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

be elected by join. vote 81 both branches Of
me tieneral Assembly, and shall hold their
courts - sOch time and place az the General
Assembly may direct, and hold their Offices
Tor SIX years, and until their successors are
elecsed and qualified. and shall be inehei-
bic losany other Office during The Term for
which lhry may Be elected The Supreme
Cour, ebail have appellate jurisdiction only
all cares N chancery. and shall consl,-
ute court for the cosrpclion Of errors a.
law, under such restF.ciions as the General
Assembly may by law prescribe. The Su
preme Cour, shall have ruwer TO issue all
wri's and process ~ cessary 10 do justice 10
parties, and exercise q supervisory cDuifoI
over all inferior Judicial tribunals. and The
Judges oil the Supreme Court shall be cun
sefvalors OF the pedce throughout the State
a. Tne Distinct C0Urt shall consist Of a
Ju' ge who shall be elecieh by The qualified
voters Of the district in winch be resides III
the township ell ctIon, and hold his Office
iOr the term 81 five years. and until his sue
c-ssor Is duly elected and quai,6ed. aud
snail be ,De!,g BILE 10 any o,h-r Office during
the trIm for wh,cr he may be elected. The
''i>,r'ct Cont shall ne court oi law and
quay, and have jurisdiction in all civil ana
Ct, n,,nai matters arising in their respective
districts, in such manner as snail be pre-
stnbed by law The Judges Of the Distr,c,
rUris shall he consrrvatyrs Of the peace ~
III. If respective districts. The frs, session
VI The G-neral Assembly shall divide the
lar INT 4. Il ,E,rOy, ks.s
creased rs The exiyencrs require.
S The qualified vo,-rs OF each county,
shall At the general eleciion. elect one Pros
ecuiing Attorney and one Clerk OF the DIS
irIcl Couri, who shall be residents therein
aud wno shall hold their several offices for
the Term OF NV" years and until their sue
ces>ors are elected and qualified.
6 The Il, II OF all process snail be '.The
State Of lows" aud ali prosecutions shall
he Conducted 10 the name and by the au
ih0ray Of tic same.
ARTICLE.
Militia.
|. The Mililia OF tbs State shall be com
po led Of all able bodied white male c,t,zrns
between The ages Of eighteen and forty five
years, eAcepi such as are or may hereafter
b. exempt by the laws Of the UnHed States
or OF this State. and shall be armed, equip
Ell, aud trained. as the General Assembly
may provide by law.
2 No person or persons conscientiously
scrUpulous OF bearing arms. shall be com
PEELED 10 do mil,na duty in tine OF peace;
provided, ,ha, such person or persons shall
pay an rquivai.n' TO- such exemption in the
same manner as other ciiizsns.
y A n a ~
tia TSraf officers excepted, shall be elected
by iae p.rsous liable to perform military
dnU, aud snail be commissioned by the
Governor.
ARTICLE 8.
Stale Debts.
/. The General Assembly shall not in
sny manner rreare any debt or de"ts, iiabIl-
ny or l,abI!rlles, which shall s.ney or in
the aggregate. with any previous debts or
llab,l It's, exceed the sum OF one hundred
thousand dollars, except IN case of war, 10
repri INVASION. or suppress insurteclion, I'm
less the same shall BE- authorized by some
Jaw tor some single Object, or work IL be
distinctly sp. CITED therein, which law shall
provide WAYS and m. ans, exclusive OF loans
for The payment %! the Inleres, Of such beoi
or labiluy as it falls Cue, aud also 10 pay
. nd u..>chsr2p The p.ncIp pal Of such debt or
habtIu, VIVA twenty years from The time
OF the con,Iac..ag tE~reoi. and shall be me-
pea able un,ii the ,rinc.ral and the interest
thereon ,hall be- paid and discharged; ou'
NJ such law shall take effect uu,i al a gen
-ral election u shall have been suhmiued TO
10 the people, and have received majority
OF all The votes cast fur aud against il al
st.. al apI Ill cd tv
rny Of such law, shell De applied only
TO The specific object therein stated. or 10 the
psyn-H OF the debt thereby created. and
such law shall he pubished la al least on-
crwspaiter IN each judicial district. IT one
IS published therein. throughout the Sat-.
Tor three months preceding thu election al
" hlch 1t Is submitted to The people.
ARTICLE 9
Interpretations.
|. No corporate Dudy shall hereafter be
created. renewed, or extended VITA the
privilege OF making. ISSUING. or putting IL
circula ion. any bill. check, ticket. Certificate,
rTumissori note. or Other Taper. or the Ia
.,st OF any bank, !. circulate AS money. The
General As ematy OF this State shall pro
H. bt. by law. any person or persons, asso
t'atIOn. company or corpora,'on, from tx
ih- privileges OF banking. or crea.
ting paper 70 circulate as money
Corporations shall no, be created in
this Si"'e by spectral laws. excep' for point
,cal or municipal purposes; but the General
Assembly shall provide. by general laws.
iurIhe organ,z ,ion OF all other corporatInns,
except Corporations with banking privileges.
tpe creation Of which is prohibited. Th-
s'o,kn. dtts shall, be subject 10 such IIabiI
hes aud restrictions as shall br pr v,ded BY
law TIE Sa3e shall not. directly or ind,-
II city. be come s,oekho!ter IN any corpor-
pOfation.
ARTICLE 10.
Education and School Lqnds.
! T.e Geue, al Assembly shall provide
Tor the election. ny the people. Of super
in'endent Of Public Instruction. who shall
hold his office for three wears and whose
du'I.s sh II b. pr, serlbsd by law, and who
shall receive such compensation as the Gen
eral Assembly may duect
z. The General A, sembly shall! eucour-
age by ali suitable means, the promotion o!
intellectual. scientific. moral and sgricuIiur
al Improvement. The proceeds Of all lands
that have be-n or hereafter may lie granted
oy tie Uniled States 10 this Safe. for the