The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-07-11
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sshelals 70 ahe Proposed Consultation.
i 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
necessary to carry this Constitution into
effect. 4##
So. All laws now ia force, and not
inconsistent with this Constitution, shall
remain in force until they shall expire or
be repealed.
s 8. 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 offenses, 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 forfei.
lures due, or to become due, or accruing
to the State, or to any county therein, or
to the school fund, shall inure to the
State, county, or school fund, in the man
ner prescribed by law.
Sec. 5. All bonds executed to 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 secozd
Tuesday in October, in the year one thous-
and eight hundred and iifty-scven, at
which time the electors Of the State shall
elect the Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor There shall also be elected at
such election, the successors of such State
Senators As were elected at the Angus:
election, in the Jear one thousand eight
hundred 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. L. The first election for Secreta-
~, Auditor, aud Treasurer of State. At
torney General, District Judges, Mem
bcrs 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 ffty-seven, lex
ccpt the Superintendent of Public In
struction,J anl such county Ulcers as
were elected at the August election, in
the year one thousand eight hun lred ard
ffty-six, except Prosecuting Attorneys,
shall be held on tho second Tuesday OF
October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-eight; Provided, that the time for
which any District Judge or any other
State or county officer elected at the April
election in eighteen hundred and fifty.
eight, shall not extend beyond the time
fixed for filling like Offices at the October
election in the year one thousand eight
hundred and 6fty-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 eigh,
hundred aud ffty-seyen, shall be held er
the secsnd Tuesday of October, in th'
year one thousand eight hundred and fiji
ty-nine.
Sec. 0. The first regular session of th'
General Assembly shall be held in tn,
year one thousand eight hundred and fif
ty-eight. commencing on the second Mon
| day of January of said year.
Sec. 10. Senator'S elected at the Au
, gust election, in the year one thousan'
eight hundred and iiity-six, shall contin
ue in Office until the second Tuesday Q
| October, in the year one thousand eigh
hundred and ffty-ninc, at which tim
' their successors shall be elected as may b
p ,escribed by law.
! Sec. IL. Every person elected by poi
g ular vote, by vote Of the General Assem-
/ bly,, or who may hold office by Exec,
4 tive appointment, which office is contir
ued by this constitution, and every pc
!. son who shall be SO elected or appointe,
: to any such office, before the taking e
feet sf this constitution, except as in tn
r constitution otherwise provided,) sha
q continue in Office until the term for whic
+. such person has been or may be elccte
|e or appointed shall expire; but no such pc
). son shall continue in Office after the ta
r. ing effect of this constitution, for lon
" er period than the term OF such Office,
r. this constitution prescribed.
a Sec. II. The General Assembly,
n the first session under this constitutio
.. ssall district the state into eleven JUG
of cial districts, for District Court purpose
70 and shall also provide for the apportio
II ment of the members of the General A
At scmbly, in accordance with the provisio
,e Of this constitution.
Sec. 13. The foregoing constitute
,e shall be submitted to the electors Of 4
N state at the August election, in the yc
n. one thousand eight hundred and ift
0r seven, in the several election districts
this State. The ballots at such elect
4 shall be written or printed rs follow
"a Those in favor Of the Constitution.
\ /" New Constitution-Yes." Tho
No against the Constitution" New Cons
"a tution--No." The election shall be &C
he Quoted in the same manner as the gel
=. ral elections Of the State, and the pr
70 books shall be returned and canyassed
of provided in the twenty fifth chapter
or the Code; and abstracts shall be +
IF warded to the Secretary Of State, viii
all abstracts shall be eanyassed in the III;
nr provided for the canvass Of ST
be officers. And if it shall appear tina,
nd majority Of all the Yates cast at 81