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

of the Court thereon
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall provide by law,
for the speedy publication of the decisions of the Su.
premc Court made under this Constitution but 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 and whose duties shall be prescribed by
law.
SEC s. The Circuit Courts shall each consist of one
Judge, and shall have such civil and criminal jurisdiction
as may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 9. The State shall, from time time, he dvi-
ded into judicial Circuits: and Judge for each Circuit
shall be elected by the thereof He shall reside
within the Circuit and shall hold his office for the term
OF six years, If he so long behave well.
SEC. TO- The General Assembly may provide by law,
that the Judge of Circuit may hold the Courts OF
another Circuit, in Of necessity convenience ;
and, in of temporary inability OF any Judge from
sickness other cause hold the Courts his Circuit
provision may be made by law for holding such courts
SEC. IL. There shall be elected, in each Judicial Cir
cult, by the thereof Prosecuting Attorney, who
shall hold his Office for two years.
i SEC. H. Any Judge or Prosecuting Attorney, who
shall have been convicted of corruption other high
crime may, information in the of the State be
removed from Office by the Supreme Court, in such
other manner may be prescribed by law.
SEC. 13 The Judges of the Supreme Court and Cir
cult Courts SHALL at stated times receive compensa-
on which shall be diminished during their contnu-
ance in office
SEC. IA. competent number of Justices Of the
Peace shall be elected by the voters in each township in
the several counties They shall continue in office feur
SEC I5 All judicial officer. shall be conserv,tors of
the peace in their respective Jurisdictions.
i SEC. 16 No person elected to any judicial office,
SHALL during the for which he shall have been elect
ed be eligible to any office of trust profit, under the
State other than judicial Office.
SEC. II. The General Assembly may modify, or
abolish, the Grand Jury system.
SEC Is. All criminal prosecutions shall be carried
on in the name and by the authority of the State and
the style of all process shall be The State of Indiana
Gr- -.of lo4so L. .ol.l. l..l
ed with such powers and duties shall be prescribed by
law the powers and duties of the may be
lferred upon other Courts of justice; but such trbu-
nails other Courts when sitting such shall have no
power to render judgment to be obligatory the parties
unless they voluntary submit their matters OF difference
and agree abide the judgment Of such tribunal
Court.
SEC 20. The General Assembly, at its first session
after the adoption of this Constitution shall provide for
the appointment of three Commissioners whose duty it
shall be to revise simplify and abridge the rules prac
tice pleadnGs and forms of the Courts of ustice And
they shall provide Tor abolishing the distinct forms Of
ton law use; and that Justice shall be admiu
istered in uniform mode Of pleading, without distinc
tion between law and equity. And the General Assem-
bly, also, make it the duty OF said Commissioners
to reduce into systematic CODE the general statute law
of the State; and said Commissioners shall report the
result of their abors the General Assembly with such
recommendations and suggestions, to abridgement
and amendment, to said Commissioners may seem
necessary proper. Provision shall be made by law,
for filling vacancies, regulating the tenure of Office, and
SEC 81 Every person OF good moral cha racter being
voter, shall be entitled to admission practice law in
all Courts OF justice
ARTICLE VIII.
EDUCATION.
SECTION l. 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
improvements 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, end the lands belonging
thereto;
l 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 so 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 the
State for Of heirs kindred entitled to the nhe
tance;
All lands that have been may hereafter be, grant
ed this State where special purpose is expressed
in the grant, and the proceeds of the sales thereof nc
ding the proceeds the sales of the Swamp Lands grant
ed to the State of Indiana by the of Congress of 2Sh
September, 1885, after deductng the expense OF select
| ing and of draining the same
! Taxes the property of corporations that may be
assessed by the General Assembly for Common School
purposes.
! SEC g. 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 nvioaby appropriated to the support of CON-
mon Schools and to other purpose whatever.
| SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall invest, in some
safe and profitable manner, all such portions oil the
4 Common School fund, have heretofore been
trusted to the several counties; and shall make prov
sion by law for the distribution, among the several
counties of the interest thereof.
SEC 5. III any county shall fail to demand its proper
ton Of such interest for Common School purposes, the
shall be renyesed for the benefit of such county
SEC. 6. The several counties shall be held liable for
the preservation OF so much oil the said iund, as may
be entrusted them and for the payment OF the annual
! interest thereon.
SEC Z. All trust funds, held by the State shall re-
main nvloate and be faithfully and exclusively applied
| to the nurposes for which the trust was created
/ SEC. s. The General Assembly shall provide for the
election by the voters Of the State of State Supern-
endent Of Public Instruction. who shall hold his Office
for two years and whose duties and compensation shall
be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE TX.
STATE INSTITUTIONS.
SECTION /. Ii shall be the the duty of the General
Assembly to provides by law for the support oil nsttu-
tons for the education OF the Deaf and Dumb and oil the
Blind and also, for the treatment Of the Insane.
! SEC. q The General Assembly shall provide Houses
of Refuge for the correction and reformation OF Juvenile
! offenders.
SEC. g. The county boards shall have power to pro-
vide farms, as asylum for those persons. who, by
of age nfrmity, other misfortune, may have
a claim upon the sympathes and aid Of society
4 ARTICLE X.
i FINANCE.
SECTION l.. The General Assembly shall provide, by
law, for uniform and equal assessment and taxa
ton and shall prescribe such regulations as shall secure
Just valuation for taxation of all property, both real
and personal excepting such only FOR municipal educa-
tiona literary scientific, rel gous, charitable purpo
ses. may be specially exempted hy law
SEC. All the revenues derived from the sale OF any
of the public works belonging the State and from the
net annual income thereof and any surplus that may at