The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-06-13

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SEC. II
and District
general electiS(
each Judge shall
of January next, an
SIC. II. The Gen
provide, by law, for .
torney General by the
of Office shall be two yss
successor % elected.
SEC. Is. The qualified
judicial district shall, at the til
Of District Judge, elect Distr
who shall be q resident of the
which he is elected, and shall hol
for the term of four years, and un
csssor shall have been elected and
SEC. ID. 1t shall be the duty Of Il
eral Assembly to provide for the C!
into effect of this article, and to PROV
a general system of practice in
Courts of this State.
ARTICLE vI.-NILIrIA.
SEC. 1. The militia of this Stat
be composed Of all able-bQdied VIII
citizens between the ages of eight
forty-fve years, except such ~ are
hereafter be exempt by the laws of
ted States, or Of this State, and
armed, equipped, and trained as thd
al Assembly may provide by law.
SEC. 2. No person or persons
tiously scrupulous of bearing arm
compelled to do militia duty
peace: Provided, That such PEI
sons shall pay an squivalenffo IA
tion in the same manner as other
Sec. 3. all commissioned oaica
militia, (staf officers excepted,
elected BY thA Apersons liableto perfoI
itary duty, asd shall be eoss.pi. 90
the Governor. NJ
ARTICLE v1I.-sTArs pslsA
SEC. I. The creditof the Stat hall !
in any manner, be given or loan 10, orI
aid Of, any individual, sssosiat yl1or G
poration; and the State shall @etf assu
or become responsible I'm, II Sdebt,
liabilities Of any indiyidaal, AZ atioJ
corporation. "a "a
SIC. 2. The st;ns.may eltraet ~
to supply casual deicit$ oe lures in3 3ev-
snues; or to meet expenses oth wise
provided for; but the agsre4t ameant ol
such debts, direct and conti9dnt. fhethet
contracted by virtue Of one x9bre acts o.
the General Assembly, or ayaiterent peri,
DDS Of time, shall never exyed the sum o.
two hundred and fifty thouYhd dollars; an,
the money arising.froin thfreation OF s'.c'
debts, shall be applied toffhe parpose =
which it was obtained, or p repay the DEBT
so contracted, and to % other purpos
SEC. 3. All losses is the perraancr
School or University fbAd OF this STAY
which shall have been oSq5aioned ~ the
fllcation, mismAnagenSHt or frand OF
agents or officers coDtto ling and man'
the same, shall be audited BY the q
authorities of the St,te. The am9 Int
audited shallbe permanent fun2 ed de
against the Skite, in favor OF the especti
faod, sustaihing the loss, upon which n
less than six per cent. annual 81 kerest sh
be paid. TIE amount of liabili 4 SO Great
shall not beEounsed as q part /6f the indel
sdpcss authtrized by the 81 ond secsion
ms ssc. s.''s.s 1. In addition he above limit
power to cSntract debt The State may &C
iract debts to repel easiou, suppress
surrecion, or detaa6 the State in war; b
,l.e money arisf from the debts SO contr.
led shall ie d bGed to the purpose
which it WINS rai5ed, or to repay such deb
and to no other purpose whatever.
SEC. 5. Except the debts herein befc
specified in this article, no debt shall he,
.fter be contracted by, or on behalf of Il
State, unless such debts shall be authoriz
by some law for some single work or obje
70 be distinctly specified therein; and su
law shallfinpose and provide for the cole
ton Of a direct annual tax, sufficient to p
the interest on such debt, within twer
years from the time of the contracting thel
Of; bur DO such law shall take effect until
a general election it shall have been subm
ted to the people, and have received m
jori'y of all the votes cast for and agar
it at such election; and all money raised
authority of such law, shall be applied OF
to the specific object therein stated, or
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