Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-04-18

vacancies in Office occurring before thu
expiration of full term, the person 81
elected shall hold for the residue of tht
unexpired term; and all persons appointed
to fill vacancies in Office, shall hold unit
the next general election, and until theil
successors are elected and qualified.
SEC. 7. The General Assembly shall
not locate any Of the public lands, which
have been, or may be granted by Con
gress to this State, and the location o
which may be given to the Genera
Assembly, upon lands actually settled
without the consent of the occupant
The extent of the claim of such occupant
so exempted, shall not exceed three hun
dred and twenty acres.
SEC. 8. The seat of Government is
hereby permanently established, as now
fixed by law, at the city of Desmoine, in
the county of Polk, and the State Univer-
sity at Iowa City, in the county Of
Johnson.
ARTICLE 2-SCHEDULE.
SECTION l. 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 intc
effect.
SEC. g. All laws now in force, and not
inconsistent with this Constitution, shall
remain in force until they shall expire OF
be repealed
Sec. 8. All indictments, prosecutions,
suits, pleas, plants, process, and other
proceedings pending in any of the courts,
shall be prosecuted to final judgment and
execution and all appeals, writs of error,
certiorari, and injunctions, shall be car
ried 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 punish
ment, in the same manner as they would
have been had not this Constitution been
made.
Sec. 4. All fines, penalties or forfeit
ures dive, or TO become due, or accruing
to the State, or to any county therein, or
tn the school fund. shall inure to the
State, county or school fund, in the man
ner prescribed by law.
Sec. s. All bonds executed to the State,
or to any officer in his official capacity,
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
thousand eight hundred and fifty seven,
at which time the electors of the State
shall elect the Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. 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 hundred and fiftyfour, and mem.
bers of the House of Representatives
who shall be elected in accordance with
the act of apportionment, enacted by the
seventh General Assembly of the State
Sec. 7. The first election for Secretary
Auditor, and Treasurer of State, Attorney
General, District Judges, Members 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 thousand eight
hundred and fifty seven, except the Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction, and
such county officers as were elected al
the August election, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-six,
except Prosecuting Attorneys, shall be
held on the second Tuesday in October,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight: Provided, that the time for which
any District Judge or any other Stete or
county officer elected at the April election
in 1858, shall not extend beyond the time
fixed for filling like officers at the Octo-
ber election.
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
fifty nine.
Sec 8. The first regular session Of the
General Assembly shall be held in the
year one thousand eight hundred and
fifty eight, commencing on the second
Monday of January of said year.
Sec. 10. Senator's selected at the Au-
gust election, in the year one thousand