Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-06

and practice pleadngs forms, and proceedings both cvi
and criminal Of the courts OF this State. And they
shall provide for the abolition OF the distinct forms OF
ton at law in and that Justice may be admin
siered in uniform mode Of pleading without reference
TO any distinction between law and equity. And TIL
General Assembly may also make it the duty Of said
commissioners to reduce systematic CODE the gen
eral law Of this State; and said commissioners shall
from time to Time report the result OF their labors to
the General Assembly with such recommendations and
suggestions as to abridgement and amendments TO
said commissioners may seem necessary. Provision
shall be made by law, for filing vacancies, regulating
the tenure OF Office and the compensation OF said com
missioners.
SEC. = The General Assembly shall not pass any 10.
cal special laws any of the following enumerated
cases, that is to say:
Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices oil
the peace and constables.
For the punishment OF crimes and misdemeanors.
Regulating the practice at law and in chancery.
Providing for granting divorces and changing the ven
ne IN civil and criminal cases.
Changing the names of persons.
For laying out, openIng working on and repairing
highways, and the election appointment OF supervi-
sors
vacating roads, plats, Streets alleys, and pub
lie squares
Summonng and empanneling grand and petit juries,
and providing for their payment.
Regulating county and township buiness.
Regulating the election o. county and township OH
GERS, and their compensation.
For the assessment and collection OF for State
county, township road purposes.
Providing for maintaining common schools or the pre-
seryation of school funds.
In relation to fees or salaries.
In relation to interest on money.
Providing for opening and conducting elections for
State, county, township officers and where electors
may vote.
Providing for the sale of real estate by executors ad
illustrators guardians.
For the creation of private interpretations
For the incorporation of colleges, seminaries, schools
churches, religious, scientific, benevolent societies.
Providing for the incorporation eff railroad plankroad
turnpikeroad, canal, and bridge companies.
In relation TO municipal corporations such congress
siona townships, school districts cities, borougl1s
towns, and villages.
And all laws all such shall be general and Of
uniform operation throughout the State.
And IN all other cases where a general law can he
made applicable, local special law shall ever be
passed.
And every statute shall be public law unless other
wise declared in the statute.
SEC. =. Nonegro muatto shall come into or settle
in this State after the adoption of this Constitution
Sec =. All contracts made with negroes or muat.
toes coming into this State contrary the provision Of
the first section of this Article, shall be void; and all
persons who shall employ otherwise encourage such
negroes or mulattoes remain in this State shall be
fined in any less than than five hun
dred dollars.
SEC =. All fines which may be collected for a viola
ton of any of the sections OF this article of any law
hereafter passed by the Legislature for the purpose o
carving the provisions oil this article, shall be APP
proprated and set apart for the colonization OF such
oroes and muatoes in this State and may be
willing emigrate.
SEC = The. General Assembly shall pass laws I,
carry the provisions OF the foregoing sections OF th
article
SEC. =. This article shall be submitted to separate
of the people in this form exclusion and COLOMBIA
ton Of negroes and mulattoes, AYE or noF