Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-28
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ARTICLE On l. 1T A.
SECTION 1. THE militia OF this State
shall be composed of all sble-bodied white
male citizens between the ages OF eighteen
ana forty five years. except such as are or
nav hereafter be exempt b. III. laws OF the
United States, or OF this Stale, and shall be
armed, equipped, and trained, IS the Gene-
raj Assembly may provide by law.
SIC. q No person or persons eonscien'
tiousiy scrupuious of bearing arms shall be
compelled 10 do militia duty in tins of
peace; Provided, That such person or per
sons shall pay an equivalent for such ex.
emp;ions in the same manner as other ciii-
zens.
SEC. ,. All commissioned officers OF the
militia staff officers excepted shall be
elected by the persons liable Ia perform
military duty, and shall b. commissioned
by the Governor.
ARTICLE ESTATE DEBTS.
SECTION. | The Credit OF the State shall
not, III manner, be gwen or loaned TO. or
in aid Of, any INDIVIDUAL, associate n, oT
corporation and the Stale shall never as
sumo, or become responsible for, the debts
or liahiiiiiesof any Individual, associ .ion,
or corporation.
SEC. .. The State may conrac, debts
10 supply casual deficits or failures IA rev
enues, or 10 meet expenses hot otherwise
provided for; but the aggregate amount OF
such debts, direct and contingent. whetner
contracted By virtue Of enc o. moe acts of
the General Assembly, or at dikefcut peri
ods Of time, shall never exceed the sum of
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and
the money arising from The creation CT sucu
debls, shall be applet 10 the purpos. for
which 1t was o5ained, OF 10 tep4y the debts
IS contracted, and 10 no other pur pose " L
ever.
SIC. , All losses 10 the permanent,
School, or University fund OF his State,
which shah have been occasinned by the
defalcatiCn; Encouragement or fraud OF the
agents or officers controlling or managing
The same, Shall be audited by the Proper au'
thori'ies OF the Site. The amount 50 audi.
ted shall be permanent funded debt aga nst
the State, IN favor of the respective fund,
sustaining the loss, upon which not less
than SIX PEI cent, annual interest shall be
paid. The amount Of liability so created
shall not be counted as a part of he indrbi.
edness authorized BY the second section Of
this article.
SEC. !. In addition 10 tn. above limited
power 10 contract; denis, the State may con
.i''A N't'- " ieIti suppress
surIectiop, or defend the Slate in waf; ba;
The money arising from the debt. % con-
tfacted shall be applied To the purpose for
which ii was raised, or io repay such debts
and 20 no oher purpo whatever.
SEC. D. Except the debts herein before
spec fled in tn, .ttlcle, no deb, shall be
hereafter coniraciei BY; or on behalf OF
this State, H:,!ess such deb shall lie author
lAed hy some law for some single work or
object. 10 be distinctly specified therein, and
such law shalt impose IA provid- fer the
collection of ditu-'' anu al tax. suiHc ent
to pay the interest, on such d. bit. a. II fall
ne, and also 10 paw and discharge tie pm.
cipal { such debt, within twenty years
from the time of The contracting thereof;
but no sucn law shall {; k. feet until IT Il
general siec tion it stall have been submit
ted 10 lie prop'e, aud have received ma,
lori;v Of all ihe votes cast foi al agains. II
IL s.ch election; ant ali money T. lsed by
authority of such law, shal be appilel o'.iy
10 The specific Object therei.. stated. Ia
the paymeni Of III DEBT created ih-reb :;
aud such Law shall te pull s'.ed IN nj least
one ne.spapt' Ia each county, if one Is
publish j therein. throughout tir SAFE, for
three months proceeding thu election Il
wl'ch a j. submitted TO the peepl...
Ssc. u TIE Legislature Gay. 4; any
time. after the apptpv,i 81 such by tn.
people, il no Debt shlll la,,. b, ca contracts
ed 10 pursuance iaefe repeal lie :.,n !;
anG may. at aiv ;!rt io,tii hp contracting
OF any further debt. or ability. under suct
Law bat Inv tx imposed ~ such iw n
pro 10 .uc ttsb' OF Liability. whieh
mas ha'c be c utr4s'.d "a jnfsu.,ra
thr.,c5 shah remain ~ trce a.. b. i5ra