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


fered any bribe to procure his election,
or who shall have made use ofany undue
influence from power, tumult, or other
improper practices.
SEC. IL. All civil officers of the State
shall reside within the State, and all
district and county officers within their
respective districts and counties, and
shall have their offices at such places
therein as may be required by law.
SEC. l2. Returns of elections for
members of Congress, the General As
sembly, and all other officers not other
wise provided for, shall be made to the
Secretary of State, in such manner as
may be prescribed BY law.
SEC. Is. Electors shall in all cases
be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections, and in going to
and returning therefrom, except. in case
of felony, treason, and breach of the
peace.
DISTRIBUTION OF PowERs.-ARTIcLE Ill
SEC. 1. The powers of the Govern
ment shall be divided into three sepa-
rate departments: the Legislative, the
Executive, including the Administrative
and the judicial and no person charged
with official duties under one Of these
departments shall exercise any of the
functions of another, except as in this
Constitution expressly provided.
LEGIsLAFIyE.-ARTIc ".
SEC. 1. The Legislative power of this
State shall be vested in the General As
sembly, which shall consist of Senate
and House of Representatives.
SEC. 2. The Senator'S and Represen-
tatives shall be chosen annually by the
qualified electors of the respective Coun-
ties, or District, for which they are chosen,
on the first Monday of August. for one
year, and their term of Office shall COM
mence on the first day of january next
| thereafter,
SEC. 8. There shall be elected at the
| first election twenty Senator's and sixty
Representatives, and the number after
wards shall be reg dla.ed by law.
SEC. 4. No person shall be eligible to
the office of Senator, or Representative,
who shall not possess the qualifications
ofan elector.
SEC. 5. No person holding Office un-
der the authority of the United States.
or any lucrative Office under the authori-
ty of this State, shall be eligible to, or
have seat in the General Assembly ;
but this provision shall not extend to
township officers, justices of the peace,
notaries public, postmasters, Or officers
of the Militia.
Sec. 6. Each House except as other
wise provided in this Constitution, shall
choose It's own officers. determine its
own rule of proceeding, punish its MEM
bers for disorderly conduct, and with the
concurrence of two thirds expel a mem
Der, but not the second time for the
same cause and shall Judge of the quail.
iticalion, election and return of its own
members, and shall have all other powers
necessary for its safety and the undis.
turbed transaction of business.
SEC. 7. Each House shall keep journa
of its proceedings and publish the same
The yeas and nays on any question shall
at the request OF two members, be enter.
ed on the journal.
SEC. 8. Any member of either House
shall have the right to prote st againS
any act or resolution thereof; and such
protest, and reason, therefor, shall, with
out alteration, commitment, OF delay, be
entered on the journal.
SEC. 9. Ali vacancies which may
occur in either House, shall, for the un.
expired term, be filled by election a:
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 10. Senators and Representatives
shall, in all cases except treason, felony
or breach of the peace, be privileged
from arrest during the session of the
General Assembly, and in going to, and
returning from the same; and for word;
spoken in debate they ahall not be
questioned in any other place.
SEC. IL. A majority of all the mem,
bers elected to each House shall be nee
essary to pass every bill or joint resolu
ton, and all bills and joint resolutions Sc
passed, shall be signed by the presiding
officers of the respective Houses ant
presented to the Governor for his ap
proval.
Sec. 1e. The doors of each House
and of Committees of the whole, shall
be kept open. Neither House shall
without the consent of the other adjourn
for more than two days, nor to any
other place than that in which the lws
Houses shall be sitting, except for per
sonal safety.
Sec. IS. Every bill shall be read BY
sections on three several days in eacf
House unless in case of emergency
| Two-thirds of the House where sucf
bill is pending, may, if deemed expedi
ent, suspend the rule on call Of
the yeas and nays; but the reading
of a bill by sections, on its final passage
shall, in no case be dispensed with ; ant
the vote on the passage of every bill O.
joint resolution shall be taken by yea:
and nays.
| Sec. IA. Every act shall contain but
one subject, which shall be clearly ex
pressed in its title. Bills may originals
in either House, but may be altered
amended or rejected by the other.
Sec. Is. In all cases when genera
law can be made applicable, specia
laws shall not be enacted.
SEC. is. No act shall ever be reviveC
or amended by mere reference to it