Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1870-03-11

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the adoption of this Constitution,
fight duel, or knowingly be the bear
er of q challenge to fight duel Oh
send or accept a challenge for that
purpose, or be alder or abeTtor or fight
ing duel, shall be deprived of the
right to hold any office of honor OF
| profit in this State, and shall be pun
ished otherwise, in such manner as
the Legislature may prescribe.
ARTICLE X.
oATHs, BRIBERY OF ELECTORS, NEW
COUNTIES.
Sec. /. Every person who shall be
chosen or appointed to any office Oh
trust or profit under this Constitution,
or any law made in pursuance thereon,
shall, before 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.
SCI. 2. Each MEMBER of the senate
and house of Representatives shall
before they proceed TO business, take
an oath or affirmation TO support the
Constitution OF this state, and OF the
| United States, and also the following
| oath: - a------A-, do sofemniy
swear Tor affirm that, as member OF
| this General Assembly, 1 Will, IN all
| appointments, vote without favor, al
| lection, Partially, or prejudice; and
| that l 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
40 lessen or abrIdge their rights anu
privileges, as declared by the Consti-
| tuition oil this state"
Sec. 8. Any Elector who shall re-
ceive amy git or reward for his vote,
IN meat, drink, money, or Otherwise,
shall suffer such punishment as the
Jaws shall direct. And any person
who shall directly or indirectly give,
promise, or bestow any such reward 10
be elected, shall thereby he rendered
incapable, for six years, TO serve III the
office for which he was elected, and be
subject TO such further punishment Us
the Legislature shall direct.
Sec. 4. New counties may be es-
tablished by the Legislature, to con-
sist of not less than two hundred and
seventy-live square miles, and which
shall contain population OF seven
hundred qualified voters. No line OF
such county shall approach the court
house of any old county, from which
it may be taken, nearer than eleven
miles, nor shall such old county be
reduced to less than five hundred
square miles. But the following ex-
ceptions are made to the foregoing
provisions, viz: New counties may be
established by the present or succeed
ing Legislature out of the following
| territory, to-wit: Out of that por-
ton of Obion county. which lies west
of low water mark of Reelfoot Lake.
Out of fractions of Sumner, Macon
and Smith counties, but no line of
such new county shall approach the
courthouse Of Sumner or Smith coun-
ties nearer than ten miles, nor include
any part Of Macon county lying with
| in nine and a half miles of the court
| house of said county, nor shall more
than twenty square miles of Macon
county, nor any part OF Summer coun-
ty lying due west of the western
boundary of Macon county, be taken
in formation of said new county. Out
of fractions of Granger and Jefferson
counties, but no line of such new coan-
ty shall include any part of Granger
county north Of the Holston river,
nor shall any line thereof approach
the courthouse Of Jefferson county
nearer than eleven miles such new
county may include any other terrific
ry which is not excluded by any gem
eral provisions of this Constitution,
Out of the fractions of Jefferson and
Overton counties. but no line of such
new county shall approach the court
house of Jackson or Overton counties
nearer than ten miles. nor shall such
county contain less than four hundred
qualified voters, nor shall. the area OF
| either of the old counties be reduced
below four hundred and fifty square
miles. Out of fractions of Roane,
Monroe and Blount counties, around
the town of Loudon, but no line OF
such new county shall ever APP
proach the towns of Maryyille,
Kingston or jacksonville nearer than
eleven miles, except that on the south
siIe of the Tennessee River said lines
may approach as near as ten miles to
the courthouse of Roane county. Tue
counties of Lewis, Cheatham and Be-
quatchie, as now established by Leg
lslative enactment, are hereby de-
clared to be constitutional counties.
No part Of Bledsoe county shall be
taken to form a new county or a part
thereof or attached to any adjoining
county.
That portion of Marion county in
Guided within the following bounda-
RES, to-wit: Beginning on the Grun-
| ly and Marion county line, at the
| Nickajack Trace, and running about
six hundred yards west of Ben Po-
,ey's, to where the Tennessee Coal
railroad crosses the line, running
thence southeast through the pocket,
near William Summer 5, crossing the
Battle Creek gulf, at the corner OF
rnomas Wooten's field, thence run
| ming across the Little Gizzard Gulf at
Raven Point, thence in direct line
to the bridge crossing the Big Fiery
Gizzard, thence in direct line to the
mouth of Holy Water Creek, thence
up said creek to the Grundy count
line, and thence with said line to the
beginning, is hereby detached from
Marion county and attached to the
county Of Grundy.
No part of a county shall be takeE
off to form new county, or a par
thereof without the consent of two
thirds of the qualified voters In sncl
! part is taken OFF. And where an OLE
county is reduced for the purpose o
| forming new one, the seat of justice
in said old county shall not be re
moved withou. the concurrence o
two-thirds of both branches of tn
-, Legislature, nor shall the seat Of jus
! tice of any county be removed withou
1 the concurrence of two-thirds of tn
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