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21. None but qualified persons ap-
pointed to serve on the same.

22. Liberty of the press.

23. Retrospective laws are highly
. injurious.

24. Militia natural defense of the
State.

25. Standing armies prohibited.
26. Military subordinate to civil

power.

27. Quartering of soldiers.

28. In regard to taxes, impost and
duty.

29. The power suspending the laws
or the execution of them only
to be exercised by the Leg-
islature.

30. Freedom of speech in debate in
the Legislature.

31. The redress of public grievances.
32. The people have the right to
assemble in a peaceable man-
ner for the common good.

33. Excessive bail and fines or cruel
punishments not allowed.

34. Court martial.

35. The right of trial by impartial
judge.

36. No pensions should be granted
but in consideration of actual
service.

37. The legislative, executive and
judicial powers to be kept sepa-
rate from and independent of
each other.

38. Moderation, temperance, indus-
try and frugality.

PART II.

Form of Government.

1. Forming the State.

2. Supreme legislative power vested
in the Senate and House of
Representatives.

3. They shall assemble biennially,
and shall be called the General
Court.

4. The powers and authority of the
General Court.

5. A further enumeration of its
powers. etc.

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6. There shall be a valuation of
estates within the State at
least once in five years.

7. No member of the General Court
shall take fees, etc.

8. The doors to be kept open, except
in certain cases.

9. Apportionment of members of
the Legislature.

10. Stricken out.

11. In case of a town, place or city
where having less than six
hundred inhabitants.

12. The members shall be chosen bl-
ennially.

13. Qualifications for voting.
14. Every member of the house shall
be chosen by ballot for two
years.

15. Compensation and mileage.
16. Vacancies, how filled.

17. Impeachments to be heard and
made by the Senate.

18. All money bills shall originate,
where.

19. Power to adjourn for two days.
20. What constitutes a quorum.
21. Privileged from arrest.

22. The house shall choose their own
speaker, etc.

23. Power of Senate, Governor and
council.

24. Both houses to keep a journal.
25. The Senate shall consist of
twenty-four members.

26. The State to be equally repre-
sented.

27. Election of Senators.

28. How Senators shall be chosen.

29. What disqualifies.

30. Those qualified to be considered
an inhabitant.

31. In regard to rights, etc., of cer-
tain inhabitants.

32. Election of Governor, etc.
33. Notifying those Senators elected.
34. In case of tie.

35. The Senate shall judge of the
election and qualification of its
own members.

36. May adjourn themselves.

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37. Shall appoint their officers.

38. They have power of impeach-
ment.

39. Removal from office.

40. If the Governor is impeached.

Executive Power.

41. The Governor.

42. Shall be chosen biennially.

43. The Governor may adjourn the
Legislature in case of disagree-
ment.

44. All bills to be signed by the
Governor.

45. Every resolve to be presented to
the Governor.

46. All judicial and army officers to
be appointed by the Governor
and council.

47. The Governor and council shall

have a negative on each other.
48. Captains and subalterns to be
commissioned by the Governor.
49. Whenever the chair of the Gov-
ernor shall become vacant.
50. The Governor and council may
prorogue the General Court.
51. The Governor to be commander-
in-chief of the army of the
State.

52. The Governor's power of pardon-
ing offenses, etc.

53. Removal of commissioned officers
of the militia.

54. Appointment of adjutants, etc.
55. Division of militia into brigades,
regiments and companies.

56. No money to be issued out of the
treasury, except by appropria-
tion.

57. Certain officers to deliver an ac-
count of all goods, stores, etc.,
to the Governor.

58. Compensation of the Governor
and council.

59. Permanent and

honorable sal-

aries for justices of the Su-
preme Court.

60. Election of Governor's council-
lors.

61. Those having a majority of the
votes to be considered elected.

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62. In regard to the refusal or ac-
ceptance of an office if elected.
63. The members of the council may
be impeached for bribery, etc.
64. The resolutions, etc., of the
council to be recorded.

65. State may be divided into five
districts, each to elect a coun-
cillor.

66. Elections may be adjourned.
67. Choosing of the Secretary, Treas-
urer and Commissary-Gene-
rai.

68. Records of the State.

69. Secretary of State to have a
deputy.

70. Secretary shall give bond.

71. Election of county treasurers,

etc.

72. Two districts for registering
deeds.

73. Judicial officers to hold office
during good behavior.

74. May require opinions of the jus-
tices of Superior Court.
75. Commissions of justices of the
peace to expire in five years.
76. Marriage, divorce and alimony.
77. Justices of the peace, jurisdic-
tion when damages shall not
exceed one hundred dollars.
78. No person to hold office after
the age of seventy.

79. No judge or justice of the peace
to act as attorney, etc.

80. Judges of probate, duties of.
81. May not be counsel or act as
advocate.

82. The judges of the courts shall
appoint their respective clerks
to hold office during their
pleasure.

83. Encouragement

etc.

84. Oath of office.

of literature,

85. Oath of affirmation.

86. All commissions shall be in the
name of the State of New
Hampshire, signed by the Gov-

ernor.

87. All writs the same.

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88. How indictments, etc., shall con-

clude.

89. In regard to suicide.

90. All laws, etc., to remain in
force.

91. Privilege of habeas corpus.
92. The enacting style.

93. No Governor or judge of the
Supreme Judicial Court shall
hold any office or place of
authority under this State, ex-
cept.

94. No person shall be capable of
exercising at the same time
more than one of the following
offices.

95. No member of the council shall
have a seat in the Senate or
House of Representatives.
96. Bribery. etc., debars from office.

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97. In all cases where sums of
money are mentioned in this
Constitution, the value thereof
shall be computed in silver as
six shillings and eight pence
per ounce.

98. The General Court to fix the
time and alterations when
amendments shall take effect.
99. In regard to the revision of the
Constitution.

100. A convention for revising the
Constitution may be called
every seven years.
101. The form of government shall
be enrolled on parchment and
deposited in the Secretary's
office.

102. Prohibition.

ARTICLE II.

The Right of Suffrage.

1. Requirements for voters.

2. The Legislature may pass laws
to deprive persons of the right
of suffrage who may be con-
victed of bribery.

ARTICLE III.

Distribution of the Powers of Govern-

ment.

1. Divided into the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial.

ARTICLE IV.
Legislative.

Section 1.

1. Legislative power shall be vested
in the Senate and General
Assembly.

2. Those who are eligible.

8. Election of the same.

Section 2.

1. The Senate shall be composed of
one Senator from each county
in the State.

2. They shall be divided into three
classes.

Section 3.

1. The General Assembly elected
annually.

Section 4.

1. Vacancies, how filled.

2. Each house shall be judge of the
elections and qualifications of
its own members.

3. Each house shall choose its own
officers, etc.

4. Each house shall keep a journal.
5. May not adjourn for three days.
6. All bills to be read three times.
7. Pay of members.

8. When members are privileged
from arrest.

1. No divorce shall be granted by
the Legislature.

2. Lotteries illegal.

3. No bill of attainder or ex post
facto law.

4. Every law shall embrace but one
object.

5. Every law of this State shall
begin in the following style.

6. The fund for the support of free
schools, etc.

7. No private or special law to be
passed.

8. Private property taken for public
use or just compensation.

9. No private, special or local bills
shall be passed, unless.
10. Foreclosure of mortgages.

11.