The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-03-19
CONSTITU TUTION. \
OF THE b.-tr7ah
STAT T. OF low A.
OF THE

OF THE srg A-rr7ap
STAT T. OF low A.
WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF Iowa,
grateful to the Supreme Being for the bless
ings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dee
pendence.on Him for continuation Of those
blessings, do ordain and establish free and in
dependent government, by the name Of the
s>srArE OF Iowa, the boundaries whereof
shall be as follows: aa-e s. aa
Beginning in the middle of the main channel
of the Mississippi rivsr, at apoint due east
Of the middle Of the mouth Of the main
channel OF the Des Moines river; theHce
afup the middle OF the msih channel Of the
said Des Mcines river. TO point on said
river where the northern boundary line of
i, tie State Of Missouri. established by the
Constitution OF that Sta,c, adopted June
18th. ls20-crosscs the said middle Of the
tmrin channel cf the said Des Noises river;
thence westwardly along the said northern
boundary -lihc Of the State Aof Missouri, as
q ,saiiii.hed at the time aforesaid, VI til an
~Atension Of said line intersect the middle Of
the main channel OF the Missouri river;
thence up the middle Of the main channel
Of the SAID Missouri river to a point oppo-
site the middle of the main channel OF the
Big Sioux river, according to Nicollett's
msp; thence up the main channel OF the
i'd Rig Siorx river, according 10 said ma ?,
antil tits inierscct-d by thu. parallel of fortv-
three degrees and thirty minutes Lorth laii-
tude; thence east along said parallel Of for
ty-three degrees aud thirty minutes until
.aid parallel intersects the middle of the
elnain chanpel Of the. Mississippi river; thence
down the middle Of the main channel Of said
Mississippi river to the place Of beginning.
ARTICLE bill OF RIGHTS.
SECTION l. All mer are, by nature, free
ava equal, and have certain unalienable rights
among which are those Of enjoying and de-
Tending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing.
and protecting property, aud parsuing and OBJ
tsiniLg safety, and happiness. g@,1sg I
SEC. 2. All political poweris inherent il
the people Government is instituted for the
protection, security, and benefit OF the people,
aud they have the right at all times. to alter
or reform the same, whenever the public good
nav ,.on;r.i n ~ 0 8 90
g. q TN. c.,.-., A..emh,v ,h.,, NAB.
~ !, ! r,sn.ct,,g - .,t.h,i.bm.n, a. r.,i, ION
- :, ,n.;h;t;r. th. ,rs. sv.rcis. ,h.,eo,. NJ
.h.m..r r.,s,n \. h.-.omr.,,.d - .,,.na -,
,,,... - yyor.b;n n,v ,ithe. ,,xs, a. oth.,
,.,.. ~ h,;Id;rs !, ,ena;r;n.. n,,cs. :, wor.
,h;n . ~. maintenanee of snv m;n;.,.r. .,
s;r;.,,v 81 s''171 .ist : do =
src 4 No religion. test sb,,, ;. ,reo,;r.d
:. ..t;o, "a .,v .,t;.. a. ,,,h,,c tr,.t
"a - r.r,on =. :. d.nr;ved ~ ,nv ., ri,
-!.ht. n,;v,,.y.. - ..n.c;,;.. - d;.o,.,;ssd
from n. nerfs,u.pce q y .nv d. hi. public .,
nr;y,,. ars,.. - ,.,,der.l ineomnoe.t. 5, v;v,
.,;denc. e ,nv accort ~ law or .ou;ty n con. e
.,ou.nce Of his opinion. on,he subject Of re-
,,-;on, ~, .nv nartv - .nv ';,a,c,,, prc..ed.
-, ,h.ll have 1 the rirht 10 u.e ]. witness. 3,
~. tb. t..t;monv "a .ov other ner.on moi
.,;.ou.li6ed On account Of interest. who NAV
;. .oeriz.nt Of .nv fact material 10 the case,
,Nans,ties to suits NAV be with ..e,. /. o pro.
v;a.d bv law. -, w. 49, 81 .,.I,f.'isl,
Sc E sAnv cit;xs, Of I'm, sf,ts s~ho NAV
,.r..,t.r h. .np,ged. .;ther directly =, ,nAi.
,,etiy. II . duel. e,ther a. PRINCIPAL or .ece..
~ - h.fore the the fact. sha,l forever be de.
o,ali6ed fron holding .nv once under IN,
con,titutiou and laws or thi, state. 8aa 9a'
sxc. g.. Anlaws Of general nature shall
h.ve uuniform operation; the General, Assem-.
blv shall mot grant TO any citizen or class Of