The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1856-10-07

shall be made; or provided f,r ii shall be the duty
of the Governor of said Territory forthwith TO in
form the President Of the United States thereof and
aso for what specific purpose such loan was direct
ed. Neither shall il be competent for the legislative
department Of said Territory TO ISSUE authorize to
be issued, any bonds, drafts scrip or other evden-
Of debt of any description for any other purpose
than above named, OF for greater amount outstand
ing at time in the aggregate, than above named.
Andall laws. or pretended laws whether now exist
ing. or here after enacted in said Territory, in
traventon ofthe provisions Of this act, shall be void
All laws shall be, far possible. equal and uni
form in their operation. No distinction shall be
made, in assessments, between different kinds of
property. for the purposes Of taxaton but all such
assessments shall be according to the true value
thereof. Prosidsd. That the Legislative Assembly
may exempt from assessment and taxation all proper
ty held or set apart for religious, educational, or
charitable purposes, all public libraries and oil pri
yate libraries, other than those used for professional
purposes: aso other personal property Of any one
person not ceeding in value $500. To avoid the
confusion and improprieties which may result from in
termixing in one and the act or law number of
things or subjects which have no relation to each
other, every law shall embrace but one object. and
that shall be expires sed in the title Of the bull act
And every act which shall pass the Council and
House OF Representatives SHALL before IT becomes
law, be presented to the Governor for his signature
II he approve, he shall sign it; otherwise he shall
return it 10 the House in which it originated, with
his objections. who shall enter said objections at
large on their Journal and proceed to reconsider It.
II alter such reconsideration majority OF two-thirds
OF the members elected to that House shall again
pass It, and have their names entered upon their jour-
nal upon the call OF the yeas and nays said bill shall
then with said objections be sent TO the other House
for the like reconsideration. And II said bill shall.
In that House, receive like majority. and their
names be entered upon their o, rnal upon call of
the yeas and nays, it shall become law; subject,
nevertheless. to review by Congress, as in other
cases. And il any bill shall. not he returned by the
Governor within three days Excluding the Sabbath)
after 1t shall be presented to him. the same shall bo-
come law (unless Congress forbid it)n like manner
as II he had signed il, unless the Assembly by ad.
Journment, preventits retnrn, in which case It shall
not be a law.
district and county officers, not herein otherwise
provided for. shall he appointed or elected as the
case may be- IN such manner us shall be provided by
the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Terri
tory of Kansas The Governor shall nominate. and,
by and with the advice and consent Of the Legisla
tive Council, appoint all other officers the choice of
whom are not herein otherwise provided for: and in
the first instance, the Governor alone may appoint all
said Officers who shall hold their ofces until the end
of the next session of the Legislative Assembly and
unt thelr successors are appointed or elected and
qualified.
Sec. 8. And be il further enacted, That no member
olthe Legislative Assembly shall hold, or be appoint
ed to- any Office which shall have been created, or
the salary or emoluments Of which shall have been
increased while he a member, during the term
for which he elected and for year after the
expiration of such term and no person holding COM
mission or appointment under the United States, eI
cept postmssters, shall be member of the Legisla-
tive assembly. shall hold any Office under the gov
ernment fsaid Territory.
Sec. 9. And be IL further enacted That the judicial
power Of said Territory shall be vested in supreme
court district courts probate courts and in Justices
OF the peace. The supreme court shall consist OF
chief Justice and two associate Justices any two of
whom shall hold term at the seat of government Of
OF said Territory annually and they shall hold their
offices during the period fourycars. The said Ter
rtory shall DO divided into three judicial districts,
and district court shall be held each of said dis
trcts By OF The justices the supreme court Mt
such times and places may be prescribed by law;
md the said judges shall nfter their appointments,
respectively, reside in the districts which shall be
assigned them. The jurisdiction of the several
courts tercn provided for, both appellate and orig
na and that Of the probate courts cni of justices Of
the peace. shall be as limited by law: Prorided That
justices OF the pence shall not have urisd OF any
matter In controversy when the title or boundaries of
land mny in di'puie. where the debt sum claim
ed shall exceed 500 and tie said supreme and dis
trlct courts respectiv y shall possess chancery, as
we'll as common law jurisdiction Each district
court, the indge thereof shall appoint its clerk.
who sau also be the register in chancery and shall
keep his Office at the place where tie court may be
held. Writs of error bills Of exception ana appeals
shall be allowed IN all cases civil or criminal, from
the final decisions of said district uris to the
prene court, I'M Ter such regulations as may he pre-
scribed by law; but in no removed to the SUI
preme c1nrt shall trial by jury be allowed in said
conrt The supreme court or the justices thereof,
shall appoint its own clerk and every clerk shall hold
his office at the pleasure of the court for which he
shall have neen ap pointed. Wrts Of error and APP
penls from the final decisions Of said supreme court
shall be allowed in all cases whatsoever, civil rcrr
inal except hereinafter limited and may be taken
to the Supreme Court of the United States, in the
same manner and under the regulations MS from
the circuit courts Of the United States but in civil
snts where tho value of the property the amount
in controversy TO be ascertained by the oath ar
nation of either party. other comp tent witness,
shall not exceed 900. no such appeal writ Of err
ror shall be allowed; and each Of the said district
courts sh all hnve and exercise the same jurisdiction
IN all cases arising under the Constitution and laws
ofthe United States is vested in the circuit and
district courts ofthe United States and the first six
days of every term of said courts much thereof
shall be necessary, shall be appropriated to the
trial of causes arising under the said Constitution and
laws and writs oferror and appeal in all such cases
shall he made 10 the supreme conr of said Territory
the same as in other cases. The said clerk shall re-
ceve IN all such cases the fees which the clerks
of the district courts Of Nebraska Territory now re-
ceive for similar services
Sec 10. And be IL further enacted That there shall
be appointed an attorney for said Territory, VINO
shall continue in Office for four years, unless sooner
removedby the President. and who shall receive the
same fees and salary of Nebraska. There shall
also he marshal for the Territory appointed, who
shall hold his office for -four years. unless sooner re-
moved by the President, and who shall execute all
processes issuing from the said courts when exerc
sing their jurisdiction circuit and district courts Of
the United States; he slal perform the duties, be
subject To the same regulation and penalties and be
entitled 10 the regular fees, the marshal Of
the district Of the United States for the pres
ent TIE ritory Of Nebraska, and shall in addition. be
paid two hundred dollars annu, lily a compensation
Sec. IL. Aad Be IL further Enacted That the Cover
nor, secretary chief Justice and associate justices,
attorney, and mar hal shall be nominated, and, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate APP
pointed by the President Of the United States. The
Governor ond secretary to be appointed afore said
shall, before they act such, respectively take
oath or affirmation before the district Judge, or some
justice of the peace in the limits Of said Territory,
dnly authorized TO administer oaths md afrmrtons
by the laws in forcs therein, before tho chief
Justice or some associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States, TO support the Constitu
tion Of the United States, and faithfully TO discharge
the duties of theirrespectve Offices which said oaths
when so taken, shall be certified by the person by
whom the same shall have been taken and such
tifcotes shall be received and recorded by the said
secretary among the executive proceedings and the
chief and associate justices, and all other civ
il officers in snid Territory, before they act such
shall take like oath affirmation before the said
Governor or secretary or some judge or justice OF
the peace Of the Territory, who may be duly commits
stoned and qualified, which said oath affirmation
shall be certified and transmitted, bv the person tn
king the same to the secrctsry. to be by him rccor
ded aforesaid: and afterwards. the like oath af
irmation shall be taken certified, and recorded, in