The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-11-24


and in these cases the vote shall be taken
viva vece.
SEC. 19. The General Assembly shall
not have power to enact laws annulline
the contract of marriage in any cas-
where by law the Courts Of this State may
have power to decree a divorce.
Sec. 90. The General Assembly shall
not have power to pass retroactive laws,
or laws impairing the obligation of con.
tracts, but may, by general laws. author.
ize Courts to carry into effect. upon such
terms as shall be just and equitable, the
manifest intention ofpar.ies and officers
by curing omissions, defects, and error:
in instruments, and proceedings arising
out of want of conformity with the
laws of this State.
SEC. 81. The style of the laws of thi.
State shall be, Bel enacted by the Gen
erui Assenslls otftAs State Of Kansas. .
Sec. 22. The House of Representa-,
tiyes shall have the sole power of i'm.
parchment. All impeaehments shall be
tried by the Senate, and when sitting fol
the purpose, the Senator's shall be upon
oath or affirmation to do justice accord
ing to law and evidence. No person
shall be convicted without the concur.
renee of two thirds of all the Senator:
present.
SEC 90. The Governor and all othel
civil officers under the laws of this State
shall be liable to impeachment for any
misdemeanor in Office, but judgment in
such cases shall not extend further than
to removal from Office, and disqualified
ton to hold any Office of honor, profit Oh
trust, under this State. The party
whether convicted or acquitted, shall
nevertheless be liable to indictment. trial
judgment and punishment according to
law.
Sec. "a. Within one year after the
ratification of this Constitution, and
within every subsequent two years there
after, for the term of ten years, an enume.
ration of all the white inhabitants of this
Slate shall be made in such manner a:
shall be directed by law.
Sec. 20. All regular sessions of the
General Assembly shall be held at the
Capital of the Sac, and shall comm ence
on the first Tuesday of January annual
".
SEC. &c. All bills for raising revenue
shall originate in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, subject, however, to amend.
ment or rejection as in other eases.
SEC. 81. TIE members of the Gen.
eral Assembly shall receive for theil
services the sum of four dollars per day
for each and every day they are actually
in attendance at any regular or specia
session, and four dollars for every TWEEN
nriies they shall travel IN going to ann
returning from the place of meeting, By
the most usually travelled route and
no session of the General Assembly, ex
cept the first under this Constitution
shall exterd beyond the te rm of sixty
days, nor any special session more thar
forty days.
See. 1. The Executive Department
shall consist of Governor, a Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary of State
Treasurer, Auditor, and Attorney Gener
alwho shall be chosen by the electors of tht
State at the same time and place of vot
ing for the members of the General As
sembly.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieutenan
Governor, Secretary of State. Treasurer
Auditor, Attorney General and Sat-
Printer shall hold their Office for tive
years. Their terms of office shall com
mence on the first Tuesday of January
next after their election and continue
until their successors are elected anC
qualified, neither of which officers shall
be eligible for re election more than two
out of three consecutive terms; no
shall any person be eligible for the OF
fee of Governor who shall not have at
tanned the age of thirty years.
SEC. 8. The returns of every election
for the officers named in the foregoing
section, shall be sealed up and transmit
ted to the seat Of government by the re.
turning officers, directed to the Secretary
of State, who shall lay the same befor,
the General Assembly at their first meet
ing thereafter, when they shall open
publish and declare the result thereo
in the presence OF maj ority of tn
members of both houses. The person
having the highest number of votes shall
be declared duly elected and certifcat
thereof given TO such person. signed b,
the presiding officers of both bodies, bu
if any two or more shall be highest ant
equal in votes for the same Office, on
of them shall be chosen by the join
vote of both houses.
Sec. a. The supreme executive pow
er shall be vested in Governor.
SEC. 5. He may require information
in writing from the officers in the Elk
eeutive Department upon any sub
ject relating to the duties of their re
spective offices and shall see that tn
laws are faithfully executed.
SEC. 6. He shall communicate 9
every session by message to the Geners
Assembly, the condition of the affair
of the State and Recommend such meas
ures as he shall deem expedient for thei
action.
SEC. a. He may on extraordinary &C
l A. A ~
by Proclamation, and shall state to bot
Houses when assembled the purposes fo
which they were convened.
SEC. 8. In case or disagreement Be
tween the two Houses. in respect to u
time of adjournment he shall have pow