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

IS. The seat Of Government 10 here
By permanently established, = now Axed
By law, at the City Of Des Moines, in the
county Of Polk, and ut the State Univer-
sity At Iowa City, in the county Of John
eOn.
ARTICLE IL. --ScuEDULE.
81. This Constitution shall be the
supreme law Of the State, and any law,
inconsistent Herewith shall be void
The General Assembly shall pass all laws
accessory to carry this Constitution into
effect.
81. An laws now in force, and not
inconsistent with this Constitution, shall
remain in force until they shall expire or
be repealed. .. -.
3. All indictments, prosecutions,
suits, pleas, plants, process, and other
proceedings pending in any Of the courts
shall be prosecuted to final judgement
and execution; and all appeals, writs of
error, certiorari, and injunctions, shall
be carried on in the several courts, in
the same manner as now provided BY law,
and all offenscs, misdemeanors and crimes
that may have been committed before
the taking effect of this constitution,
shall be subject to indictment, trial and
punishment, in the same manner as they
would have been had not this constitu-
tion been made.
Sec. 4. All fines, penalties, or forfci.
lures due, or to become due, or accruing
to the State, or to any county therein, OF
to the school fund, shall inure to the
State, county, or school fund, in the man.
ner prescribed by law.
Sec. s. All bonds executed 10 the
State, or to any officer in his official ca
pacity, shall remain in force and inure to
the use of those concerned.
Sec. 6. The first election under this
constitution shall be held on the second
Tuesday in October, in the year one thous.
and eight hundred and ffty-seven, at
which time the electors of the State shall
elect the Governor aud Lieutenant Gov.
ernor. There shall also be elected at
such election, the SUCCESSORS of such State
Senator's As were elected at the August
election, in the year one thousand eight
hnndred and fifty four, and members OF
the House Of Representatives, who shall
be elected in accordance with the act OF
appointment, enacted at the session of the
General Assembly which commenced on
the first Monday of December, eighteen
hundred and fifty-six.
Sec. Z. The first election for Secrcta-
~, Auditor, and Treasurer of State, At
torney General, District Judges, Mem.
bers of the Board of Education, District
Attorneys, members of Congress. and
such State officers as shall be elected at
the April election, in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty-seven, lex
cept the Superintendent Of Public In
struction,) and such county officers as
were elected at the August election, in
the year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-six, except Prosecuting Attorneys,
shall be held on the second Tuesday Of
October, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-eiglt; Provided, that the time for
which any District Judge or any other
State or county officer elected at the April
election in eighteen hundred ana fifty
eight, shall not extend beyond the TINS
fixed for filling like Offices at the October
election in the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty -eight.
Sec. 8. The first election for Judges
of the Supreme Court, and such county
officers As shall be elected at the August
election, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-seven, shall be held on
the second Tuesday of October, in the
year one thousand eight hundred and if
ty-nine.
Sec. 9. The FIRST regular session of the
General Assembly shall be held in the
year one thousand eight hundred and fif-
ty-eight, commencing on the second Mon
day Of January of said year
Sec. 10. Senators elected at the Au-
gust election, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty shall contin-
ue in Office until the second Tuesday of
October, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ffty-nine, at which time
their successors shall be elected as may be
prescribed by law
Sec. IL. Every person elected by pop
ulsr vote, by avote of the General Assem-
bly,, or who may hold Office by Exeeu-
live appointment, which Office is contin-
ued by this constitution, and every per-
son who shall be so elected or appointed,
to any such office, before the taking eff
feet Of this constitution, except as in this
constitution otherwise provided shall
continue in office until the term for which
such person has been or may be elected
or appointed shall expire; but no such per-
son shall continue in Office after the tax
ing effect Of this constitution. for a long
err period than the term of such Office, in
this constitution prescribed.
Sec. Il. The General Assembly, at
the first session under this constitution,
sSall district the state into eleven Judi
cial districts, for District Court purposes;
and shall also provide for the apportion.
ment of the members of the General AS
scmbly, in accordance with the provisions
of this constitution.
Sec. 13. The foregoing constitution
shall be submitted to the electors of the
state at the August election, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven, in the several election districts In
this State. The ballots at such election
shall be written or printed az follows
Those in favor Of the Constitution
" New Constituencies" Those
against the Constitution" New Consti-
tution--No." The election shall be con.
Quoted in the same manner as the gene
raj elections of the State, and the poll
books shall be returned and canvassed as