The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01

of the Treasury except in pursuance OF
an appropriation by law.
SEQ. g. The credit of the State shaii
never be given or loaned in aid OF any
individual association or corporation.
SEC 8. For the purpose Of defrayin:s,
extraordinary expenditures, the State
may contract public debts, but such
deb.s shall never in the aggregate exceed
one hundred thousand dollars, unless
authorized BY direct vote of the people
at a general election. Every such debt
shall be authorized by law, and every
such law shall provide for the payment
of the annual interest of such debt. aud
the principal within ten years from the
passage of such law and such appropri-
alton shall not be repealed until the prin-
cipal and interest shall have been wholly
paid.
SEC. 4. The Legislature may also
borrow money to repel invasion, sup
press insurrection, or defend the State IN
time of war; but the money thus raised
| shall be applied exclusively TO the object
for which the loan was authorized, or
repayment of the debts thereby created.
SEC. 5. No scrip, certificate, or other
evidence of STATE debt whatever, shall
be issued, except for such debts as are
authorized by the third and fourth Sec
tons of this article.
MILIrIA.-ARTICL \.
SEC. /. The militia shall consist of all
able bodied white male persons between
the ages ofeighteen and forty years eA-
cept such as may be exempt-by the laws
of the United States, or of this State,
and shall be organized, officered. armed.
equipped, and trained. in such manner
as may be provided by law.
SEC. g. The Governor shall appoint
the Adjuiant, Quarter Master and Com
misSary Generals.
SEC. 5. All militia officers shall be
commissioned by the Governor AMI shall
hold their Offices not longer than three
years. :,
| SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall
deer mine the method of dividing the
militia into divisions, bri gades, re9i-
ments, battalions, and companies, ahd
fix the rank of all officers.
SEC. 5. The militia may be dislied
into classes, in such manner as shall be
prescribed by law.
SEC, 6. No person conscientiously op-
posed to bearing arms shall be compelled
to do militia duty but such person shall
pay an equivalent for such exemption the
amount 10 be prescribed by law.
SEC. 7. The first General Assembly
shall offer inducements for the formation
uniformimg, and drilling independent vol
untecr companies in the different Giles
and counties in this State.
j FINANCE AND TAxATIoS.-ART1CLE II
| SEC. /. The General Assembly sllal
provide, by law. for a uniform and equa
rate of assessment and taxation; and
taxes shall be levied upon all such prop
cry, real and personal, as tho Genera
Assembly may, from time to time, pre-
scribe but ali property appropriated ant
used exclusively for municipal, literary
educational, scientific or charitable pur
poses; and personal property to at
amount not exceeding one hundred doi
larS, for each head OF family, and al
property appropriated and used exclu
sively for reli sious purposes to an amount
not exceeding $50, ,000, may, by genera
laws, be exempted from taxation.
SEc. 9. The General Assembly shal
provide by law for an annual tax suffi
cient to defray the estimated ordilar.
expenses of the Safe for each year.
SEC 3. Every law imposing a Ia,
shall state distinctly tie object of th'
same, to which it shall be applied.
SEC. 4. On the passage, in eithe
House of the General Assembly, of an,
law which imposes, continues or renew
a tax; +; or makes, continues or renews al
appropriation of public or trust money
or releases, discharges or eommutes
claim or demand of the State, the ques
ton shall be taken by yeas and nays
which shall be duly entered on the jour
, nal and three -filths of all the member
) elected to such House shall, in all suci
cases, be required to constitute quorum
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
ARTICLE XII.
SEC. /. The General Assembly shal
provide by law for the election of county
city, town and township officers.
SEC. g. All officers whose election o
! appointment is not provided for By thi
, Constitution shall be elected by the peo
pie or appointed as the General Assem-
: bly, may by law direct
, SEC. 8. Provision shall be made b
, law for the removal, tor mlScon1ucto
: malyersaiion in Office, of all offi..er
whose powers and duties are not local o
Legislative, and who shall be elected a
general elections, and also for supplyin,
: vacancies created by such removal.
, SEC. d. The Legislature may declar
tie cases in which any Office shall b
deemed vacant, where no provision
made for that purpose in this Consitu
ton.
= CoRpoRAIIoSs.-ARTIeLE XIII.
; SEC. /. The General Assembly sha
{ not create corporations by special act
except for municipal purposes
!, SEC. 9. Corporations may be forme
: under general laws, but such laws ma
. at any time BE- altered o. repealed.