its members for disorderly conduct, and expels them with a two-thirds vote.

Bills originate in either house, except bills for raising revenue, which must originate in the house of representatives, but may be amended or rejected by the senate. All bills must be signed by the president and speaker of the respective houses. Every bill must be read on three different days in each house, unless in case of urgency, two-thirds of the house where such bill may be depending shall deem it expedient to dispense with this rule.

The style of the laws is "Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Indiana."

The house of representatives have the sole power of impeachment, but all cases of that kind are tried by the

senate.

Every bill which passes both houses is submitted to the governor for approval and signature before it becomes a law. If the governor disapproves of a bill, he must return it, with his objections, to the house in which it originated, which must enter the objections at large upon its journal, and proceed to reconsider it; if, after such reconsideration, a majority of all the members elected to that house shall pass it, then it must, with the objections of the governor, be sent to the other house to be reconsidered; and, if approved by a majority of all the members elected to that house, it becomes a law. But in such cases, the vote must be taken by yeas and nays, and the names of the persons voting for or against the bill, must be entered on the journals of each house. The return of the bill must be made by the governor within five days, (Sunday excepted,) or it becomes a law in like manner as if he had signed it, unless the general assembly, by its adjournment, prevent its return, in which case it becomes a law, unless sent back within three. days after their next meeting. And the same rule ob

tains in reference to every resolution which requires the concurrence of both houses.

The general assembly have full power to exclude from electing, or being elected, any person guilty of any infamous crime; they may fix by law the method of dividing the militia; provide for a general system of education; form a penal code; provide asylums for the unfortunate and infirm; and lay off new counties or towns at discretion, without reducing the old counties to less than 400 square miles.

It is expressly declared by Article X., Sec. 1, "There shall not be established or incorporated in this state any bank or banking company, or moneyed institution, for the purpose of issuing bills of credit, or bills payable to order or bearer: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the general assembly from establishing a state bank, and branches, not exceeding one branch for any three counties, to be established at such place within such counties as the directors of the state bank may select; provided there be subscribed and paid in specie, on the part of the individuals, a sum equal to thirty thousand dollars: Provided also, that the bank at Vincennes, and the Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Indiana, at Madison, shall be considered as incorporated banks, according to the true tenor of the charters granted to said banks by the legislature of the Indiana territory; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent the general assembly from adopting either of the aforesaid banks, as the state bank; and in case either of them shall be adopted as the state bank, the other may become a branch, under the rules and regulations herein before prescribed."

Sections 7 and 8 of Article XI. provide :

"There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in this state, otherwise than for the punishment

of crimes, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted. Nor shall any indenture of any negro or mulatto, hereafter made and executed out of the bounds of this state, be of any validity within the state.

"No act of the general assembly shall be in force until it shall have been published in print, unless in cases of emergency."

§ 106. The legislative power of the state of LOUISIANA is vested in two branches, a House of Representatives and a Senate.

The representatives are elected biennially, by qualified electors, and consist of not less than twenty-five, nor more than fifty members. They choose their own officers, and the members are privileged from arrest, except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

The senators are chosen for four years, by districts, and choose their own officers annually.

Each house judges the elections, qualifications, and returns of its own members, determines the rules of its proceedings, punishes and expels its members for disorderly behaviour.

The general assembly have power to regulate by law all writs of election, and establish inferior courts.

The house of representatives have the sole power of impeachment; but they are tried by the senate. All bills, orders, or resolutions, are signed by the governor previous to their becoming laws.

It is provided: "No bill shall have the force of a law until, on three several days, it be read over in each house of the general assembly, and free discussion allowed thereon unless, in case of urgency, four-fifths of the house, where the bill shall be depending, may deem it expedient to dispense with this rule.

"All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives, but the senate may propose

amendments as in other bills; provided, that they shall not introduce any new matter, under the color of amendment, which does not relate to raising a revenue."

Every bill, order, resolution, or vote, to which the concurrence of both houses shall be necessary, except on questions of adjournment, must be presented to the governor for approval. If he return it under objections, it may, notwithstanding such objections, be passed by a two-third vote of each house. If not returned within ten days, (Sundays excepted,) it becomes a law, unless prevented by an adjournment of the legislature, in which event it becomes a law, unless returned within three days after their next meeting.

It is also provided, "All laws that may be passed by the legislature of the state, and the judicial and legislative proceedings of the same, shall be promulgated, preserved, and conducted, in the language in which the constitution of the United States is written. No power of suspending the laws of the state shall be exercised, unless by the legislature, or its authority. In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right of being heard by himself, or counsel; of demanding the nature and cause of the accusation against him; of meeting the witnesses face to face; of having compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and, in prosecutions by indictment or information, a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinage; nor shall he be compelled to give evidence against himself. All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient securities, unless for capital offences, where the proof is evident or presumption great; and the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it. No ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the obligation of contracts, shall be passed. Printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings

of the legislature, or any branch of the government, and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man, and every citizen may freely speak, write, and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty."

Emigration from that state shall not be prohibited.

§ 107. The Constitution of MISSISSIPPI Contains the following declaration of rights:

"That the general, great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and established, we declare

"That all freemen, when they form a social compact, are equal in rights; and that no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive, separate public emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services.

"That all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and established for their benefit; and, therefore, they have at all times an inalienable and indefeasible right to alter or abolish their form of government, in such manner as they may think expedient.

"The exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be free to all persons in this state: Provided, that the right hereby declared and established shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the

state.

"No preference shall ever be given by law to any religious sect, or mode of worship.

"That no person shall be molested for his opinions on any subject whatever, nor suffer any civil or political incapacity, or acquire any civil or political advantage,