Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-09-09

Minnesota Couvoutio0.
We have the St. Paul Pioneer OF
the 30th. Both Conventions adjourn
ed sine die, on the day previous. They
agreed upon one Constitution, the
members OF each body signing separate
copies Of the same instrument, The
Constitution 10 in oil material things Il
most Transcript Of that Of this State.
The provisions on the right Of suffrage
are - follows:
ARTICLE SEvENTH-E2sctiye FraR.
chise.
SECTION l. Every male person ofthc
age Of twenty-one years or upwards,
belonging to either Of the shove Glasses,
who shall have resided in the United
States one year, and in this State for
four months next preceding any cleo.
ton district of which he shall at the
time have been for ten days resident,
for all officers that now are, or hereat-
ter may be, elective by the people.
lst. White citizens of the United
States.
I'd. White persons Of foreign birth,
who shall have declared their intention
to become citizens conformabIy to the
laws Of the United States upon the
subject Of naturalization.
Sd. Persons Of mixed white and In
dian blood, who have adopted the Gus.
toms and habits of civilization.
4th. Persons Of Indian blood resid-
ing in this State, who have adopted
the language. customs and habits Of
civilization, after an examination before
the District Court Of the State, in such
manner as may he provided by law,
and shall have been pronounced by
said court capable ofcnjoying the rights
Of citizenship within the State.
SEC. 2. Nopcrson not belonging to
one Of the classes specified in the pre-
ccding section, no person who has been
convicted Of treason or felony, unless
restored TO civil rights, and no person
under guardianship, or who may be
non con,pos mentis or insane, shall be
entitled or permitted to vote at any
election in this State.
SEC. 3 For the purpose ofvoting, no
person shall be deemed to have lost a
residence by reason of his absence
while employed in the service of the
United States, nor while engaged up
on the waters OF this State, or of the
United States; nor while a student of
any seminary of learning; nor while
kept at any alms'housc or other asy.
lum; nor while confined in any public
prison.
SEC. 1. No soldier, seaman or mar
inc, in the army or navy of the United
States, shall be deemed a resident of
this State in consequence OF being sta
toned within the same.
SEC. 5. During the day on which
any election shall DC held, no person
shall be arrested by virtue Of any civil
process.
SEC. q. All elections shall be by
ballot, except for such town officers as
may be directed by law, to be other
wise chosen.
SEC. Z. Every person who, by the
provision of this article shall be entitled
to vote at any election, shall DO eligible
to any Office which now is, or hereafter
shall be, elective by the people in the
district wherein he shall have resided
thirty days previous to such election;
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, or the Constitution and
Laws Of the United States.
The Bill of Rights is almost identic-
al with that of llinois-thc provisions
inserted at first by the Republicans
about "ail men being free and equal"
DC, being omitted.
The Constitution is to be voted up
on "For" or against" on the 18th day
Of October next, on which day the peo'
Pile will also vote for three members Of
the House Of Representatives Of the
United States, Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Supreme and District Judges,
members Of the Legislature, and other
officers designated in the Constitution.
The Legislature will consist OF 81
Senators, and so Representatives, the
apportionmcnt Of which we published
some days ago. Both parties having
thus united on the same Constitution,
there is no doubt Of its ratiiication.-
No proposition is submitted to admit
negroes to the right of suffrage.