Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-02-27

ton arising in the record of such case and the decision
of the Coart thereon
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall provide by law
for the speedy publication of the decisions of the SG
preme Court made under this Constitution; bat no Judge
shall be allowed TO report such decisions.
SEC. T. There shall be elected by the voters of the
State Clerk OF the Supreme Court who shall hold his
Office four years. and whose duties shall be prescribed by
law.
SEC s. The Circuit Courts shall each consist Of ono
Judge and shall have such civil criminal jurisdiction
as may be prescribed by law.
SEC 9. The State shall, from time TO time. he div.
ded into judicial Circuits. and Judge, for each Circuit
shall be elected by the voters thereof He shall reside
within the Circuit and shall hold his Office for the term
of six years, if he so long behave We'll
Sec TO- The General Assembly may provide by law
that the Judge of one Circuit may hold the Courts o
another Circuit in of necessity convenience
and lin of temporary inability OF any Judge from
sickness other cause to hold the Courts in his Circuit
provision may be made by law for holding such courts
SEC. H. There shall be elected in each Judicial Cir
cult by the voters thereof Prosecuting Attorney who
shall hold his Office for two years.
SEC. IL. Any Judge or Prosecuting Attorney who
shall have been convicted of corruption or other HIGH
crime, may, information in the of the State be
removed from office by the Supreme Court or in such
other manner may be prescribed by law.
SEC. l3. The Judges Of the Supreme Court and Cir
cult Courts SHALL at stated times, receive compensa-
ton, which shall be diminished during their
ance In Office.
SEC. IA. A competent number of Justices Of the
Peace shall be elected by the in each township
the several counties They shall continue in Office four
years, and their powers and duties shall be prescribed
by law.
SEC. 10. All judicial officers shall be conservators Of
the peace in their respective Jurisdictions
SEC. 16. No person elected to any judicial Office,
SHALL during the term for which he shall have been elect
ed, be eligible to any office of trust profit under the
State other than judicial Office.
SEC. IL. The General Assembly may modify, or
abolish, the Grand Jury system.
SEC. Is. All criminal prosecutions shall be carried
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the style of all process shall be The State of Indiana
SEC. 10. Tribunals of Cancellation may be establish
ed with such powers and duties shall be prescribed by
Jaw; or the powers and duties o the same may be con-
ierred upon other Courts OF justice; but such trbu-
mails other Courts when sitting such. shall have no
power render Judgment be obligatory the parties
unless they voluntary submit their matters of difference
and agree to abide the judgment Of such tribunal or
Court
SEC. 90 The General Assembly at its Grst session
after the adoption of this Constitution shall provide fer
the appointment of three Commissioners, whose duty it
shall be revise simplify and abridge the rules prac
tce pleadngs and forms of the Courts of Justice And
they shall provide Tor aboshng the distinct forms of
tion at law in use and that Justice shall be admin
isered in uniform mode Of pleading, without dstinc
ton between law and equity. And the General Assem-
bly, may Also make it the duty of said Commissioners
to reduce into systematic code the general law
of the State and said Commissioners shall report the
result of their lahors the General Assembly with such
and suggestions, to abridgement
and amendment, as to said Commissioners may seem
necessary proper. Provision shall be made by law
for filling vacancies regulating the tenure of office and
the compensation of said Commissioners.
SEC 81. Every person Of good moral character being
voter, shall be entitled to admission practice law
all Courts of justice.
ARTICLE VIII.
EDUCATION
SECTION /. Knowledge and learning generally diff
fused throughout community, being essential to the
preservation OF free government shall be the duty
of the General Assembly, encourage by all suitable
means, moral, intellectual scientific, and agricultural
Improvement and TO provide, by law, for general and
uniform system of Common Schools, wherein tuition shall
be without charge, and equally open to all.
SEC. 2 The Common School fund shall consist of the
Congressional Township fund, ant the lands belonging
thereto;
The Surplus Revenue fund;
The Saline fund and the lands belonging thereto;
The Bank Tax fund.- and the fund arising from the
hundred and fourteenth section OF the charter of the
State Bank OF Indiana;
The fund be derived from the sale of County Semi
nares and the moneys and property heretofore held for
such Semnares from the fines assessed for breaches of
the penal laws of the State; and from all foreitures
which may accrue;
All lands and other estate which shall escheat to the
State for of heirs kindred entitled the nheri
tancc:
An lands that have becn may hereafter be, grant
ed this State where special purpose expressed
the grant and the proceeds of the sales thereof nclu
ding the proceeds OF the sales ofthe Swamp Lands, grant
September 1850. after deducting the expense of select
ing and of draining the same;
Taxes on the property of corporations, that may be
assessed by the General Assembly for Common School
purposes.
SEC. 3. The principal Of the Common School fund
shall remain perpetual fund. which may be increased,
but shall be diminished; and the income thereof
shall be nvolaby appropriated to the support OF Com
mon Schools, and to no other purpose whatever
SEC A. The General Assembly shall invest in some
safe and profitable manner, all such portions of the
Common School fund, as have not heretofore been
trusted the several countless and shall make provi
sion by law for the distribution among the several
counties of the interest thereof.
SEC g. Ii any county shall fail todemand lis proper
ton of such interest for Common School purposes the
same shall be renvested for the benefit OF such county
SEC 6. The several counties shall he held liable for
the preservation of much of the said fund, may
he entrusted them, and for the payment of the annual
interest thereon.
SEC T. All trust funds held by the State shall re-
main nvloate and be faithfully and exclusively applied
to the purposes for which the trust created
SEC 8. The General Assembly shall provide for the
election by the OF the State, OF State Supern-
tendent Of Public Instruction; who shall hold his Office
for years. and whose duties and compensation shall
be prescribed by law
ARTICLE TX.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
SECTION l. Ii shall be the the duty of the General
Assembly to provide by law, for the support oi lnstu
tons for the education of the Deaf and Dumb and OF the
Blind and aso for the treatment oil the Insane
Sec g The General Assembly shall provide Houses
of Refuge for the correction anu reformation OF juvenile
offenders.
SEC g. The county boards shall have power to pro-
vide FARMS as an asylum for those persons. who by
reason of age infrmy other misfortune, may have
q claim upon the sympathies and aid of society.
ARTICLEX.
FINANCE.
SECTION /. The General Assembly shall provide, by
law, for uniform and equal rate assessment and taxa
ton ard shall prescribe such regulations shall
Just valuation for taxation of all propery both real
and personal excepting such only for municipal educa-
tiona literary scientific, religious, charitable purpo-
ses, as may he specially cxempsedhy law.
SEC. All the derived frors the sale OF any
Of the public works belonging to tie Sae and from the