corporation, officer, or public, as if the change of government had not been made; and private rights shall not be affected by such change. Sec. 11. Until otherwise provided by law, the judicial districts of the State shall be constituted as follows: The counties of Jackson, Josephine and Douglas shall constitute the first district. The counties of Umpqua, Coos and Curry, Lane and Ben. ton shall constitute the second district. The counties of Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill and Washington shall constitute the third district. The counties of Clackamas, Multnomah, Wasco, Colum. bia, Clatsop and Tillamook shall constitute the fourth district; and the county of Tillamook shall be attached to the county of Clatsop for judicial purposes. Done in Convention at Salem, the eighteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty. seven, and of the independence of the United States the eightysecond. MATTHEW P. DEADY, President CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. ARTICLES. Article 1. Declaration of rights. 2. The Legislature. 3. Legislation. 4. The executive. 5. The judiciary. 6. Impeachment and removal from office. Schedule. Section 12. Limitations upon suspension of laws. 13. Excessive bail or fines and cruel punishment forbidden. 14. Bail to be accepted. - Habeas corpus. 15. No commission of Oyer and Ter miner. 16. Imprisonment of insolvent debt ors limited. 17. Laws ex post facto, etc., for bidden. 18. No legislative attainder of trea. son or felony. 19. Attainder shall not work cor ruption of blood or forfeiture beyond life. 20. Rights of meeting and petition, 21. Right to bear arms. 22. Military subordinate to civil power. 23. Quartering troops in houses. 24. No title of nobility, etc. 25. Emigration permitted. 26. Everything in this article ex. cepted from the powers of government. ARTICLE I. Declaration of Rights. Section 1. Equality and rights of men. 2. Political powers inherent in the people. 3. Freedom of religious thought and worship. 4. Religious opinions not to dis qualify for holding office. 5. Freedom of elections. 6. Trial by jury. 7. Freedom of the press. 8. Searches and seizures limited. 9. Rights of defense and privi leges in criminal prosecutions. 10. Criminal informations limited. Twice in jeopardy. 11. Justice to be free and without male. ARTICLE II. The Legislature. 1. The legislative power vested. 2. Biennial elections. 3. Legislative terms. 4. Biennial meetings. 5. Qualifications of Senators and Representatives. 6. Disqualification for appointment to office. 7. Conviction of certain crimen to disqualify. 8. Compensation. 9. Presiding officers. 10. Quorum. Section 11. Powers of each. 12. Each house to keep a journal. 13. Sessions to be open. 14. Adjournments. 15. Privileges of members. 16. Senatorial districts. 17. Representative districts. 18. Apportionments. Section 26. Concurrent orders, resolutions and votes to be presented to the Governor. 27. No State inspectors of merchan dise. 28. Changing location of State capi tol. 29. Bribery of members. 30. Bribery of officers. 31. Corrupt solicitation to be pun ished by fine and imprison ment. 32. Witnesses to testify in cases of bribery, etc.-Punishment. 33. Interested members shall not vote. ARTICLE IV. The Executive, ARTICLE III. Legislation. 1. Passage of bills. 2. Reference and printing. 3. Bills to contain but one subject. 4. To be read on three days. 1. Executive officers. 2. Governor.-His election. 3. His term. 4. Lieutenant-Governor. 5. Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor. 6. Congressmen, etc., disqualified. 7. Governor to command militia. 8. Powers of Governor to appoint with consent of Senate. - To fill vacancies.-Votes to be re Amendments to be printed. Yeas and nays. 5. Votes concurring in amend ments to be yeas and nays. 6. Revival of law. 7. Limitation on special legisla tion, etc. 8. Notice of local or special bills. 9. Signing of bills by presiding officers. 10. Legislative officers. 11. No extra compensation to off cers or contractors. 12. Public printing. 13. No extension of official terms or increase of pay. 14. Revenue bills. 15. Appropriation bills. 16. Payments of moneys from the treasury. 17. Appropriations to charitable in stitutions. 18. Appropriations for charitable purposes, etc., limited. 19. Appropriations for widows and orphans of soldiers. 20. Power over municipal adminis tration not to be delegated. 21. No limitation of damages for certain injuries.-Nor of times for bringing suits. 22. Investment of trust funds. 23. Changes of venue, 24. No obligation of corporations to the State to be released. 25. Limitations of legislative power at sessions. corded. 9. Pardoning power. 10. Governor may require informa tion. 11. Shall give information and re commend measures to General Assembly. 12. May convene General Assembly, and adjourn the two houses when they disagree. 13. Lieutenant-Governor to act as Governor. 14. President pro tempore of the Senate. 15. Approval of bills.-Veto of bills. -Retained bills to become law. 16. A partial veto allowed on ap propriation bills. 17. Chief justice to preside on trial of contested election of Gov ernor or Lieutenant-Governor. 18. Secretary of Commonwealth. |
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