Mariposa Democrat., 1857-10-22
Oregon Constitutional Convention.

The Oregon Constitutional Convention adjourned on
Friday the 18th September, having framed State
Constitution to be submitted to the people for adop
ton or rejection on the sth November next
The schedule provides that each elector who offers to
vote upon this Constitution shall be asked by the judi
ges of election this question Do you vote for the
Constitution, yes nol and also this question: Do
you vote for Slavery in Oregon yes or nof and also
this question Do you vote for free negroes in Oregon
yes or nog and in the poll books shall be coums head
ed respectively Constitution yes" Constitution no.
Slavery yes" Slavery no." Free negroes yes"
Free negroes no." And the names of the electors
shall be entered in the pollbooks together with their
answers TO the said questions under their appropriate
heads The abstracts of the votes transmitted to the
Secretary of the Territory shall be publicly opened and
canvassed by the Governor and Secretary or by either
Of them in the absence of the oher and the Governor
or in his absence the Secretary shall forthwith issue
his proclamation and publish the same in the several
newspapers printed in this State declaring the result
of the said election upon each of said questions.
If this Constitution shall be accepted by the electors
and majority of all the votes given for and against
Slavery shall be given for Slavery then the following
section shall be added to the Bill of Rights and shall
held as Slaves in any State Territory or District of the
United States under the laws thereof may be brought
into this State and such Slaves and their descendants
may be held Slaves within this State and shall not
be emancipaed without the consent of their owners"
And if a majority Of such votes shall be given against
Slavery then the foregoing section shall not, but the
following section shall be added to the Bill of Rights,
and shall be part of this Constitution There shall
be neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude in this
State otherwise than punishment for crime where
of the party shall have been duly convicted" And if
a majority of all the votes given for and against free
negroes shall be given against free negroes the follow
ing section shall he added to the Bill of Rights and
shall be part of this Constitution SEC.- No free
negro mulatto not residing in this State at the time
Of this Constitution, shall come, reside or be within
this State hold any real estate, make any con-
tracts, maintain any suit therein and the Legisla-
tive Assembly shall provide by penal laws for the re-
mova by public officers, of all such negroes and mulat
toes and for their eectua exclusion from this State,
and for the punishment of persons who shall bring
them into the State, employ harbor them therein
"The Governor, Secretary, and Treasurer shall re-
ceive salary of 81 500 per annum The Judge of the
Supreme Court shall receive salary of 81 900 per
mum.
"No Chnaman, not resident of the State at the
adoption of this constitution shall hold any real
estate or mining claim, or work any mining claim
therein. The legislative assembly shall provide by
law in the most eectua manner for carrying out the
above provision"