Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-30

undSr In cq6Daisdaiopsh.ll remain valid |
and xhall pasp TO, md may be prosecuted
in dc names ~ he State. And all bonds
executelft 10 ~ Governor " this Terrific
ry, or to say other officer in his official ca
pacity, shall pass over to the Governor Of
the State, or other proper State authority.
and to their successors in Office, for the
uses therein respectively expressed, and
may be sued for, and recovered according
ly. All criminal prosecutions and pensl
actions, Which have arisen, or may arise,
before the organization Of The judicial de-
partnent under this constitution and which
shall then be pending, may be prosecuted
to judgment and execution in the name Of
the Slate. $3.50
5. All officers, civil and military, now
holding their offices and appointments in
this Territory under the authority Of the
United States, or under the authority Of
this Territory, shall continue 10 hold and
execute their respective Offices and APP
pointmcnts until superseded under this
constitution.
6. The first general election under this
constitution, shall be held at such time as
the Governor of the Territory, by procla.
nation, may appoint, within three months
after lis adoption, for the election Of a
Governor two Representatives in the
Congress Of the United States, (unlcss
Congress shall provide for the election of
one Representative, members Of the Gen.
eral Assembly, and one Auditor, Treas
urer, and Secretary Of State. Said cleo.
ton shall be conducted in accordance with
the existing election laws Of this Terrific
ny, and said Governor, Representative in
the Congress Of the United States, Audi
tor, Treasurer, and Secretary Of State,
duly elected at said election, shall continue
to discharge the duties Of their respective
Offices for the time prescribed by this con-
stitution, and until their successors are
elected and qualified. The returns Of
said election shall be made in conformity
to the existing laws Of this Territory.
Z. Until the first enumeration Of the in
habitan,s of this State as directed BY this
constitution, the following shall be the APP
portionmant of the General Assembly:
The county OF Lee shall be entitled 10
two Senators and five Representatives;
The county Of Van Buren,, two Sena-
tors and four representatives;
The counties Of Davis and Appanoose,
one Senator and one Representative, joint
~;
The counties Of Wapello and Monroe,
one Senator jointly, and one Representa-
tive each; =
The counties Of Marion, Polk, Dallas
and Jasper, one Senator and two Repre-
sentatives, jointly;
The county Of Des Moines, two Sena-
tors and four Representative s;
The county Of Henry, one Senator and
three Representatives.;
The county of Jefferson. one Senator
and three Representatives;
The counties Of Louisa and Washington,
one Senator jointly, and one Representa-
tive each;
The counties of Keokuk and Mahaska,
one Senator jointly, aud one Representa-
tive each;
The counties of Muscatine, Johnson
and Iowa one Senator aud one Represent
alive jointly, and Muscaiine one Repre-
sentative, and johnson and Iowa one Rep
resenta,ive jointly;
The counties of Scott and Clinton, one
Senator jointly, and one Representative
each;
The counties Of Cedar, Linn and Ben
ton, one Senator jointly, the county ol
Cedar one Representative, and the coun-
ties Of Linn and Benton, one Representa-
tive jointly;
The COUNTIES of Jackson and Jones, one
Senator and two Representatives; s.@f
The counties of Dubuque, Delaware,
Clayton, Fayette, Buchanan and Black
hawk, two Senators, and two Representa-
tives jointly;
/ And any country attached to any county
for judicial purposes, shall, unless other
wise provided for, be considered as form
ing part Of such county for election pur-
poses.
8. The first meeting Of the General As
sembly under this constitution shall be al
such time as the Governor Of the Terrific
~ may. by proclamation, appoint, within
four months after its ratification by the
people, at Iowa City, in johnson county,
which place shall be the Seat Of Govern
ment, Of the State Of Iowa, until removed
by law.
Done in Convention, at Iowa City, this
18th day Of May, in ths year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
forty-siv and Of the Independence Of the
United States Of America the SEVENTEEN,
In Testimony Whereof, We have hereun-
to subscribed our names:
| ENOS LOWE, President.
Thomas Dihble, Josiah Kent,
Erastus Hoskins, George Berry,
David Galand, Socrates II. Tryon,
Sullifand S. Ross, William Hubbell.
Shepherd Letter, Stewart Goodrich,
Curtis Bates, Alvin Saunders,
William G.. Coop, Sylvester G. Matson
John Ronaltls, s. A. Bissell,
S. B. Shelledsy, John Correy,
David Olmsted. William Steele,
Joseph H. Hedrick, John ]. Selman,
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