The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1854-08-09

in which it originated, who shall enter
the objections at large on their journal,
and proceed to consider it. If, after
such consideration, two-thirds Of that
house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall
be sent, to gether with the objections, to
the other house, by which it shall Hike.
wise be reconsidered, and if approved
by two-thirds of that house, it shall be-
come a law. But in all such cases the
votes of both houses shall be determined
by yeas and nays, to be entered on the
journal of each house, respectively. If
any bill shall not be returned by the
governor within three days (Sundays-ex-
cepted) after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be law in like
manner a. if he had signed it, unless the
assembly, by adjournment, prevent its
return, in which case it shall not be .
law.
SEC. 25. And be It fsErthsr enacted,
That all township, district and county
officers, not herein otherwise provided
for, shall be appointed or elected, az the
case may be, in such maner as shall be
provided by the governor and Legislative
assembly Of the Territory of Kansas
The governor shall nominate, and by
and with the advice and consent Of the
legislative council, appoint all officers
not herein otherwise provided for; and
in the first instance the governor alone
may appoint all said officers, who shall
hold their Offices until the end Of the
irst session of the legislative assembly;
and shall lay off the necessary districts
for members of the council and house Of
representatives, and all other officers.
SEC. &c. A1sd Be It further enacted;
That no member of the Legislative as
sembly shall hold, or be appointed to;
any Office which shall have been createds
or the salary or emoluments of which
shall have been increased, while he was
a member, during the term for which
he was elected, and for one year after the
expiration of such term; but this restric-
tion shall not be applicable to mem:
bers of the first legislative assemBly;
and no person holding eommi1sion Of
appointment under the United Stated;
except post masters, shall be member
of the legislative ASSEMBLY,, or shall hold
any Office under the government Of said
Territory.
Sec. 81. Aard 5eit further esocte&
That the judicial power of said Ter:
ritory shall be vested in supreme
court, district courts, probate courts;
and in justices of the peace. The SUI.
preme court shall consist of q chief
justice and two associate justices, any
two of whom shall constitute a quorum,
and whoshall hold a rm at the seat of
government of said Territory annually;
and they shall hold their Offices during
the period of four years, and until their
successors shall be appointed and quail;
fed. The said Territ5ry shall be divided
into three judicial districts, and dis;
trict court shall be held in each of said
districts by one of the justices of the
supreme court, at such times and pIaced
as may be prescribed by law; and said
judges shall, after their appointments,
respectively, reside in the districts which
shall be assigned them. The jurisdic,
tion of the several courts herein provi.
ded for, both appellate and original; and
that of the probate courts and of justices
of the peace, shall be as limited by law:
Provided, That justices of the peacd
shall not have jurisdiction of any matter
in controversy when the title or bounda-
ries of land may be in dispute, or where
the debt or sum claimed shall exceed
one hundred dollars; and the said su:
preme and district courts, respectively
shall possess chancery as well as com:
mon law jurisdiction. Each district
court, or the judge thereof, shall appoint
its clerk, who shall also be the register
in ehancery, and shall keep his Office at
the place where the court may be held;
Writs Of error, bills of exception, and
appeals, shall be allowed in all cases
from the final decisions of said district
courts to the supreme court, under such
regulations as may be prescribed by law;
bat in no case removed to the supreme
court shall trial by jury be allowed in
said court. The supreme court, or the
justices thereof, shall appoint its own
clerk, and every clerk shall hold his Of
fee at the pleasure of the court for which
he shall have been appointed. Writsof
error, and appeals from the fn4I dccis-
ions of said supreme court; shall be al
lowed, and may be taken to the Supreme
Court of the United States, in the Same
manner and under the same regulations
as from the circuit courts of the United
States, where the value Of the property;
or the amount in controversy, TO be as
certained by the oath or affirmation of
either party, or other competent witness,
shall exceed one thousand dollars; ex-
cept only that IN ali cases involving title
to slaves, the said Writs of error or ap-
peals shall be allowed and decided By
the said supreme court; without regard
to the value Of the matter, property; u
title In controversy; and except also
that writ of error, or appeal shall also
be allowed to the Supreme Court of the
United States; from the decision of the
said supreme court created by this act,
or of any Judge thereof, or Of the dis
trict courts created by this act, Or Of any
judge thereof, upon a writ Of habeas
corpus; involving the question Of person
al freedom: Provided, That nothing
herein contained shall be construed to
apply to or affect the provisions of the
"act respecting fugitives from justice,
and persons escaping from the, ssfVicG
of their masters, approved February
twelfth, seventeen hundred and ninety
three, and the "act to amend the sup
Elementary to the aforesaid act, - ap-
proved September eighteenth, eighteen
hundred and fifty; and each Of the said
district courts shall have and exercise
the same jurisdiction in all cases arising
under the constitution and laws Of the
United States as is invested in the circuit
and district courts of the U. StateE and
the said supreme and district courts Of
the Territory, and the respective judges