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

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city into separate county when it has at
tanned population Of twenty thousand in
habitants, without reference to geographical
county in which such city may be situated,
voting thereon, shall be in favor of separate
organization.
Sec. 3. Laws may be passed providing
for the organization, for municipal and other
town purposes, of any Congressional or frac-
ional townships in the several counties in
the State, provided that when township is
divided by county lines, or does not contain
one hundred inhabitants, it may be attached
to one or more adjoining townships or parts
of townships, for the purposes aforesaid.
Sec. a. Provision shall be made by law
for the election of such County or Township
officers as may be necessary.
Sec. s. Any County and Township organ
ization shall have such powers of local taxa
ton as may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn from
any County o. Township treasury except by
authority Of law.
ARTICLE TWELFTH
OF the Militia.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty of the Leg
islative Assembly to pass such laws for the
organization, dcipine and service of the Mi
litia of the State, as may be deemed neces-
sary.
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH. d.
impeachment and Ren,ora1 from Office.
Section l. The Governor Secretary of
State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Gene
and the Judges of the Supreme and District
Courts, may be impeached for corrupt con-
duct in Office, or for crimes and misdemean-
ors but judgment in such cases shall not
extend further than to removal from Office
and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Of
flee of honor, trust or profit, in this State
The party convicted thereof shall nevertheless
be liable and subject to indictment, trial,
Judgment and punishment, according to law.
Sec. 2. The Legislature of this State may
provide for the removal of inferior officers
from office, for mal(easance or nonfeasance in
the performance of their duties.
Sec. 3. No officer shall exercise the duties
OF his office after he shall have been impeach
ed and before his acquittal.
Sec. 4. On the trial of an impeachment
against the Governor, the Lieutenant Gov
ernOr shall not act az member of the Court.
Sec. 5. No person shall be tried on inn
peachment before he shall have been served
with copy thereof at least twenty days pre-
NlOuS>tO tne Oay SET LOT TRIAL.
ARTICLE FOURTEENTH.
amendments to tie Constitution.
Sec. l. Whenever majority of both Houses
of the Legislature shall deem it necessary to
alter or amend this Constitution, they mag pro-
pose such alterations or amendments which
proposed amendments shall be published with
the laws which have been passed at the same
session, and said amendments shall be submit
ted to the people for their approval or rejec-
tion and if it shall appear in a manner to be
provided by law, that a majority of the voters
present and voting shall have ratified such al
terations or amendments, the same shall be valid
to all intents and purposes, as part of this
| Constitution. If two or more alterations or
amendments shall be submitted at the same
time, it shall be SO regulated that the voters
shall vote for or against each separately.
Sec. 2. Whenever twO-thirds of the members
elected to each branch of the Legislature shall
think it necessary to call Convention to re-
wise this Constitution, they shall recommend
to the electors to vote: at the next election for
members of the Legislature, for or against a
CONVENTION ; and if a majority of all the elec-
tors voting at said election, shall have voted
| for Convention, the Legislature shall. at their
| next session provide by law for calling the
same. The Convention shall consist of as many
members as the House of Representatives, who
shall be chosen in the same manner, and shall
meet Wl!nin tnfce mOnLnS aItet Lnelr cleCtlOn
for the purpose aforesaid.
ARTICLE FIFTEENTH.
Miscellaneous Subjects
| Sec l. The seat of Government of the State
shall he at the City of st. Paul, but the Legis-
lature at their first, or any future Session. may
provide by law for change of the seat of gov
ernment by vote of the people, or may locate
the same upon the land granted by Congress
for seat of Government to the State !; and in
the event of the seat of Government being re-
moved from the City of st. Paul to any other
place in the state, the Capitol building and
grounds shall be dedicated to an Institution for
the promotion of science, literature and the
arts to be organized by the Legislature of the
State. and of which institution the Minnesota
Historical Society shall always be a depart
ment
Sec, 2. Persons residing on Indian lands
within the State. shall enjoy all. the rights and
privileges of citizens as though they lived in
any portion OF the State, and shall be subject
| to taxation.
Sec. g. The Legislature shall provide for a
uniform oath or affirmation to be administered
at elections, and no person shall be compelled
to take any other or different form of oath to
| entite him to vote.
Sec. T. There shall be a seal Of the State,
which shall be kept by the Secretary of State,
and be used by him officially, and shall be called
the Great Seal Of the State of Minnesota, and
shall be attached to all official acts OF the Gov
ernOr, (his signature to acts and resolves OF the
Legislature excepted) requiring authorization.
The Legislature shall provide for an apprOprl-
ate device and motto for said seal.
Sec 5. The Territorial prison as located
under existing laws, shall, after the adoption
of the Constitution be and remain one OF the
State Prisons of the State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE SIXTEENTH.
schedule.
Sec. I. That no inconvenience may arise by
reason of a change from a Territorial to perm
anent State Government, it is declared that all
rights, actions prosecutions. judgments, claims
and contracts, as we'll of individual as of bod
! les corporate shall continue as il no change
had taken place ; and all process which may
be issued under the authority of the Territory
of Minnesota previous to its admission into
the union of the United States. shall be as val
id a. if issued in the name Of the State,
Sec. 2. All laws now in force in the Terri
| tory of Minnesota not repugnant to this Con-
stitution. shall remain in force until they expire
by their own limitation. or be altered or re-
pealed by the Legislature.
Sec. 3. All fines. penalties or forfeitnres
/ accruing to the Territory of Minnesota, shall
| inure to the State.
| Sec. 4. All recognzances heretofore taken.
or which may be taken before the change from
Territorial to permanent State Gov
erument shall remain valid. and shall
pass to, and may be prosecuted in the name
| of the State and all bonds executed to the
Governor of the Territory, or to any other
officer or court in his or their official capacity,
shall pass to the Governor or State authori-
ty and their succes in Office for the uses
therein respectively expressed. and may De De
sued for and recovered accordingly ana all
the estate Of property, real. personal: OF
mixed, and all judgments. bonds, speclailues'
chooses in action, and claims and debts OF wna'-
ever description of the Territory OF Minnesota
shall inure to and vest in the state OF MIN
nesota and may be sued for and recovered IN IN
the same manner and to the same extent py
been by the Territory of Minnesota. All
criminal PROSECUTIONS and penal actions which
NAV have arisen or which may arise before the
ch:noe from Territorial to state govern
ment and which shall then be pending. shall
he prosecuted to judgment and execution in
the name of the state. All offences committed
AGAINST the laws of the Territory of Minnesota
before the change from territorial to state
government and which shall not be prosecuted
before such change, may be prosecuted in the
name and by the authority Of the state of Min
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