622    CONSTITUTION    OF    NEW-HAMPSHIRE.

deemed a deodand, or in any wise forfeited on account of such mis-
foi’tune.

90. All the laws which have heretofore been adopted, used and ap-
proved in the province, colony or State of New-Iiampshire, and usually
practiced on in the courts of law, shall remain and be in full force until
altered and repealed by the Legislature; such parts thereof only ex-
cepted as are repugnant to the rights and liberties contained in this
constitution: 'provided that nothing herein contained, when compared
with the twenty-third article in the bill of rights, shall be construed to
affect the laws already made respecting the persons or estates of
absentees.

91. The privilege and benefit of the habeas corpus shall be enjoyed in
this State, in the most free, easy, cheap, expeditious and ample manner,
and shall not be suspended by the Legislature except upon the most
urgent and pressing occasions, and for a time not exceeding three months.

92. TJie enacting style in making and passing acts, statutes and laws,
shall be, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in
General Court convened.

93. No governor or judge of the supreme judicial court shall hold any
office or place under the authorities of this State, except such as by this
constitution they are admitted to hold, saving that the judges of the said
court may hold the offices of justices of the peace throughout the State;
nor shall they hold any place or office, or receive any pension or salary
from any other State.government or power whatever.

94. No person shall be capable of exercising at the same time more
than one of the following offices in this State: namely, judge of probate,
sheriff, register of deeds; and never more than two offices of profit,
which may be held by appointment of the Governor, or Governor and

Council, or Senate and House of Representatives, or superior or inferior    {

courts; military offices and offices of justices of the peace excepted.    *

95. No person holding the office of judge of any court, except special
judges, Secretary, Treasurer of the State. Attorney-General, Commis-
ary-General, military officers receiving pay from the continent or
this State, excepting officers of the militia, occasionally called forth on
an emergency, register of deeds, sheriff, or officers of the customs, in-
cluding naval officers, collectors, of excise and State and continental
taxes, hereafter appointed, and not having settled their accounts with
the respective officers with whom it is their duty to settle such accounts,
members of Congress, or any person holding any office under the United
States, shall at the same time hold the office of Governor, or have a
seat in the Senate or House of Representatives, or Council; but his
being chosen and appointed to and accepting the same, shall operate as
a resignation of their seat in the Chair, Senate, or House of Representa-
tives, or Council, and the place so vacated shall be filled. No mem-
ber of the Council shall have a seat in the Senate or House of
Representatives.

96. No person shall ever be admitted to hold a seat in the Legislature,
or any office of trust or importance under this government, who in the
tine course of law, lias been convicted of bribery or corruption in

obtaining an election or appointment.    jA

_ 97. In all cases where sums of money are mentioned in this constitu-    i

tion, the value thereof shall be computed in silver at six shillings and
eight pence per ounce.

98. To the end that there may be no failure of .justice or danger to the
State, by the alterations and amendments made in the Constitution, the
General Court is hereby fully authorized and directed to fix the time
when the alteration and amendments shall take effect, and make the
necessary arrangements accordingly.*

♦See Act of December 14, 1792.