Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-06


tered in any house, without the of the owner
nor in time war; but in manner to be prescribed by
law.
SEC. s5. The General Assembly shall not grant any
title of nobility, confer hereditary distinctions.
SEC. SO. Emigration from the State shall not be pro-
hibited.
SEC. 81 There shall be neither slavery invoun-
tary servde within the State otherwise than for the
punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been
duly convicted No indenture Of any Negro Muatto,
made and executed OF the bounds OF the State shall
be valid within the State.
ARTICLE III.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.
SECTION |. All elections shall be free and equal
SEC. ?. In all elections not otherwise provided for
by this Constitution, every white male citizen of the
United States of the age of twentyone years and up
wards who shall have resided in the State during the
six months Immediately preceding such election: and
every white male of foreign brth Of the age of twenty
one years and upwards, who shall have resided in the
United States year, and shall have resided in this
State during the six months Immediately preceding noh
election and shall have declared his intention to become
citizen of the United States coniormaby to the laws
Ofthe United States the subject Of naturalization
shall be entitled to vote, in the township precinct
where he may reside.
SEC. 3. No soldier seaman, or marine, in the army
navy o the United Sates of their allies shall be
deemed to have acquired residence in the State, in
consequence Of having been stationed within the same
nor shall any such SOLDIER seaman, marine, have the
right to vote
SEC A. No person shall be deemed to have lost his
on business of this State of the United States.
SEC. .. No Negro or Mulatto shall have the right Of
sulfragel
SEC g. Every person shall be disqualified from hold.
ing Office, during the for which he may have been
elected who shall have given offered bribe, threat,
or reward, to procure his election.
SEC Z. Every person who shall give or accept a
challenge fight duel, who shall knowingly carry
to another person such challenge or who shall agree to
20 Of the State fight duel shall be ineligible
any office Of trust profit.
Sec 8. The General Assembly shall have power to
deprive Of the right of suffrage and render inelig
Bile, any person convicted Of an infamous crime.
SEC. g. No person holding a lucrative Office ap-
pointment under the United States under this State
shall be eligible a seat in the General Assembly;
shall any person hold than lucrative office
the time except in this Constitution expressly
permit ed Prorided that offices in the militia which
there attached annual salary and the office of Dep
Postmaster where the compensation does not ex-
ceed ninety dollars per annum shall not be deemed lu
crative: And prorded, also, that countless containing
less than thousand polls may confer the office Of
Clerk Recorder, and Auditor, any OF said Offices
upon the same person.
SEC. 10. No person who may hereafter be a collector
holder OF public moneys, shall he eligible to any
Office OF trust profit until he shall have accounted for
and paid according to law, all for which he
NAV be liable.
SEC H. In all cases in which it is provided, that an
office shall not be filed by the person. than
certain number of years continuously appointment
pro tempore shall not be reckoned part of that
SEC. -. In all cases, except treason, felony and
breach OF the peace, electors shall be free from
in going To elections, during their attendance there and
in returning from the same
SEC. 13. All elections by the People shall be by bal
lot; and all elections by the General Assembly, or by
either branch thereof, shall be rira uOce.
SEC. IA. All general elections shall be held the
second Tuesday in October.
ARTICLE III.
Distribution POWERS.
SECTION |. The powers of the Government, div
dcd into three separate departments the Legislative,
,l,a
Judicial; and person, charged with official duties
der of these departments shall exercise any of the
functions of another except as in this Constitution
pressly provided.
LEGISLATIVE.
SECTION L. The Legislative authority of the State
shall be vested in General Assembly, which shall
sIst OF Senate and House of Representatives. The
style of every law shall be- " Be enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Indiana and no law shall
be enacted, except by BILL
SEC. 2. The Senate shall not exceed fifty, nor the
House OF Representatives hundred members; and
they shall be chosen by the electors of the respective
counties Districts into which the State may from time
to time. be divided.
SEC g. Senators shall be elected for the term Of four
years and Representatives for the Of years.
from the day after their general election: Proriaed
hoerer that the Senators elect the second meeting
Of the General Assembly under this Constitution shall
be divided, by lot, equal classes nearly
may be and the of Senators of the first class shall
be vacated the expiration Of two years, and of those
of the second class the expiration of four years. so
that half nearly possible shall be chosen ben-
nally, forever thereafter And in of increase in the
number of Senator's they shall be annexed by lot
the other of the two classes, to keep them
nearly equal as practicable.
SEC A. The General Assembly shall, at its second
session after the adoption of this Constitution and every
sixth year thereafter enumeration to be made,
OF all the white male inhabitants the age Of twenty
one years
SEC s. The number of Senators and Representatives
shall, the session following each period Of making
such enumeration be fixed by law, and apportioned
among the several counes according the number OF
white male inhabitants above twenty-one years OF age,
in each Proridef that the first and second elections OF
members of the General Assembly, under this Consttu-
ton shall be according the apportonment last made
by the General Assembly, before the adoption of this
Constitution.
SEC g. A Senatorial or Representative district
where than county shall constitute a district
shall be composed Of contiguous counties; and no
county, for Senatorial apportionment, shall ever be
divided
SEC. T. No person shall be a Senator or a Represen-
tave who at the time of his election not citizen
Of the United States any who has been for
years next preceding his election, nhabifant o
this State and for year preceding his election
an inkabant of the county district whence he may
be chosen. Senators shall he at least twenty-five
Representatives at least twenty-one, years OF age
SEC. 8. Senators and Representatives in all case.
except treason felony and breach Of the peace shall be
privileged from arrest during the session of the Genera
Assembly and in going to and returning from the same
and shall not be subject any civil process, during the
session Of the General Assembly nor daring the teel
days next before the commencement thereof For any
speech debate in either House, member shall not b
questioned in any other place.
SEC 9. The sessions Of tho General Assembly shall
be held bennally at the capital Of the State,
ing the Thursday next after the first Monday OF Jan
nary in the year thousand eight hundred and fifty
three and the day Of every second year there
after unless different day place shall have been ap
pointed by law. But M in the opinion of the Governor
the public welfare shall require It, he may at any time
by proclamation, call special session.
SEC. 10. Each House, when assembled, shall choos
its officers, (he President Of the Senate excepted,
Judge the elections qualifications and returns Of It's