s ▁governor ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁serving ▁two ▁consecutive ▁terms . ▁A ▁simple ▁majority ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁could ▁override ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁v eto . ▁Article ▁IV ▁also ▁out lined ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁other ▁state ▁officials . ▁The ▁jud icial ▁branch , ▁as ▁out lined ▁in ▁Article ▁V , ▁included ▁the ▁state ' s ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁circuit ▁courts , ▁and ▁other ▁inferior ▁courts . ▁The ▁constitution ▁allowed ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁adjust ▁state ▁courts ▁and ▁jud icial ▁districts ▁and ▁the ▁governor ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁appoint ▁jud ges ▁to ▁serve ▁seven - year ▁terms ▁with ▁input ▁and ▁confirm ations ▁from ▁the ▁state ▁sen ate . ▁ ▁Article ▁VI ▁granted ▁voting ▁rights ▁to ▁white ▁males ▁twenty - one ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁and ▁older ▁who ▁were ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁Indiana ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁year . ▁Under ▁Article ▁VII ▁all ▁" able - b od ied " ▁white ▁men ▁between ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁ 4 5 ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia ▁when ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁Non - wh ites ▁( more ▁specifically , ▁black s , ▁mul att os , ▁and ▁Native ▁Americans ) ▁were ▁prohib ited ▁from ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁Cons cient ious ▁object ors ▁would ▁be ▁f ined ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁serve . ▁ ▁The ▁constitution ' s ▁first ▁of ▁sla very ▁appears ▁in ▁Article ▁VIII , ▁Section ▁ 1 , ▁which ▁express ly ▁prohib ited ▁alter