Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-12-26

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and companies, with officers of CORES
Iponding titles and rank to command
them, conforming as nearly as practi-
cable to the general regulations Of the
army Of the United States.
Sec. 8. Captains and subalterns in
the militia, field officers of regiments,
brigade inspectors, brigadier generals,
and major generals, shall be elected or
appointed in such manner as shall
hereafter be provided by law.
Sec. A. The Governor shall appoint
the adjutant general and other mem
bers Of his staff. Major generals,
brigadier generals. and commanders Of
regiments and separate battalions, shall
respectively appoint their own staff
Ill staff officers may continue i'll Office
during good behavior, and shall be sub
ject to be removed by the superior Of
fcer from whom they respectively re-
ceive their appointment
See. s.. All military officers shall
he commissioned by the Governor.
Sec. 6. The militia as divided into
divisions, brigades, regiments, battal-
ions and companies, pursuant to the
laws now in force, shall remain so or
ganized until the same shall be altered,
or regulated, by the legislature.
ARTICLE XIV.
On the Rights of Married Women,
and on Exemption from forced sale.
Section |. All property real and
personal of the wife, owned by her
at the time of her marriage, and also
that acquired by her after marriage, by
gift, devise, descent or otherwise than
from her husband, shall be her separate
property. Laws shall be passed pro-
viding for the registry Of the wife's
property, and more clearly defining the
rights Of the wife thereto, as well as
TO property held by her with her hus-
band; and for carrying out the provis-
ions of this section. Where the wife
has a separate property from that of
the husband, the same shall be Liable
for the debts of the wife contracted be-
fore marriage.
Sec. 2. Forty acres of land, to be
selected by the owner thereof, or the
homestead of the family not exceeding
forty acres, which said land or home
stead shall not be included within any
city or village, and shall not exceed in
value one thousand dollars, or instead
thereof, (at the option Of the owner)
any lot or lots in any city or village,
being the homestead of family and
not exceeding in value one thousand
dollars, owned and occupied by any
resident of this state, shall not be SUBJ
iect to forced sale on execution for any
debt or debts growing out of or found
ed upon contract, either express or i'm
piled, made after the adoption Of this
Constitution. Provided, that such ex-
emption shall not affect in any manner
any mechanics or laborer's lien or any
mortgage thereon lawfully obtained,
nor shall the owner if married man,
be at liberty to ALLEVIATE such real es-
tate unless by consent of the wife.
An IICLE ~ 1.
On Eminent Domain and Property
Of the State.
Section L. The state shall have con-
current jurisdiction on the river Mis-
sissippi, and on every other river and
lake bordering on the said state so far
as the said river or lake shall form a
common boundary to the said state, and
any other state or states, territory or
territories now or hereafter to be form
ed, and bounded by the same; and the
said river Mississippi and the naviga-
Bile waters leading into the Mississippi
and st. Lawrence, and the carrying
places between the same shall be COM
mon highways and forever free as well
to the inhabitants of this state as to the
citizens of the United States without
any tax, impost or duty therefor NO
law shall be passed to take away or
abridge the rights of owners to the RI
parian soil or land under water, unless
in the same law, provision is made tor
full compensation to such riparian
owners.
Sec. 2. All lands and other proper
ty which have accrued to the Territory
of Wisconsin by grant, gift, purchase,
forfeiture, cscheat or otherwise, shall
vest in the State of Wisconsin.
Sec. 3. The people of this state, IN
their right of sovereignty, are declared
TO possess the ultimate property IN ana
to all lands within the jurisdiction OF
this state; and all lands the title to
which shall fail from a defect Of heirs,