The Kansas herald of freedom., 1854-10-21

aitef the oHn OF eacn session, anu Onf
copy of the executive proceedings and OF
(! fetal correspondence semi-annnaIIy, on tht
first days OF January and July in each
year, TO the President of the United
States, and two copies Of the laws 10 the
+ President ofthe Senate and to the Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives, TO be
! deposited in the libraries of Congress and
in case of the death, removal, resignation
or absence of the governor from the Ter
ritory, the secretary shall be, and he is
hereby authorized aud required 10 execute
! and perform all the powers and duties Of
the governor during such vacancy or ab-
Sence, or until another governor shall be
lnly appointed and qualified TO fill such
vacancy.
SIC. %. dad be II further enacted,
That The legislative power and authority
Of sail Territory shall be vested in the
governor and legislative assembly. The
Legislative assembly shall consist of eoun-
Gil and house of representatives. The conn
I'll shall consist of thirteen members, hav-
ing the qualifications Of voters, as herein
after pr-zc,ibal whose Term Of service
shall continue two years. Tie house of
representatives shall, at its first session,
.1asist OF twenfYsiX members, possessin.
The same qualifications as prescribed fof
members Of the council, and whose term
of service shall continue one year. The
number OF epresentaliyeslh be increas-
cd by the Legislative assembly, from time
10 time, in proportion To tie increase of
qualified voters: Prorided, That the
whole number shall never exceed thirty
nine. An appointment shall be made, as
ntarly equal as practicable, among the sew
eral counties OF districts for the election of
the council and representatives, giving
each section of The Territory representation
in the ratio Of lis qualified voters as near
| " as may be. And the members of the
council and the house of representatives
shall reside in, and be inhabitants of. the
district or county or counties, for which
they may be elected, respectively. Pre-
sious to the election, the governor shall
cause census. or enumeration of the in
habitants and qualified voters of the sew
eral counties and districts of the Territory.
to be taken by such persons and in such
mode as the governor shall designate and
appoint; and the person so appointed shall
receive reasonable compensation there
for. And the first election shall he held
at such time and places, and be conducted
in such manner, both as to the persons
who shall superintend such election and
the returns. thereof as the governor shall
appoint and direct; and he shall al the
same time declare the number of mem
bers of the council and house of fepresen
tatiyes 10 which each of the counties or
district shall be entitled under this act
The persons having the highest number
Of legal votes in each Of said council dis
tricts for members of the council shall b.
declared by the governor 10 be duly elect
ed to the council; and the persons having
the highest number of legal voters for
the house of representatives, shall be de
clared by the governor to be duly elected
members OF said house Propided, That
IN case Two or more persons voted for shall
have an equal number Of votes, and in
case a vacancy shall otherwise occur in Ell
ther branch of the Legislative assembly,
The governor shall order new election;
and the person thus elected to the legisla-
tive assembly shall meet at such place and
on such DAY as the governor shall appoint
but thereafter, the time, place and man
ner of holding and conducting all elec
tons by the people. and The apporlioning
the representation in the several counties
or districts to the council and house ofrep-
.resentatives, according to the number of
qualified voters, shall he prescribed by law,
as we'll as the day of the commencement
of the regular sessions of the legislative
assembly; Prorided, That no session in
any one year shall exceed the term of for
" davs, except the first session, which may,
continue sixty DAYS.
SEC. %. Aad be at further enacted,
That every free white male inhabitant
above the age of twenty-one years who
shall be an actual resident of said terrific
" and shall possess the qualifications here
matter prescribed, shall be entitled 10 vote
at the first election, and shall be eligible
10 anv Office within the said Territory;
bat the qualification of voters, and of
holding office, at all subsequent elections,
shall be such as shall be prescribed by the
Legislative assembly; Prorided, That the
right of sufferage and of holding Office
shall be exercised only BY citizens of the
United States and those who shall have
declared on oath their intention to become
such, aud shall have taken an oath tosup-
port the Constitution of the United
States and the provisions of this act
4dnd propiaea further, That no officer,
soldier, seamen, or marine, or other person
in the army OF navy Of the United States
or attached to troops in the service of the
United States, shall be allowed to vote or
hold office in said territory, by reason of
being on service therein
SEC. "a. 44ad be 1t further enacted,
That the Legislative power of the territory
shall extend to all rightful subjects of
legislation consistent with the constitution
of the United States and the provisions
Of this act: but no law shall be passed
interfering with the primary disposal of the
soil; no tax shall be imposed upon the
property of the United States; nor shall
the lands or other property OF non-resi-
dents be taxed higher than the property
of residents Every bill which shall have
passed the council and house of represent
atives of the said Territory shall, before it
becomes law be presented to the govern
or of the Territory; ii he approve, he
shall sign it; but if not he shall return
it with his objections to the house in
which it shall have originated, who shall
enter the objections at large on their jour
nal, AMI proceed to reconsider it. Ii af-
ter such reconsideration, two-thirds of that
house shall agree TO pass the bill. il shall
be sent together with the objections, to the
other house. by which il shall likewise be
reconsidered, and if approved by two
thirds of that house il shall become law.