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2. Supreme Court, how composed.Quorum.-Term.-First election.

3. Jurisdiction of Supreme Court.Terms.

4. Officers of court to be appointed. -Terms.

5. Judicial districts.-One judge in each. Term.-Duties.

6. Jurisdiction of District Courts. 7. Clerks of District Court.-Term. 8. Probate Courts.-Jurisdiction.To consist of one judge.--Elected.-Compensation.

9. Justices of the Peace.-Term.Powers.-Number.

10. Appeals from Probate Courts and Justices of the Peace. 11. Election of judicial officers.-Vacancies. How filled.

12. Judicial officers to hold until successors have qualified.

13. Salaries, not to be increased during term.-Not to receive fees.Not to practice law.

14. Judicial districts may be increased during term.-Not to vacate any office.

15. Removal of justices and judges. 16. Jurisdiction at chambers.-To be regulated by law.

17. Style of process.-Authority for prosecution.

18. Judicial districts.

19. Counties may be attached for judicial purposes.

20. Judges pro tempore in certain

cases.

ARTICLE IV, Elections.

1. Election by the people to be by ballot.-In Legislature to be

viva voce.

2. Elections.-When held.

ARTICLE V. Suffrage.

1. Qualifications of electors.-Classes entitled to privilege.

2. Classes excluded.-Defaulters to government.-Those guilty of bribery.-Disloyal persons.

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2. Militia to be organized and dis

ciplined.

3. Election of militia officers.

4. Governor commander-in-chief.When to call out militia.

ARTICLE IX.

County and Township Organizations. 1. Organization of new counties.County lines.-County seats.Change of seat.-Least area of new county.

2. County and township officers. 3. County officers to hold two years, etc., except commissioners, who hold three.-Sheriff and treasurer limited.

4. Township officers.-Term annual, except justices of the peace.

5. Removal of county and township officers.

ARTICLE X.

Apportionment.

1. Each county to have at least one Representative.-Districts.

2. Basis of representation.-The census once every five years. 3. Present apportionment in the two Houses.

ARTICLE XI.

Finance and Taxation.

1. Assessment and taxation to be uniform.-Property exempted.

2. Taxing of notes, bills, etc., of banks and bankers.

3. Revenues to pay current expenses of the State.

4. No tax to be levied but by law. -The object to be stated.-To be applied to no other purpose. 5. State debt limited.-Laws creating debt.-How passed.

6. To be submitted to direct vote of people.

7. State may borrow money to repel invasion, etc.-Money thus raised to be applied exclusively to its object.

8. State not to carry on internal improvements.

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ARTICLE XIII.
Banks and Currency.

1. No bank to be established but by general law.

2. Security required from banks.Auditor to register and countersign bills.

3. Additional security.-When required.

4. Redemption of circulating notes. -Holders of notes to have preference in case of insolyency.

5. State not to be a stockhoder in any bank.

6. Banks required to keep offices and officers at convenient places in State.

7. Limit of denomination of notes. 8. Banking law to be submitted to vote of people.

9. Any banking law may be amended or repealed.

ARTICLE XIV. Amendments.

1. How proposed by Legislature.How ratified by people.

2. Convention, how called.

ARTICLE XV. Miscellaneous.

1. Officers not otherwise provided for to be as law directs.

2. Tenure may be fixed by law.-If not fixed, to be at pleasure of

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