Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1846-03-07


vsnsion," &c. Ous former townsman, Gen.
v. p. Van Antwerp, chairman OF COMMITTEES
appointed fos that purpose, reported series
Of resolutions which breathe the true spis. 10
relation to Oregon, the Tariff, the Independent
Treasury, the redemption law. the benefits
10 be derived BY the people Of Iowa from the
adoption Of . State Government, &c., and
which, TO our extreme regret, We are unable,
for want of space, to give entire. We pub.
lsh the main provisions which, in the opinion
Of the meeting, should BE- adopted as part Of
our State Constitution.
Resolved, That the following provisions Tin
substance) ought, in the opinion Of this meet
ing, to be adopted az part Of the Constitution
for the future State Of Iowa, by the Conven
ton which will assemble at Iowa City on the
first Monday Of May next, to wit:
l. No religious test 10 be required as quail
i6cation for holding Office, or for any other
purpose, under any pretence whatsoever.
2. The right of suffrage 10 be made a.
krnad and nnnr sAAannivo az il 10 in airy of tho
States that now compose the Union, Except
that negroes shall never vote) and to embrace
persons not yet citizens Of the United States.
but who shall have duly declared their insen.
tions to become such, have resided in the Stale
for year thereafter, and possess the other
qualifications required of citizens.
3. All elections to be by ballot. except those
BY the Legislature. The latter 10 be viva
! voce-and the vote of each member to be en-.
tered upon the record.
4. No bank or other institution ever to be
created by the Legislature. with the power of
issuing it's own notes, or the notes Of any 9th.
er bank, public institution, or private individ.
ual; and further prohibition against the issu.
ing, by any individual or individuals, Of all
bills, checks, promissory notes or other paper,
| to circulate as money.
S. Monopo;ies. being contrary to the genius
of a free government, and dangerous to the
| rights Of the people, never to be allowed. A
| total prohibition, therefore, TO be made against
| the passage by the Legislature Of any special
| act Of incorporation, for any purpose whatso.
ever; bu, tina, body to be left to enact general
| laws under which associations may be formed
aud regulated, for literary. religious, and other
purposes-every member of such association
| being held Individually liable for all claims
! agains. the body of which he is member.
6. The election Of every officer (including
Judges Of the Supreme and Circuit Courts)
that can conveniently Be chosen by the people,
| to be given to them.
7. The credit OF the State never TO be loan
ed to any man or Sc, Of men, for any purpose
| whatsoever; and the provision against the cre-
alton off State debt enacted by the Conven-
ton which assembled at Iowa City in October
! 1914, to be substantially adopted.
8. The Legislature not to assemble oftener
than once in two years, unless called together
in the recess by the proclamation Of the Gov
| ernor; and tina, never 10 be done for light and
trivial causes. but only In cases of Drssain0
9. The per diem compensation Of members
Of the Legislature not 10 exec Cd SO per day
for the first sixty days from the commence
ment Of the session. If they continue to sit
longer than that, they shall: receive no com.
pensa,ion for it.
10. Unemployment for debt to be allowed.
IL. No divorce to be granted by the Lepis.
lature.
IL. No lottery TO be authorized, and the
sale of lottery tickets 10 Iowa to be prohibited.
Is. No law passed BY the Legislature TO
embrace more than one object, and that to be
distinctly stated in the title.
Ia. Tho duration Of all Offices not fixed by
the Constitution never 10 exceed four years.
Is. The sessions of neither house Of the
Legislature 10 be held with closed doors, o..
cspt 10 time Of war.
Is. The most liberal provision to be made
for the cause Of education-and especially for
the increase and encouragement Of common
schools.
II. Every person 10 BE- disqualified from
holding Office in Iowa, who shall have been
convicted Of having given or offered bride to
secure bic election, or appointment.
10. All civil officers TO he required to reside
within tho S,sts, and oil district OF county Of.
6csrs with their Offices Al such places therein
% may be required by law.
IS. The extension Of our Territory to the
Missouri river % the western boundary Of the
State, to be adhered so-and made Q sine qua
non to our admission into the Union.
30. And lastly. provision should be OF.
pressly made that, % true basis Of repre-.
sentation, new census Of the people shall Be
taken prior 10 the fret election under State
government; and further, that The constitution,
after having been submitted to Congress, il
altered by that body, either in regard to the
boundaries Of the State, or any other essential
particular, shall not 70 into effect unless first
ratified by the votes Of majority Of the quail.
fed electors of this Territory, at IN election
to be subsequently holden.
Tas MoRmons.-Evsryshing relating to this
strange and misguided people derives addi-
tional interest from the tact Of their being a.
bou, to start upon long and periIous jour-
ney, through the trackless wilderness, MANY
Of them simple minded creatures, from an at.
tachment to their church, and many more from
the necessity Of getting out Of the reach Of
laws which they have long been disregarding
and violating. Like Botany Bay prisoners
they may we'll exclaim: