ÿWPCI È+5˜£QD­>›†ˆY*šóÌÍ@"L¯¦Üzg÷„7Dˆ>íŸdŠ*ÿ?lؾ Áúûg`ðžB¥ûlÊóN:µ/{nAïz”³åû8ÿžÎêßQ…Œ"-hÕCµ0ÛhÍEÖ#A0¯¤Nûò>O±FÌá´îsJUÿ)ˆ˜(%KJä7ë=" =¶T˜ÂØl¿q»cëDÁñvð_¶¬ìk„ÍBÐpŠúÃoŒoÍ:W{Õ³–ËÿVÏxÈдìLvVk¶™//šBû½…NnxÊ€{V’vô!BÀ„e‚°" ÆE>­±V3X@8I·N̤罱–/»ñýÐøù 5 I—JÓqׂÕìÌ?¼öeÒW•z® ˆP“X¤Á‡§¬ºÑV–Z—÷­ŒïQ±s ;èOìÂÍ!B‰ñ„212³ÌÔjïEU/÷æ!þkO|>byIÕ÷Ï9h4/˜—J-Ÿ‰>MÌ'(¹º"y‘‹Œ\„lPòQJÌ¢6‚ ’*ÒÏ°V™Žßö¹¥´aŸD3f× ä »sðN¯feG<øÊÞCÀÈ.mC鶸è[íŒì̪͠õÑã4À`ýˆAàk¬˜ërjͱìz˜#!ÒUNó %A 0(GUBoU.±^ ßw¨ë4“§¶ m¸NÏxјHP LaserJet 6PÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(ÈhH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡< Œ p`‹*Times New RomanTT< Œ p`‹ArialTT †2‰F+,-€.E/D01D23D45D67D89D:;D<=D>D?@DABDCDDEFDGHDIJDKLDMNDOPDQSUTUUV/W/X/Y/Z/[/\/]/^/_/`/aEbcEdeEfgEhiUjkElmEnoEpr§M"1tatesSTATES3|xr!ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ 002.0 002.0disseizeddefence004.0 004.0SearcyIzardPulaskiSevierCrittenden005.0 005.0supersedeas006.0 006.0escheatsrecognizancesXXIXth IVthÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXÔñiññiññjñDoug€Campbell€workñjññkññjñdñjññkññlñed€on€ArkansñlññmññlñsañlññmññnñasÐ ° ÐÌThis€is€ready€to€go.ÌÌÔ_ÔJWÔ_Ô€0ñnññoññnñ5/ñnññoññpñ4/05/2005ÌñpññiñÌÌÌÌñiñ***€CSTART€AR€01/04/1836€03/04/1864€***Ìà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌ***€ASTART€9023.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌORDINANCE€OF€ACCEPTANCE€BY€ARKANSAS„„1836ÌÌOrdinance€and€acceptance€of€compact€by€the€general€assembly€of€the€State€ofÌArkansasÌÌòòBe€it€ordained€by€the€general€assembly€of€the€State€of€Arkansas,€óóBy€virtue€of€the€authority€vestedÐ H˜ Ðin€said€general€assembly€by€the€pro‚visions€of€the€ordinance€adopted€by€the€convention€ofÏdelegates€assem‚bled€at€Little€Rock,€for€the€purpose€of€forming€a€constitution€and€system€ofÏgovernment€for€said€State,€that€the€propositions€set€forthÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄ+#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ô€in€ð ðAn€act€supplementary€to€the€actÐ  \ Ðentitled€ððAn€act€for€the€admission€of€the€State€of€Arkansas€into€the€Union,€and€to€provide€for€theÏdue€execution€of€the€laws€of€the€United€States€within€the€same,€and€for€other€purposes,ðð€ðð€be,€andÏthe€same€are€hereby,€freely€accepted,€rati‚fied,€and€irrevocably€confirmed,€as€articles€of€compactÏand€union€between€the€State€of€Arkansas€and€the€United€States.ÌòòAnd€be€it€further€ordained€by€the€authority€aforesaid,€óóThat€the€general€assembly€of€the€State€ofÐ ¨ø ÐArkansas€shall€never€interfere,€with‚out€the€consent€of€the€United€States,€with€the€primaryÏdisposal€of€the€soil€within€said€State,€owned€by€the€United€States,€nor€with€any€regulationsÏCongress€may€find€necessary€for€securing€the€title€in€such€soil€to€the€òòbona„fide€óópurchasersÐ l¼ Ðthereof;€and€that€no€tax€shall€be€imposed€on€lands€the€property€of€the€United€States;€and€that€inÏno€case€shall€non„resident€proprietors€be€taxed€higher€than€resident;€and€that€the€bounty„landsÏgranted,€or€hereafter€to€be€granted,€for€military€services€during€the€late€war,€shall,€while€theyÏcontinue€to€be€held€by€the€patentees€or€their€heirs,€remain€exempt€from€any€tax€laid€by€order,€orÏunder€the€authority,€of€the€State,€whether€for€State,€county,€township,€or€any€other€purpose,€forÏthe€term€of€three€years€from€and€after€the€date€of€the€patents€respectively.ÌApproved,€October€18,€1836.ÌÌ***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9001.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌò òCONSTITUTION€OF€ARKANSAS„1836€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄó#Ôó óÐ h+¸&* ÐÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôà  àWe,€the€people€of€the€Territory€of€Arkansas,€by€our€representatives€in€conventionÐ T,¤'+ Ðassembled,€at€Little€Rock,€on€Monday,€the€4th€day€of€January,€A.€D.€1836,€and€of€theÐ @-(, ÐIndependence€of€the€United€States€the€sixtieth€year,€having€the€right€of€admission€into€the€UnionÏas€one€of€the€United€States€of€America,€consistent€with€the€Federal€Consti‚tution,€and€by€virtue€ofÏthe€treaty€of€cession,€by€France€to€the€United€States,€of€the€Province€of€Louisiana,€in€order€toÏsecure€to€ourselves€and€our€posterity€the€enjoyment€of€all€the€rights€of€life,€liberty,€and€property,Ïand€the€free€pursuit€of€happiness,€do€mutually€agree€with€each€other€to€form€ourselves€into€a€freeÏandÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄD #ÔÔ‡XôÔXXXµ&Ô€Ô#†Xµ&XXXôÔT #ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôindependent€State,€by€the€name€and€style€of€ð ðThe€State€of€Arkansas,ðð€and€do€ordain€andÐ L œ Ðestablish€the€following€constitution€for€the€government€thereof:ÌÌÌ***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€001.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌARTICLE€IÌÌOF€BOUNDARIESÌWe€do€declare€and€establish,€ratify€and€confirm,€the€following€as€the€permanent€boundaries€ofÏsaid€State€of€Arkansas,€that€is€to€say:€Beginning€in€the€middle€of€the€main€channel€of€theÏMississippi€river,€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ— #ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôon€the€parallel€of€thirty„six€degreesò ò€ó ónorth€latitude;€running€from€thence€westÐ \¬ Ðwith€the€said€parallel€of€latitude€toò ò€ó óthe€Saint€Francis€river;€thence€up€the€middle€of€the€mainÐ Lœ Ðchannel€of€said€river€to€the€parallel€of€thirty„six€degrees,€thirty€minutes€north;€from€thence€westÏto€the€southwest€corner€of€the€State€of€Missouri;€and€from€thence€to€be€bounded€on€the€west,€toÏthe€north€bank€of€Red€river,€as€by€acts€of€Congress€and€treaties€heretofore€defining€the€westernÏlimits€of€the€Territory€of€Arkansas;€and€to€be€bounded€on€the€south€side€of€Red€river€by€theÏMexican€boundary„line€to€the€northwest€corner€of€the€State€of€Louisiana;€thence€east€with€theÏLouisiana€State€line€to€the€middle€of€the€main€channel€of€the€Mississippi€river;€thence€up€theÏmiddle€of€the€main€channel€of€said€river€to€the€thirty„sixth€degree€of€north€latitude,€the€point€ofÏbeginning.ÌÌ***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€002.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌARTICLE€IIÌÌDECLARATION€OF€RIGHTSÌThat€the€great€and€essential€principles€of€liberty€and€free€govern‚ment€may€be€recognized€andÏunalterably€established,€we€declare:ÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€That€all€freemen,€when€they€form€a€social€compact,€are€equal,€and€have€certainÏinherent€and€indefeasible€rights,€among€which€are€those€of€enjoying€and€defending€life€andÏliberty;€of€acquiring,€possessing,€and€protecting€property€and€reputation;€and€of€pursuing€theirÏown€happiness.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ð H-˜(, Ð***€SSTART€002.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€That€all€power€is€inherent€in€the€people;€and€all€free€govern‚ments€are€founded€on€theirÏauthority,€and€instituted€for€their€peace,€safety€and€happiness.€For€the€advancement€of€these€ends,Ïthey€have,€at€all€times,€an€unqualified€right€to€alter,€reform€or€abolish€their€government,€in€suchÏmanner€as€they€may€think€proper.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌSEC.€3.€That€all€men€have€a€natural€and€indefeasible€right€to€wor‚ship€Almighty€God€according€toÏthe€dictates€of€their€own€consciences;€and€no€man€can€of€right€be€compelled€to€attend,€erect€orÏsupport€any€place€of€worship,€or€to€maintain€any€ministry€against€his€consent.€That€no€humanÏauthority€can,€in€any€case€whatever,€interfere€with€the€rights€of€conscience;€and€that€noÏpreference€shall€ever€be€given€to€any€religious€establishment€or€mode€of€worship.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€4.€That€the€civil€rights,€privileges€or€capacities€of€any€citizen€shall€in€no€wise€be€diminishedÏor€enlarged€on€account€of€his€religion.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€005.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€5.€That€all€elections€shall€be€free€and€equal.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€006.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€That€the€right€of€trial€by€jury€shall€remain€inviolate.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€7.€That€printing„presses€shall€be€free€to€every€person;€and€no€law€shall€ever€be€made€toÏrestrain€the€rights€thereof.€The€free€com‚munication€of€thoughts€and€opinions€is€one€of€theÏinvaluable€rights€of€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôman;€and€every€citizen€may€freely€speak,€write€and€print€on€any€subject„beingÐ à%0!$ Ðresponsible€for€the€abuse€of€that€liberty.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€8.€In€prosecutions€for€the€publication€of€papers€investigating€the€official€conduct€of€officersÏor€men€in€public€capacity€,€or€where€the€matter€published€is€proper€for€public€information,€theÏtruth€thereof€may€be€given€in€evidence;€and€in€all€indictments€for€libels,€the€jury€shall€have€theÐ @-(, Ðright€to€determine€the€law€and€the€facts.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€009.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€9.€That€the€people€shall€be€secure€in€their€persons,€houses,€papers€and€possessions,€fromÏunreasonable€searches€and€seizures;€and€that€general€warrants,€whereby€any€officer€may€beÏcommanded€to€search€suspected€places,€without€evidence€of€the€fact€committed,€or€to€seize€anyÏperson€or€persons€not€named,€whose€offences€are€not€particu‚larly€described€and€supported€byÏevidence,€are€dangerous€to€liberty,€and€shall€not€be€granted.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€10.€That€no€freeman€shall€be€taken€or€imprisoned,€or€disseized€of€his€freehold,€liberties€orÏprivileges,€or€outlawed€or€exiled,€or€in€any€manner€destroyed€or€deprived€of€his€life,€liberty€orÏproperty,€but€by€the€judgment€of€his€peers,€or€the€law€of€the€land.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€011.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€11.€That€in€all€criminal€prosecutions€the€accused€hath€a€right€to€be€heard€by€himself€andÏcounsel;€to€demand€the€nature€and€cause€of€the€accusation€against€him,€and€to€have€a€copyÏthereof;€to€meet€the€witnesses€face€to.€face;€to€have€compulsory€process€for€obtaining€witnessesÏin€his€favor;€and€in€prosecutions€by€indictment€or€present‚ment,€a€speedy€public€trial€by€anÏimpartial€jury€of€the€county€or€dis‚trict€in€which€the€crime€shall€have€been€committed;€and€shallÏnot€be€compelled€to€give€evidence€against€himself.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€012.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌ€€€€SEC.€12.€That€no€person€shall,€for€the€same€offence,€be€twice€put€in€jeopardy€of€life€or€limb.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€013.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€13.€That€all€penalties€shall€be€reasonable,€and€proportioned€to€the€nature€of€the€offence.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€014.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€14.€That€no€man€shall€be€put€to€answer€any€criminal€charge,€but€by€presentment,€indictmentÏor€impeachment.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ð @-(, Ð***€SSTART€015.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€15.€That€no€conviction€shall€work€corruption€of€blood€or€for‚feiture€of€estate.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€016.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€16.€That€all€prisoners€shall€be€bailable€by€sufficient€securities,€unless€in€capital€offences,Ïwhere€the€proof€is€evident€or€the€presumption€great,€and€the€privilege€of€the€writ€of€òòhabeasÐ  ` Ðcorpusóó€shall€not€be€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpĽ#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôsuspended,€unless€where,€in€case€of€rebellion€or€invasion,€the€public€safetyÐ ü L  Ðmay€require€it.ÌÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€017.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ñSñÌñSñÌSEC.€17.€That€excessive€bail€shall€in€no€case€be€required,€nor€exces‚sive€fines€imposed.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€018.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌòòóóSEC.€18.€That€no€ex€òòpost€facto€óólaw,€or€any€law€impairing€the€obli‚gation€of€contracts,€shall€everÐ  \ Ðbe€made.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€019.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€19.€That€perpetuities€and€monopolies€are€contrary€to€the€genius€of€a€republic,€and€shall€notÏbe€allowed;€nor€shall€any€heredi‚tary€emolument,€privileges€or€honors€ever€be€granted€orÏconferred€in€this€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€020.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€20.€That€the€citizens€have€a€right€in€a€peaceable€manner€to€assemble€together€for€theirÏcommon€good,€to€instruct€their€represent‚atives,€and€to€apply€to€those€invested€with€the€power€ofÏthe€govern‚ment€for€redress€of€grievances,€or€other€proper€purposes,€by€address€or€remonstrance.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€021.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€21.€That€the€free€white€men€of€this€State€shall€have€a€right€to€keep€and€to€bear€arms€forÏtheir€common€defence.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ð @-(, Ð***€SSTART€022.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€22.€That€no€soldier€shall,€in€time€of€peace,€be€quartered€in€any€house,€without€the€consentÏof€the€owner;€nor€in€time€of€war,€but€in€a€manner€prescribed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€023.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€23.€The€military€shall€be€kept€in€strict€subordination€to€the€civil€power.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€024.0€002.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€24.€This€enumeration€of€rights€shall€not€be€construed€to€deny€or€disparage€others€retainedÏby€the€people;€and,€to€guard€against€any€encroachments€on€the€rights€herein€retained,€or€anyÏtransgression€of€any€of€the€higher€powers€herein€delegated,€we€declare€that€every‚thing€in€thisÏarticle€is€excepted€out€of€the€general€powers€of€the€government,€and€shall€forever€remainÏinviolate;€and€that€all€laws€con‚trary€thereto,€or€to€the€other€provisions€herein€contained,€shall€beÏvoid.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€003.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌARTICLE€IIIÌÌOF€DEPARTMENTSÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€powers€of€the€government€of€the€State€of€Arkansas€shall€be€divided€into€threeÏdistinct€departments,€each€of€them€to€be€confided€to€a€separate€body€of€magistracy,€to€wit:€thoseÏwhich€are€legislative,€to€one;€those€which€are€executive,€to€another;€and€those€which€are€judicial,Ïto€another.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€No€person,€or€collection€of€persons,€being€of€one€of€those€departments,€shall€exercise€anyÏpower€belonging€to€either€of€the€others;€except€in€the€instances€hereinafter€expressly€directed€orÏper‚mitted.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€004.0€AK€1836€***Ð @-(, ЇARTICLE€IVÌÌLEGISLATIVE€DEPARTMENTÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€legislative€power€of€this€State€shall€be€vested€in€a€general€assembly,€whichÏshall€consist€of€a€senate,€and€a€house€of€rep‚resentatives.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌQUALIFICATIONS€OF€ELECTORSÌSEC.€2.€Every€free€white€male€citizen€of€the€United€States,€who€shall€have€attained€the€age€ofÏtwenty„one€years,€and€who€shall€have€been€a€citizen€of€this€State€six€months,€shall€be€deemed€aÏqualified€elector,€and€be€entitled€to€vote€in€the€county€or€district€where€he€actually€resides,€forÏeach€and€every€office€made€elective€under€this€State,€or€under€the€United€States:€òòProvided,€óóThatÐ pÀ Ðno€soldier,€sea‚man,€or€marine,€in€the€Army€or€Navy€of€the€United€States,€shall€be€entitled€to€voteÏat€any€election€within€this€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ñTñÌñTñÌ€TIME€OF€CHOOSING€REPRESENTATIVESÌÌSEC.€3.€The€House€of€Representatives€shall€consist€of€members€to€be€chosen€every€second€year,Ïby€the€qualified€electors€of€the€several€counties.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌQUALIFICATIONS€OF€A€REPRESENTATIVEÌÌSEC.€4.€No€person€shall€be€a€member€of€the€House€of€Representa‚tives,€who€shall€not€haveÏattained€the€age€of€twenty„five€years;€who€shall€not€be€a€free€white€male€citizen€of€the€UnitedÏStates;€who€shall€not€have€been€an€inhabitant€of€this€State€one€year;€and€who€shall€not,€at€the€timeÏof€his€election,€have€an€actual€residence€in€the€county€lie€may€be€chosen€to€represent.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€005.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌQUALIFICATIONS€OF€A€SENATORÌÌSEC.€5.€The€Senate€shall€consist€of€members€to€be€chosen€every€four€years,€by€the€qualifiedÏelectors€of€the€several€districts.Ð @-(, Ї***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€006.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€No€person€shall€be€a€Senator,€who€shall€not€have€attained€the€age€of€thirty€years;€whoÏshall€not€be€a€free€white€male€citizen€of€the€United€States;€who€shall€not€have€been€an€inhabitantÏof€this€State€one€year;€and€who€shall€not,€at€the€time€of€his€election,€have€an€actual€residence€inÏthe€district€he€may€be€chosen€to€represent.ÌÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌMEETING€OF€THE€GENERAL€ASSEMBLYÌÌSEC.€7.€The€General€Assembly€shall€meet€every€two€years,€on€the€first€Monday€of€November,€atÏthe€seat€of€government,€until€altered€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌTHE€MODE€OF€ELECTION,€AND€TIME,€AND€PRIVILEGE€OF€ELECTORSÌÌSEC.€8.€All€general€elections€shall€be€òòviva€voceóó,€until€otherwise€directed€by€law,€and€shallÐ Ð  Ðcommence€and€be€holden€every€two€years,€on€the€first€Monday€in€October,€until€altered€by€law;Ïand€the€electors€in€all€cases€except€in€cases€of€treason,€felony€and€breach€of€the€peace,€shall€beÏprivileged€from€arrest€during€their€attendance€on€elections,€and€in€going€to€and€returningÏtherefrom.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€009.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌDUTY€OF€GOVERNORÌSEC.€9.€The€Governor€shall€issue€writs€of€election€to€fill€such€vacan‚cies€as€shall€occur€in€eitherÏHouse€of€the€General€Assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€10.€No€Judge€of€the€Supreme,€Circuit€or€Inferior€Courts€of€law€or€equity,€Secretary€of€State,ÏAttorney€for€the€State,€State€Auditor€or€Treasurer,€Register€or€Recorder,€Clerk€of€any€Court€ofÏRecord,€Sheriff,€Coroner,€Member€of€Congress,€nor€any€other€person€holding€any€lucrative€officeÏunder€the€United€States€or€this€State,€(militia€officers,€Justices€of€the€Peace,€Postmasters€andÐ @-(, ÐJudges€of€the€County€Courts€excepted,)€shall€be€eligible€to€a€seat€in€either€House€of€the€GeneralÏAssembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€011.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€11.€No€person€who€now€is,€or€shall€be€hereafter,€a€collector€or€holder€of€public€money,€norÏany€assistant€or€deputy€of€such€holder€or€collector€of€public€money,€shall€be€eligible€to€a€seat€inÏeither€House€of€the€General€Assembly,€nor€to€any€office€of€profit€or€trust,€until€he€shall€haveÏaccounted€for€and€paid€over€all€sums€for€which€he€may€have€been€liable.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€012.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€12.€The€General€Assembly€shall€exclude€from€every€office€of€trust€or€profit,€and€from€theÏright€of€suffrage,€within€this€State,€all€persons€convicted€of€bribery,€perjury,€or€other€infamousÏcrime.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€013.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€13.€Every€person€who€shall€have€been€convicted€of€directly€or€indirectly€giving€or€offeringÏany€bribe,€to€procure€his€election€or€appointment,€shall€be€disqualified€from€holding€any€office€ofÏtrust€or€profit€under€this€State;€and€any€person€who€shall€give€or€offer€any€bribe€to€procure€theÏelection€or€appointment€of€any€person,€shall,€on€conviction€thereof,€be€disqualified€from€being€anÏelector,€or€from€holding€office€of€trust€or€profit€under€this€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€014.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€14.€No€Senator€or€Representative€shall,€during€the€term€for€which€he€shall€haveò ò€ó óbeenÐ X ¨ Ðelected,€be€appointed€to€any€civil€office€under€this€State,€which€shall€have€been€created,€or€theÏemoluments€of€which€shall€have€been€increased,€during€his€continuance€of€office,€except€to€suchÏoffice€as€shall€be€filled€by€the€election€of€the€people.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€015.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€15.€Each€House€shall€appoint€its€own€officers,€and€shall€judge€of€the€qualifications,€returnsÏand€elections€of€its€own€members.€Two„‚thirds€of€each€House€shall€constitute€a€quorum€to€doÏbusiness,€but€a€smaller€number€may€adjourn€from€day€to€day,€and€compel€the€attend‚ance€ofÏabsent€members,€in€such€manner,€and€under€such€penalties,€as€each€House€shall€provide.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€016.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***Ð D-”(, ЇSEC.€16.€Each€House€may€determine€the€rule€of€its€proceedings,€punish€its€own€members€forÏdisorderly€behavior,€and,€with€the€concurrence€of€two„thirds€of€the€members€elected,€expel€aÏmember;€but€no€member€shall€be€expelled€a€second€time€for€the€same€offence.€They€shall€each,Ïfrom€time€to€time,€publish€a€journal€of€their€proceedings,€except€such€parts€as€may€in€theirÏopinion€require€secrecy;€and€the€yeas€and€nays€upon€any€question€shall€be€entered€on€the€journal,Ïat€the€desire€of€any€five€members.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€017.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€17.€The€door€of€each€House€when€in€session€or€in€committee€of€the€whole,€shall€be€keptÏopen,€except€in€cases€which€may€require€secrecy;€and€each€House€may€punish€by€fine€andÏimprisonment,€any€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ'#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔpÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄ=L#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôerson,€not€a€member,€who€shall€be€guilty€of€disrespect€to€the€House,€by€anyÐ À  Ðdisorderly€or€contemptuous€behavior€in€their€presence,€during€their€session;€but€suchÏimprisonment€shall€not€extend€beyond€the€final€adjournment€of€that€session.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€018.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€18.€Bills€may€originate€in€either€House,€and€be€amended€or€rejected€in€the€other;€and€everyÏbill€shall€be€read€on€three€different€days€in€each€House,€unless€two„thirds€of€the€House€where€theÏsame€is€pending€shall€dispense€with€the€rules.€And€every€bill€having€passed€both€Houses,€shall€beÏsigned€by€the€President€of€the€Senate€and€the€Speaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€019.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€19.€Whenever€an€officer,€civil€or€military,€shall€be€appointed€by€the€joint€or€concurrent€voteÏof€both€Houses,€or€by€the€separate€vote€of€either€House€of€the€General€Assembly,€the€vote€shallÏbe€taken€òòviva€voceóó,€and€entered€on€the€journal.Ð l¼ ÐÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€020.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€20.€The€Senators€and€Representatives€shall,€in€all€cases€except€treason,€felony€or€breach€ofÏthe€peace,€be€privileged€from€arrest,€during€the€session€of€the€General€Assembly,€and€for€fifteenÏdays€before€the€commencement€and€after€the€termination€of€each€session;€and€for€any€speech€orÏdebate€in€either€House,€they€shall€not€be€ques‚tioned€in€any€other€place.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€021.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€21.€The€members€of€the€General€Assembly€shall€severally€receive,€from€the€public€treasury,Ïcompensation€for€their€services,€which€may€be€increased€or€diminished;€but€no€alteration€of€suchÏcom‚pensation€of€members€shall€take€effect€during€the€session€at€which€it€is€made.Ð @-(, Ї***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€022.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌTHE€MANNER€OF€BRINGING€SUITS€AGAINST€THE€STATEÌÌSEC.€22.€The€General€Assembly€shall€direct€by€law,€in€what€courts,€and€in€what€manner€suitsÏmay€be€commenced€against€the€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€023.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€23.€They€shall€have€power€to€pass€all€laws€that€are€necessary€to€prohibit€the€introductionÏinto€this€State€of€any€slave€or€slaves,€who€may€have€committed€any€high€crime,€in€any€other€StateÏor€Territory.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€024.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€24.òò€óóThe€General€Assembly€shall€not€have€power€to€pass€any€bill€of€divorce;€but€mayÐ 4„ Ðprescribe€by€law€the€manner€in€which€such€cases€shall€be€investigated€in€the€courts€of€justice€andÏdivorces€granted.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€025.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌSEC.€25.€The€general€assembly€shall€have€power€to€prohibit€the€introduction€of€any€slave€orÏslaves,€for€the€purpose€of€speculation,€or€as€an€article€of€trade€and€merchandise;€to€oblige€theÏowner€of€any€slave€or€slaves€to€treat€them€with€humanity:€and,€in€the€prosecution€of€slaves€forÏany€crime,€they€shall€not€be€deprived€of€an€impartial€jury;€and€any€slave€who€shall€be€convictedÏof€a€capital€offence,€shall€suffer€the€same€degree€of€punishment€as€would€be€inflicted€on€a€freeÏwhite€person,€and€no€other;€and€courts€of€justice,€before€whom€slaves€shall€be€tried,€shall€assignÏthem€counsel€for€their€defence.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€026.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.òò€óó26.€The€governor,€secretary€of€state,€auditor,€treasurer,€and€all€the€judges€of€the€supreme,Ð ¸'#& Ðcircuit€and€inferior€courts€of€law€and€equity,€and€the€prosecuting€attorneys€for€the€State,€shall€beÏliable€to€impeachment,€for€any€malpractice€or€misdemeanor€in€office;€but€judgment€in€such€casesÏshall€not€extend€further€than€removal€from€office,€and€disqualification€to€hold€any€office€ofÏhonor,€trust€or€profit€under€this€State:€the€party€impeached,€whether€convicted€or€ac‚quitted,€shallÏnevertheless€be€liable€to€be€indicted,€tried€and€punished,€according€to€law.ÌÐ @-(, Ð***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€027.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.òò€óó27.€The€house€of€representatives€shall€have€the€sole€power€of€impeachment,€and€allÐ tÄ Ðimpeachments€shall€be€tried€by€the€senate;€and€when€sitting€for€that€purpose,€the€senators€shall€beÏon€oath€or€affirmation€to€do€justice€according€to€law€and€evidence.€When€the€governorÌshall€be€tried,€the€chief€justice€of€the€supreme€court€shall€preside;€and€no€person€shall€beÏconvicted€without€the€concurrence€of€two„thirds€of€all€the€senators€elected:€and€for€reasonableÏcause,€which€shall€not€be€sufficient€ground€of€impeachment,€the€governor€shall,€on€the€jointÏaddress€of€two„thirds€of€each€branch€of€the€legislature,€remove€from€office€the€judges€of€theÏsupreme€and€inferior€courts:€òòProvided,€óóThe€cause€or€causes€of€removal€be€spread€on€the€journals,Ð è 8  Ðand€the€party€charged€be€notified€of€the€same,€and€heard€by€himself€and€counsel,€before€the€voteÏis€finally€taken€and€decided.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€028.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.òò€óó28.€The€appointment€of€all€officers,€not€otherwise€directed€by€this€constitution,€shall€beÐ \¬ Ðmade€in€such€manner€as€may€be€prescribed€by€law:€and€all€officers,€both€civil€and€military,€actingÏunder€the€authority€of€this€State,€shall,€before€entry€on€the€duties€of€their€respective€offices,€takeÏan€oath€or€affirmation€to€support€the€Constitu‚tion€of€the€United€States€and€of€this€State,€and€toÏdemean€them‚selves€faithfully€in€office.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€029.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.òò€óó29.€No€county€now€established€by€law,€shall€ever€be€reduced,€by€the€establishment€of€anyÐ ¨ø Ðnew€county€or€counties,€to€less€than€nine€hundred€square€miles,€nor€to€a€less€population€than€itsÏratio€of€representation€in€the€house€of€representatives;€nor€shall€any€county€be€hereafterÏestablished,€which€shall€contain€less€than€nine€hundred€square€miles,€(except€WashingtonÏCounty,€which€may€be€reduced€to€Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ€L#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔsixÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄ«c#ÔÔ‡XôÔXXXµ&Ô€Ô#†Xµ&XXXôÔðc#Ôhundred€square€miles,)€or€a€less€population€than€wouldÐ X ¨ Ðentitle€each€county€to€a€member€in€the€house€of€representatives.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€030.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€30.€The€style€ofòò€óóthe€laws€of€this€State€shall€beð"ðð ðòòBe€it€enacted€by€the€general€assembly€ofÐ à%0!$ Ðthe€State€of€Arkansas.óóððÐ Ì&"% ÐÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€031.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€31.€The€State€shall€from€time€to€time€be€divided€into€conveni‚ent€districts,€in€such€mannerÏthat€the€senate€shall€be€based€upon€the€free€white€male€inhabitants€of€the€State,€each€senatorÏrepresenting€an€equal€number,€as€nearly€as€practicable;€and€until€the€first€enumera‚tion€of€theÐ @-(, Ðinhabitants€shall€be€taken,€the€districts€shall€be€arranged€as€follows:ÌThe€county€of€Washington€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€two€senators;ÌThe€counties€of€Carroll,€Searcy€and€Izard€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Independence€and€Jackson€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Lawrence€and€Randolph€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Johnson€and€Pope€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Crawford€and€Scott€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Conway€and€Van€Buren€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Pulaski,€White€and€Saline€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Hot€Spring,€Clark€and€Pike€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Hempstead€and€Lafayette€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Sevier€and€Miller€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Chicot€and€Union€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Arkansas€and€Jefferson€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Phillips€and€Monroe€shall€compose€one€district,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Saint€Francis€and€Greene€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌThe€counties€of€Crittenden€and€Mississippi€shall€compose€one€dis‚trict,€and€elect€one€senator.ÌAnd€the€senate€shall€never€consist€of€less€than€seventeen€nor€more€than€thirty„three€members;€andÏas€soon€as€the€senate€shall€meet€after€the€first€election€to€be€held€under€this€constitution,€theyÏshall€cause€the€senators€to€be€divided€by€lot€into€two€classes„nine€of€the€first€class€and€eight€ofÏthe€second;€and€the€seats€of€the€first€class€shall€be€vacated€at€the€end€of€two€years€from€the€timeÏof€their€election,€and€the€seats€of€the€second€class€at€the€end€of€four€years€from€the€time€of€theirÏelection;€in€order€that€one€class€ofòò€óóthe€senators€may€be€elected€every€two€years.Ð øH ÐÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€032.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€32.€An€enumeration€of€the€inhabitants€of€the€State€shallò ò€ó óbe€taken€under€the€direction€of€theÐ ”ä Ðgeneral€assembly,€on€the€first€day€of€January,€one€thousand€eight€hundred€and€thirty„eight,€and€atÏthe€end€of€every€four€years€thereafter;€and€the€general€assembly€shall,€at€the€first€session€after€theÏreturn€of€every€enumeration,€so€alterò ò€ó óand€arrange€the€senatorial€districts€that€each€district€shallÐ \ ¬ Ðcontain,€as€nearly€as€practicable,€an€equal€number€of€free€white€male€inhabitants:€òòProvided,€óóThatÐ L!œ ÐWashington€County,€as€long€as€its€population€shall€justify€the€same,€may,€according€to€itsÏnumbers,€elect€more€than€one€senator;€and€such€districts€shall€then€remain€unaltered,€until€theÏreturn€of€another€enumeration,€and€shall€at€all€times€consist€of€con‚tiguous€territory;€and€noÏcounty€shall€be€divided€in€the€formation€of€a€senatorial€district.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€033.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€33.€The€ratio€of€representation€in€the€senate,€shall€be€fifteen€hundred€free€white€maleÏinhabitants€to€each€senator,€until€the€sena‚tors€amount€to€twenty„five€in€number;€and€then€theyÏshall€be€equally€apportioned,€upon€the€same€basis,€throughout€the€State,€in€such€ratio€as€theÏincreased€numbers€of€free€white€male€inhabitants€may€require,€without€increasing€the€senators€toÏa€greater€number€than€twenty„five,€until€the€population€of€the€State€amounts€to€five€hundredÐ H-˜(, Ðthou‚sand€souls;€and€when€an€increase€of€senators€takes€place,€they€shall,€from€time€to€time,€beÏdivided€by€lot,€and€classed€as€prescribed€above.€ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€034.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€34.€The€house€of€representatives€shall€consist€of€not€less€than€fifty„four,€nor€more€than€oneÏhundred€representatives,€to€be€appor‚tioned€among€the€several€counties€in€this€State,€according€toÏthe€num‚ber€of€free€white€male€inhabitants€therein,€taking€five€hundred€as€the€ratio,€until€theÏnumber€of€representatives€amounts€to€seventy„‚five;€and€when€they€amount€to€seventy„five,€theyÏshall€not€be€further€increased€until€the€population€of€the€State€amounts€to€five€hundred€thousandÏsouls:€òòProvided,€óóThat€each€county€now€organized€shall,€although€its€population€may€not€live€theÐ Ô$  Ðexisting€ratio,€always€be€entitled€to€one€representative;€and€until€the€first€enumeration€shall€beÏtaken,€the€representatives€shall€be€apportioned€among€the€several€counties,€as€follows:ÌThe€county€of€Washington€shall€elect€six€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Scott€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Johnson€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Pope€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Conway€shall€elect€one€representative.€ÌThe€county€of€Van€Buren€shall€elect€one€representative.€ÌThe€county€of€Carroll€shall€elect€two€representatives.ÌThe€county€of€Searcy€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Izard€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Independence€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Crawford€shall€elect€three€representatives.ÌThe€county€of€Jackson€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Lawrence€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Randolph€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€White€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Pulaski€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Saline€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Hot€Spring€shall€elect€one€representative.€ÌThe€county€of€Clarke€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Saint€Francis€shall€elect€two€representatives.€ÌThe€county€of€Pike€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Hempstead€shall€elect€two€representatives.ò ò€Ð ô$D # Ðó óThe€county€of€Miller€shall€elect€one€representative.Ð ä%4!$ ÐThe€county€of€Sevier€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Lafayette€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Union€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Arkansas€shall€elect€two€representatives.ÌThe€county€of€Jefferson€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Monroe€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Phillips€shall€elect€two€representatives.ÌThe€county€of€Greene€shall€elect€one€representative.Ð D-”(, ÐThe€county€of€Crittenden€shall€elect€two€representatives.ÌThe€county€of€Mississippi€shall€elect€one€representative.ÌThe€county€of€Chicot€shall€elect€two€representatives.ÌAnd€at€the€first€session€of€the€general€assembly€after€the€return€of€every€enumeration,€theÏrepresentation€shall€be€equally€divided€and€re„apportioned€among€the€several€counties,€accordingÏto€the€number€of€free€white€males€in€each€county,€as€above€prescribed.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€035.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌMODE€OF€AMENDING€THE€CONSTITUTIONÌSEC.€35.€The€General€Assembly€may€at€any€time€propose€such€amendments€to€this€ConstitutionÏas€two„thirds€of€each€house€shall€deem€expedient,€which€shall€be€published€in€all€the€newspapersÏpub‚lished€in€this€State,€three€several€times,€at€least€twelve€months€before€the€next€generalÏelection;€and€if,€at€the€first€session€of€the€General€assembly€after€such€general€election,€two„thirdsÏof€each€house€shall,€by€yeas€and€nays,€ratify€such€proposed€amendments,€they€shall€be€valid€to€allÏintents€and€purposes,€as€parts€of€this€constitution:€Pro‚òòvided,€óóThat€such€proposed€amendmentsÐ \¬ Ðshall€be€read€on€three€several€days,€in€each€house,€as€well€when€the€same€are€proposed,€as€whenÏthey€are€finally€ratified.Ì***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€005.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌARTICLE€VÌÌEXECUTIVE€DEPARTMENTÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€supreme€executive€power€of€this€State€shall€be€vested€in€a€chief€magistrate,Ïwho€shall€be€styled€ð ðthe€governor€of€the€State€of€Arkansas.ððÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€The€governor€shall€be€elected€by€the€qualified€electors,€at€the€time€and€places€where€theyÏshall€respectively€vote€for€representa‚tives.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€3.€The€returns€of€every€election€for€governor€shall€be€sealed€up€and€transmitted€to€theÏspeaker€of€the€house€of€representatives,€who€shall,€during€the€first€week€of€the€session,€open€andÏpublish€them€in€the€presence€of€both€houses€of€the€general€assembly.€The€person€having€theÐ @-(, Ðhighest€number€of€votes€shall€be€the€Governor;€but€if€two€or€more€shall€be€equal€and€highest€inÏvotes,€one€of€them€shall€be€chosen€governor€by€the€joint€vote€of€both€houses.€Contested€electionsÏfor€governor€shall€be€determined€by€both€Houses€of€the€General€Assembly,€in€such€manner€asÏshall€be€prescribed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌSEC.€4.€The€governor€shall€hold€his€office€for€the€term€of€four€ears€from€the€time€of€hisÏinstallation,€and€until€his€successor€shall€be€duly€qualified;€but€he€shall€not€be€eligible€for€moreÏthan€eight€years€in€any€term€of€twelve€years.€He€shall€be€at€least€thirty€years€of€age,€a€native„bornÏcitizen€of€Arkansas,€oròò€óóa€native„born€citizen€of€the€United€States,€or€a€resident€of€Arkansas€tenÐ è 8  Ðyears€previous€to€the€adoption€of€this€constitution,€if€not€a€native€of€the€United€States;€and€shallÏhave€been€a€resident€of€the€same€at€least€four€years€next€before€his€election.ÌÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€005.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€5.€He€shall,€at€stated€times,€receive€a€compensation€for€his€services,€which€shall€not€beÏincreased€or€diminished€during€the€term€for€which€he€shall€have€been€elected;€nor€shall€heÏreceive,€within€that€period,€any€other€emolument€from€the€United€States,€or€any€one€of€them,€orÏfrom€any€foreign€power.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€006.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€He€shall€be€commander„in„chief€of€the€army€of€this€State,€and€of€the€militia€thereof,Ïexcept€when€they€shall€be€called€into€the€service€of€the€United€States.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€7.€He€may€require€any€information,€in€writing,€from€the€offi‚cers€of€the€executiveÏdepartment,€on€any€subject€relating€to€the€duties€of€their€respective€offices.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€8.€He€may,€by€proclamation,€on€extraordinary€occasions,€con‚vene€the€general€assembly,€atÏthe€seat€of€government,€or€at€a€different€place,€if€that€shall€have€become,€since€their€lastÏadjournment,€dan‚gerous€from€an€enemy€or€from€contagious€diseases.€In€case€of€dis‚agreementÏbetween€the€two€houses€with€respect€to€the€time€of€adjourn‚ment,€he€may€adjourn€them€to€suchÏtime€as€he€shall€think€proper,€not€beyond€the€day€of€the€next€meeting€of€the€general€assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ð @-(, Ð***€SSTART€009.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€9.€He€shall,€from€time€to€time,€give€to€the€general€assembly€information€of€the€state€of€theÏgovernment,€and€recommended€to€their€consideration€such€measures€as€he€may€deem€expedient.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌSEC.€10.€He€shall€take€care€that€the€laws€be€faithfully€executed.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€011.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€11.€In€all€criminal€and€penal€cases,€except€in€those€of€treason€and€impeachment,€he€shallÏhave€power€to€grant€pardons€after€con‚viction,€and€remit€fines€and€forfeitures,€under€such€rulesÏand€regula‚tions€as€shall€be€prescribed€by€law.€In€cases€of€treason,€he€shall€have€power,€by€andÏwith€the€advice€and€consent€of€the€senate,€to€grant€reprieves€and€pardons;€and€he€may,€in€theÏrecess€of€the€senate,€respite€the€sentence€until€the€end€of€the€next€session€of€the€general€assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€012.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€12.€There€shall€be€a€seal€of€this€State,€which€shall€be€kept€by€the€governor,€and€used€by€himÏofficially;€and€the€present€seal€of€the€Territory€shall€be€the€seal€of€the€State,€until€otherwiseÏdirected€by€the€general€assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€013.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€13.€All€commissions€shall€be€in€the€name,€and€by€the€authority€of€the€State€of€Arkansas,€beÏsealed€with€the€seal€of€the€State,€signed€by€the€governor,€and€attested€by€the€secretary€of€state.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€014.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€14.€There€shall€be€a€secretary€of€state,€elected€by€a€joint€vote€of€both€houses€of€the€generalÏassembly,€who€shall€continue€in€office€during€the€term€of€four€years,€and€until€his€successor€inÏoffice€be€duly€qualified.€He€shall€keep€a€fair€register€of€all€the€official€acts€and€proceedings€of€theÏgovernor,€and€shall,€when€required,€lay€the€same,€and€all€papers,€minutes€and€vouchers€relativeÏthereto,€before€the€gen‚eral€assembly;€and€shall€perform€such€other€duties€as€may€be€required€byÏlaw.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€015.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€15.€Vacancies€that€may€happen€in€offices,€the€election€to€which€is€vested€in€the€generalÐ @-(, Ðassembly,€shall€be€filled€by€the€governor€dur‚ing€the€recess€of€the€general€assembly,€by€grantingÏcommissions,€which€shall€expire€at€the€end€of€the€next€session.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€016.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€16.€Every€bill€which€shall€have€passed€both€houses,€shall€be€presented€to€the€governor.€If€heÏapprove€it,€he€shall€sign€it;€but€if€he€shall€not€approve€it,€he€shall€return€it,€with€his€objections,€toÏthe€house€in€which€it€shall€have€originated,€who€shall€enter€his€objections€at€large€upon€theirÏjournals,€and€proceed€to€reconsider€it.€If,€after€such€reconsideration,€a€majority€of€the€wholeÏnumber€elected€to€that€house€shall€agree€to€pass€the€bill,€it€shall€be€sent,€with€the€objections,€toÏthe€other€house,€by€which,€likewise,€it€shall€be€reconsidered;€and€if€approved€by€a€majority€of€theÏwhole€number€elected€to€that€house,€it€shall€be€a€law;€but€in€such€cases,€the€votes€of€both€housesÏshall€be€determined€by€yeas€and€nays;€and€the€names€of€the€persons€voting€for€or€against€the€bill,Ïshall€be€entered€on€the€journal€of€each€house€respectively.€If€any€bill€shall€not€be€returned€by€theÏgovernor€within€three€days,€Sundays€excepted,€after€it€shall€have€been€pre‚sented€to€him,€the€sameÏshall€be€a€law,€in€like€manner€as€if€he€had€signed€it,€unless€the€General€Assembly,€by€theirÏadjournment,€pre‚vent€its€return;€in€such€cases€it€shall€not€be€a€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€017.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€17.€Every€order€or€resolution,€to€which€the€concurrence€of€both€Houses€may€be€necessary,Ïexcept€on€questions€of€adjournment,€shall€be€presented€to€the€Governor,€and€before€it€shall€takeÏeffect,€be€approved€by€him,€or€being€disapproved,€shall€be€repassed€by€both€Houses,€according€toÏthe€rules€and€limitations€prescribed€in€the€case€of€a€bill.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€018.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€18.€In€case€of€the€impeachment€of€the€Governor,€his€removal€from€office,€death,€refusal€toÏqualify,€resignation,€or€absence€from€the€State,€the€President€of€the€Senate€shall€exercise€all€theÏauthority€appertaining€to€the€office€of€Governor,€until€another€Governor€shall€have€been€electedÏand€qualified,€or€until€the€Governor,€absent€or€impeached,€shall€return€or€be€acquitted.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€019.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€19.€If,€during€the€vacancy€of€the€office€of€Governor,€the€President€of€the€Senate€shall€beÏimpeached,€removed€from€office,€refuse€to€qualify,€resign,€die,€or€be€absent€from€the€State,€theÏSpeaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives€shall,€in€like€manner,€administer€the€government.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€020.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÐ @-(, ÐSEC.€20.€The€President€of€the€Senate,€and€Speaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives,€during€theÏtime€they€respectively€administer€the€government,€shall€receive€the€same€compensation€which€theÏgovernor€would€have€received,€had€he€been€employed€in€the€duties€of€his€office.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€021.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€21.€Whenever€the€office€of€Governor€shall€have€become€vacant,€by€death,€resignation,Ïremoval€from€office,€or€otherwise,€provided€such€vacancy€shall€not€happen€within€eighteenÏmonths€of€the€end€of€the€term€for€which€the€late€Governor€shall€have€been€elected,€the€Presi‚dentÏof€the€Senate,€or€Speaker€of€the€House€of€Representatives,€as€the€case€may€be,€exercising€theÏpowers€of€Governor€for€the€time€being,€shall€immediately€cause€an€election€to€be€held€to€fill€suchÏvacancy,€giving,€by€proclamation,€sixty€days'€previous€notice€thereof,€which€election€shall€beÏgoverned€by€the€same€rules€prescribed€for€general€elections€of€Governor,€as€far€as€applicable;€theÏreturns€shall€be€made€to€the€Secretary€of€State,€who€in€presence€of€the€acting€Governor,€andÏJudges€of€the€Supreme€Court,€or€one€of€them€at€least,€shall€compare€them,€and€together€with€saidÏacting€Governor€and€Judges,€declare€who€is€elected;€and€if€there€be€a€contested€election,€it€shallÏbe€decided€by€the€Judges€of€the€Supreme€Court,€in€manner€to€be€prescribed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€022.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€22.€The€Governor€shall€always€reside€at€the€seat€of€gov‚ernment.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€023.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€23.€No€person€shall€hold€the€office€of€Governor€and€any€other€office€or€commission,Ïcivil€or€military,€either€in€this€State,€or€under€any€State,€or€the€United€States,€or€any€other€power,Ïat€one€and€the€same€time.€à  àIÐ l¼ ÐÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€024.0€005.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€24.€There€shall€be€elected,€by€the€joint€vote€of€both€Houses€of€the€General€Assembly,€anÏAuditor€and€Treasurer€for€this€State,€who€shall€hold€their€offices€for€the€term€of€two€years,€andÏuntil€their€respective€successors€are€elected€and€qualified,€unless€sooner€removed;€and€shall€keepÏtheir€respective€offices€at€the€seat€of€government,€and€perform€such€duties€as€shall€be€prescribedÏby€law.€And€in€case€of€vacancy,€by€death,€resignation,€or€otherwise,€such€vacancy€shall€be€filledÏby€the€Governor,€as€in€other€cases.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9008.0€AK€1836€***ÌÐ @-(, ЇMILITIAÌÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9008.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€militia€of€this€State€shall€be€divided€into€conven‚ient€divisions,€brigades,Ïregiments€and€companies,€and€officers€of€cor‚responding€titles€and€rank€elected€to€commandÏthem,€conforming,€as€nearly€as€practicable,€to€the€general€regulations€of€the€Army€of€the€UnitedÏStates.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€9008.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€Major„generals€shall€be€elected€by€the€Brigadier„Generals€and€field€officers€of€theirÏrespective€divisions;€Brigadier„Generals€shall€be€elected€by€the€field€officers€and€commissionedÏcompany€officers€of€their€respective€brigades;€field€officers€shall€be€elected€by€the€officers€andÏprivates€of€their€respective€regiments;€and€Captains€and€Subaltern€officers€shall€be€elected€byÏthose€subject€to€military€duty€in€their€respective€companies.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€9008.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€3.€The€Governor€shall€appoint€the€Adjutant„General€and€other€members€of€his€staff,€andÏmajor„generals,€brigadier„generals,€and€commanders€of€regiments,€shall€respectively€appointÏtheir€own€staff:€and€all€commissioned€officers€may€continue€in€office€during€good€behavior;€andÏstaff€officers€during€the€same€time,€subject€to€be€removed€by€the€superior€officer€from€whom€theyÏrespectively€derive€their€commissions.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€006.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌARTICLE€VIÌÌJUDICIAL€DEPARTMENTÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€judicial€power€of€this€State€shall€be€vested€in€one€supreme€court,€in€circuitÏcourts,€in€county€courts,€and€in€justices€of€the€peace;€the€general€assembly€may€also€vest€suchÏjurisdiction€as€may€be€deemed€necessary€in€corporation€courts,€and€when€they€deem€it€expedient,Ïmay€establish€courts€of€chancery.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***Ð @-(, ЇSEC.€2.€The€supreme€court€shall€be€composed€of€three€judges,€one€of€whom€shall€be€styled€chiefÏjustice,€any€two€of€whom€shall€consti‚tute€a€quorum,€and€the€concurrence€of€any€two€of€saidÏjudges€shall,€in€every€case,€be€necessary€to€a€decision.€The€supreme€court,€except€in€casesÏotherwise€directed€by€this€constitution,€shall€have€appellate€jurisdiction€only,€which€shall€be€co„¼extensive€with€the€State,€under€such€restrictions€and€regulations€as€may,€from€time€to€time,€beÏpre‚scribed€by€law;€it€shall€have€a€general€superintending€control€over€all€inferior€and€other€courtsÏof€law€and€equity.€It€shall€have€power€to€issue€writs€of€error€and€òòsupersedeas,€certiorari€óóandÐ 8 ˆ Ðòòhabeas€corpus,€mandamus€óóand€òòquo€warrantoóó,€and€other€remedial€writs,€and€to€hear€andÐ $ t Ðdetermine€the€same.€Said€judges€shall€be€conservators€of€the€peace€throughout€the€State.€AndÏshall€severally€have€power€to€issue€any€of€the€aforesaid€writs.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€3.€The€circuit€courts€shall€have€original€jurisdiction€over€all€criminal€cases€which€shall€notÏbe€otherwise€provided€for€by€law;€and€exclusive€original€jurisdiction€of€all€crimes€amounting€toÏfelony€at€the€common€law;€and€original€jurisdiction€of€all€civil€cases€which€shall€not€beÏcognizable€before€justices€of€the€peace,€until€otherwise€directed€by€the€general€assembly;€andÏoriginal€jurisdiction€in€all€matters€of€contracts,€where€the€sum€in€controversy€is€over€one€hundredÏdollars.€It€shall€hold€its€terms€at€such€place€in€each€county€as€may€be€by€law€directed.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€4.€The€State€shall€be€divided€into€convenient€circuits,€each€to€consist€of€not€less€than€fiveÏnor€more€than€seven€counties,€contiguous€to€each€other,€for€each€of€which€a€judge€shall€beÏelected,€who,€during€his€continuance€in€office,€shall€reside€and€be€a€conservator€of€the€peaceÏwithin€the€circuit€for€which€he€shall€have€been€elected.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€005.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€5.€The€circuit€courts€shall€exercise€a€superintending€control€over€the€county€courts,€andÏover€justices€of€the€peace,€in€each€county€in€their€respective€circuits;€and€shall€have€power€toÏissue€all€the€necessary€writs€to€carry€into€effect€their€general€and€specific€powers.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€006.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€Until€the€general€assembly€shall€deem€it€expedient€to€establish€courts€of€chancery,€theÏcircuit€court€shall€have€jurisdiction€in€matters€of€equity,€subject€to€appeal€to€the€supreme€court,€inÏsuch€manner€as€may€be€prescribed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***Ð @-(, ЇSEC.€7.€The€general€assembly€shall,€by€joint€vote€of€both€houses,€elect€the€judges€of€the€supremeÏand€circuit€courts,€a€majority€of€the€whole€number€in€joint€vote€being€necessary€to€a€choice.€TheÏjudges€of€the€supreme€court€shall€be€at€least€thirty€years€of€age;€they€shall€hold€their€officesÏduring€the€term€of€eight€years€from€the€date€of€their€commissions.€Immediately€after€suchÏelection,€by€the€first€general€assembly,€the€president€of€the€senate€and€speaker€of€the€house€ofÏrepresentatives€shall€proceed€by€lot€to€divide€the€judges€into€three€classes.€The€commission€of€theÏfirst€class€shall€expire€at€the€end€of€four€years;€of€the€second€class€at€the€end€of€six€years;€and€ofÏthe€third€class€at€the€end€of€eight€years:€so€that€one„third€of€the€whole€number€shall€be€chosenÏevery€four,€six€and€eight€years.€The€judges€of€the€circuit€court€shall€be€at€least€twenty„five€yearsÏof€age,€and€shall€be€elected€for€the€term€of€four€years€from€the€date€of€their€commissions.€TheÏsupreme€court€shall€appoint€its€own€clerk€or€clerks€for€the€term€of€four€years.€The€qualified€votersÏof€each€county€shall€elect€a€clerk€of€the€circuit€court€for€their€respective€counties,€who€shall€holdÏhis€office€for€the€term€of€two€years;€and€courts€of€chan‚cery,€if€any€be€established,€shall€appointÏtheir€own€clerks.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€8.€The€judges€of€the€supreme€and€circuit€courts€shall,€at€stated€times,€receive€aÏcompensation€for€their€services,€to€be€ascertained€by€law,€which€shall€not€be€diminished€duringÏthe€time€for€which€they€are€elected.€They€shall€not€be€allowed€any€fees€or€perquisites€of€office,Ïnor€hold€any€other€office€of€trust€or€profit€under€this€State€or€the€United€States..€The€State'sÏAttorneys,€and€Clerks€of€the€Supreme€and€Circuit€Courts,€and€courts€of€chancery,€if€any€such€beÏestab‚lished,€shall€receive€for€their€services€such€salaries,€fees,€and€per‚quisites€of€office,€as€shallÏbe€from€time€to€time€fixed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€009.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€9.€There€shall€be€established€in€each€county€in€the€State,€a€Court€to€be€holden€by€theÏJustices€of€the€Peace€and€called€the€County€Court,€which€shall€have€jurisdiction€in€all€mattersÏrelating€to€county€taxes,€disbursements€of€money€for€county€purposes,€and€in€every€other€caseÏthat€may€be€necessary€to€the€internal€improvement€and€local€concerns€of€the€respective€counties.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€10.€There€shall€be€elected,€by€the€Justices€of€the€Peace€of€the€respective€counties,€aÏPresiding€Judge€of€the€County€Court,€to€be€commissioned€by€the€Governor,€and€hold€his€officeÏfor€the€term€of€two€years,€and€until€his€successor€is€elected€and€qualified.€He€shall,€in€addition€toÏthe€duties€that€may€be€required€of€him€by€law,€as€a€Pre‚siding€Judge€of€the€County€Court,€be€aÏjudge€of€the€Court€of€Probate€and€have€such€jurisdiction€in€matters€relative€to€the€estates€ofÏdeceased€persons,€executors,€administrators€and€guardians,€as€may€be€prescribed€by€law,€untilÏotherwise€directed€by€the€General€Assembly.ÌÐ @-(, Ð***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€011.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€11.€The€Presiding€judge€of€the€County€Court€and€Justices€of€the€Peace€shall€receiveÏfor€their€services€such€compensation€and€fees€as€the€General€Assembly€may€from€time€to€time€byÏlaw€direct.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€012.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€12.€No€judge€shall€preside€on€the€trial€of€any€cause,€in€the€event€of€which€he€may€beÏinterested,€or€where€either€of€the€parties€shall€be€connected€with€him€by€affinity€or€consanguinityÏwithin€such€degrees€as€may€be€prescribed€by€law,€or€in€which€he€may€have€been€of€counsel,€orÏhave€presided€in€any€inferior€court,€except€by€consent€of€all€the€parties.€In€case€all€or€any€of€theÏJudges€of€the€Supreme€Court€shall€be€thus€disqualified€from€presiding€on€any€cause€or€causes,€theÏCourt€or€Judges€thereof€shall€certify€the€same€to€the€Governor€of€the€State,€and€he€shallÏimmediately€commission€specially€the€requisite€number€of€men,€of€law„knowledge,€for€the€trialÏand€determination€thereof.€The€same€course€shall€be€pursued€in€the€Circuit€and€other€inferiorÏcourts,€as€prescribed€in€this€section€for€cases€in€the€Supreme€Court.€Judges€of€the€Circuit€CourtsÏmay€temporarily€exchange€de‚ceased€persons,€executors,€administrators€and€guardians,€as€may€beÏpointed€out€by€law.€Judges€shall€not€charge€juries€with€regard€to€matter€of€fact;€but€may€state€theÏtestimony€and€declare€the€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€013.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€13.€The€General€Assembly€shall,€by€a€joint€vote€of€both€Houses,€elect€an€attorneyÏfor€the€State€for€each€circuit€established€by€law,€who€shall€continue€in€office€two€years,€andÏreside€within€the€circuit€for€which€he€was€elected€at€the€time€of€and€during€his€con‚tinuance€inÏoffice.€In€all€cases€where€an€attorney€for€the€State€of€any€circuit€fails€to€attend€and€prosecuteÏaccording€to€law,€the€court€shall€have€power€to€appoint€an€attorney€pro€òòtempore.€óóThe€attorney€forÐ X ¨ Ðthe€circuit€in€which€the€Supreme€Court€may€hold€its€terms,€shall€attend€the€Supreme€Court€andÏprosecute€for€the€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€014.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€14.€All€writs€and€other€process€shall€run€in€the€name€of€the€ð ðòòState€of€Arkansasóó,ðð€andÐ Ì&"% Ðbear€test€and€be€signed€by€the€Clerks€of€the€respective€courts€from€which€they€issue.€IndictmentsÏshall€con‚clude€ð ðagainst€the€peace€and€dignity€of€the€State€of€Arkansas.ððÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€015.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌà  àSEC.€15.€The€qualified€voters€residing€in€each€township€shall€elect€the€Justices€of€theÐ @-(, ÐPeace€for€their€respective€townships.€For€every€fifty€voters€there€may€be€elected€one€Justice€ofÏthe€Peace:€òòProvidedóó,€That€each€township,€however€small,€shall€have€two€justices€of€the€peace.Ð œì ÐJustices€of€the€Peace€shall€be€elected€for€the€term€of€two€years,€and€shall€be€commissioned€by€theÏGovernor.€and€reside€in€the€townships€for€which€they€were€elected,€during€their€continuance€inÏthe€office.€They€shall€have,€individually,€or€two€or€more€of€them€jointly,€exclusive€originalÏjurisdiction€in€all€matters€of€contract,€except€in€actions€of€covenant,€where€the€sum€in€controversyÏis€of€one€hundred€dollars€and€under.€Justices€of€the€Peace€shall€in€no€case€have€jurisdiction€to€tryÏand€determine€any€criminal€case€or€penal€offence€against€the€State;€but€may€sit€as€examiningÏcourts,€and€com‚mit,€discharge,€or€recognize€to€the€court€having€jurisdiction,€for€fur‚ther€trial,€ofÏoffenders€against€the€peace.€For€the€foregoing€purposes€they€shall€have€power€to€issue€allÏnecessary€process.€They€shall€also€have€power€to€bind€to€keep€the€peace,€or€for€good€behavior.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€016.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€16.€The€qualified€voters€of€each€township€shall€elect€one€con‚stable,€for€the€term€of€twoÏyears,€who€shall,€during€his€continuance€in€office,€reside€in€the€township€for€which€he€wasÏelected.€Incorporated€towns€may€have€a€separate€constable€and€a€separate€magistracy.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€017.0€006.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€17.€The€qualified€voters€of€each€county€shall€elect€one€sheriff,€one€coroner,€one€treasurer,Ïand€one€county€surveyor,€for€the€term€of€two€years.€They€shall€be€commissioned€by€the€governor,Ïreside€in€their€respective€counties€during€their€continuance€in€office,€and€be€disqualified€for€theÏoffice€a€second€term,€if€it€should€appear€that€they€or€either€of€them€are€in€default€for€any€moneysÏcollected€by€virtue€of€their€respective€offices.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€007.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌARTICLE€VIIÌÌEDUCATIONÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€007.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€Knowledge€and€learning,€generally€diffused€through€a€community,€being€essentialÏto€the€preservation€of€a€free€government‚„„and€diffusing€the€opportunities€and€advantages€ofÏeducation€through€the€various€parts€of€the€State€being€highly€conducive€to€this€end„„it€shall€be€theÏduty€of€the€general€assembly€to€provide€by€law€for€the€improvement€of€such€lands€as€are€orÏhereafter€may€be€granted€by€the€United€States€to€this€State€for€the€use€of€schools,€and€to€applyÏany€funds€which€may€be€raised€from€such€lands,€or€from€any€other€source,€to€the€accomplishmentÐ @-(, Ðof€the€object€for€which€they€are€or€may€be€intended.€The€general€assembly€shall,€from€time€toÏtime,€pass€such€laws€as€shall€be€calculated€to€encourage€intellectual,€scientific€and€agriculturalÏimprovement,€by€allowing€rewards€and€immunities€for€the€promotion€and€improvement€of€arts,Ïscience,€commerce,€manu‚factures€and€natural€history;€and€countenance€and€encourage€theÏprinciples€of€humanity,€industry€and€morality.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9011.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌEMANCIPATION€OF€SLAVESÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9011.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€general€assembly€shall€have€no€power€to€pass€laws€for€the€emancipation€ofÏslaves,€without€the€consent€of€the€owners.€They€shall€have€no€power€to€prevent€emigrants€to€thisÏState€from€bringing€with€them€such€persons€as€are€deemed€slaves€by€the€laws€of€any€one€of€theÏUnited€States.€They€shall€have€power€to€pass€laws€to€permit€owners€of€slaves€to€emancipateÏthem,€saving€the€right€of€creditors,€and€preventing€them€from€becoming€a€public€charge.€TheyÏshall€have€power€to€prevent€slaves€from€being€brought€to€this€State€as€merchandise,€and€also€toÏoblige€the€owners€of€slaves€to€treat€them€with€humanity.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9022.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌGENERAL€PROVISIONSÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€Treason€against€the€State€shall€consist€only€in€levying€war€against€it,€or€adhering€toÏits€enemies,€giving€them€aid€and€com‚fort.€No€person€shall€be€convicted€of€treason,€unless€on€theÏtestimony€of€two€witnesses€to€the€same€overt€act,€or€his€own€confession€in€open€court.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€No€person€who€denies€the€being€of€a€God,€shall€hold€any€office€in€the€civil€department€ofÏthis€State,€nor€be€allowed€his€oath€in€any€court.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÐ @-(, ÐSEC.€3.€No€money€shall€be€drawn€from€the€treasury€but€in€conse‚quence€of€an€appropriation€byÏlaw,€nor€shall€any€appropriation€of€money€for€the€support€of€an€army€be€made€for€a€longer€termÏthan€two€years;€and€a€regular€statement€and€account€of€the€receipts€and€expenditures€of€all€publicÏmoneys€shall€be€published€with€the€pro‚mulgation€of€the€laws.Ì***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€4.€Absence€on€business€of€this€State€or€of€the€United€States,€or€on€a€visit€or€necessaryÏprivate€business,€shall€not€cause€a€forfeiture€of€a€residence€once€obtained.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€005.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€5.€No€lottery€shall€be€authorized€by€this€State,€nor€shall€the€sale€of€lottery€tickets€beÏallowed.ÌÌ***€SEND€***ÌÌ***€SSTART€006.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€Internal€improvements€shall€be€encouraged€by€the€govern‚ment€of€this€State,€and€it€shallÏbe€the€duty€of€the€General€Assembly,€as€soon€as€may€be,€to€make€provisions€by€law€forÏascertaining€the€proper€objects€of€improvement€in€relation€to€roads,€canals€and€navi‚gable€waters;Ïand€it€shall€also€be€their€duty€to€provide€by€law€for€an€equal,€systematic€and€economicalÏapplication€of€the€funds€which€may€be€appropriated€to€these€objects.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€7.€Returns€for€all€elections€for€officers€who€are€to€be€commis‚sioned€by€the€governor,€andÏfor€members€of€the€General€Assembly,€shall€be€made€to€the€Secretary€of€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€8.€Within€five€years€after€the€adoption€of€this€Constitution,€the€laws,€civil€and€criminal,Ïshall€be€revised,€digested€and€arranged,€and€promulgated€in€such€manner€as€the€GeneralÏAssembly€may€direct;€and€a€like€revision,€digest€and€promulgation€shall€be€made€within€everyÏsubsequent€period€of€ten€years.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€009.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€9.€In€the€event€of€the€annexation€of€any€territory€to€this€State,€by€a€cession€from€the€UnitedÏStates,€laws€may€be€passed€extending€to€the€inhabitants€of€such€territory€all€the€rights€andÐ @-(, Ðprivileges€which€may€be€required€by€the€terms€of€such€cession,€anything€in€this€Con‚stitution€toÏthe€contrary€notwithstanding.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€9022.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€10.€The€person€of€a€debtor,€except€where€there€is€strong€pre‚sumption€of€fraud,€shall€neitherÏbe€imprisoned€nor€continued€in€prison,€after€delivering€up€his€estate€for€the€benefit€of€hisÏcreditors,€in€such€manner€as€may€be€prescribed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9018.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌÌREVENUEÌÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9018.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€All€revenue€shall€be€raised€by€taxation,€to€be€fixed€by€law.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€9018.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€All€property€subject€to€taxation,€shall€be€taxed€according€to€its€value„that€value€to€beÏascertained€in€such€manner€as€the€Gen‚eral€Assembly€shall€direct;€making€the€same€equal€andÏuniform€throughout€the€State.€No€one€species€of€property,€from€which€a€tax€may€be€collected,Ïshall€be€taxed€higher€than€another€species€of€prop‚erty,€of€equal€value:òò€Providedóó,€The€GeneralÐ €Ð ÐAssembly€shall€have€power€to€tax€merchants,€hawkers,€peddlers,€and€privileges,€in€such€mannerÏas€may€from€time€to€time€be€prescribed€by€law:€òòAnd€provided€further,€óóThat€no€other€or€greaterÐ X ¨ Ðamount€of€revenue€shall€at€any€time€be€levied€than€required€for€the€necessary€expenses€of€theÏgovernment,€unless€by€a€concurrence€of€two„thirds€of€both€Houses€of€the€General€Assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€9018.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€3.€No€poll„tax€shall€be€assessed€for€other€than€county€purposes.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€9018.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€4.€No€other€or€greater€tax€shall€be€levied€on€the€productions€or€labor€of€the€country,€thanÏmay€be€required€for€expenses€of€inspection.ÌÐ @-(, Ð***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9010.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌESTABLISHMENT€OF€BANKSÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9010.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€The€General€Assembly€may€incorporate€one€State€bank,€with€such€amount€ofÏcapital€as€may€be€deemed€necessary,€and€such€number€of€branches€as€may€be€required€for€theÏpublic€convenience,€which€shall€become€the€repository€of€the€funds€belonging€to€or€under€theÏcontrol€of€the€State;€and€shall€be€required€to€loan€them€out€throughout€the€State,€and€in€eachÏcounty,€in€proportion€to€repre‚sentation.€And€they€shall€further€have€power€to€incorporate€oneÏother€banking€institution,€calculated€to€aid€and€promote€the€great€agricultural€interests€of€theÏcountry;€and€the€faith€and€credit€of€the€State€may€be€pledged€to€raise€the€funds€necessary€to€carryÏinto€opera‚tion€the€two€banks€herein€specified:€òòProvided,€óóSuch€security€can€be€given€by€theÐ „Ô  Ðindividual€stockholders€as€will€guarantee€the€State€against€loss€or€injury.ÌÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***Ì***€ASTART€9003.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSCHEDULEÌÌ***€SSTART€001.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSECTION€1.€That€no€inconvenience€may€arise€from€the€change€of€government,€we€declare€thatÏall€writs,€actions,€prosecutions,€judg‚ments,€claims€and€contracts€of€individuals€and€bodiesÏcorporate,€shall€continue€as€if€no€change€had€taken€place;€and€all€process€which€may€be€issuedÏunder€the€authority€of€the€Territory€of€Arkansas,€previous€to€the€admission€of€Arkansas€into€theÏUnion€of€the€United€States,€shall€be€as€valid€as€if€issued€in€the€name€of€the€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€002.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€2.€All€laws€now€in€force€in€the€Territory€of€Arkansas,€which€are€not€repugnant€to€thisÏconstitution,€shall€remain€in€force€until€they€expire€by€their€own€limitations,€or€be€altered€orÏrepealed€by€the€gen‚eral€assembly.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€003.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€3.€All€fines,€penalties€and€escheats,€accruing€to€the€Territory€of€Arkansas,€shall€accrue€toÏthe€use€of€the€State.Ð @-(, Ї***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€004.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€4.€All€recognizances€heretofore€taken,€or€which€may€be€taken€before€the€change€ofÏterritorial€to€a€permanent€State€government,€shall€remain€valid,€and€shall€pass€over€to,€and€beÏprosecuted€in€the€name€of€the€State;€and€all€bonds€executed€to€the€governor€of€the€Territory,€or€toÏany€other€officer€or€court,€in€his€or€their€official€capacity,€shall€pass€over€to€the€governor€or€StateÏauthority,€and€their€successors€in€office,€for€the€uses€therein€respectively€expressed;€and€may€beÏsued€for€and€recovered€accordingly.€All€criminal€prosecutions€and€penal€actions€which€may€haveÏarisen,€or€which€may€arise,€before€the€change€from€a€territorial€to€a€State€government,€and€whichÏshall€then€be€pending,€shall€be€prosecuted€to€judgment€and€execution€in€the€name€of€the€State.ÏAll€actions€at€law,€which€now€are,€or€may€be€pending,€in€any€of€the€courts€of€record€in€theÏTerritory€of€Arkansas,€may€be€commenced€in,€or€transferred€to€any€court€of€record€of€the€StateÏwhich€shall€have€jurisdiction€of€the€subject„‚matter€thereof;€and€all€suits€in€equity€may,€in€likeÏmanner,€be€com‚menced€in,€or€transferred€to,€the€court€having€chancery€jurisdiction.ÌÌ***€SEND€***ÌÌ***€SSTART€005.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€5.€All€officers,€civil€and€military,€now€holding€commissions€under€authority€of€the€UnitedÏStates,€or€of€the€Territory€of€Arkan‚sas,€shall€continue€to€hold€and€exercise€their€respective€officesÏuntil€they€shall€be€superseded€under€the€authority€of€the€State.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€006.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€6.€The€first€session€of€the€general€assembly€of€the€State€of€Arkansas€shall€be€held€at€the€cityÏof€Little€Rock,€which€shall€be€and€remain€the€seat€of€government€until€otherwise€provided€for€byÏlaw.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€007.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€7.€Elections€shall€be€held€at€the€several€precincts,€on€the€first€Monday€of€August€next,€for€aÏgovernor;€also,€one€Representative€to€the€Congress€of€the€United€States;€also,€for€Senators€andÏrepresenta‚tives€to€the€next€general€assembly,€clerks€of€the€circuit€and€county€courts,€sheriffs,Ïcoroners,€county€surveyors€and€treasurers,€justices€of€the€peace€and€constables.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€008.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€8.€The€next€general€assembly€shall€be€holden€on€the€second€Monday€of€September€next.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ð @-(, Ð***€SSTART€009.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€9.€The€election€shall€be€conducted€according€to€the€existing€laws€of€the€Territory€ofÏArkansas;€and€the€returns€of€all€township€elections€held€in€pursuance€thereof,€shall€be€made€toÏthe€clerks€of€the€proper€counties,€within€five€days€after€the€day€of€election.€The€clerks€of€theÏcircuit€courts€of€the€several€counties€shall€immediately€thereafter€certify€the€returns€of€theÏelection€of€governor,€and€trans‚mit€the€same€to€the€speaker€of€the€house€of€representatives,€at€theÏseat€of€government,€in€such€time€that€they€may€be€received€on€the€second€Monday€of€SeptemberÏnext.€As€soon€as€the€general€assembly€shall€be€organized,€the€speaker€of€the€house€ofÏrepresentatives€and€the€president€of€the€senate€shall,€in€the€presence€of€both€houses,€examine€theÏreturns,€and€declare€who€is€duly€elected€to€fill€that€office;€and€if€any€two€or€more€persons€shallÏhave€an€equal€number€of€votes,€and€a€higher€number€than€any€other€person,€the€general€assemblyÏshall€determine€the€election€by€a€joint€vote€of€both€houses;€and€the€returns€of€the€election€forÏmember€to€Congress€shall€be€made€to€the€secretary€of€state,€within€thirty€days€after€the€day€ofÏelection.ÌÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€SSTART€010.0€9003.0€0€AK€1836€***ÌÌSEC.€10.€The€oaths€of€office€may€be€administered€by€any€judge€or€justice€of€the€peace,€until€theÏgeneral€assembly€shall€otherwise€direct.€à À àIÐ  p ÐÌ***€SEND€***Ì***€AEND€***ÌÌ***€ASTART€9016.0€AK€1836€***ÌÌDone€in€convention,€at€Little€Rock,€in€the€State€of€Arkansas,€the€thirtieth€day€of€January,€in€theÏyear€of€our€Lord,€one€thousand€eight€hundred€and€thirty„six,€and€in€the€sixtieth€year€of€theÏIndependence€of€the€United€States€of€America.Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€JOHN€WILSON,€òòPresidentóó.Ð X ¨ ÐCHARLES€P.€BERTRAND,€òòSecretaryóó.Ð D!” ÐÌÌ***€AEND€***ÌÌÌÌ***€MSTART€001€001.0€ñ/ñ001ñ/ññ0ñ9099ñ0ñ.0€0€AK€1836€1846ñUñ€ñUñ***ÌÌAMENDMENTS€TO€THE€CONSTITUTION€OF€1836Ì(Ratified€November€17,€1846)Ìñ.ññ-ñà  àñ-ññðñÌñðññ.ñÌARTICLE€1.€No€bank€or€banking€institution€shall€be€hereafter€incor‚porated,€or€established€in€thisÏState.Ð @-(, Ї[Ratified€November€17,€1846]Ì***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€002€00ñ1ñ1ñ1ññ2ñ2ñ2ñ.0€ñ3ñ002ñ3ññ4ñ9099ñ4ñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñVñ6*ñVññVñ6€*ñVñ**ÌÌART.€II.€The€general€assembly€shall€have€power€to€compel€the€judges€of€the€circuit€courts€toÏinterchange€circuits€either€temporarily€or€permanently,€under€such€regulations€as€may€beÏprovided€by€law.ÌÌ[Ratified€November€17,€1846]Ì***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€003€00ñ5ñ1ñ5ññ6ñ3ñ6ñ.0€ñ7ñ003ñ7ññ8ñ9099ñ8ñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñWñ6*ñWññWñ6€*ñWñ**ÌÌART.€III.€The€general€assembly€shall€have€power€to€confer€such€jurisdiction€as€it€may€from€timeÏto€time€deem€proper,€on€justices€of€the€peace€in€all€matters€of€contracts,€covenants,€and€in€actionsÏfor€the€recovery€of€fines€and€forfeitures,€when€the€amount€claimed€does€not€exceed€one€hundredÏdollars,€and€in€actions€and€prosecutions€for€assault€and€battery,€and€other€penal€offences,€lessÏthan€felony,€which€may€be€punishable€by€fine€only.ÌÌ[Ratified€November€17,€1846]Ì***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€004€00ñ9ñ1ñ9ññ:ñ4ñ:ñ.0€ñ;ñ004ñ;ññ<ñ9099ñ<ñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñXñ6*ñXññXñ6€*ñXñ**ÌÌART.€IV.€Judges€of€the€supreme€and€circuit€courts,€clerks€of€the€supreme€and€circuit€courts,Ïattorneys€for€the€State,€sheriffs,€coroners,€county€treasurers,€justices€of€the€peace,€constables,€andÏall€other€offi‚cers€whose€terms€fixed€by€the€constitution€to€a€specific€number€of€years,€shall€holdÏtheir€respective€offices€for€the€term€now€specified,€and€until€their€successors€are€elected€andÏqualified.ÌÌ[Ratified€November€17,€1846]Ì***€MEND€***ÌÌñ=ñÌÌñ=ñÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôñ=ñÌñ=ñ***€MSTART€005€00ñ>ñ1ñ>ññ?ñ5ñ?ñ.0€ñ@ñ005ñ@ññAñ9099ñAñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñYñ8*ñYññYñ8€*ñYñ**Ð D!” ÐÌART.€V.€That€the€qualified€voters€of€each€judicial€circuit€in€the€State€of€Arkansas,€shall€electÏtheir€circuit€judge.ÌÌÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄÝ#Ô(Ratified€November€24,€1848)Ô‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔÐ à%0!$ Ð***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€006€00ñBñ1ñBññCñ6ñCñ.0€ñDñ006ñDññEñ9099ñEñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñZñ8*ñZññZñ8€*ñZñ**ÌÌART.€VI.€That€the€qualified€voters€of€each€judicial€circuit€shall€elect€their€prosecuting€attorneyÏfor€the€State.ÌÌÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄC#Ô(Ratified€November€24,€1848)Ô‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔÐ T,¤'+ Ð***€MEND€***Ð @-(, Ð***€MSTART€007€00ñFñ1ñFññGñ7ñGñ.0€ñHñ007ñHññIñ9099ñIñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñ[ñ8*ñ[ññ[ñ8€*ñ[ñ**ÌÌART.€VII.€That€the€qualified€voters€of€each€county€shall€elect€a€county€and€probate€judge.ÌÌÔ#†Xµ&XXXpĨ#Ô(Ratified€November€24,€1848)Ô‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔÐ `° Ð***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€008€00ñJñ1ñJññKñ8ñKñ.0€ñLñ001ñLññMñ9099ñMñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñ\ñ8*ñ\ññ\ñ8€*ñ\ñ**ÌÌART.€VIII.€That€no€member€of€the€general€assembly€shall€be€elected€to€any€office€within€the€giftÏof€the€general€assembly€during€the€term€for€which€he€shall€have€been€elected.ÌÌ***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€009€00ñNñññ1ñññNññOñ9ñOñ.0€ñPñññ001ñññPññQñ9099ñQñ.0€0€AK€1836€184ñ]ñññ8*ñññ]ññ]ñ8€*ñ]ñ**ÌÔ#†Xµ&XXXpÄ #ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔÌART.€IX.€That€the€general€assembly€of€the€State€of€Arkansas€shall€not€be€restricted,€as€to€theÏnumber€of€counties€that€shall€compose€a€judicial€circuit€in€this€State.ÌÌ***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€010€029.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€18ñañ4ñaññbñ50ñbññ^ñ8*ñ^ññaññ^ñ8ñ^ññaññ^ñ€*ñ^ñ**ÌÌART.€X.€That€the€words€ð ðexcept€Washington€County,€which€may€be€reduced€to€six€hundredÏsquare€miles,ðð€included€in€brackets€in€the€XXIXth€article,€ò òaó ó€be€stricken€out€of€said€constitution.Ð  \ ÐÌ(Ratified€December€2,€1850)Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ,#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ôà  àÐ è8 Ð***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€0ñ+ñ1ñ+ññ+ñ0ñ+ñ1€029.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€18ñcñ4ñcññdñ59ñdññ_ñ8*ñ_ññcññ_ñ8ñ_ññcññ_ñ€*ñ_ñ**ÌÌART.€XI.€That€section€29€of€article€IV€of€the€constitution€of€this€State€be€so€amended€that€noÏcounty€now€established€by€law€shall€be€deemed€or€considered€unconstitutional€on€account€of€itsÏcontaining€a€less€number€of€square€miles€than€nine€hundred.ÌÌ(Ratified€February€12,1859)Ô#†Xµ&XXXpĈ#ÔÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&ÔÐ H!˜ ÐÌ***€MEND€***Ì***€MSTART€0ñ,ñ12ñ,ññ,ñ01ñ,ñ€022.0€004.0€0€AK€1836€18ñgñ4ñgññhñ59ñhññ`ñ8*ñ`ññeññ`ñ8ñ`ññeññgññfñ59ñfññgññ`ñ€*ñ`ñ**ÌÌART.€XII.€The€22d€article€of€the€IVth€article€of€the€constitution€is€hereby€stricken€out€andÏrepealed,€and€instead€thereof€the€following€shall€be€inserted€as€an€amendment€to€and€part€of€theÏconstitution:€ÌÌThe€State€of€Arkansas€shall€not€be€sued€in€any€of€its€courts.Ô#†Xµ&XXXpÄ’ #ÔÐ ”)ä$( ÐÌÔ‡XpÄXXXµ&Ô(Ratified€February€12,€1859)Ô#†Xµ&XXXpij"#ÔÐ l+¼&* Ð***€MEND€***Ìñrñ***€AEND€***Ð D-”(, Ðñrñ***€CEND€***Ð D-”(, Ð