Squatter sovereign., 1855-03-20

/ ly. Presio1ls 10 the election, the governor
shall cause a census, or enumeration cl the
| inhabitants and qualified voters OF the sew
eral counties and districts IN the Territery.
/ 10 be taken by such persons and IN such
mode as the governor shall designate and
appoint; and the person sesappolnied shall
receive a reasonable eli.pensatien thereior;
And the election shalibe lieldat such
time and places, and be conducted in such
manner bota as. to the persons WAC shall
/ superiutend such election and the returns
/ thereof. as the governor shall appoinls and
direct !; and he shall at the same time de-
clare the numbers Of the council and house
OF representatives to which each oi the
counties or districts shall be entitled under
this act. The persons iarIng tie higa-
est number of legal votes in each OF said
council districts formembers OF the council
shall be declared by the governor be du-
IL elected 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 Pr0rmed, That
in case two or more persons voted Ior stall
have an equal number OF votes, and IN case
vacancy shall otherwise occur in either
branch Of the Legislative assembly, the
governor shall order new election; and
the persons thus elected TO the legislative
} assembly shall meet at such place and on
such day as the governor shall appoint; but
thereafter, the time, place. and manner OF
holding and conducting all elections by the
: people, and the apportioning the rePrcsen-
tation in the several counties or districts 10
the council and house of representatives,
according to the number OF qualified vo-
tiers, shall he prescribed by law, as well as
, tie day ofthe commencement OF the regu-
lar sessions of the legislative assembly:
Prorided, That 10 session In any one year
shall exceed the term OF forty days, except
/ TIE first session, which may continue sixty
days.
SIC. %, .4nd be it fartker enacted, That
every free white male iniiabitant above the
age OF twenty-one years, who SliaH be an
} actual resident Of said territory. and shall
possess the qualifications hereinafter pre-
scribed shall lie entitled 10 vote at the first
election, and shall lie eligible TO any Office
, within the said territory hut the qualifi-
+ cation OF voters, and Of holding Office, at all
I subsequent elections; shall be such as shall
be prescribed by TIE Legislative assembly /;
: Pco0ide6, That the right of suffrage and
OF holding Office shall be exercised only by
citizens OF the United States and those who
shall have declared on oath t!eir intention
TO become such, and shall lave taken an
/ oath to support the Constitution of the Uni
, ted States, and the provisions OF this act':
.fad procided further, That no officer, SOL
der, seaman, or marine, or otter person In
5 the army OF navy OF the United States, OF
attached TO troops in the service ofthe L nj
: ted States, shall be allowed to vote or hold
: office in said territory, by reason of being
? on service therein.
SIC. p. .asad te II farther enacted, That
5 the legislative power of the territory shall
, extend to all righttul subjects of legisIa-
I ton consistent with the constitution of the
, United States and the provisions of this act;
but no law shall he passed interfering with
: tie primary disposal of the soil; no tax
shall he imposed upon the properly of the
t United States; nor SHALL the lands or 9th
er property OF non-residents be taxed high
er than the property of residents. Every
| bill which stall have passed the council
2 and hot;se Of representatives Of said terrific
~ shall, before it becomes law, be pre-
7 sented TO the governor of the territory; II
| he approve, he snail sign it: but ii 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
r their journal, and proceed to reconsider
{ IT. II after such reconsideration, two-thirds
: oi that house s..iaii agree TO pass the bill,
it shall be sent, together with the obIec-
: tions, to the other house. by which it shall
likewise he reeonsidered, and if approved
2 by t,yo-tairds OF that house it shall become
: law. But in ali such cases the votes oi
: both houses shall be determined by yeas
j, Pand nays, TO be entered on the journal OF
: each house respectively. If any bill shall
i not be returned by the governor within
: three days-Sunday excepted-after il
: shall have been presented to him, tie same
h shall be law i'm like manner as ifhe had
: signed it, unless the assembly by adjourn.
d nent prevent It's return, in which case i
shall not he law.
t SEC. 25. find be If further enacted
d That all township, district, and county of
II iicers, not herein otherwise provided for
e shall be appointed or elected, as the cas-.
e may te, in such manner as shall be pro
l. vided for by the governor and legisiatiY,
i assembly Of the territory Of Kansas Th,
: governor shall nominate, and by and witI
l. the advice and consent of the legislativ
! council, appoint all officers not herein 9th
Of erwise provided for; and In the first in
e stance the governor alone may aproin: al
oi said officers, who shall hold tier Office
Ii until the end Of the first session of the leg
= islative assembly; and shall lay of tk
L necessary districts for members oftIse ecoun
r Gil and house of representatives, and a
> other officers.
er SEC. 26. find be It further eancfsd, Tha
III no member OF the legislative assembly sha
e. hold, or be appointed to any office wilic
CT shall have been created, or the salary {
a. emoluments of which shall have been ii
~ creased while he was member, durin
ed the term for which he was elected, and 70