Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-03-21
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CONSTITUTION
OF THE
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~ eho eopie vi the Clate oI Iowa,
grateful to the Supreme Being for the
blessings hitherto enjoyed, and feeling
our dependence on Him for a continu-
alton of those blessings, do ordain and
establish free and independent gov
ernment, by the name Of the STATE OF
Iowa, the boundaries whereof shall be
as follows:
Beginning in the middle of the main chan
mel of the Mississippi river, at point
due east of the middle of the mouth o
the main channel of the Des Moines
river thence up the middle of the
main channel Of the said Des Moines
river, to point on said river where
the northern boundary line of the State
et Missouri, as established by the Con-
stitution OF ,aat State, adopted June
l2th, 1890, crosses the said middle of
the main ehannal-af the, said rnqs
the sssra t..oreafe thence westeii! ".o
State of Missouri, ss .-.--a..-nse me OF ,i.e i
time aforesaid, until an extension of
said line intersects the middle of the
main channel of the said Missouri riv-
er; thence up the middle of the main
channel of the said Missouri river to a
point opposite the middle of the main
channel Of tie Big Sioux river, accord
ing TO Nieollett's map; thence up the
main channel of the said Big Sioux
river, according TO said map, until it
is interseeted by The parallel of forty
three degrees and thirty minutes north
latitude thence eas along said parallel
of forty-lhree degrees and thirty min
utos, until said parallel interscets the
middle of the main channel Of the Mis-
.sissippi river; thence down the mid
die of the main channel of said Missis-
sippi raer to the place of beginning.
ARTICLE BILL OF RIGuTs.
Sec. /. All men are, by nature, free
and equal, and have certain unalienable
rights-among which are those of en-
joying and defending life and liberty, ac-
quiring, possessing. and protecting pro-
perty, and pursuing and obtaining safety
and happiness.
SEC. 2. All political power is inherent
in the people. Government is instituted
for the protection. security. and benefit
of the people, and they have the right, al
all times, to alter or reform the same,
whenever the public good may require
it.
SEC. 3. The General Assembly shal
make no law respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting The free exer
else thereof; nor shall any person be com
PEELED to attend any place Of worship pay
tithes, taxes, or other rates, for building
or repairing places Of worship, or the
maintenance of any minister or ministry
Sec. 4. No religious test shall be re
quired as qualification for any Office ol
public trust, and no person shall be dc
priyed of any of his rights. priv ileges, ol
capacities, or disqualified from the per
formanee of any of his public or privat,
duties, or rendered incompetent to Civ,
evidence in any court Of law or equity
in consequence of his opinions on til,
subject of religion; and any party t
any Judicial proceeding shall have th
rightto use as witness, or take the les
timony Of, any other person not disauali
fed on the part of interest, who may b,
cognizant OF any fact material to the case
and parties TO suits may be Witnesses,
provided by law.
SEC. 5. Any citizen Of this State wi
may hereafter be engaged, either direc
lly or indirectly, il duel, either as pri
cipsl or accessory before thc. fart. sh,