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

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| amendments Of the Constitution.
| l. II al any TINE. the General Assembly
shalt think Il necessary 70 revise or amecd
this cons,,,u,inn, they shall provide by law
Tor vote OF the people Tor OF against con-
veniion. Al the next ensuing election for
members Of the General Assembly. 10 case
a m ,jorny Of the people vote 10 favor Of q
| convention, said General Assembly shail
p ovide for 40 election of Delegates 70 a
convention. TO be held within SIX months
after the vote OF the people IN favor thereof
ARTICLE l2.
Miscellaneous.
l. The jurisdiction ofJus.,ces of the Peace
shall extend 10 all civil casss. except cases
IN chancery and cases where lhe question
oil title to any red estate may arse where
the amouni in controversy does not exceed
one hundred dollsrs, and BY the consent OF
parties may be extended to any amount no,
ex' eeding five hundred dollars
z. No new couaiy shall be laid off here
after. nor old county reduced, 10 lesr con
trnts than four hundred and thirty two
square miles.
8. The General Assembly shall not locate
any OF the public lands. which have been OF
may be granted BY Congress 10 tAis State.
and the location OF whIcb may be given 10
the General Assembly. upon lands &C tually
settled, w,honI the consent OF the occupant
exempted, shall DOT exceed three hundred
and twenty acres.
ARTICLE
Schedule. ..-.-.
l. That no inconvenience may arise from
the change OF a Territorial government TO
permanen, State government. il is declared
that all wrIls.s actions, prosecutions. con-
tracts, CLAIMS and rights. shall continue as If
NJ change had taken place in this govern.
men'; and all process which may. before
the organization Of the judicial depart
inent under this constitution, be issued
under the authority Of the Territory of Iowa.
shall be as valid as # issued 10 the name OF
the Stale.
z. All the laws now in force in this Ter
fory, which are rot repugnant 10 this con.
stI,al,on shall re main in force until they ex
pIre by their own limitations. or be altered
OF rep. aled by the General Assembly OF this
Stale
3. All fines. penalties. and fcrfeiiures, &C
cruins to the Territory oflowa. shall accrue
TO The use of the Sale.
4. All recognizances heretofore taken, or
which may hereafter be taken, before the
o'gsnizArion Of the judicial department un
der THIS constitution, shall remain valid, and
shalt pass to. and may be prosecuted IN The
name Of the Slaie. And all bonds executed
IL III. Governor of this Territory, or 10 any
other officer in his Official capacity. shall
pass over TO the Governor Of Tue State, or
other proper Site authority, and to their
successors IN Office, for the uses l5ereln res
pecnveiy expressed, and may be sued sor. !
and recovered accordingly. All criminal /
prosecutions and PENAL actions, which
have arisen, or may arise, before the organ
izalIon OF the Judicial department under
this constitution. and which shall then be
pending, may be prosecuted to judgment
and execution 10 the name Of the Stale.
D. All officers. civil and military. now
holding their Offices and appointments in
tins rtrlIory under the authority of the Uni.
ted States, or under that Of this territory shall
continue 10 hold and execute their respec-
i've offices and appointments until super.
ced@d under thus constitution.
3 The first general election under this
constitution. shall be held a, such time as
the Governor of the Territory. by proclama
lis adoption, ioi The eiecIlon Of Governor.
TWO Representatives in the Congress of The
United States. (unIess Congress shall pro
vide Tor the .Irc,'un Of one Representative.
mcmb.Is OF the General Assembly. and one
Auditor. Treasurer. and Secretary Of State. |
SAID election shall be conducted IN accord
apce with the existing election laws OF this
Territory, and said Governor. Representa-
Al IN ho( ,,,E
Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of Stale.
duly elected at SAID election. shall continue
10 dschaTg- the duties OF their respective
othces Tor the time prescribed by this con-
su,uunn, and unul their successors are
elected and qualified. The returns Of SAID
election shall be made 10 conformity 10 the
existing laws Of this Territory.
Untl! the first enumeration OF the in
habiIants oil this State. as directed nv this
Constitution, the following shall be the sp-
por,,onment Of the General Assembly:
The county OF Lee shall he emitted to two
Senators and five Representatives, The coun
~ Of Van Buren,. Two Senators and Tour
Represent atlves; the counties of Davis and
Appauoose, one Senator and one Represen
'a'lve, jointly; The counties Of Wapello and
Monroe; enc Senator jnintIy, and one Rep
resenlallve each; the counties Of Marion.
Polk. Dallas and Jasper. one Senator aad
.wo representatives, jointly; the county Of
Des MONIES. two Senators and four Repre-
sen,a'Ives; the county Of Henry, one S-na
tor aud three Representatives; The county OF
Jefferson. one Senator and three Represen- |
talIves; the cuuni,es of Louisa and WISH
ng.on. one Senator jointly, and one Repre-
sentative, each: the counties OF keokuk and
Mahaska. one Senator jointly. and one
representative each; the counties of Mus |
cstine. Johnson and Iowa one Senator and
one Representative jointly, and Musca,Ine
one Representative, and Johnson and Iowa
one Representative Jointly; the counties OF
Scott aud Clinton. one Senator jointly, and
one Representative each; the counties Of
Cedar, Linn and Benton, one Senator JOINT
~, the county Of Cedar one Representative.
and the counties Of Linn aud Benton. one
jointly; the cointies o. Jack
son and Jones, one Senator and two Repre-
seniatives; the counties OF Dubuque, Dsia
ware. Clayton, Fsyette, Buchanan and
Blackhawk, two Senators, and two Repre- !
sentat,ves jointly; and any country attached
l.. any county Tor judicial purposes. shalt
unl-ss otherwise provided for be consideIedl
as forming par, Of such county Tor election
purposes. ~
s The hrs, meeting Of the General A.