16. Eight councillors to be chosen
by the people, etc.

17. Election of Secretary, Treasurer,
Auditor and Attorney-General
by the people.-Vacancies, how
filled.

18. School moneys not to be applied
to sectarian schools.

19. Legislature to prescribe for the
election of sheriffs.- Registers
of Probate Court, etc.

20. Reading Constitution in English
and writing, necessary qualifi-
cations of voters.

21. Census of legal voters and in-
habitants, when taken.-House
of Representatives to consist
of two hundred and forty
members, etc.

22. Voters to be basis of apportion-
ment of Senators.- Senate to
consist of forty members, etc.
23. Two years' residence required of
naturalized citizens to entitle
to suffrage or to make eligible
to office.

24. Vacancies in the Senate.
25. Vacancies in the Council.

26. Twenty-third article of amend-
ments annulled.

27. Provisions of article 2, chapter 6,
relating to officers of Harvard
College, annulled.

28. Superseded by article 31.
29. Voting precincts, in towns.
30. Voters not disqualified

by

change of residence until six
months from time of removal.
31. Amendments, article 28 amended.
32. Provisions of amendments, ar-
ticle 3, relative to payment of
a tax, as a voting qualification,
annulled.

33. Quorum in each branch of the
General Court, to consist of a
majority of members.

34. Provisions of article 2, section 1,

chapter 2, part 2, relative to
the property qualification of
Governor annulled.

Section

ARTICLE I.

1. Territorial jurisdiction.

ARTICLE II.

Section

16. In regard to postage.

17. Compensation of the president
and speaker.

18. No member to receive civil ap-
pointment or to be interested
in contract with the State, etc.
19. Bills, etc., to be read three times.
-Ayes and nays on final pass-
age.

20. No law shall embrace more than
one subject.-When to take ef-
fect.

21. Extra compensation forbidden.
22. Fuel, stationery, printing, etc.,
to be let by contract.

23. Sale of real estate, vacating
roads, etc.

24. Chaplain for State prison, etc.
25. Altering or amending laws, etc.
26. Divorces shall not be granted by
the Legislature.

27. Lotteries illegal.

28. Introduction of bills.

29. Contested elections.

30. Ineligibility of certain persons.
31. The Legislature shall not audit
or allow any private claim or
account.

32. Hour of adjournment.

33. The Legislature shall meet at
the seat of government.
34. Elections of Senators and Repre-
sentatives.

35. State paper.-Compensation for
publishing laws.

36. Publication of statutes and de-
cisions.

37. In regard to vacancies.
38. Legal legislation.

39. In regard to religious liberty.
40. Appropriations for religious pur-
poses forbidden.
41. Rights of opinion.

42. Liberty of speech and press.
43. The Legislature shall not pass
any bill of attainder or ex post
facto law.

8. In

regard
messages.

6. The State shall be divided into
judicial circuits.

7. Alteration of circuits, etc.

8. Jurisdiction of the Circuit Court.
9. Salary of judges, etc.
10. The Supreme Court may ap-
point a reporter of its decisions.
-May fill certain vacancies.
11. Terms of court.-Judges may
hold court for each other.

12. In regard to clerks of Circuit
Courts.

13. Courts of Probate.-Jurisdiction,
etc.

14. Vacancies.-How filled.
15. Courts of record.

16. Circuit Court commissioners.
17. Justices of the Peace.-How
elected, etc.

18. Civil jurisdiction of justices.
19. The judges of the Supreme Court,
Circuit judges and justices of
the peace shall be conservators
of the peace.

20. Election of Circuit judges.
21. Election of judges of Probate.
22. What deemed vacancy.

23. The Legislature may establish
courts of conciliation.

24. Suitors may appear by attorney
or in person.

25. Libels.-Truth may be given in
evidence.

26. Security of person, property, etc.
Search warrants.

27. Right of trial by jury.

28. Accused to have speedy trial, etc.