Page Council to exercise the power of governor when office of governor 24 eight districts to be formed, each composed of five contiguous 41 eligible to election if an inhabitant of state for five years pre- term of office, Court, superior, judges not to hold certain other offices, to give opinions upon important questions of law, etc., when Courts, clerks of, elected by the people of the several counties, registers elected by the people of the several counties, Crimes and offences, prosecutions for, regulated, D. Debate, freedom of, in the legislature, Declaration of the rights of the inhabitants, 25 43 26 43 Delegates to congress, Departments, legislative, executive and judicial, to be kept separate, Districts, senatorial, forty, to be of adjacent territory, and to con- 45 . 39, 44 26 E. Page 28 40 40 41 13, 41 32 4 12 9 8 Elections, by the people, of civil officers provided for by the consti- Election of civil officers, meeting to be held annually on the first Estates, valuation to be taken anew once at least every ten years, F. Felony and treason, no subject to be declared guilty of, by the legis- Freedom of speech and debate in the legislature, Freehold, possession of, not required as qualification for seat in the . Fundamental principles of the constitution, a frequent recurrence to, General court, to assemble frequently for redress of grievances, and not to declare any subject to be guilty of treason or felony. to assemble every year on the first Wednesday of January, at may provide for the election or appointment of officers, and may impose taxes, etc., to be used for the public service, 11 General court, to be dissolved on the day next preceding the first Page 19 may be adjourned or prorogued, upon its request, by the gov- session may be directed by governor, with advice of council, judicial officers may be removed upon address of, 31 certain officers not to have seats in, may be prorogued by governor and council for ninety days, to elect major-generals by concurrent vote, to determine election of governor, lieutenant-governor and to prescribe by law for election of sheriffs, registers of probate Government by the people, as a free, sovereign and independent . 18, 35 36 22 the commander-in-chief, of the army and navy, but may not not to hold certain other offices, to take oaths of office before president of the senate in pres- ence of the two houses of assembly, election determined by the legislature, vacancy in office of, powers to be exercised by the lieutenant- vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant-governor, powers 30 30 31 41, 42 10 23 Governor, with advice of council, may adjourn or prorogue the legislature upon request, and convene the same, may adjourn or prorogue the legislature for not exceeding to appoint all judicial officers, notaries public and coroners; to appoint officers of the continental army, with consent of council, may remove judicial officers, upon Page 19 19 20, 21, 34 21 20 46 Governor and council, to examine election returns, . Habeas corpus, privilege of writ to be enjoyed in the most ample Harvard College, powers and privileges, gifts, grants and convey- officers may be elected members of the general court, may impose fines upon towns not choosing members, to enter objections made by governor to a bill or resolve at must be an inhabitant of district for one year preceding elec- 44 Page House of Representatives, members not to be arrested on mesne 17 the grand inquest of the commonwealth, 17 17 17 . 17, 44 to originate all money bills, but the senate may propose or not to adjourn more than two days at a time, to choose officers, establish its rules, etc., may punish by imprisonment, not exceeding thirty days, per- privileges of members. may require the attendance of secretary of the commonwealth may require the opinions of the justices of the supreme judi- meeting for election to be held on the Tuesday next after the to consist of two hundred and forty members, apportioned commissioners to divide counties into representative districts no district entitled to elect more than three represents- 44 board authorized to divide county into districts, to be certi- 44 I. Impeachments, by the house of representatives, to be tried by the Incompatible offices. ** Inhabitant," the word defined. Inhabitants, census to be taken in 1865, and every tenth year there- after.. counties. 15 .30, 35 13 Insolvency, commissioners of, elected by the people of the several Instruction of representatives, |