Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-02-28

10 embrace. persons, not yet citij.,.,.1
y. s.; but who shall have dulv az. AZ
their intentions to become SUCH Ma. ~la'
sided IN the State for a wear ,h ave
and possess the other qualification. ,suied
ed OF citizens. feqair{
8. All elections TO be By ballot !.
those by the Legislature. Tn .scepe
be viva voce-and the vote Of each ''sf
Der to be entered upon the reco,S 1 nen~
4. No Bank or other in.,itm;o.
be created BY the Legislature. 's ny sset !,
power Of issuing either its own r ~,.a "
the notes Of any other Bank. nnh,;s ~ 81
tuition or private individual; and ! INST.
prohibition against the ISSUING h., .of'aer
dividual or individuals, Of all I'm! yy IN.
Pron'ssory notes or other paper, 70 a c;es'
late as money. c'Fcu.
| s. Monopolies, being contrarv !, !,
genius OF free government y, % hs
gerous to the rights Of The -'' la. aah'
never to be allowed. A total proh ihopls'
therefore, to be made against ihs aO'''on'
BY the Legislature of any special ~ v's ss
corporation, for any purpose 49, ~ o. IN
but that body to be left 10 en.o. a'soeser;
laws under which associations nav i l. "a
med and regulated, for literary, rsl = '0s'
and other purposes-every member afs"as
association being held indi,idpslJ, v r saeN
;or al claims against the body Of which I \!
/ e TIL, :.
.. Inc election Of every officer (inc,u.|
ding Judges Of the Supreme and tg "e,u
Couris) that can conveniently be- .ha'
by The people, 10 be given to them a
Z. The credit of the State never n !.
loaned to any man or set Of men. for .u'
purpose whatsoever; and the provision
gainst the creation Of State debt en,c,.a
BY the Convention which assemnl.d :.
Iowa City in October 1914, to be subs,.
TALLY adopted.
8. The Legislature not to assembl, If
ner than once in two years, unles, c,l.a
together in the recess BY the procla,n,,;aa
of the Governor; and that never 70 be An.
for light and trivial causes, but onlv n
cases of pressing emergency.
8. The per diem compensation of man
bers of the Legislature not to exceed "a
per day Tor the first sixty days from 4.
commencement Of the session. If thew
continue TO sit longer than that, thew ,hal
receive no compensation for it.
10. No imprisonment for debt to be Al.
lowed.
II, No divorce to be granted BY III.
Legislature.
II. No lottery 10 be authorized. and IN.
sale Of lottery tickets in Iowa 10 be pro-
hibited
ID. No law passed BY the Legislature.
to embrace more than one object, and that
to be distinctly stated in the title.
IA. The duration Of all offices not fixed
by the constitution never to exceed fourI
years.
10. The sessions of neither house of the
Legislature to be held with closed doors.
except in time of war.
l6. The most liberal provision 10 se!
made for the cause Of education and Is.
pecially for The increase and encourage.
ment of common schools.
eli. Every person to disqaaliiiel fnn|
halling office in Iowa, who shall have BEEN
con- j, tednf having given or offered bibe|
to secure his election, or appointment.
Is. All civil officers TO be required to
reside within the State, and all district Of
county officers with their Offices ii such|
places therein as may be required BY law,
~. The extension of our Territory Id
the Missouri river as the western bounl
dairy Of the State to be adhered to-and
made sine qua non to our admission into
the Union.
20. And lastly, provision should be ex-
pressiy made that, as true basis Of rep-
resentation, new census of the people,
shall be taken prior to the first election
under State government; and further,
that the constitution, after having been sub
mitted to Congress, il altered BY that body |
either in regard TO the boundaries Of iheI
State, or any other essential particular, i
shall not go into effect unless FIRST ratified
by the votes Of majority Of the qualified
electors Of this Territory, at an election TO |
be subsequently holden.
A motion Of Col. Copp that The resolu-
lions be adopted, having, on molion Of C.
Negns, ESQ.,, been SO amended as to include
The first ninteen resolutions, was unani-
mously adopted by the meeting.
Thereupon, on motion Of Mr.. Negus,
The 10th resolution was considered BY sec
lions, and the first three sections were sep
arately and unanimously adopted. The
ath section (relatiye 10 banks having been
again read, Mr.. Negus moved 10 amend
The same, by adding thereto the words
sunless bill 10 charter Bank shall first
have been passed by the votes 81 two thirds
81 the members Of the Legislature, and az
forwards be submitted TO the people for
their confirmation or rejection" On this
notion q spirited and protraeted debate
arose, in which Messrs. Negus, Shuttle
on, @. Acheson, Van Antwerp, Lyons and
GfsG participated. Messfs. Nsg.:s md
Acheson sustaining the motion, and Messrs.
Van Antwerp, Lyons and Grot
opposing il; whereupon, motion Of M.
Lyons that the proposed amendment OF Mr..
Negus be rejected by the meeting, was
dopted with but three dissenting votes;
nd the 4th section, IS reported by ibs
ommittee; was adopted by the same vote;
nd the remaining sections from The BIB 10
ne 2uth, both inclusive, were then, on no
on, adopted, in mass, BY he same vots,
wit; Ayes not counied-Nays three.
On notion Of G. F. Alden, il was IMAM
nously Resolved That the first blank III the
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