The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1857-11-28
AWRENCE, KANSAS. NOVEMBER %, 1857.

Nil such vacancy, hrst giving sixty days /
notice of such election.
SEC. 15. The Chief Justice and the /
associate Justices of the Supreme Court
shall hold their offices for and during the |
period of six years from the date of their
election, and until their successors shall !
be qualified and provision shall be made !
by law for classifying those elected, so /
that the Chief Justice or one of the said
associate Justices of the Supreme Court, |
| shall be elected every two years; the
Judges of the Circuit, Chancery and Pro- |
bate Courts shall hold their Offices for
and during the term of four years from
the date of their election, and until their
successors are qualified.
SEc. 16 Clerks of the Circuit Courts |
and Courts of Probate shall be elected by |
the qualified electors in each county, and !
all vacancies in such offices shall be filled /
in such manner as the law may direct.
SIC. IL. The Chief Justice and asso- |
ciate Justices of the Supreme Court, by |
virtue of their Offices shall be conservators |
of the peace throughout the State; the |
Judges of the Circuit Courts throughout |
their respective circuits, and the Judges !
of the inferior Courts throughout their
respective counties.
SEC. Is. The style of all process shall /
. be The State of Kansas and all prose- /
cutions shall be carried on in the name and !
by the authority of the State of Kansas"
and shall conclude, against the peace |
and dignity of the same.''
SEC. 10. There shall be an Attorney Gen. |
eral for the State of Kansas who shall be !
elected by the qualified voters thereof, and
! as many District Attorneys as :he Legisla- !
ture may deem necessary, 10 be elected |.
by the qualified voters of their respective /
. Circuits; who shall hold their offices for
the term of four years from the date of /
. their election, and shall receive for their |
services such compensation as may be |
established by law, which shall not be |
diminished during their continuance in |
! Office.
SEC. 20. Vacancies occurring in the !
Office of Attorney General, District Attor-
neys, Clerk of the Circuit Court Clerk !
of the Court of Probate, Justices of the !
Peace and Constables, shall be filled in |
such manner as shall be provided for by |
law.
SEC. 81 The House of Representatives |
shall have the sole power of impeaeh- !
ment
SEC. 22. All impeachments shall be
tried by the Senate: when sitting for that
purpose the Senators shall be on oath or
affirmation, and no person shall be con-
! victed without the concurrence of two |
| thirds of the members present.
SEC. %. The Governor and all civil !
officers shall be liable to impeachment |
for any misdemeaner in office, but Judge |
| ment i'll such cases shall not extend fur /
ther than to removal from Office and Of
disqualification to hold any Office of honor,
trust or profit under the State, but the |
party convicted shall nevertheless be liable
! and subject to indictment, trial and pun
iShment according to law.
ARTICLE vu.-sLAvERY.
SECTION lst. The right of property is
before and higher than any Constitutional
sanction, and the right of the owner of
slave to such slave and its increase, is the /
same and as inviolable as the right of the |
owner or any property whatever.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall have no
power to pass laws for the emancipation |
of slaves without the consent of the own
ers, Or without paying the owners previ- /
Gus to their emancipation, full equiva- !
lent in money, for the slave so emancipa- !
ted. They shall have no power to pre-
vent emigrants to the State from bringing /!
with them such persons as are deemed
slaves by the laws Of any one of the Unit |
ed States OF Territories, so long as any
person of the same age or description !
shall be continued in slavery by the laws
ofthis State: Prouided, That such per- |
son or slave be the bona jfde property of
such emigrants and p1oUited also, That !
laws may be passed to prohibit introduc-
! ton into this State of slaves who have |
committed high crimes in other States or
Territories. They shall have power to
pass laws to permit the owners of slaves /
to emancipate them, saving the rights of
creditors, and preventing them from be-
coming a public charge. They shall
/ have power to oblige the owners of slaves
| TO treat them with humanity, to provide
| for them necessary food and clothing, to
abstain from all injuries to them, extend
| ing to life or limb; and in case of their
neglect or refusal to comply with the di-
rection of such laws, to have such slave
or slaves sold for the benefit of the owner
/ or owners.
SEC. z. In the prosecution of slaves for
crimes of higher grade than petit larceny,
! the Legislature shall have no power to de- |
| priye them Of an impartial trial by a petit
jury.
SIC. T. ANY person who shall malicious
! ly dismember or deprive a slave of life,
shall suffer such punishment as would be
been committed on free white person,
and on the like proof except in case of
| insuneetion of such slave:
ARTICLE yIII.-ELECTIoEs AND RIGHTS OF
SUFFRAGE.
! SECTION list. Every male citizen of the
! United States, above the age of twenty
one years, having resided in this State
/ one year, and in the county, city, or town
( in which he may offer to vote, three
months next preceding any election.
shall have the qualifications OF an elector
! and be entitled to vote at all elections :
1 and every male citizen of the United
F.! States, above the age aforesaid, who may
be a resident of the State at the time that
this Constitution shall be adopted, shall
! have the right of voting as aforesaid, but
No such citizen or inhabitant shall be
untitled to vote except in the county in
which he shall actually reside at the
time of the election.
Sac. 2. All voting by the people shall
be by ballot.
] SEC. 8. Electors during their attend.
ance at elections, going to and returning
therefronl, shall be privileged from arrest
in all Gases, except treason. felony, and
! breach OF the peace.
SIC. {. No electo- shall be obi. ID to
do militia duty on the days Of election.
/ except IN time Of war and public danger.
SEC. 5. No elector shalt be deemed to
:. have lost his residence In this State hr