The Supreme Executive power Of this
State shall be vested in Chief Magistrate who shall
be STYLED Governor of the State of Texas"
SEC. 4. The Governor shall hold his office for the
term of four years from the time Of his installation,
and until his successor shall be duly qualified but
shall not be eligible for than four years in any
term Of eight years. he shall be at least thirty years
of age shall be native citizen of the United States,
or citizen of the State of Texas at the time of the
adoption of this Constitution.
The 9th section OF that part of the Constitution
having reference to the Judiciary" department of
the State is as follows:
The Government shall nominate, and by and with
the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senate
shall appoint the Judges of the Supreme and District
Courts.
The editor of the CiUilian is of the opinion that
this section will become law, thus taking the eec-
ton of the Judges from the hands of the people.
The LIST section of the " Legislative Department "
provides that every free white male citizen of the
United States, who shall have resided In Texas one
year preceding election, and the last six months
in the country OF town in which he offers to vote,
shall be qualified elector. Indians not taxed, and
Africans and descendants of Africans excepted"
No minister of the gospel or priest shall bea men,
Der of the General Assembly.
The first election to be held the first Monday
and the following day in November, 1916. and he
election shall be held the days in November
every two years thereafter.
We have given many Of the features of the
Constitution of the State find room for
the entire document would occupy some four or FIVE
columns of our paper. The Civilian says that " it
appears to be understood that majority of the
bers of the Convention are in favor Of inserting
clause in the Constitution to prevent banks"