The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-04

same, before II shall take effect, shall be
repassed by a majority Of all the members
elected to both houses, in the manner and
according to the rules prescribed in case Of
a bill
ARTICLE Nv
ELECTIONS.
SECTION. | Every male person OF the
age Of twenty-one years being q citizen Of
the United States and a resident Of this
State for twelve months, and Of the county
wherein he may offer his vote for six months
next preceding the day Of election, shall be
entitled to vote for members Of the General
Assembly, and other civil officers for the
county or district in which he resides; and
there shall be no qualification attached to
the right Of suffrage, except that each vo-
ter shall give to the judges Of election
where he offers TO vote satisfactory evidence
that he has paid the poll taxes assessed
against him for such preceding period as the
Legislature may prescribe, and at such time
as may be prescribed by law; without
which his vote cannot be received. And
all male citizens Of the State shall be sub
jest to the payment Of poll taxes and the
performance Of military duty within, such
ages as may be prescribed by law. The
General Assembly shall have power to en-
act laws requiring voters to vote in the cleo
ton precincts in which they may reside,
and laws to secure the freedom of elections
and the purity of the ballot-box.
SEC. .. Laws may be passed excluding
from the right of suffrage persons who may
by convicted of Infamous crimes.
SEC. 8. Electors, shall in all cases, OK
cept treason, felony, or breach of the peace,
be privileged from arrest or summons, du-
ring their attendance at the elections, and
in going to and returning from them.
SEC. 4. In all elections to be made by
the General Assembly, the members there
Of shall vote uiira vOce, and their votes shall
be entered on the journal. All other cleo
tons shall be by ballot.
ARTICLE V.
IMPEACHMENTs.
SECTION l.. The House Of Representa-
tives shall have the sole power Of i'm
parchment.
SEC. 2. All impeachments shall be tried
by the Senate. When sitting for that pur-
pose the Senators shall be upon oath or af-
tirmation, and the Chief Justice Of the
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Senior Associate Judge, shall preside over
them. No person shall be convicted with
out the concurrence Of two-shirds Of the
Senator'S sworn to try the officer impeached.
SEC. 3. The House Of Representatives
shall elect, from their own body, three
members, whose duty it shall be to prose-
cute impeachments. No impeachment
shall be tried until the Legislature shall
have adjourned sine die, when the Senate
shall proceed to try such impeachment.
SEC. 4. The Governor, Judges Of the
Supreme Court, Judges of the Inferior
Courts, Chancellors, Attorneys for the
State, Treasurer, Comptroller and Secreta-
ry Of State, shall be liable to impeachment,
whenever they may, in the opinion of the
House Of Representatives, commit any
crime in their official capacity which may
require disqualification but judgment
shall only extend to removal from office,
and disqualification to fill any office there
after. The party shall, nevertheless, be
liable to indictment, trial, judgment and
punishment according to law. The Legis-
lature now has, and shall continue to have,
power to relieve from the penalties i'm
posed, any person disqualified from holding
Office by the judgment Of a Court of I'm.
parchment.
Sec. 5. Justices Of the Peace, and othel
civil officers, not hereinbefore mentioned
for crimes or misdemeanors in office, shall
be liable to Indictment in such courtl astht
Legislature may direct; and, upon convic
ton, shall be removed from Office by sale
court, as if found guilty on impeachment
and shall be subject to such other punish
ment as may be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT.
SECTION l. The Judicial power Of thi
State shall be vested in one Supreme Court
and in such Circuit, Chancery and other in
ferior courts as the Legislature shall, from
time to time, ordain and establish in thu
Judges thereof, and in Justices ofthe Peace
The Legislature may also vest such jurisdic
ton in corporation courts as may be deemed
necessary. Courts to be holden by Justice.
of the Peace may also be established.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall consis
of five Judges, Of whom not more than two
shall reside in any one Of the Grand Divis
ions Of the State, The Judges shall desig
nate one Of their own number who shall
preside as Chief Justice. The concurrence,
Of three of the Judges shall, in every case
be necessary to a decision. The jurisdiction
of this court shall be appellate only, undel
such restrictions and regulations as may
from time to time, be prescribed by law
but it may possess such other jurisdiction
as is now conferred by law on the presen
Supreme Court. Said Court shall be helC
at Knoxville, Nashville and jackson.
SEC. 8. The Judges Of the Suprem,
Court shall be elected by the qualified voter
Of the State. The Legislature shall hav,
power to prescribe such rules as may b.
necessary to carry out the provisions Of sec
ton 2 Of this article. Every Judge of tn,
Supreme Court shall be thirty-five years o
age, and shall, before his election, have beef
a resident of the State for five years. Hi
term of service shall be eight years.
Sec. 4. The Judges Of the Circuit anC
Chancery Courts, and Of other inferio
courts, shall be elected by the ~qualitiet
? voters of the district or circuit to which the,
are to be assigned. Every Judge of sal,
courts shall be thirty years ofage, and shall
before his election, have been a resident o
the State for FIVE years, and Of the circuit o
district one year. His term Of service shall
be eight years.
SEC. 5. An Encouragement and Re
{ porter for the State shall be appointed b,
/ the Judges of the Supreme Court, an,
shall hold his Office for a term Of eigh
years. An attorney for the State for an
circuit or district for which a Judge havinj
, criminal jurisdiction shall be provided b
law, shall be elected by the qualified voter
} of such circuit or district, and shall hold hi
Office for the term of eight years, and sha
have been a resident of the State FIVE years
S and of the circuit or district one year. l
r all cases where the attorney for any distriC
| fails or refuses to attend and prosecute &C
: cording to law, the court shall have powe
to appoint an attorney pro tenporc.
SEC. 6. Judges and Attorneys for tn
State may be removed from office by a con
current vote of both Houses of the Gen
/. eral Assembly, each House voting separate
ly; but two-thirds Of the members to whic
: each House may be entitled, must concu
in such vote; the vote shall be determine
r by ayes and noes, and the names of th
members voting for or against the Judg
, or Attorney for the State, together with th
4 cause or causes Of removal, shall be entel
+ ed on the journals Of each House respect
r lively. The Judge or Attorney for th
State, against whom the Legislature ma
be about to proceed, shall receive motto
thereof, accompanied with a copy Of th
Q causes alleged for his removal, at least te
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