Governor shall have power to grant commissions to fill vacancies powers of, to grant remissions, reprieves, and pardons. ART. SEC. PAGE. may require information in writing from any officer of the Executive shall give information to the General Assembly, and recommend meas when and where may convene the General Assembly, and when shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed may pardon any one who shall have participated in a duel shall commission Auditor, Register, Treasurer, President of the Board when shall have power to fill vacancies in certain offices Lieutenant, when he shall exercise the power and authority of Gov ernor. when a special election for shall take place Lieutenant, compensation of. Habeas corpus, not to be suspended unless in cases of rebellion or invasion. in case of, Senate to try shall be on oath . two thirds of, must concur to convict who liable to judgment in case of, limited. Internal improvement, president of the board of, to be elected, term of office, time 8 23 115 of . Judicial, districts, when changed. power, may be vested in mayors of cities, police judges, and trustees of towns Justices of the peace, to be elected, term of office, jurisdiction, and qualifications commissioned by the Governor. 4 41 109 4 34 107 subject to indictment for malfeasance or misfeasance, and, 4 36 108 may sit at the court of claims, and assist in laying the coun- Laws, no one passed by General Assembly shall relate to more than one subject, shall not be suspended unless by General Assembly, or its authority. relative to certain officers, to remain in force, though contrary to this Con- Legislative power vested in General Assembly [See Representatives, Senate, and General Assembly.] Militia, of whom to consist Militia, certain officers of, by whom appointed. officers of, elected. Nobility, title of, shall not to be granted Oath, prescribed. to be taken by all officers and members of the bar manner of, to suit conscience of deponent. may be administered by a judge or justice of the peace (schedule) Officers, civil and military, where to reside salaries of, deductions for neglect of duty made by General Assembly security for public, how may be relieved, determined by General Assem- for towns and cities to be elected in such manner and for such time as Office, right to hold any, of honor or profit forfeited by giving, accepting, or none to be hereditary or for a longer time than a term of years. People, all free governments founded on authority of. . . . right of to alter, abolish, or reform their government. Powers, of government divided into three departments . no person or persons of one department to exercise any power belonging Power, absolute arbitrary exists not all inherent in "THE PEOPLE' Process, style of, shall be "The Commonwealth of Kentucky Prosecutions shall be carried on in name of the Commonwealth of Kentucky how to conclude . Punishments, cruel, shall not be inflicted Representatives, House of, a branch of legislative power 8 7 House of, term of service of members of, two years from day of to be chosen on the first Monday in August every second year. number of shall be apportioned among the ten several districts, to be apportioned as near as may be among the counties, towns, rules to govern such apportionment. House of, to choose its Speaker and other officers. to be elected under first apportionment after the adoption of this House of, number of members shall be one hundred. Representation, separate, any city or town to be invested with privilege of, when no city or town to be entitled to separate, unless the county in any city or town invested with privilege of separate, when its -3344432 2 93 2 13 93 2 5 91 2 5 91 2 5 91 said city or town in like manner to be divided into Senatorial dis- 2 5 91 no ward or municipal division to be divided into such Senatorial shall be equal and uniform in this Commonwealth, and regulated in 1850, again in 1857, and every eighth year thereafter, an enu- to secure uniformity and equality of, the State shall be laid off 2 6 91 2 6 91 ART. SEC. PAGE. Representation, at every apportionment of, the State shall be laid off into thirtyeight Senatorial districts. one Senator to be elected by each district when any city or town shall have a right to, may also have sepa rate municipal courts. Recognizances, heretofore taken, to remain valid (schedule) . Register of the Land Office, elected for four years, duties prescribed by law of property, before and higher than constitutional sanction of owner of slave to it, and the increase thereof. freedom of the press and speech in prosecutions for libels, to give in evidence truth of matter published, to be secure from unreasonable searches and seizures. when accused in criminal prosecutions, to be heard by himself and coun- to demand the nature of accusation. to meet witnesses face to face to have compulsory process for witnesses to have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury of the vicinage. not to be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due course of law, 13 property not to be taken for public use without consent of representatives, 13 14 121 13 14 121 all courts shall be open, and redress given for any injury, and justice ad- as debtor, to be free from prison after delivering up his estate as pre- estate of such as destroy their own lives, shall descend or vest as in case if any person be killed by casualty, no forfeiture shall accrue to assemble and petition to bear arms in defense of himself and State to forbid a soldier to be quartered in his house in time of peace nor in time of war, but as prescribed by law. to emigrate, not to be prohibited. Secretary of State, when to convene the Senate. duties, term of office, how appointed Senate, members of, to be chosen for four years shall have power to choose its officers biennially to be elected under first apportionment after the adoption of this Constitu- members of, to be divided into two classes by lot, at the session of the when Speaker of, shall be elected, and when he shall ́ administer the gov ernment Sheriffs, to be elected, term of office, re-eligible for second term, ineligible for suc ceeding term. time of electing fixed qualifications of IO I 116 Slaves, General Assembly shall not emancipate, without owner's consent or compensation made before emancipated, provision to be made for removal from the State. ΙΟ I emigrants may bring with them 116 10 I 116 laws to be passed permitting owners to emancipate. 10 I 116 General Assembly shall have power to prevent being brought into this State imported into the United States, after 1789-General Assembly may pre- owners of, to treat them with humanity may be sold for the benefit of certain owners Suffrage, who shall be excluded from. free, to be supported by laws 8 112 4 112 right of, not forfeited by absence on business of this State or United Suits against the Commonwealth, General Assembly to direct where and how brought 8 Superintendent of Public Instruction, to be elected II term of office and salary to be fixed by law, II Surveyor, county, to be elected, and term of office fixed. qualifications of. when and how elected to give bond and security subject to indictment and removal Treason, defined. who shall not be convicted of Treasurer, to be elected, term of office two years, duties of, prescribed by law Virginia, what laws of in force here compact with, part of Constitution 622123OON NI indo o 6648 00 300 ∞ ∞ 6 113 118 118 109 |