The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1874-04-29
THE rnorosnD AMENDMENTS.

Constitutional Amend ,ents report
the new Constitution. Tho following
ls brief synopsis gifts most impor.
tant features, for " ion we are in.
debted to the News
The grand exordiG "a in the present
constitution, that tBs heresies OF null
liication and secession, which
brought the conntry to grief, may be
eliminated from future political dis.
CUSTOM" is superseded in the pro-
posed instrument by simple declar-
alton that its object is "that the gen.
eral, great and essential principles of
liberty and free government may be
recognized and established"
The declaration in the present in.
strument that the Fundamental prin.
ciples embodied" in the State Com
stitution "can only be changed sub
ject TO the national authority" is
omitted and 1T is declared that the
people shave at all times the inaliena.
BILE right TO alter. reform or establish
their form Of government in such
manner as they may deem expedient."
But 1t is declared in the new in
strument, as well as the old, that the
Constitution of the United States,
ana the laws ana treaties ID pursu-
ance thereof, are acknowledged TO
be the supreme law OF the land.
The usual declarations Of the bill of
rights are aiike' IN the man, IN both
in'.Iuihehts-as respects relgions
n.ouon, n.s, ','a'1 ~. oy JuIy,, .u'
urrs ', fraaaor ~ sro ,oao"h I'D % &c e.ih ~
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sa,;oa = ~ wv, o,s,, aneno,,,y' ''ronor,y' @ Junnpen.
sat,oa, nah !; ,or % praos.e pi'peray taAea lor
IE;"s IE"o Ia; "s., .pe."..es .s.i,a dIu ~ .nouoPo-
~ I o;,;sa', = a' n.,'lpaI p.aa;aI 'Dss ,iss
Ooon,o. on'' anu e' ''s"'' Vi 'n'
Peop''
"A year residence IN the state and
SIX moh'hs IN 'he distrlct' county,
CITY OF town Is necessary 10 cohsil-
s..o s,',, q 49, M nn., oe, u PopOS;,a Pp,;, IN
oon.a;na .a @ rI,;s;ons p; "",,Ia w .I;s o,,I'
;on, nme III IL, ph" p,h,, % ~, unn.na suv ona
Ji Jsnn,b.r o ran, M ,;r;n,, 49, bm, | six,v dsns, any
,os;J,rco in ,ha orn,r 70 on.I;tw ,
49, ~. - :, :, 4"'! :"
"Hm w, 'oi 'o' ~ ,'' -.
Inc terms oi ana quaiihca'ions oi
senators ana Representatives are
aaKe IN poih lhslrumhts.
In addition to the declaration in the
present constitution, that no judge of
any court of law or equity, Secretary
of State, Attorney General, clerk OF
any court OF record, sheriff or col
lector, or any person holding office
under the United states, or any Tor
eign government ~, shail De eIigipie 70
the LEGISLATURE. me proposed aihena,
ments a'so p!onloi' any aialieo s
o.h;ei .an; ~ 90, ~ ,ho. op' III. W
'an M z a,',har -, Sonota,. 49, . un,;,oa
% ,h;-,r and Renrssan,a,,ves ~
n;,atn H., M ,n;r,prm ia fxed hU
Tho amandments
'no M s,
Inc amauoea instrument prohlolts
speclai laws LOT oiVorces, ohansing
county SEATS changing venue, lncoi'
Pora'iIg c'lies or lowns, oi amenuing
thelr onarlets, Iesu'a.lps il'eless t, on
nras o. ou,o,,;n1 reI;ef ubera The
oonr,s ore comnaien, to act General
laws must control all such cases.
The number of Judges of the SUI
preme Court Is increased to four, in
addition to the Chief Justice, to be
elected by the people, instead of be.
ing appointed, as Of present, and to
hold their offices Tor a term of six
years, at a salary of four thousand
dollars each.
The district ;udoes are to he an.
nointed bv the Goyernor as at
present and hold Office four wears.
rnasr tho .moramer,. ;nfer,or
,r;hnn,Is ora ~ h.. ns,ahLshsa in oaoh