SEC. 12. There shall be appointed for each county, a convenient number of justices of the peace, one sheriff, one coroner, and a sufficient number of constables, who shall hold their offices for two years, to be elected by the qualified voters of the district or county, as congress may direct. Justices of the peace and sheriffs shall be commissioned by the president. SEC. 13. The congress shall, as early as practicable, intro- duce, by statute, the common law of England, with such modifi- cations as our circumstances, in their judgment, may require; and in all criminal cases, the common law shall be the rule of decision. ARTICLE V. SEC. 1. Ministers of the gospel being, by their profession, dedica led to God and the care of souls, ought not to be diverted from the great duties of their functions: therefore, no minister of the gospel or priest of any denomination whatever, shall be eligible to the office of the executive of the republic, nor to a seat in either branch of the congress of the same. SEC. 2. Each member of the senate and house of repre- sentatives shall, before they proceed to business, take an oalh to support the constitution, as follows; "I, A. B., do solemnly swear [or affirm, as the case may be J that, as a member of this general congress, I will support the constitution of the republic, and that I will not propose or assent to any bill, vote, or resolution, which shall appear to me injurious lo the people." SEC. 3. Every person who shall be chosen or appointed to any office of trust or profit shall, before entering on the duties thereof, take an oath to support the constitution of the republic, and also an oath of office. ARTICLE VI. SEC. l. No person shall be eligible to the office of president who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, shall be a citizen of the republic at the time of the adoption of this constitution, or an inhabitant of this republic at least three years immediately preceding his election. SEC. 2. The president shall enter on the duties of his office on the second Monday in December next succeeding his election, and shall remain in office until his successor shall be duly qualified. SEC. 3. The president shall, al slated times, receive a compensation for his services, which shall not be increased or diminished during his continuance in office; and before entering upon the du ties of his office, he shall lake and subscribe the following oath or affirmation: "I, A. B., president of the republic of
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