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

time of war, except in a manner pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. IA. The right of the people to be
secure in their persons, houses, papers
and possessions, against unreasonable
searches and seizures, shall not be yiolat-
ed; and no warrant shall issue but upon
probable cause, supported by oath or af-
firmation, particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons
and things to be seized
SEC. i5. No person shall be impris-
oned for debt in any civil action, or
mesne or final process, unless in case of
| fraud.
Sec. 16. All Courts shall be open !;
and every person, for an injury done
him in his land, goods, person, or repu-
tation, shall have remedy by due course
of law, and justice administered without
denial or delay.
Sec. II. No hereditary emoluments,
honors, or privileges shall ever be grant
ed or conferred by this State.
SEC. l8. No power of suspending
laws shall ever be exercised, except by
the General Assembly.
Sec. 10. The payment of a tax shall
not be a qualification for exercising the
right of suffrage.
SEC. go. Private property shall ever
be held inviolate, but subseryient to the
public welfare When taken in time of
war, or other public exigency, impera-
lively requiring its immediate seizure,
or for the purpose of making or repair
ing roads, which shall be open to the
public use, without toll or other charge
therefor, compensation shall be made
to the owner in money and in all other
cases, where private property shall be
taken for public use, compensation
therefor shall first be made in money,
or first secured by deposi;e of money,
and such compensation shall be assessed
by jury, without deduction for benefits
to any property of the owner.
SEC. 81. No iudenture of any negro,
or mulatto, made and executed out OF
the bounds of the State, shall be valid
within the State.
SEC. 22. This enumeration of rights
shall not be construed to impair or deny
others retained by the People ; and all
powers not herein delegated shall re-
main with the People.
ELECTIVE FRANcHIsE.-ARTIcLE Ii.
SEC. /. In all elections by the People,
the vote shall be by ballot, and in AL cleo
tions in the General Assembly, the vote
shall be Uipa voce.
SEC. 9. Every white male person, and
every civilized male Indian who has "a
dopted the habits of the white man, of
; the age of twenty-one years and upward,
, who shall be at the time of Offering to
t vote citizen of the United States; who
= shall have resided, and had his habitation,
! domicil, home, and place of permanent
abode in the State OF Kansas, for siS
: months next preceding the election a
which heoffers to vote; who, at such time
l and for thirty days Immediately preceding
said time shall have had his actual habi
tation, domicil, home. and place ofperma
nent abode in the county in which he of
: fers to vote, and who shall have resided
+ in the precinct or election district for a
: least ten days Immediately preceding til,
t election, shall be deemed qualified elec
? tor at all elections under this Constitution
except in elections by general ticket ii
: the State or district prescribed by law, il
which case the elector must have thu
aforesaid qualifications, but residence
, in said district for ten days will entitlt
him to vote: Provided, That no soldier
seaman, or marine of the regular army o.
navy of the United States, shall be con
sidered resident of the State in conse
quence of being stationed within the
same.
SEC. 3. The General Assembly shall
, at its first session, provide for the regis
tration of all qualified electors in eacf
county, and thereafter, from time tC
time. of all who may become qualified
, electors.
Sec. 4. The Legislature shall have
{ power to exclude from every Office oI
honor, trust or profit within the State
/ and from the right of suffrage, all per
sons convicted ofany infamous crime.
. SEC. 5. No person shall be deemed
capable of holding or being elected tt
any post of honor, profit, trust or emolu
ment, civil or military, or exercise tht
right of suffrage under the governments
of this State, who shall hereafter fight a
duel, send or accept challenge to fgh
duel, or who shall be second to either
party, or who shall in any manner aid
or assist in such duel, or who shall bt
knowingly the bearer of such challenge
or acceptance, wht ther the same occur
or be committed in or out of the State
/ SEC. 5. No person who may hereaftel
be collector or holder of public money:
shall be eligible to any office of trust ol
profit in the State, until he shall have
accounted for and paid into the propeI
public treasury all sums for which ht
may be accountable.
i SEC T. No State officer or member o
the General Assembly of this State, shall
receive fee. be engaged as counsel
agent, or attorney in any case or claim
against the State.
SEC. 8. No Senator or Representative
shall, during the term of Office for which
he shall have been elected, be appointed
to any civil Office of profit in this Stat'
: which shall have been created, or th'
emoluments of which shall have beer
: increased during such term, excep