New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
COMMUNISH At NAUVOO.
PROJECT OF A REVISION OF THE ICARIo
CONSTITUTION


CONSTITUTION,
Submitted 20 TIE General Assembly By the FosnSer u 4.
Colony.
The Icsrsn Constitution shall be modified IN IL
followD manner:
ART. ]. The President Of the Icarian Commas,
.lsN be- elected i,r four ycsr.
ART. ii. There shall be a Vice President, H. -,
be- erected 10y the General Assembly. II. .b.n -
elected a; the same time and for TIE same tenn AZ ~
President
Vice-Presidcnt shall succeed him in Office f,r n. -
raipcer Cf the four years not expired In the s,r,
rose the Vie President shall take the title Of psS.
and the Assembly Il all elect Yice-Pre.ien, for Is,
remainder Of the four year.
Arr. ". The sovereignty shall continue TO helms
e. the Community. The General Assembly shall Goa
tinur 20 make the laws.
ART. V. None but the President shall Be en.r,s.as
with the superior Direction, the General Admnistatn,
and the Execution Of the laws.
ART. VI He shall make the regulations for the puA
lie Administration.
ART. VII Every citizen shall continue to have Ia
night to propose projects OF law.
Arr. VII. Every citizen shall have the rch. .,
demand d at regulations for pubic administration
made by tie President be wholly or partially submit.
ted To tie rat tcaton of the General Assembly beor,
thew can become a law.
ART. IX. Tb,- President -hal have the right 70 IA
maid in the frst ten days of new law, that The ssus
h. Adjourned for * months after which il can Ne =,
ART. Y The General Assembly shall have tie rsy
10 ordain in answer, by majority of the two this
the INN ediate execution.
ART. XI The Pre- sident shall appoint al the mn.
bers of the Gerance or Administration, nder the ,ts
Of General Directors; all the onda Y officers IA
agents and committees be will Judge nee ssary, la
Director of the Colony IN Iowa; the Directors o. Aa
nil Sc of the farms, factories, and generally al 10
dirt ctors or admins ratOrs who have m nras0ce "a
the finances of the Community. All shall be TeSpOGS
1 IN, hin, and the l,ts.aral Assembly
ART. XII. Tie appointment of the members Of TIA
Administration and the Dlrectorot the Colony in low,
shall be subject to the ratification OF the Geneal A.
semby by majority OF two thirds.
Arr. XIlI. The President shall have the power "a
remove them from office.
ART. XIV. The General Assembly shai have eou,n~
the power to demand, by a majority oi twotairds,
that they he removed.
Arr. XV. The Directors of the ordinary work shops
shall continue 70 be elected by the workshops, with
tie ratification of the President.
ART XVI. The President shall be responsible and
subject to the judgment of the Society At the eXpIraoa
OF bis Office. All operations Of Importance shall b
stated by writing and mace public
! ART. XVII The Constitution and BY laws shall COZ
tiuue 10 be in force all points which neither COZ
/ trsry nor Incompatible with these presents.
Arr XVIII. The original Constitution shall again b,
IN force after four years provided the General Assembly
DO NJ decide otherwise On motion, made In I'D
month p'oceoing tue expiration of the four years.
/ Nduroo. January -, 1885. CABEr.
Let eyrry BODY peruse well this project. | maniat
that il is as 1eral and democratic the Constitution
| of the United States Of America.
Imaintan that it is more democratic than the Amer
lean Constitution, because having only one Legislative
and sovereign body the IcaIian Social OrgenizatiO,
excluding individual property slavery, opuIence an.
misery, (which are the of conuptoR and all .h'
! citizens being equal in everything and brothers.
even maintain no Constitution Earth to be rsdi
| cally popular and democratic.