The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01
LAWRENCE KANSAS TERRITORY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1856


therity of the State of Kansas. seal
ed with the Great Seal. signed by the
Governor, and countersigned by the Sec
retary of State.
SEC. IS. No member of either House
of Congress, or other persons holding of
fee under the authority of this State. or
of the United States, shall execute the
Office of Governor except as herein pro-
yIded.
SEC. a. In the case of death, i'm
peachment, resignation, removal or 9th
er disability of the Governor, the Lieu
tenant Governor shall exercise the du-
ties of the Office of Governor, until an
other Governor shall be duly qualified /;
bat in such case another Governor shall
be chosen at the next annual election for
members of the General Assembly, un-
les such death, resignation impeach-
meni, removal, or other disability shall
occur within three calender months i'm
msdiately preceding such next annual
election, in which case Governor shall
be chosen at the second succeeding an
nual election for members of the General
Assembly aud in case of the death, inn
peaehment, resignation, removal, or 9TH
ef disability of the Lieutenant Governor
tie President of the Senate pro tenn shall
exercise tie office of Governor until a
Governor shall be duly qualified as
afsresaid.
SEC. Is. The Lieutenant Governor shall
be President of the Senate, but shall vote
OILY when the Senate is equally divided,
and shall be entitled to the same pay as
the speaker of the House of Representa-
tlYes, and in case of his death, impeach-
ment, resignation, removal from Office,
or when he shall exercise the Office OF
Governor, the Senate shall chose Pres
ident pro tenn.
SEC. I6. Should the Office of Secreta-
ry of State, Treasurer, Auditor, or At
torney General become vacant, for any of
the causes specified i'll the fourteenth and
! fifteenth sections, the Governor shall fill
the vacancy or vacancies until the disa-
, bIlity is removed ora successor is elected
and qualified. Every such vacancy
} shall be filled by election, at the first
general election, that occurs more than
thirty days after such vacancy shall have
, occurred, and the person chosen shall
hold the Office for the full term fixed in
the second section of this article
SEC II. The officers mentioned in
this article shall, at stated times, receive
tor their services compensation to be
: fixed by law, which shall neither be in
: creased or diminished during the period
for which they shall have been elected.
: : SEC. 10. The officers of the Execu.
i tive Department, and of the public Stase
: Institutions shall, at least ten days pre-.
cedins each regular session of the Gen.
eral Assembly severally report to the
Governor who shall transmit the same
: to the General Assembly.
/ Sec. 49, Every bill which shall have
passed both Houses shall be presented to
the Governor. If he approve he shall
sign the same, but if he shall not approve
; he shall return it with his objections tc
the House in which it shall have origin
; ated, who shall enter the objections a
large upon the Journal and proceed tc
reconsider the same. Ii after such re
consideration two-thirds of that House
shall agree 10 pass the bill it shall be sent
with the objections, to the other House
by which, likewise, it shall be reconsider
; ed, and if approved by two-thirds o
hat House it shall be law. But il
such case the votes OF both Houses shal
be determined by yeas and nays, and th,
names of the persons voting for o.
! against the bill shall be entered upon the
! journals of each House respectively. l
! any bill shall not be returned by the Gov
: ernor within five days (Sunday except
ed J after it shall have been presented t.
him it shall be law, in like manner as i
he had signed it, unless the General As
sembly by their ad djournment prevented
! its return, in which case it shall also b;
a law, unless sent back within two day:
after the next meeting.
SEC. 90. Contested elections for Gov
ernor, Lieutenant Governor, Judges o
the Supreme Court, and all other Statt
officers shall be determined by the Gen
+, eral Assembly, in such manner as maj
be prescribed by Law.
Sec. 2l. The General Assembly shall
have power to provide by law for The
| election of a Surveyor General, SAFE Gre
oiogist and Superintendent of Common
Schools, whose duties shall be prescribed
! ! by law.
JUDICIAL. VI.
t Sec. /. The Judicial power of th'
State shall be vested in Supreme Court
Courts of Common Pleas, Justices o
the Peace, and in such other Courts in
| ferior TO the Supreme Court as the Gen
: eral Assembly may establish.
SEC. g. The Supreme Court shall
: consist of three Judges, a majority 0
e whom shall form quorum. 1t shall
have such original andappellate jurisdic
It ton as may be provided by law. l
j shall hold at least one term each year a
$ the seat of government, and such othe
: terms as may be provided by law Tn
r Judges of the Supreme Court shall b
elected by the electors of the State al
: large.
, SEC. 8. The State shall be divides
h by the first General Assembly under thi
r Constitution, into three Common Plea
districts of compact territory, boundec
: by county lines, and as nearly equal i
e population as practicable; and Judg