Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-26

lille 10 session, aod the further cum OF
hrse doJleSs Tor every twenty miles tra''
| 10 going 70 and returning from the
lsco whore such session 10 held, BY the
'saPess travelled route; after which they
hell ssesiss sueh compensation - shsl! !
70 fixed BY Law; but NO General Assem-
'ly she'll hsss the poSer to increase the
of its own members. And
shen convened 10 extra session they shall
receive the came mileage and per diem
- 6xsd BY Law for tho reg
MAR session, and none other.
SEQ. %. No Law Of the General AZ
ssmbiy. paced ss a regular session, Ola
public nst0re, -hall take effect until the
fourth day Of july oext after the pas,
cage thereof. Lave passed Ut special
session shall take effect ninety days after
the adjournment Of the General Assembly
BY whi3h they we're passed. II the Ten
ersl Assembly shall deem any law OF i'm
mediate Importance, they may provide
that the same shsll take effect By publ
cation 10 newspapess in the State.
Sec. q. No divorce shall be granted
BY the General Assembly.
SEQ. %. No lottery shall be author.
ised BY this State; DOR shall the sale OF
tickets be allowed.
SEQ. %. Every act shall embrace but
one subject and matters properly connect
cd Herewith; which subject shali be ex.
pressed in the title. But il any subject
shall be embraced 10 an act wh,ch sna!i
not be expressed 10 the title, such act
shall be void only IS to so much thereof
a. shall not be expressed in the title.
SEQ. 80. The General Assembly shall
not pass local or special laws in the fol-
lowing cases.
For the assessment and collection OF
taxes for State, county, OF road purpo-
Sos
For laying out. opening, and working
roads or highwsys;
For changing the names Of per-
For the Incorporation Of cities and
towns !;
For vscatiog roads, town plAts, streets
alleys. or public squares:
For locating or changing county
seats.
In all the cases above enumerated, land
, in all other cases where general law car
be made applicable, all laws shall be ger
7 eral and Of unifor operation through
out the Sta 9 and no law changing Iht
boundary line OF any country shall hav.
a effect until upon b ing submitted TO thu
people Of the counties effected bv TIT
change, ut q general election, 1t shal
/ oe approved by q majority of the vote
n in each county, cast Tor and against It
Sec. 81. No extra compensation shai
u be made to any officer, public agent, o
q contractor, after the service shsll hav
q been rendered, or the contract enterc
into;nor shs!l snv money be raid on an
u claim, the .u'ject matter of whic
shall not ave been provided for by pre-
:. existing laws. and no public money o
!. property shall be appropriated for loca
. or prirate purposes, unless such appro
!. pristi"n, compensation, or claim, BE- al
II lowed BY two. thirds OF The men her
d elected to each branch Ut The Genera
. Assembly.
e SEQ. "a. Members Of tho General As
semb.y snail, before they enter upon To
,. duties OF their respective ofices, tax
!, and eubscribs the following oath or a:
l. 6rmation: ~ do solemnly swear nr aiIirl
,r as the case may beg that will suppor
,e the Constitution Of the Coited States
rr and the Constitution OF the State OF IL
re WA, and that | will faithfully discharg
IN the duties Of Senator (or Representativ
as the case may beg, according to tn
:, best Of my ability" And members O
OF the General Assembly are hereby EN-
=. powered to administer to each other th
~ oath or affirmation.
SEQ. 80. The General Assembly sba
cSose an enumeration TO be made of a
a. the white inhabitants of the State.
~ Sec. 81. The number OF Sepat !
m shall, ct the next session following eac
=. period Ut making such enumeration. 40
the ext session following euch Unite
ut States census, be fixed by law. md az
re port'oned among the several count,e.
IN according to tho number of white inhat
'tants in each.
r. Sec. IS The Senate shall not con
:, s!st Of more than fifty members. nor tn
~ House OF Representatives of mere tina
,e one hundred; and they shall be appor
toned among The ses eral counties Oh
~ representative districts of the State. nc
Re coruing to the number Of white inhab,
y tsnts 10 each, upon ratios to ,, fixed b
/" law. But no representative district shai
contain more than four organized conu
= tier, and shall be entitled to one Rene
). sentative. Every county and distric
v which sbail have a number Of inbsti
. tants equal to one half OF the ratio fxe,
. BY law, shail be entitled to one Repre
. sentative; and any one county containini
10 addition to the ratio fixed by law one
nsll OF that number, or more, she'll D,
entitled to ono additional Represents
tive. No floating district shall hereaf
!, ter be formed.
SEQ. 30. At it's first session under thi,
constitution anu 81 every eubseouen
regular session, tas General Assenbi,
7 snail Tx the 'sti0 Of representation, an,
also FORM into representative district.
tnoso counties which will not be entitled
siugly 10 Representative.
Sec. 81. When . Congressional. Seoa.
eorisl, or Representative district shall be
composed OF two or more countie,. i,
snsA not Dc entirely separated BY any
county belonging to another district: AMI
} no county shall BE- divided in FORMING n
Congressional, Senatorial, or Rsureseu.
tasivs district
Sec. 80 10 oil elections By the Gener-
o Assembly, the members thereof shall
vote viva voce: end tho votes shall be
entered on the journal.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Undsr this heea . iim,tcsi as.h.ro .uv,,,, ,,,r.
VI" 'e n'e rt.d st ten cents per line for each ms.
ton or ATTY cents per week