Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1846-06-17

0A0 cSuCA uuN uu0ou0 Pasu1bssSnentS biSaSl
not bcsinfIicted.
Is. Private property ahall not Be Ia
ken for public use without just compensa-
ton. i
IS. No person shall be imprisoned for
debt in any civil action on rnesne Of final
process, unless in cases Of fraud; and nc
person shall be imprisoned for . militia
fine in time of peace.
20. The people have the right freely
to assemble together to consul for the com.
mon good, to make known their opinions
10 their representatives, and to petition
for redress Of grievances.
p. Noibill Of a,tainder, ex post facto
law, or law impairing the obligation Of con.
tracts shall ever be'passed.
%. Foreigners who are, or who may
hereafter become residents Of this State,
shall enjoy the same rights, in respect to
the possession, enjoyment, and descent Of
property, az native born citizens.
20. Neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, unless for the punishment o.
crimes, shall ever b tolerated in thi.
State.
"a. This enumeration Of rights shall
not be construed oimpair or deny others
retained BY the people.
ARTICLE 3.
Right Of Suffrage.
/. Every white male citizen of the
United States. Of the age OF twenty lone
years, who shall have been resident 81
the State six months next preceding the
election, and 1.-THE county in which he claims
his vote twenty days. shall be entitled IL
vote at all elections which are now OF
hereafter may be authorized by law.
2. Electors shall, in all cases except
treason, felony, or breach Of the peace. be
privileged from arrest on the days of cleo
ton, during their attendance al such cleo
ticn, going TO, and returning thereirom
8. No elector shall be obliged 10 per.
form militia duty on the day Of election,
except in time Of war, or public Danger.
4. No person in the military, naval or
marine service Of the United States, shall!
be considered resident OF this State by
being stationed in any garrison, barrsck,
or military u naval place or station with.
in this state.
5. No idiot, or insane person, or per-
sons convicted Of any Infamous crime,
shall be entitled 70 the privileges Of an
elector. .
6. All elections by the people, shall be
by ballot.
ARTICLE 4.
OF the Distribution Of Porers.
!. The powers OF the government Of
Iowa shall be divided into three separate
departments; the legislative, the execu-
tive, and Judicial; and no person charged
with the exercise Of powers properly be-
longing to one of these departments, shall
exercise any function apperiaining to eth
er OF the others, except in the cases here
matter expressly directed or permitted.
Legislative Department.
l. The Legislative authority Of this
State shall be vested in Senate and
House Of Representatives, which shall be
designated the Genrsl Assembly Of the
State Of Iowa, and the style of their laws
shall commence in the following manner !:
" Be il enacted by the General Assembly
Of the State OF Iowa"
2. The sessions ofthe General Assem-.
bly, shall be biennial, and shall commence
on the first Monday Of December next
ensuing the election of it's members un-
less the Governor Of the State shall, in
the interim, convene the General Assem-
bly, b, proclamation.
3. Tie members OF The House Of Rep
resenta,iyes shall be chosen every second
year, by the qualified electors Of their re-
spec,ive districts, on the first Monday in
August, whose term Of office shall comin-
ne two years from the day Of the general
election.
a. No person shall be member Of
the House of Representative who shall
not have attained the age Of twenty one
years; be free white male citizen Of the
United States, and have been an inhabi-
tant of this State or Territory one year
next preceding his election; and at the
time Of his election, have an actual resi-
dence Of thirty days in the county or dis
'rict he may be chosen to represent.
5. Senators shall be chosen for the
term Of four years, at the same time and
place az representatives, they shall be
twenty five years Of age, and possess the
qualifications of representatives as TO res
iderce and citizenship.
Tha uu,nher IF Ceoatore etal1 moi
be less than one third nor more than one
half the representative body. and at the
first session of the General Assembly az
Ter this Constitution takes effect, the Sem
ators shall be divided by lot, as equally as
may be, into two classes; the seats of the
Senators Of the first class shall be vacated
at the expiration If the second year, so
that one half shall be chosen every two
years.
I. When the number of Senators is in
creased they shall be annexed by lot to
one ofthe two classes, so as to keep them
as nearly equal in number as practicable.
g.. E,ch house shall choose its own
officers and Judge Of the qualification, cleo
ZION, and return Of is own members. A
contested election shall be determined in
such manner as shall be directed by law.
8. A majority Of each house shall con-
stitute quorum to do business, but small
Ter number may adjourn from day 10 day,
and may compel the attendance Of absent
members in such manner and under such
nanalties as Zach Eonso may DYoviIo