The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-04

dent, or the presumption great.

sec. 10. Ihe writ OF habeas corpus
shall not be suspended, or refused when
application is made as required by law,
unless in case Of rebellion or Invasion
the public safety may require it,
Sec IL. The military shall be subor.
dinate to the civil power. No standing
army shall be kept up by the State in
time of peace and in time of war, nc
appropriation for standing army shall
be for a longer period than two years.
Sec. Is. No soldier shall, in time OF
peace, be 1uartcred in any house without
the consent of the owner, nor in time OF
war except in the manner prescribed by
law.
! See. 16 Treason against the State
shall consist only in levying war against
it, adhering to its enemies, or giving
them aid and comfort. No person shall
be convicted of treason unless on the
evidence of two witnesses to the same
overt act, or confession in open court.
Sec. II. Excessive bail shall not be
required; excessive fines shall not be inn
posed; and cruel and unusual punish
ments shall not be inflicted
Sec. Is. Private property shall not be
taken for public use without just COM
pensation first being made, or secured to
! be made, to the owner thereof, as soon as
the damages shall be assessed by Jury,
who shall not take into consideration any
advantages that may result to said owner
IN account Of the improvement for which
it is taken.
Sec. 10. No person shall be imprisoned
for debt in any civil action, on mcsne or
final process, unless in ease of fraud !;
and no person shall be imprisoned for a
militia fine in time of peace
Sec. 20. The people have the right
free J to assemble together to counsel for
the common good; to make known their
opinions to their representatives., and to
petition for a redress of grievances.
Sec. Il. No bill of attainder, ex post
faeto law, or law impairing the obligation
of contracts, shall ever be passed
Sec. p. Foreigners who are, or may
hereafter become, residents of this State,
shall enjoy the same rights in respect to
the possession, enjoyment, and descent OF
property, as native-born citizens.
See. % There shall be no slavery in
this State nor shall there be inyolun-
tary servitude, unless for the punish
ment of crime.
See. "a. No lease or grant Of agricul-
tural lands, resorving any rent, or service
Of any kind. shall Be- valid for longer
period than twenty years
Sec. 25. This enumeration of rights
shall not be construed to impair or deny
others retained by the people.
ARTICLE 2.--RIdHT OF SUFFRAGE.
See. l. Every white male citizen Of
the United States, of the age of twenty
one years, who shall have been resident
of this State six months next preceding
the election, and the county in which he
claims his vote, sixty days, shall be en-
titled to vote at all elections which are
now, or hereafter may be, authorized by
law.
Sec, 2. Electors shall, in all casas cx-
ccpt treason, felony, or breach Of the
peace, be privileged from arrest on the
days Of election, during their attendance
at such election, going to and returning
therefrom.
Sec. 8 No elector shall be obliged to
perform military duty on the day of elec-
tior, except in time of war, or public
danger
Sec. 4. No person in the military,
naval, or marine service Of the United
States shall be considered resident of
this State by being stationed in any gar
rison, barrack, or military, or naval place,
or station within this State.
Sec. 5. No idiot, or insane person, or
person convicted of any infamous crime.
shall be entitled to the privilege Of an
elcctor.
Sec. g. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot.
ARTICLE 3.--ON THE DISTRIBUTION
OF POWERS.
Sec. |. The powers of the government
| Of Iowa shall be divided into three sepa-
rate departments The Legislative, the
Executive, and the Judicial; and no
person charged with the exercise of
powers properly Belonging to one of these
departments shall exercise any function
apper.aining to either Of the others, cx-
cept in eases hereinafter expressly d..
reeted OF permitted.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
See. l. The Legislative authority of
this State shall be vested in a General
Assembly, which shall consist of Senate
and House of Representatives and the
style of every law shall be: /" BE il en-
acted by the General Assembly of the
State of Iowa"
See. ,. The sessions of the General
Assembly shall be biennial, and shall
commence on the second Monday in Ja-
nuary next ensuing the election Of its
members; unless the Governor of the
State shall, in the meantime, convene the
General Assembly BY proclamation.
Sec 3. The members Of the House of
Representatives shall be chosen every
second year, by the qualified electors OF
their respective districts, on the second
Tuesday in October, except the years of
tho Presidential election, when the elec-
tion shall be on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November; and their
term of Office shall commence on the first
day of January next after their election,
and continue two years, and until their
successors are elected and qualified
Sec. 4. No person shall be member
Of the House of Representatives who
shall not have attained the age Of TWEEN
ty-one years, be free white male citizen
of the United States. and shall have been
an inhabitant OF this State one year next