The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-11-24

SEC. g. The credit Of the State shall
never be given or loaned in aid of any
individual association or corporation.
SEC. 3. For the purpose of defraying
extraordinary expenditures, the State
may contract public debts. but such
debss shall never in the aggregate exceed
one hundred thousand dollars, unless
authorized by direct vote Of the people
at 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, and
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alton shall not be repealed until the prin-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 A. The Legislature may also
borrow. money to repel invasion, sup.
press insurrection, or defend the State in
time of war but the money tiFas raised
shall be applied exclusively 70 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.
MILITIA.-ARTICLE Y.
SEC. l. The militia shall consist of all
able bodied white male persons between
the ages of eighteen and forty years ex-
cept such as may be exempt by the laws
of the United States, or of this State,
and shall be organized, Differed, 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. 3. All militia officers shall be
commissioned by the Governor and shall
hold their Offices not longer than three
years.
SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall
detelmine the method of dividing the
militia into divisions, brigades, regi-
ments, battalions, and companies, aud
fix the rank of all officers.
SEC. s. The militia may be divided
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 to be prescribed by law.
! SEC. Z. The first General Assembly
shall offer inducements for the formation,
uniforming, and drilling independent vol
unteer companies in the different Giles
and counties in this State.
FINANCE AND TAxArIoN.-ARTIcLE Al.
SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall
provide, by law, for uniform and equal
rate of assessment and taxation; and
taxes shall be levied upon ali such prop
erty, real and personal. as the General
Assembly may, from time to time, pre-.
scribe but all property appropriated and
used exclusively for municipal, literary,
educational, scientific or charitable pur-
poses; and personal property to al
amount moi exceeding one hundred dol,
lars, for each head of family, and al
property appropriated and used exclu-
siyely for religious purposes TO an amount
not exceeding $500, 900, may, by genera
laws, be exempted from taxation.
SEC. 2. The General Assembly sBal
provide by law for an annual tax suffi
Gent to defray the estimated ordinary
Expenses of the Safe for each year
Sec. 8. Every law imposing a Ia,
shall state distinctly the object of the
same, to which it shall be applied.
SEC. a. On the passage, in eithe
House Of the General Assembly, OF AM
law which imposes, continues or renew
a tax or makes, continues or renews al
appropriation of public or trust money
or releases, discharges or commutes
claim or demand of the State, the 9ues
ton shall be taken by yeas and nays
which shall be duly entered on the jour
nal /; and three ffths of all the member
; elected to such House shall, in all sucl
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. e. All officers whose election o
! appointment is not provided for by thi
, Constitution shall be elected by the PEG
pie or appointed as the General Assem-
bly, may by law direct.
SEC. g. Provision shall be made b,
, law for the removal, tor misconduct o
malyersaiion in Office, of all officer
whose powers and duties are not local o
legislative, and who shall belslected a
general elections, and also for supplying
; vacancies created by such removal.
SEC. a. The Legislature may declar
the cases in which any Office shall b
deemed vacant, where no provision
made for that purpose in this Constitu
ton.
CoRpoRATIoSs.-ARTIcLE XIII.
SEC. /. The General Assembly sha
: not create corporations by spscial ACT
except for municipal purposes.
SEC. g. Corporations may be forme
: under general laws, but such laws ma
at any Time be altered or repealed.
JURIsPRUDEscE.-ARTIeLE XIV.
. SEC. I. The General Assembly at il
: first session, shall constitute three Com
4 missioners, whose duty It shah be to re
wise. reform, simplify and abridge tn
! rules of practice, pleadings. forms an