Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-24
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ard general musters.
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ARTICLE X.
DISQUALIFICATION

ARTICLE IN
D1soTrAIIFICATIoNs
Coo Whereas, Ministers OF the
coenol are. by their profession, dedicated
fo Cod and the care OF souls, and ought
nat 70 be diverted from the great duties
of .beir functions; therefore, no Minister
of the Gospel, or priest of any denomina-
ton whatever, shall be eligible to a seat
In either House of the Legislature.
Sec. 3. No person who denies the
being of God, or future state of rewards
nd punishments, shall hold any office III
the civil department of this State.
Sec 3. Any person who shall, alter
the adoption of this Constitution, night
6uel, or knowingly be the bearer OF
challenge 10 fight duel or send or accept
:. challenge for that purpose, or be an aider
or abettor in fighting duel, shan De
deprived of the right TO hold any ONCE OF
honor or profit in this State, and shall DC
punished otherwise, in such manner as
The Legislature may prescribe.
ARTICLE y.
oATHs, BRIBERY OF ELECTORS, NEW CoUN-
TIES.
Section /. Every person who shall be
chosen or appointed to any office of trust
or profit under this Constitution, or any
Jaw made in pursuance thereof, shall, be
fore entering upon the duties thereof,
take an oath to support the Constitution
of this State, and of the United States,
and an oath of Office.
Sec. 2. Each member of the Senate
and House of Representatives shall, be-
fore they proceed to business, take an
oath or affirmation to support the COnst-
tuition of this State, and of the United
States, and also the following oath: 81,
-, do sOlemnly swear Cor
affirm that, as a member of this General
Assembly, will, in all appointments, vote
without favor, affection, Partially, or
prejudice; and that will not propose or
assent to any bill, vote or resolution,
which shall appear to me injurious TO the
people, or consent to any act or thing
whatever, that shall have tendency TO
lessen or abridge their rights and priv
leges, as declared by the Constitution OF
this State.
Sec. 8. Any Elector who shall receive
any gift or reward for his vote, in meat,
drink, money or otherwise, shall suffer
such punishment as the laws shall direct.
And any person who shall directly or in,
directly give, promise, or bestOw any sucl
reward TO be elected, shall thereby be rem
dered incapable, for six years, 10 serve il
the Office for which he was elected, ant
be subject to such further punishment "a
the Legislature shall direct
Sec. 4. New counties may he cstab
lishcd by the Legislature, to consist of no
less than two hundred and seyenty-tiv,
square miles, and which shall contain ,
population of seven hundred qualified
voters. No line of such county shall ap
proach the courthouse of any old county,
from which it may be taken, nearer than
eleven miles, nor shall such old count!
be reduced 10 less than five hundred SQUARE
miles. But the following exceptions ar
made to the foregoing provisions, viz
New counties may be established by tn
present or succeeding Legislature out @
the following territory, tO-Wit: Out @
that portion Of Obion county which lie
west of low water mark Of ReclfOot Lake
Ont of fractions of Sumner, MaCol
and Smith counties, but no line of suCl
new county shall approach the court
house Of Sumner or Smith counties ncarc
than ten miles, nor include any part o
Macon county lying within nine and
half miles of the courthouse Of sait
county, nor shall more than twenty squan
miles Of Macon county, nor any part @
Sumner county, lying due west Of lh
western boundary Of Macon county, b,
taken in the formation Of said new COun
ty. Out Of fractions of Granger and JET
fersOn counties, but no line of such new
county shall include any part of Grain
ger county north Of the IIolstOu river
nor shall any line thereof approach tht
courthouse Of jefferson county nearer THAI
eleven miles: such new county may in
clude any other territory which is not eX
cludod by any general provision Of TIL.
Constitution. Outof the fractions of Jack
son and OycrtOn counties, but no line O
such new county shall approach
the courthouse Of Jackson O
Oyerton counties nearer than tcl
miles. nor shall such county contain
less than fourhundrcd qualifedyoteTs, no.
shall the area Of either of the old cOuniie.
be reduced below four hundred and fifty
square miles. Out OF fractions of ROanc
Monroe and Blount counties, around ia,
town of LOudOn, but no line of such new
county shall ever approach the towns o
Maryville, Kingston or Madisonyill
nearer than eleven miles, except that OF
the south side of the Tennessee
River said lines may approach a
near as ten miles to the courthouse OF
Roane county. The counties of Lewis
Chatham and Sequatchic, rs now csta5
Iishedby Legislative cnactments, are here
by declared to be constitutional counties
No part Of Blcds0c county shall be takel
TO form a new county or part thereof @
be attached to any adjoining county
That portion of Marion county include,
within the following boundaries, tO-wit: Be
ginning on the Grmdy and Marion countl
line, at the NiclajaCk Trace, and runnin.
about SIX hundred yards west of Ben Po
seVs. to where the Tennessee Coal rail
road crosses the line, running thence south
east through the pocket, near William
Summers, crossing the Battle Creek gulf
at the corner Of Thomas WO oicn's 1ielD
thence running across the Little Glzzar,
Gulf at Raven Point, thence in dlrec
line to the bridge crossing the Big Fer,
GiZzard. thence in a direct line to tn
mouth of Holy Water Creek. thence M
thence with said line to the beginning, j
hereby detached from Marion county ang
attached to the county Of Grundy.
No part of a county shall be taken off 4,
form a new county, or a part thereo
without the consent of two-thirds of the
qualified voters in such part taken off
And where an old county is reduced fJ
the purpose Of forming "a new one, the sea
of Justice in said old county shall not h
removed without the concurrence Of two
thirds Of both branches of the Legislature
nor shall the seat of Justice of any COUNT
be removed without the concurrence O
two-thirds of the qualified voters Of the
county. But the foregoing provision re-
curing a two-thirds majority Of the voter
Of a county to remove its county seat
shall not apply to the counties Of Obi9r
and Cooke.
The fractions taken from old counties &c
form new counties, or taken from one
county and added to another, shall con-
tinue liable for their pro rata of all debts
contracted by their respective cognue'
prior to the separation, and he entitled e
their proportion Of any stocks or credits
belonging to such old counties.
Sec. >. The citizens who may toe inclu
ded in any new county shall yot
with the county or counties from
which they have been stricken of, for
members Of Congress, for Governor and
for members of the General Assembly unit
the next apportionment Of members 10 tho
General Assembly after the establishment
Of such new county.