The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05

State of Wisconsin until the sauie intei seo.s .
the ST. Iouis river thence down the SAID
river to and through Lake Superior, on the
boundary line of Wisconsin and Michigan,
nnt;I # intersccts the dividing line between
tho limited States and British Possessions
thence up Pigeon river, and following said di-
yiding line to the place of beginning.
Sec. q The State of Minnesota shall
have concurrent jurisdiction on the Mississippi
and all other rivers and waters bordering
on the said State of Minnesota, so far as the
same shall form common boundary to said
State, and any other State or States now or
hereafter to be formed by the same and
said river and waters, and navgable waters
leading into the same, shall be common high
ways, and forever free, as well to the inhabi-
tants of said State as to other citizens OF the
United States, without any tax, duty, impost
or toll therefor.
Sec. 8. The propositions contained in the
act of Congress entitled "An Act to authorize
thSpeople of the Territory of Minnesota to
form Constitution and State government
preparatory to their admission into the
Union on an equal footing with the origina:
States" are hereby accepted, ratified, and
confirmed, and shall remain irrevocable
without the consent of the United States /;
and it is hereby ordained that this State shall
never interfere with the primary disposal OF
the soil within the same, by the United
States, or with any regulation Congress may
find necessary for securing the title to said
soil to bona fide purchasers thereof; and no
tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to
the United States, and in no case shall nom
resident prOprietors be taxed higher than
residents.
ARTICLE THIRD.
Distribution of the Po,cers of Government.
Section l. The powers of the government
shall be divided into three distinct Depart
ments, the Legislative, Executive and Judicial;
and no person or persons belonging to or con-
stitutiDg one of these Departments, shall ex-
ercise any of the powers properly belonging
to either of the Others, except in the instan
ces expressly provided in this Constitution.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
Legislature Department.
Section 1. The Legislature of the State
shall consist of Senate and House of Repre-
Government of the State, at such times as
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. The number of members who COM
pose the Senate and House of Representa-
tives shall be prescribed by law, but the rep
resentation in the Serate shall never exceed
one member for every five thousand inhabi-
tants, and in the House of Representatives
one member for every two thousand inhabi-
tants. The representation in both Houses
shall be apportioned equally throughout the
different sections of the State, in proportion
to the population thereof, exclusive of In
dians not taxable under the provisions of
law.
Sec. 3. Each House shall be the Judge of
the election returns, and eligibility of its own
members; a majority ofeach shall constitute
a quorum to transact business, but smaller
number may adjourn from day to day, and
compel the attendance of absent members in
such manner and under such penalties as it
may provide.
Sec. Each House may determine the
rules of its proceedings, sit upon its own ad-
journment, punish its members for disorderlv
and with the concurrence Of two-
thirds, expel member, but no member shall
be expelled q second time for the same Of
fence.
Sec. $. The House of Representatives
shall elect it's presiding officer, and the Sem
ate and House of Representatives shall elect
such other officers as may be provided by
law; they shall keep Journals of their pro
ceedings, and from time to time publish the
same, and the yeas and nays, when taken on
any question, shall be entered on such Jour
mails.
Sec. 6. Neither House shall, during Ses-
sion of the Legislature, adjourn for more than
three days, (Sundays excepted,) nor to any
a. L
eS shall be assembled, without the consent Of
the other House.
Sec. Z. The compensation of Senators
and Representatives shall be three dollars per
diem during the first Session, but may after
wards be prescribed by law. But no increase
Of compensation shall be prescribed which
shall take effect during the period for which
the members of the existing House of Repre-
may have been elected.
Sec. 8. The members of each House shall
in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach
of the peace, be privileged from arrest during
the Session of their respective Houses, and
in going to or returning from the same. For
any speech or debate in either House they
shall not be questioned in any other place.
Sec. 9. No Senator or Representative
shall, during the time for which he is elected,
hold any office under the authority of the
United States, or the State of Minnesota, ex-
cept that OF Postmaster and no Senator or
Representative shall hold an office under the
State, which had been created, or the emolu-
ments of which had been increased during the
Session of the Legislature of which he was
member, until one year after the expiration
of his term Of office in the Legislature.
Sec 10. All Bills for raising a revenue
shall originate in the House of Representa-
tives, but the Senate may propose and con-
cur with amendments, as on other Bills.
Sec. IL. Every Bill which shall have passed
the Senate and House of Representatives, in
conformity to the rules of each House and
the Joint Rules of the two Houses shall, be-
lore it becomes law, be presented to the
Governor of the State. If he approve, he
shall sign and deposit it in the office of Sec
retary of State for preservation, and notify
the House where it originated of the fact
But if not he shall return it with his obiec-
tions to the House in which it shall have orr
ginated, when such objections shall be entered
at large on the Journal of tie same, and the
House shall proceed to reconsider the Bill
ii, after such reconsideration, wothirds of
that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it
shall be sent, together with the objections, to
the other House, by which it shall likewise be
reconsidered, and if it be approved by two.
thirds of that House, it shall become law
But in all such cases the votes of both Hous-
es e; shall be determined by yeas and nays, and
.ne u, names OF the persons voting for or against
'he b,I! shall be entered on the Journal of
eacn House respectively. If anv Bill shall
not De returned by the Governor within three
Gays Sundays excepted) after it shall have
oeen presented to him, the same shall be
law In like manner as if he had signed # nm
less the Legislature, by adjournment within
that time, prevent its return, in which case T.
shall not be a law. The Governor NAV an
prove, sign, and file in the Office of the Secree-
tary of State, within three days after the ad
j ,urnment of the Legislature, any act passed
during the three last days of the session. and
the same shall become law.
Sec. IL. No money shall be appropriated
except by bill. Every order, resolution or
vote requiring the concurrence of the two
Houses, Except such as relate to the bust
ness or adjournment of the same,) shall be
presented to the Governor for his signature
and b fore the same shall take effect, shall
be approved by him, or being returned by
him with his objections, shall be repassed by
two-thirds of the members of the two Hou
ses, according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in case of bill. S'a f-'of' h's i's
Sec. i3. the style of all iaws7 of this
State shall be: "Be it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Minnesota" Nc