The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
NEW SERIES. VOL. 8, NO. II.


at and for two months before the time Of
their election, and during their term OF SER
vice, shall reside in, and be inhabitants Of
the district for which they may be elected,
respectively, and shall have been actual resi-.
dents Of said Territory for one year next be-
fore such election, and shall be citizens Oi
the United States, and Of the age Of twenty
five years. The firtt election under this act
shalt be held on Tuesday utter the first
Monday in November next, und on the first
Monday in August annually thereafter, at
such places, and be conducted in such mun-
ner, as the governor shall appoint and d!
rect, until further provision by law; and tic
shall, at the same time, declare the number
OF members Of the couucil and house Of
representatives to which each of the cUun'
ties or districts shall be entitled under this
act The number of persons authorized 10
be elected having the highest number OF lie.
gal votes in each Of said counCi! districts for
members of the council shall be declared by
the governor to be duly elected to the coun-
Gil; and the person or persons authorized to
be elected having tn greatest number OF
legal votes for the house OF representatives,
equal u the number to which each county
or district sEnll be entitled, shall be declor-
ed by the ,vrrnlr to be duly elected mem
bers OF the house OF representatives: Propi,
deJ, That, in case of II tie between two or
more pcrsons voted for, the governor sIall
order new election to supply the vacancy
made by such tie; or, il a vacancy in either
branch Of the legislative assembly shall 9th.
erWise occur, until otherwise provided by
law, the governor shall order new election,
to fill such vacancy, to be conducted as here
inbelore directed. And the persons thus
elected to the legislative assembly shall
meet at such place, and on such day, os the
governor shall appoint; but, thereafter, the
time, place, and manner Of holding and con.
ducting all elections by the people, and the
apportionng the representation in the sever
al counties or districts 10 the council and
house Of representatives, according to the
population, shall be prescribed by law, as
we'll as the day Of the commencement of the
regular sessions OF the legislative assembly:
Provided, That no one session shall exceed
the term Of ninety days.
MI J., 4 f,I,{ba.. oooc}oJ That
every white male inhabitant, being Il citizen
of the United States, above the age OF TWEEN
ty one years, who shall have been resident
of said Territory at the time Of the passage
OF this act, shall be entitled to vote at the
first election; but thereafter, no person shall
be entitled to vote at any election who shall
not have been an actual resident Of aid
Territory for twelve months prior to such
election.
SEC. 6. And Le ii further dnacted, Thot
the legislative power of the Territory shall
extend to all rightful subjects of Legislation
United States and the provisions of this
act; but no law shall be passed interfering
with the primary disposal OF tie soil; no
tax shall be imposed upon the lands or prop
erty of non residents higher than the lands
or ourer property Of residents. All the
laws passed by The legislative assembly and
governor shah be submitted to The Congress
Of the United States, and il diSapproVed
shall be void aud 0, no effect.
But it shall not be competent for said
legislative assembly 10 paFs any ca PotJac
! 10 law, or law importing the validity OF con
tracts, ror any law in abrjdgemeAt Of the
freed ON Of speech CT Of the press, or to de.
prive any one OF the right Of trial by jury,
or of the writ OF habeas corpus, nor any
! law requiring any qualification, or religion,
test, for the right to vote, hold Office, OF
practice law, or serve OF jnres, in any court
OF justice; neither shall any person, to be
entitled to any OF said privileges, be required
any law other than the Constitution OF the
i United States Nor shall cruel or unusa
punishments he allowed, nor reasonable
bail be refused to any person accused O.
any crime, except treason and murder, MOI
in the latter case unless the proof is evi len
or the presumption great. Neither shall
any law be passed to confer upon any per
son or persons, natural or artificial, any
banking powers or privileges, Of any kline
whatever, or flowing anyperson or persons
as aforesaid, with such powers granted Il
them in any other State, or Territory o.
the United States, the privilege to set up
maintain, or carry on, in any manner
whatever, the business of banking within
said Territory of Kansas. Nor shall sale
legislative assembly borrow money on tn,
faith Of the Territory or otherwise, or auth
orize it to be done for any other purpose
or on any other occasion or pretence, thai
toprotect the people Of said Territory uguins
invasion or insurrection, or Indian depreda
tions; aud loans for ,any of such purpose
shall not exceed in the aggregate, at,an
one time the sum of one hundred thousan,
dollars. When any loans shall be mad
or provided for, it shall be the duty of th
governor of said Territory forthwith to in
} form the President of the United State
: iheseof, and also for what specific purpos
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