446. State of Indiana. The constitution was adopted in 1816. It is amendable by convention.

The legislature consists of a senate and house. Members are required to be resident citizens, and to have paid taxes. They are apportioned according to the number of white male inhabitants above twenty-one years of age. Members of the house are chosen annually; senators for three years, one third renewable annually. Legislature meets on the first Monday in December.

The governor is chosen by the people for three years, and is eligible six years in nine; he must be thirty years of age, and he must have been a resident citizen five years. He has the power of pardon, except in case of impeachment; and a qualified negative. He nominates all officers, with a few exceptions, to the senate. The lieutenant governor is president of the senate.

The judges of the supreme court are appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate; the president of the circuit (or county) courts, by the joint ballot of the two branches of the legislature; and the associate judges of this court are elected by the people. They are remo vable on impeachment.

Education is liberally provided for. Slavery is prohibited. Acts of the legislature are not in force till published in print. Religious freedom is established.

447. State of Louisiana. Constitution adopted in 1812. It is amendable by convention.

The legislature consists of a senate and house of representatives. Senators, fourteen in number, are chosen in districts, for four years, half renewed biennially. They must have been resident citizens four years; they must be twenty-seven years of age, and freeholders to the value of £1000. Representatives are chosen for two years; they must have been resident citizens two years; and they must be freeholders. They are chosen on the basis

The judges? 446. Indiana. How are members of the legislature apportioned? How elected and qualified? The governor? How are the judges appointed? 447. Louisiana. How is the legislature

of the number of qualified electors; and their number may not be less than twenty-five, nor more than fifty. Meeting of the legislature is on the first Monday in Jan

uary.

The governor is elected for four years, and is ineligible for the next four years; he must be a citizen resident six years, thirty years of age, and a freeholder of $5000 value Clergymen and members of congress are ineligible. The governor has the power of pardoning, with the assent of the senate, except in impeachments. He has a qualified negative, and the general power of appointment, with the consent of the senate. The president of the senate succeeds in case of vacancy.

Judges hold their offices during good behavior; and are removable on impeachment, or address.

All white male citizens, who have paid a tax, are vo

ters.

The clergy are excluded from civil office. The constitution is silent as to religion, education and slavery.

448. State of Mississippi. Constitution adopted in

1817.

The legislature consists of a senate and house; members of both are chosen by the qualified electors of the state. Members of the house of representatives must be resident citizens two years; twenty-two years of age, and freeholders of the value of $500. Whole number must never be less than thirty-six, nor more than one hundred, chosen for one year. Senators shall never be less than one fourth, nor more than one third, of the number of the house; apportioned on taxable inhabitants, in districts; must be resident citizens four years; twenty-six years of age; and have a freehold, or other estate of $1000. Time of meeting, first Monday in November.

The governor is chosen by the same electors; must have been a citizen twenty years, a citizen resident five years, thirty years of age, and a freeholder of the value

constituted? The executive? Tenure of office of judges? 448. Mississippi. How is the legislature constituted? The executive? How

of $2000. He is chosen for two years.

He has no pow

er of appointment He has the power of pardoning, except in cases of treason and impeachment, and he has a qualified negative. There is a lieutenant governor, who is president of the senate.

The judges are chosen by the legislature, during good behavior; they are removable by impeachment or address; are disqualified at sixty-five years of age.

The provisions as to voters amount to universal suffrage. Clergy are excluded from civil office. Legislature shall provide, by law, in what manner and in what courts suits may be brought against the state. Religion and education "shall be forever encouraged in this state." There is a provision respecting slaves, similar to that in the constitution of Kentucky.

449. State of Illinois. This constitution was established in 1818, and is, in general, so much like that of Mississippi, that it is unnecessary to notice anything but the points of difference. Slavery is forbidden in Illinois. The governor and the judges of the supreme court, jointly exercise the qualified negative on legislative acts, which, in some other states, is vested in the governor. Meeting of the legislature, first Monday in December, every second year. Voting, viva voce.

450. State of Alabama. Constitution adopted in 1819. The provisions are so similar to those in the state of Mississippi, that it is unnecessary to describe them. The greatest number of representatives is one hundred. The senate not less than a fourth, nor more than a third of that number. Meeting, fourth Monday in October.

451. State of Missouri. Constitution adopted in 1820. This constitution is so much like that of Mississippi, that it is needless to describe it. Meeting of the legislature,

are the judges chosen, and removed? What other provisions? 449, 450, 451. What is said of the constitutions of Illinois, Alabama and Missouri?

first Monday in November of every second year. Whole number of representatives never to exceed one hundred.

[As measures are in progress in the states of North Carolina and Tennessee for amending their constitutions, it is deemed unnecessary to notice any of the provisions in the present constitutions of those states.]

CHAPTER IV.

State of New York.-Legislative Department.

452. THE government of this state is divided into thres branches, the legislative, executive and judicial. The manner in which these are severally constituted, and their respective powers and duties, are prescribed by the constitution, and the laws that have been enacted in pursuance thereof.

453. The legislature is composed of a senate and assembly. The senate consists of thirty-two members, who must be freeholders. They are elected for four years; and are apportioned equally among the eight senate districts into which the state is divided. They are so classified, that the office of one senator in each district shall expire every year, in order that one senator may be annually elected in each senate district. [See constitution, Art. Ì. Sec. 5.]

454. The assembly consists of one hundred and twenty-eight members, who are annually elected. These are apportioned among the several counties, as nearly as may be, according to the number of their respective inhabi

tants.

455. It has been provided, by law, that members of the legislature shall be privileged from arrest on civil process,

452. How is the government of this state divided? 453. How is the senate constituted? 454. Of what does the assembly consist?

during their attendance at the session of the house to which they belong, except on process issued in any suit brought against them for any forfeiture, misdemeanor, or breach of trust, in any office or place of public trust held by them. They enjoy the like privilege for fourteen days previous to the session; and also while going to or from such session, provided the time of going or returning do not exceed fourteen days. Officers of each house, also, while in actual attendance, are not liable to arrest on civil process. Freedom of debate is secured to the members of each house.

456. The legislature meets at the capitol, in the city of Albany, on the first Tuesday in January in every year. The manner in which each house is organized, the choice of its officers, its mode of transacting business, and its power to punish members, are nearly the same as in the national legislature.

457. If application is to be made to the legislature of this state, for the passage of an act to divide or alter the bounds of a county, city or village; or to erect or incorporate a new one; to impose a tax for any local purpose in any county, in which the inhabitants of the county are proposed to be taxed; or to incorporate any association or to amend its charter: persons so applying, are required to give notice of the intended application by advertisement, to be published for at least six weeks successively, immediately before such application, or before the first day of the session, at which the same is to be made. Such notice is to be published in a newspaper printed in the county, or in each of the counties in which the objects are to be carried into effect, and also, in case of an intended application for the imposition of any tax, in the state paper. If there be no newspaper in a county in which the notice is required to be published, the notice must be published in the place nearest thereto, in which a newspaper is published.

455. What privileges have members of the legislature? Its officers? 456. Time of meeting? Its organization, powers, &c.? 457. In what cases must previous notice be given of intended applications