The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-03-21
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jec, shall be embraced in an act which
shall no, be expressed in the. title, such
act shall be void only as TO so much there
of as shall nossbeI expressed in the Ii
tie. !
Sec. 80. The General Assembly
shall not pass local or special laws in
lae"followlag .cases:v...-. ~'''--ave Il
For tshe assessment and collection ol
trxes for State, county, or load purposes;
For laying out, opening, and working
roads or highways -
For changing the names Of persons !;
For the laeofpora!ion OF cities and
towns; ss''. ''@s s-a- @a
For vacating roads, town plass, streets
iaheys; or public squares;
~ For locating or changing county seats.
In ell the cases above enumerated
and IN all other eases where a general
law can be made applicable, all laws shall
be general, and Of uniform operation
throughout the State and no law chang
ing the boundary lines of any county
shall have effect until upon being submit
ted to the people of the counties effected
by the change, at a general election, II
shall be approved by a majority of the
votes in each county, cas-, for aud agalns
it. ..
SEC. 81. No extra compensation shall
be made to any officer, public agent, oil
contractor, after the service shall have
been rendered, or the, contract entered
into; nor shall any money be paid on any
claim, the subject matter Of which shal
not have been provided for by pre-exis,
ing laws, and on public money or prop
erty shall be appropriated for local, o'
private purposes, unless such approprla
alton, compensation, or claim, be allowed
by two thirds OF the members elected Il
each branc ch of the General Assembly
SEC. b, Members OF the Genera
Assembly shall. before they enter upor
the duties Of their respective Offices ,akt
and subscribe the following oath or af1ir
nation. Il do solemnly swear, or affirm
as the case may be that will supper
the Constitution ofthe United States, ant
the Constitution Of the Stale Of Iowa
and that | will faithfully discharge tn,
duties OF Senator, (or Representative, a
the case may be), according to the bes
of ability" And members of the Gen
eral Assembly are hereby empowered t,
administrate to each other the oath o
affirmation.
erc. 33. Tie General Assembl,
shall, in the years 1859, 1863, 1865
1867, 1869. and 1875, ana every tel
years thereafter. cause all enumeration
to be made OF all the white inhab!tan,
OF all the State.
SIC 81. The number of Senator
shall, at the next session following eac
period OF making such enumeratlons, AT,
the next session following each unite
States census, be fixed by law and app
ortioned among the several connues, &C
cordinr to the number Of white inhabi
tants in each.
SEC. 35. The Senate shall not consis
Of more then fly members, nor tn
House of Representatives Of mole tha
one hundred; and they shall be appor
tiored among the several counties al
rep esentatige districts OF the State, &C
| cordlng to the number OF white inhabll
ants In each upon ratios 10 be fixed b
! law. But no repre- sentative district sha
! contain more than tour organized coun
| ties, anl shall be entitled to one Repre-
sentative. Every county and distrit
which shall have a number Of inhabitanl
equal to one half of the ratio fixed b
law, shall be entitled 10 one Represen
alive; and any one county containing i
aadiiroa To the ratio fixed by law on
hall O, that number, or more, shall b
entitled 10 one additional Representlve
No floating district shall hereafter b
| formed.
SEc 36 At its first session unde
this Constitution, and al every subsequer
regular session. The General Assembl
shall fix the rate Of REPRESENTATION, al
also form into representative dls,rlc
those counties which will not be en,.le
singly TO a Representative.
SEC. 81. When a Congressional Ser
atoslai,o or Representative dlsrIc! shall
composed OF Two or more counties,
shall not be entirely separated by ar
county belonging to another district; ar
no county snail be divided IN forming
| Congressional, Senatorial, or Rcpresel
tatve district.
SEC. SO III all elections by the men
bers thereof shall vote five votes and Il
votes shall lie en,red on the Journal.
ARTICLE i.--EXEcuTIvE DEpARrRES
Sec. l. The supreme executive pos
er OF this State shall be vested In a Chi
Mag strate, who shall be styled tie %
ernor oil tue State Of Iowa.
Sec. =. The Governor shall be ele
ted by the qualified electors al the ,in
and place OF voting lor members of i
General Assembly, and shall hold |
!, office two years from the time OF
installation, and until his successor IS
eeted aud qualified.
Sec. ). There shall be Lieutena
! Governor, who shall hol4 his office ty
/, years, aud be elected at the same I'll
i with the Governor In voting lor Go
: ernor and Lieutenant Governor, the eit
] to:s shall designate for whom they VI
I as Governor, and for whom as Lieute
! ant Governor. The return oil every
e ection for Governor, and Lleutena
v Governor, shall be sealed up and uat
y united t. the seat Of government of ,
y State, directed to the Speaker OF /
House of Representatives, who sh
d open AMI publish them in the presef
lnl hn1h Innsns nr The General Asse