The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-03-26

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General by the people, whose term of Office
shall be two years, and until his successor is
elected. ..
SEC. 13. The qualified electors of each IN
dicial district shall, at the time of election of
District Judge, elect District Attorney, who
shall be a resident of the district for which he
is elected, and shall hold his office for the
term of four years, and until his successor shall
have been elected and qualified.
SEC. II. II shall be the duty of the Gcner.
al Assembly TO provide for the tarrying into ef.
feet Of this article, and to provide for general
system of practice in all the Courts Of this
State
ARTICLE 6.-MILITIA. - e..
SECTION I. The militia Of this State shall
be composed of all abIebodied white male ci-
tizens between the ages of eighteen and forty
five years, except such as are or may hereaf-
ter be exempt by the laws Of the United
States, or of this State, and shall be armed,
equipped, anI trained, as the General Assem-
oily may provide by law. .... ..,
SEC. 2. No person or persons conscienti-
ously scrupulous of bearing arms shall be
compelled to do militia duty in timeof peace:
Provided, That snch person or persons shall
pay an equivalent for such exemption in the
same manner as other citizens.
SEC. 8. All commissioned officers of the
militia. (staff officers excepted shall be elec-
ted by the persons liable to perform military
duty, and shall be commissioned by the Gov
ernor. ~a
ARTICLE 7.--sTArE DEBTS.
SECTION 1. The credit of the State shall
not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in
aid of, any individual, association, or corpo-
ration; and the State shall never assume, or
become responsible for the debts or liabilities
of any individual, association, or corpora
tion.
SEC. ?. The State may contract debts to
supply casual deficits or failures in revenues
or to meet expenses not otherwise provided
for; but the aggregate amount of such debts.
direct and contingent, whether contracted by
virtue of one or more act of the General As.
sembly, or at different periods of time, shall
never exceed the sum Of two hundred and tif-
ty thousand dollars; and the money arising
from the creation of such debts, shall be an.
piled to the purpose for which it was obtained,
or to repay the debts so contracted, and to no
other purpose whatever.
SEC. 3. Alllosses to the permanent, School.
or University fund Of this State, which shall
have been occasioned by the defalcation, mis-
management or fraud of the agents or officers
controlling and managing the same, shall be
audited by the proper authorities of the State.
The amount so audited shall be permanent
funded debt against the State, in favor of the
respective fund, sustaining the loss, upon
which not less than six per cent, annual inter.
est shall be paid. The amount of liability so
created shall not be counted as part Of the
Indebtedness authorized by the second section
of this article.
SEC. 4. In addition to the above limited
power TO contract debts, the State may con-
tract debts to repel invasion, suppress insrr-
rec.ion. or defend the State in war; but the
money arising from the debts so contracted
shall be applied to the purpose for which it
was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no
other purpose whatever.
SEC. 5. Except the debts herein before
specified in this article, no debt shall be here
after contracted BY, or on behalf of this State,
unless such debt shall be authorized by some
law for some single work or object. to be dis
tinctly specified therein; and such law shall
impose and provide for the collection of di-
rect annual tax, sufficient TO pay the interest
on such debt, as it falls due, and also to pay
and discharge the principal of such dept, with
in twenty years from the time of the contrac-
ting thereof; but no such law shall take effect
until alta general election it shall have been
submitted TO the people, and have received
majority of all the votes cast for and against it
at such election; and all money raised by au-
thority of such law, shall be applied only to
the specific object therein stated, or to the pay
merit of the debt created thereby; and such
law shall be published in at least one newspa-
per in each county. If one is published therein,
throughout the State, for three months preced-
ing the election at which it is submitted to the
people.
SEC. .. The Legislature may, at any time
after the approval Of such law BY the people.
If 70 ,ebt shall have been contracted in pur
susnce thereof, repeal the same; and may at
any time forbid the contracting of any further
debt, or liability, under suchlaw; but the tax
imposed by such law, in pfbportiol 10 the
debt or liability, which may have been con-
tracted in pursuance thereof shall remain in
force and be irrepealable, and be annually col
leeted, until the principal and interest are full
ly paid.
See. Z. Every law which imposes, con-
tinues. or revives tax, shall distinctly state
the tax, and the object tn which 1t is to be ap-
piled; and It shall not be sufficient to refer to
any other law to fix such tax or object.
ARTICLE s.--coRpoRArIoxs.
SECTION /. No corporation shall be Gre
ated BY special laws; bat the General Assem-
bly, shall provide, by general laws, for the or
ganization of all corporations hereafter to be
created, except as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. The property of all coyporations