The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-09-09

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places, and be conducted in such manner,
both as 10 the persons who shall superiutend
such election, and the returns thereof, n the
governor shall appoint and direct and he
shall at the same time declare the number OF
members Of The council and house Of repre-
scntGtiycs 10 which each Of the counties or
districts shall be entitled under this act,
The persons having the highest number Of
legal votes in each of said council districts
shall he declared by the governor to bc cleo
ted to the council; and the persons having
the highest number Of legal votes for the
house Of representatives, shall be declared
by the governor to be duly elected members
of said house Pr0rdcd, That in case two or
more persons voted for shall have an equal
number Of votes, and in case vacancy Shall
otherwise occur in either branch olthc legis-
latvc assembly, and the governor Shall order
a new election and the persons thus elected
10 the legislative assembly shall meet ut such
place and on such day as the governor shall
appoint; but hereafter, the tmc place, and
manner Of holding and conducting all cleo
tons by the people, and The apportioning the
representation ~ the several counties or dis
tricts 10 the council and house Of rcrrcscn-
tGtiycs, according to the number Of qualified
voters, shall be prescribed by law MS well rs
the day orthe commencement Of the regular
sessions Of the legislative assembly: Prori-
dd. That no session in any one year shall
exceed the term Of forty days, except the
first session, which may continue sixty
days
SIC. 90. hDdLc H.frEcr (docic2, That
| every free white male inhabitaHt above TWEEN.
I &C.. L.. 1.
/ resident Of said Territory, and shall possess
| the qualifications hereinafter prescribed,
! shnl he entitled TO vote al the first election,
I and shall be eligible 20 any Office within said
/ Territory, but the qualifications Of voters,
/ and Of holding Office at al subsequent clcc-
. lions, shall be- such ~ shall bc pre- aribcd by
. the legislative #emh'y: Pia"lj, That the
| right Of suffrage and oc ho'hin~ Office shah
/ b. lyGc. cd only hy citizens Of the United
! States and these who shah have declared on
/ oath their intention 70 become such, aud
shall have taken an oath to supper, the con,
stituiion Of the United stn,os and tho prJyi.
sions OF this act. Iad Drogi0f fiftk,r, That
no officer. soldier, seaman, or marine. OF
other persons in the army or navy Of The
/ United states. or attached to troops in the
service gr the United Sutcu. shall be allowed
/ TO vote or hu'doE.y in said Territory, hy
I reason of being on service therein
/ Sr- Of r,,,L,, eg,eiey That
,ha lrrfsla..,,. .,.o,ycr Of ,he Territory shall
. ,v,rrd "a all ticL,r,I s,,li.,,g oi lc,5.,atio,
c,,,.;.,o,,, ,i,L ,r. cong,,,,,tio, orthc nit.d
/ sat- and fin. ,,-oyisi,,s az mis- met but n,
/ Law. s',,ll L.r,saod irtnrf, rin,. with the mi
,nyrv d,.rosai Of tbc s,il o.. nm ray Shall he i'm.
posed uuon the property Of the United
States nor shall the lands or other property
Of non.rcsidents be taxed higher thun The
/ lands or other property OF residents. Every
biIl which shall have passed the council AMI
. house Of representatives. ofthc said TERRITORY
shah, before il becomes law, be presented
to tho governor Of the Territory; il hc az.
. proves, ne shall sign IL; bat if not, he sha'
return il with bis objection to the house in
| which it originated, who SHALL enter the Oh
icctions at large on their journal, and pro
coed 10 reconsider it. II after such rccons
dcra'ion tWo-thirGs of that house shall agree
10 pass tAa Lii 1T shall be sent, tn-,,rihel
I with The objections, 90 the other house, by
which il shall likewise los rcconsidercd, al,
! il approved by two-thirds cf that house, il
shall become n law. But in all such case.
the votes oC both houses shah be determined
by yeas and nays, 10 bc entered upon tn,
journal Of each house respectively. II any
bill shall not be returned by the governor vi
thin three days, (>undays cXccptcd,) after
II shall have been presented TO him, tho
same shall be a law in like manner a. if h,
had signed lt, unless the assembly by nd
iournmunt, prevents its return, ia whicf
case il shall not be Il law.
SIC. %. 4u,IIeH fi,riier ,Dar,..7. Tha
all townsbin di.trict and county officers
no, herein otherwise provided for, shah b,
appointed or elected, as the case may be, il
such 4 manner as shall be provided by th'
governor and legislative assembly of the Ter
utory Of Kansas The governor shall nomi
nate, and, by and with the advice and con
sent Of the legislative council, appoint all Of
iiccrS not herein provided for, aud in III,
first instance the governor alone may appon
AL said officers, who shall hold their onir
until the end Of the first session Of the lesis
la,iye assembly; and shall lay oil the ncces
sary district for members of the council an'
house Of representatives, and all other oil
GERS.
SEc. 26 iHd be II .JHrthcr cnactod, Tha
no member Of the legislative assembly shal
hold, or be appointed to any Office whio'
shall have been created, or the salary o
emoInmcnts OF which shall have been lncrea
sed, while he was amomber, during the tern
for which he was elected, and for one yea
: alter the expiration Of such term; but TN
restriction shall not be applicable to mem
bers OF the first legislative assembly and n
person holding a commission Or app2intmcn
undo, the United States, except poStmaster'
snail be a member OF the legislative Assem-
, BY, or hold any Office under the govern
} ncnt OF SAID Territory,
SEC. 81, Aod be IL .JHrticr esaciod, Tha
the judicial power Of said Territory shall b
: vested in a supreme court, district court
; probate courts, and in justices of the peao,
: The supreme court shall consist of a chic
justice and two associate justices, any two {
whom shall constitute a quorum, and VIII
shall hold term at the seat Of goyernmer
of said Territory annually, and they sha
, hold their Offices during the period of iou
years, and until their successors shall be al
: pointed and qualified The said Tcrritor
shall lac liyiI,l intn tbrcn iu1ici1l district,