Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-02-29
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The Commissioners of the Sih&{Ux Fund shall. immediately pre- ceding each regular session of the Gen. eral Assembly, make an estimate of the orobable amount of the fund provided
 Ae eleventh section of this article, 3I all sources, except from taxation, N5d report the same, together with all their proceedings relative to said fund and the public debt, and transmit the satI1e to the General Assembly, and the Geforal Assembly shall make all nec- essafy provision for raising and dis buGIjng said sinking fund, in pursu- ancc of the provisions of this article.
 See. l4. It shall be the duty of said Commissioners faithfully 10 apply in such manner as the General Assembly may by law direct, said fund, together with all moneys that may be, by the General Assembly, appropriatsd to that object. to the payment of the in- tercst as it becomes due and the re- demptiou of the principal of the public debt'0f the stale, excepting only school and Trust fanls held by the state.
 Sec. 15. Tho principal arising from the sale of all lands donated to the state for school purposes, shall be. paid into the treasury, and the state shall pay in- terest thereon for the support O. schools at the rate of six per cent per aunu,n. Sec. l6. The state shall never assume the debts of ofcouiity. town, city or other corporation, unless such debts have been created torepel invasion. suppress iusurrection, or to provide forthe pub-' lie welfare and defense. sne4oo sg
 Sec. l7. The General Assembly shall tax all privileges, pursuits and oecupa- tions, that are ofno real use to society,"; all others shall be exempt and the amount thus raised shall be paid into the treasury. a'ut H m 4af
 l F. ARTICLE XI.
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 Sec. l. All able-bodied electors in this state. shall be liable to military duty in this state, but all citizens of any denomination whatever who from scruples of conscience. may be adverse to bearing arms, shall be exempt there- from, upon such conditions as may be prescribed by law, ..4.f ..i. .4.
 Sec ?. The General Assembly shall provide for organizing, equiping and disciplining the militia in such manner as it shall deem expedient, not ineom- patible with the laws of the United States. ma m s4a.l i9Hs b8Ga boa
 Sec, 3. The Governor shall be Com mander-in- Chief, and shall have power to call Out the militia to execute the laws, to suppress insurrection and to repel invasion, and to preserve the ppb lic1peace. fey 2e5 '. oR' ii'' aslf VI a2ez ARTICLE XII. hs'e .stei
 EXEMPTED PROPERTY. i.
 Sec. l. The personal property of any resident of this state,. to the value of two thousand dollars, to be selected by suchresident, shall De exempted from sale on execution or other final process of any court, issued for the lection of any debt, contracted after the adop- ton of this constitution. .a, ys, ,}ina3s Sec. ?. Hereafter the homestead of any resident of this state, who is q married man or head ofa family shall not be encumbered in any manner while owned by him, except for taxes, laborers and mechanics liens, and se- curities for the purchase money thereof. Sec. 3. Every homesteadnot exceed ing one hundred and sixty acres of land, and the dwelling and appurten- ances thereon to be selected by the owner thereof and not in any town, city or village: or ill lieu thereof, at the option of the owner; any lot in q city, town orvillage. with the dwelling and appurtenances thereon. owned and occupied by any resident of this state, and not exceeding the. value of five thousand dollars, shall be exempted from sale on execution or any other ii- nal process from any court, but no property shall be exempt from sale for taxes, for the payment of obligations contracted for the purchase of said premises, for the erection of improve ments thereon. or for labor performed for the owner thereof Provided. That the benefit of the homestead herein pro- yided for, shall not be extended to per sons who may be indebted for dues to the state, county, township, school or | other trust funds.
 Sec. A. If the owner of homestead | die, leaving widow, but no children l the same shall be exempt, and the rcnts and profits thereof, shall accrue to her 1 benefit, during the time of her widow 1 hood, unless she be the owner ofa homestead in her own right, es .tt l Sec. ,. The homestead of family after the death of the owner thereof shall be exempt from the payment of his debts in all cases, during the nIinor- | itv of his children, and also, so long a. his widow shall remain unmarried, un- less she be she owner of a homestead in her own right. Tsa gH.e
 Sec. 6. The real and personal prop erty of any female in this state, acquir- l ed either before or after marriage, whether by gift, grant, Inheritance, devise or otherwise, shall so long as she may choose, be and remain the seperate estate and property of such | female, and may be devised, or be- queathed by her, the same as if she were femme sole. a Laws shall be passed providing for the registration of the wife's separate property, and when so registered, and 1 so long as it is not entrusted to the management or control ofher husband. otherwise than as an agent, it shall not be liable for any of his debts, engage ments or obligations. Tf r
 tas .saa ARTICLE XIII. u 't | AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. Sec. l. Any amendments Co this con stitution may Do proposed in either House of the General Assembly,, and | if the same shall be agreed to by ma iority of the two Houses, such propos- ed amendment shall be entered on their | journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, and referred 10 the Legisla- tnre to be chosen at the next general election, and shall be published as pro- vided by law, for three months pre- vious to the time ofmaking such choice, { and fin inc General Assembly so next chosen as aforesaid, such proposed amendment or amendments shall be aorand to by n maiority of all tbe