The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1866-05-12
The New Constitution Of Texas

weston Citizen and Gazette, Of April 18th, a
copy Of the Constitution and Ordinances
adopted by the Convention The bin of
rights is the same as in the old Constitution,
with the following exceptions:
! The addition of the following words to
Section 6; e Provided that in criminal pros
eeutions, the prosecution whereof shall be
fine. not exceeding one hundred dollars, and
Imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or
either or any less punishment, the accused
may be tried for the same by a jury or 9th
erwise as the Legislature may provide.
Section of the new Consultation reads
as follows 6
All prisoners shall be bailable BY sufi-
cient sureties, unless for capital offences,
when the proof is evident; but this provis-
ion shall not be so construed as to prohibit
bail after indictment has been found upon
an examination Of the evidence by judge
of the Supreme or District Court, up
on the return of writ of hG6eds corpus,
returnable In the county where the ofense
is committed, or to such other counties as
the same may by the consent Of parties be
made rets1rna6Le. af
The words marked in italics are not in
the old Constitution; and the words " OF
the presumption great, which follow when
the proof is evident in the old Constitu-
ton are omitted in the new. These are the
only alterations proposed in the bill of
rights 2a.
The following, being Section 2, Article 8,
of the old Constitution, is wholly omitted in
the new:
All free male persons over the age of
twenty-one years, Qndians not taxed, Afri-
cans and descendants of Africans excepted, }
who shall have resided six months in Texas
Immediately preceding the acceptance Of
this Constitution by the Congress of the
United States, shall be deemed qualified
electors.
The new Constitution requires a residence
of five years in the State for members of the
Legislature The old required but two.
The old required him to be a citizen of the
United States the new requires him to be a
white citizen of the United States.
An attempt is made to strengthen the
provision against electing members of the
Legislature by that body to other Offices, by
inserting the words, elthough he may re-
sign mis- seat as such member"
The new Constitution fixes the basis of
representation upon white population; the
old on free population. The number ofrep-
resentatives is the same in each-not less
than fortY-fve or more than ninety for the
whole State. The number of Senators is
also the same in each.
The new Constitution makes it the duty
of the Legislature to elect Senators and
" provide for the election Of Representa-
tiyes in the Congress Of the United States. -
In reference to the judicial department
the authority to establish " corporation
courts u. conferred on the Legislature by the
old Constitution is noS repeated; but an ad-
dition is made in the first section of the new
which declares that. la .r~4 ..
The Legislature may establish criminal
courts in the principal cities within the
! State, with such criminal jurisdiction, cock
tensive with the limits of the county where
in such city may be situated, and under
such regulations as may be prescribed by
law and the judge thereof may preside
over the courts Of one or more eltlesl as the
| Legislature may direct.
The Supreme Court is also made to con
sist of five instead Of three justices; tn
term of Office is increased to ten years, an,
the salary raised to $4,5OO The salaries c
the circuit judges are raised to not less tha'
So, 500.
The new Constitution provides for the r'
moval of judges from Office on ground
which would not be sufficient for impeael
ment.
The term of Governor is increased frol
? two to four years by the new Constitution
: His salary is fixed at $4,000.
An addition is made to the new Constit'
t ton providing that the Governor may disa
t prove an appropriation in bill without v
s toing the remainder of the bill, and the pa
s disaprroved viii only be rejected as la
e The new Constitution increases the teri
of oEce of the Comptroller and Treasur
} from two to four years.
t The old Constitution provides that g.
y appropriation for private or individual pu
Is poses, or for purposes of internal impro
g ment, shall be made without the coneurren
to of two-thirds of both houses Of the Leg
IS Iature." The words two-thirds are q
J. city dropped and disappear in the new
IS. The inhibition in banking is the same
r both
D The new Constitution contains provis
le- that " the Legislature shall have the PoJ
OF to guarantee the bonds Of railroad com
ke MES to any amount, not exceeding in {
its case the sum of 5000 per mile" after
I'd grading has been done by the company
- State to be secured by lien on the re
I'm All sums collected as school tax from
all ricans are to be appropriated to schools
en- such persons, and the Legislature is enj'
nd ed to encourage schools among these peo
pc, No DIsr1NoTIoN Columbia In'
IN of the 26th ult., gives an account of C
re bration at that place, the day previous
ion honor of the Confederate dead, The
the dress on the occasion was delivered by !
Sc 6. t. Stainback Fourteen hundred grt
ing were decorated. The Index says: Sc