The Empire County argus., 1854-07-15

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the governor and legislative assembly The legislative
srnbiv shall consist of a council and house of tprescn.
,aivrs The council shall INSIST Of til rteen members
having The qualifications of voers hereinafter pre-
scibed whose term of service shall continue two wears
The o Se ot representatives SHALL al s first session.
sis o tWent, six members possessing he same uuuf-
cIiiuns prescribed for members of the council and
whose term "f service shall continue year The
Der of representatives be increased bv the legislative
Of qualified voters: Pr0gled, That the whole number
shall never exceed tbirtynne An aproltionn el shall
oe ah az nearly equal ns practicable among the several
connieS or dSlncs for the election Of the council ard
representatives, giving To ch section of the Territory
representation the ra 10 Of its quilted nearly
rs may be- And the members of The council and Of the
house OF representatives h II reside in and be inhabitants
o. te dSrct or county, Counties for which they may
De elected respectively. Previous 20 The first election he
governor Sha cause census, or enumeration of the in
h bit MS and qutlied Of he several counties and
districts OF The Territory, be- taken bv such rerScn
in such mode as N" governor sh Il hes gne and appoint;
ana ne persons 50 appointed shall receive reasonable
clnpen<al"n therefor. And the first el.ct ON III ii be
held al such time AMI place and be conducted in such
manner bo'h 10 he per,cns wlo shall surer;niend
such election and the thereof the governor shall
1pp"n and dec' and he shall the same lime declare
the nu"br OF members OF tie ell and house of rep
BE- en' led under this he persons having he gh
est number Of leg votes in each Of said conl dis
Tor members Of the council, Shall be declared by the gov
ernor 10 b. duly eject The cnuncil and he persons
having The highest nua Der of legal for The house
We$en'a'ves shall be declared iy the governor be
duly elected menbnrs of slid honse PyoCile That in
ci~e two more lersons voted for shall have equal
nu nbcr OF woes, and in a vacancy shall heIwse
occur IN 'hrr branch of the legislative assembly, The
governor shall order elect on and the persons thus
elected to the leg sa'ive bly, shall such place
and on such day as the governor shall appoint but there
at er, he time, pace and Of holding and conduct
ing all eec IONS by 'he people, and he alroronng the
representation in The several counties districts the
council and house of representatives according TO the
number of quail lied votes shall be prescribed by law az
well a. the day of The commencement Of the regular seS-
olS OF the legislative assembly: PrD0dej, That
slonS IN any one year shall exceed the OF forty days
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SEC. % AM he il furthr eaoctei, That every free
white male h.btant above the age TWEEN, wears,
who shall be an actual resident of said TERRITORY and shall
possess the qniic ions hereinafter prescribed shall he
entitled +" vote Al the first election and shall be egibe
any office wi hin the said Territory but he quatca ions
Of vO es and OF no ding Office at all subsequent eecon,,
shall be such shall be prescr bed by the legislative
sembv Pr0chIel, That The righ of suffrage and of held
ing office sh II be exercised ony bv citizens of the United
aies and those who shall have declared oath their
intention to become SUCH and shall have taken
support The constitution of the United States and The pro-
visions ut hs act d'd pf0Gtde farthe, That officer,
Sodr seaman or marine, or other person i'll he army OF
navy of til; United States, attached troops in the
service Of the United STATES, shall be allowed 10
hold office III said Territory by reason OF being service
tn, rein.
SEC. "A. Aol5eA further snacel That the legislative
power of the Territory shall extend 10 all rigl suecs
of leg slion conSisten with the con, tuition Of The Uni
ted States and the provisions Of this but law shall
BE- passed eFttrng with the primary disposal of the >ol
no lax shall be opposed upon the properly Of the United
nies nor shall the lands o her property OF non-re,i-
den be taxed higher than the land other property Of
IL Wnch snail nave PASSED the council
and house OF represen of the Terri DRY shall
before become law, be ed TO the governor of the
Territory he approve, he sh' sign it but if not he
shall return II with his objections which il
shall have origna ed, who shall the objections
large on their journal and proceed to reconsider IT, L.
attr such reconsidtrhun two hrds of that house shall
agree TO pass he BILL il sal be sent together "nh The
ob 'c"ns TO ihe her hous", BY which II shdl BE- ke
wise recon>ldeied and ii approved by wo- RS OF 'at
house. It shall become law Bu III ali such Inc
votes of both houses shall be determined by yeas and
NAYS To be entered on the Journal each house, resec
velv. II any bill shall be returned by the governor
whn three ds Sundays excepted after shall have
been presented h IN, the tne shall be law in like
.iAnner as II lie had signed it, unless the assembly, by
10 h ien ieveat is return, i'll which case it shall
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.,.c. .1uI be furtAer eaactea, That all township
dis ie county oiceis herein otherwIse provided
io H.ai be "inn'ed or elected as the may be- III
such be provided by The governor and leg
.SiNr aselipi, vi ie Territory of hansas The g"rei-
nor alilt no.n4e, aud, aud with lbr advice and co.,
sem vi the eSSld'e council appoint all officers not here
otueIwlse plv,lueu and III the rsG instance the
governor alone ma! appoint eli said officers who shalt
Ae end of the fra Of the
aatlle .sse.ib AMI shall =. OF the necessary dis
uca inebeis oi he couIc and house Ui repr-sen"
tVe>, al ali ntI officers.
t/rt.seF eeIctel. That member OF
ht l.. asseuo.y small hold b. Apronied ;o an
ana.I have Deen created or the salary or emui-
deAN % wucn an'ii nave been increased whe he wa.
nleu.Uer, dutg ,Ae ior whcn he ed, and
iOr one ArAi al CT nt eATHtou III such Term; bu th
leNI c.on SHAH moi De cabie 10 meiHbeis oi The uIS
,s.e!DI,; ana no person holding cnliss on
.t.lUI.cI, der UI!ted safes except p0Slis
,rrs, saIn be Henber u he legislative aNHehol4, {"
s'i hutd .l uinec uAder the government OF said Icr-
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80. =. A,I be it tultIer eiacted, That the jui cal
-" sld Iei"l S.ii Ge vest ii Ii supreme court,
cOugs .oOAtc cuurj> and justices u The peace.
suiitaie sltl of C.ri jas and tWt
.>sUe.t .Nces, any twu ol whom snail coiSu IA q'-
a "A, td ouo ,uA hui II Term al the seat d g've'uncn
fern ol aiiUaly; and they sh all hold heir "li
uL The tcuUd wears, and nntl then success
sI. oe pointed ami qlLled. lac SAID Itrrii"r!
-,a uc dts.iei luo inte Jucl districts, and distrc
-our sn Ill DC ned IA eeu u >Ld ills rcS by one ot th
ri uIe rele ur al slh ilnes aud places 4"
.y be preset Dci law; I'd the SAID Ju ges shall at e
he.r appointments respect NeA res dc III me CsifltiH
sull' he assigned hen. The jurisdiction Of the
several provided 0r, bo appellate and ORG
mat robae courts and justices Oi Iii,
peace, shall he I.ued law: PioGtleI, That Justice
ii peace shall have Jur>dc nn ot any mailer H.
con III, easy when The e boundaries ot Land may be
IA dispute, the debt cdnrd shall exceed
adred dollars; and the SAID supreme ana dSlic
leec, veN, sa possess cdnccrN as well ts col
,non Jirisd Ecn disircI court or The Judg
thereof snail apOnt It's clerk, vino shall also be e reg
,ler "A ch.nccIt and sh.ll Keep his Office at the plac,
where the court be held Wrils OF error, bills oi eX
c,p and appeal Si Ii DC allowed III all cases NON 'le
ANA. dee ol> . d>rc, courts Ia the supreme cour
ulitr >uch regua may be prescribed BY law bu
removed to the supreme court shall trai by my
De allowed III SAID court. lne supreme court or the JUS
,neItoi shall appoint It's own Gle X, and every cleh
shall hold Office The pleasure Of the court or which
he snail nave been appointed rlts o error nnd appeals
II ON the ma decisions ot sat supreme courl, shall be
owed and be uken 10 the Suprt me Court ot the
Uned Sla e, in ihe same manner aud under he SANE
r. l ON the circuit c0ur OF The Unned Sta e.,
e value Of tile proper Y, The amount III comic
r>v be asceli.ned by he ga ul ali ma ION "f ehe
par other conpe witness, shall exceed one tD"-
nd uollus; except only that i'll all cases involving III,
u slaves, the d of appea shall be allow
y and cided by supreme court, without regard