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


viva vece.
| SEC. 19. The General Assembly shall
not have power to enact laws annulling
the contract of marriage in any case
where by law the Courts of this State may
have power to decree divorce.
Sec. 20. 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 of parties and officers,
by curing omissions, defects. and errors
in instruments, and proceedings arising
out of want of conformity with the
laws of this State.
SEC. 81. The style of the laws of this
State shall be, Be itenoeted By tie Gen
eral assembly offAs State of KaRsos' -
Sec 92. The House of Representa-
tives shall have the sole power of i'm
peachment. All impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate, and when sitting fol
the purpose, the Senators 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 tie Senator'S
present.
SEC. %. The Governor and all Other
civil officers under the laws Of this State
shall be liable to impeachment for any
misdemeanor in offi,;e, but judgment ii
such cases shall not extend further than
to removal from Office, and disqualified
ton to hold any office of honor. profit OF
trust, under this Safe. The party
whether convicted or acquitted, shal
nevertheless be liable to indictment, trial
Judgment and punishment according tc
law.
Sec. Cd Within one year alter the
ratification of this Constitution, AMI
within every subsequent two years there
after, for the term of ten years, an enume
ration of all the white inhabitants of thi.
Safe shall be made in such-manner a:
shall be directed by law.
Sec. 95. All regular sessions of th'
General Assembly shall be held at the
Capital of the Sale, and shall comm enct
on the first Tuesday of January annual
ly.
| Sec. GO. All bills for raising reyenu,
shall originate in the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, subject, however, to amend
ment or rejection as in other cases.
SEC. 81. The members of the Gen
eral Assembly shall receive for thei
services the sum of four dollars per da,
for each and every day they are actual.
in attendance at any regular or specia
session, and four dollars for every TWEEN
ty miles they shall travel in going to aH'
returning from the place of meeting, b.
the most usually travelled route an;
no session of the General Assembly, ex
cept tie first under this Constitution
shall extend beyond the term of six,
days, nor any special session more tha
forty days.
Observation-Disclosures V.
SEC. 1. The Executive Department
shall consist of a Goveraor, Lieu
tenant Governor, Secretary Of State
Treasurer, Auditor, and Attorney Gener
al who shall bechoSen by the electors of tn
State at the same time and place of vot
, ing for the members OF the General As
t sembly.
SEC. 9. The Governor, Lieutenan
Governor, Secretary OF State, Treasurer
: Auditor, Attorney General and Sat
Printer shall hold their Office for tw
: years. Their terms of Office shall com
mence on the first Tuesday of Januar
5 next after their election and continu
until their successors are elected an
qualified, neither of which officers shal
! be eligible for reelection more than tw
out of three consecutive terms no
: shall any person be eligible for the OF
| fee of Governor who shall not have at
5 tanned the age of thirty years.
, SEC. 8. The returns of every electio
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 Secretar
} 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 ,rity of tn
members of both houses. The perso
having the highest number of votes sha
| be declared duly elected and certi6cat
/ thereof given to such person. signed b
: the presiding officers of both bodies, bu
, If any two or more shall be highest an
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 Ex
ecutive Department upon any sub
. ject relating to the duties of their re
spective offices and shall see that tn
| laws are faithfully executed.
r SEC. 6. He shall communicate q
5 every session by message to the Gener;
Assembly, the condition of the affair
| of the State and Recommend such mea:
: ures as he shall deem expedient for the
e action.
SEC. Z. He may on extraordinary OK
cosions convene the General Assembly
! by Proclamation, and shall state to bot
! Houses when assembled the purposes fc
which they were convened.
! Sec. 8. In case or disagreement be
S tween the two Houses. in respect to ii