Washington telegraph., 1865-07-05
VOL.

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IL sr,Tg CoNsTiTuTIoN.--W.e presen
-s3ders with SO much'of the State
constitution adopted by vote on the I'd
7Iondav in March. 1861, as will enabl'
.,bam 10 understand the Whole. The dis
solution of the State government organ
3ge1 bv the Convention which secede'' seed'
foz, tbe-Union, leaves this the on Y state
,overnmeat in existence, under whicl
our rights can be protected, and eivi
order restored q. ..t ""F 30"
As it WAS copied in ilemain, literally
from tie old Constitution which may be
auad in any Of the Digrsts, it will be
.paieieut to. note only the changes which
have been made. We use the copy pub
r.bed in the Arkansas Journal of the
14.h all .r.- .E r.t
Preamble We, the people Of the
State o} Arkansas, having the right tf
sal lish for ourselves a S'onsi ution il
eonior1uity with the Constitution of the
United States Of America, recognizing
.ae legitimate consequences of.the exist
irg rebellion, do hereby declare the en-,
ire actinn of the late convention of the
State of Arkansas. which assembled in
.ae city of Little Il OK, ON the 4th day
d March. 1861, was, and Is, null and
void. and is not now. and never has been
binding and obligatory upon the people
That all the action of the State of Ar
kansas, under the authority of said con-
v-r.ion-.f its ordinances or of its con
stituton, whether legislative, executive
i1dieial or military, Except ao hereTnafer
r,vioe,) y was AID IS hereby declared
hul and void; I r0rlded, that this Ordi-
i.r.e ST. no- e 80 construed as to af-
fe. tb- shts OF iadjy 5gais, or change
county boundaries, on county seats, OF
10 makei valid th- acts Of Justices # the
.t:ce or other officers in their authority
ID slulnister oaths, or take and rtify
'be acknowledg gmcnt of deeds of e N,
reva~ce or other instruments of writing
er In the solemn zati N of ma~Iiag. :; and
PDldcI. FURTHER, that no debtor liability
Of the state of Arkansas incurred bv tiIt
.t.j3u of sail cNa-c ton, or Of the Leg
stature or nydepartment of the govern
ueat uudei tne authority of either, shall
-rr ~ recognized as obligatory.
And wr the people of lie State. ot
A-saasas. IN order to establish thaI Elm q
.te-, Gayarn,uent, Lowell 70 TIE govern
un. Of the United Statas-t., secure :l
lsites a4d cur post arfv tie protection
and blessings of the Federal Cons itltion
and NE o7iovment Of ali the rights OF
liberty and tie free rursai. Of happiness,
DO agree to couti@ue ourselves - q tree
and independent State Ivy ''t, uane and
svle of The State Of srkans So and
do 0rdein and ESTABLISH ilir following cen
a5gti5u tar the government t.s@r'of:
ART. BJpnFari+S-l'--atoutrd
NaT. H. Ba~tr-lft ~ z .Elts Til.
-r.i ''frrrman' j. emitted in -"ctieu
a~ertiug equal = and inlierett rights %
h.e, IihTr y, properly, reputation au'
iar,iuesz.
S.rtinn 10 reads; That no man sinai
D. pat TO answer any criminal charge
Init bv Y.eStutnrnt. Indictment or i'm
rrerlHynt, crc.rf rs hcr,iaatlcr pro
r|ed, fi- itaicis.d words having hrr'
I added ....
See l. hat no conviction .',al
work corrup.ian af blood or f rfeitur- oI
rs'sle, 1a3ar any iair offhjs State"
IAc Other sections re-adontcd.
ART III. Qf Dparfmcnts,-Ee-
,iartpl ...-.
Arr. ~. Lcg;3afjre Depa1imeah-
So ., defining quaiieati ms Of electors.
'sls thus the italics being interpolpted
Oh 'he old Constitution:
"Gvtrv free w.i'r male citizen of ihs
United States. vlo shall have attained
tae age Of , vrals and who shall have
l--a citizen Of. This States six months
'7f Prece7 agtlecle~fioa. shall be deemed
qualified elrcior, aad be entitled to vote
\ the cau ~ or district where he actu-
Il eir rrsi les, or 5H cASe of c0fU7teey SOL
4 t~s siAm Nc7;r Sererai miiitary depart
'7't districts for each and every office
l'.' elec.ive under tins State or under
a- United States: Provided, that no
.iirr, -esman, OF marine in the regular
my navy OF he United States, shall
7.'r.rd TO vote at any g, ction within
State time IF tpeacc'f "
\ eEc 6, fixes the age OF SENATORS at
F'n'y-fye in place of thirty years.
4 SEC. fixes III gener~I elections, for
5- hrs- Monday in August instead of
9ltober, every two years.
II tEc. IS. now reads ,hus: Bills NAV
asi7ate in ei her hcuseyand be amended
i Eyies.ri in he other, aud every bill
az ce. si1H he rcf5 Tree TINES Lcj6re
a, 1lricc at ir~et5, and IN ~ case
III "e bH ne read a,orc Hon hciee IN me
%i S7@ t'e rofe upoa Hc cyaesage ofany
't"rt Ia GH cases h. faiea by ycas and
eat ~ rccordina lie aan,e, and erery
~ 4le.rrs passed Sc as in the old con
Sections 23d & 25d Of the old consti-
a r Sio are left out, taey having reference
@siy slaves.
sclsl q of ,lIe new constitution re-
@S minimum area of counties 20
II emiles in place of 900. 4
ogf 81 provides for an enumeration
II "a ro ist day of Jan. 1868, and every
II ,aa,,;s g;@ hereafter, for the purpose Of
i .IIvoaent of representation, other
i G@if ga PROVISIONS with regard to
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