The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-12-23

ton ofblood or ioI ieiture Of estate.
Is. That all prisoners shall be bzilabie bg
sufficient securities, unless in capital offences
when the proof is evident or the presumption
great, and the privileges Of habeOs corpus shall
not be suspended unless when, in case ofrebel-
lion or invasion, the pubic safety may reqEirs
| it.. 4. ,oes..
16 That excessive bail shall in no case y
required, nor excessive fines imposed s@' .'i
II. That no ez post jaoto law, nor any lay
impairing the obligations of contracts, shall st-
| er be made.
18. That forfoitures and monopolics are
contrary 10 the genius ofa republic, and shah
not be allowed nor shall any hereditary emol-
ument, privileges, or honors ever be granted az
confirmed in the State. 4 -, I,
19. That the citizens have right in psaeS
cable manner to assemble together for their
common coed, to instruct their, representatives.
and apply to those entrusted with the power of
government for redress of grievances or other
proper purposes by address or remonstfance. 4
-. That the citizens of this State shaA
have right TO keepand bear arms for their
common defence. Et1a I'M
81. That no soldier SHALL in, time Of pescs.
be quartered in any house withoutf the consent
Of the owner, nor in the time Of war but ina
manner prescribed by law. f@s
2e. The military shall be kept in strict sub
ordination to the civil power. fa'.
%. Emigration to or from this State shall
not be prohibited. $3.50 x
"a. Free negroes shall not lie prohibited 70
live in this State under any circumstances. /.
rs. This enumeration shall not be construr
ed to deny or d.sparage others retsinedby the peo
| pie; and to guard against any encroachments on
the rights herein retained, on any transgressio1
of any OF the higher power herein delegated, We
Ia ~,
ted out Of the general powers Of goyernmentand
shall forever remain inviolate, &c that all laws con-
trary thereto or TO the other provisions hsrein
contained shall be void. .t..{s.
!. SCHEDULE. eg
! SEcTIoN l. That no Inconvenience may arr
,se by reason Of change from q territorial to.B
permanent State government, it is declared that
| all rights actions, prosecutions, judgmfntsl
claims and contracts as well of ndiyidpais as OF
bodies corporate, except the bill Incorporating
banks, by the last territorial legislature, shalt
continue as il no chonge had taken place, and al
processes which may have issued under the au-
| lhority OF the Territory Of Kansas shall bs as
valid as il issued in the name of tho Stats Of
Kansas. ~ s't
SEC. q All laws nov Of force in the Terri.
3tory Of Kansas, which are not repugnant to
this constitution, shall continue and be OF Iorca
until altered, amended or repealed by legisla-
tule assembled under the provisions ol this con.
stitutjon. .,8sfs4iss n
, Sac. 3. All fines, penalties, and, iorfe;ture8
accruing TO the Territory OF Kansas shall innrs,
to the use of he State OF Kansas. a5
SEC. 4, All recognizances heretofore taken
shall pass TO- ard lie prosecuted in the name of
l the Safe Of Kansas; and all bonds executed %
: the governor Of the Territory, OF TO any other
officer or court in his or their official capacity
shall pass to the governor and corresponding of
: ticers OF the Sate authority and their succesx
sors in Office and Tor the use therein expressed.
c and may be sued for and recovered accoldngig;
and all the estates or property, real Personal .nE
mixed, and all judgments, bonds, 'speciatjes,
choses IN action, and claims or debts Of slaisok
ever description, OF the Territory of Kansas,
shall inuie 10 ard ,est in the State OF Kan. as.
ard lie sued for and recovered in the same nlanr
ner and to the same extent that the same could
have been by the Territory OF kansas. IN :
+ SEC. 5. All criminal prosecutions and renf
al actions wkich may have arisen lesre ihs
change nom aierritoiial to State government,
and which shall then be pending, shall be pross~
cuted TO juegment in the name Of the State Of
Kansas; all actions at law and shits- in equity
which may he pending in the courts Of the Ter.
ritory OF katisas at the time Of the change from
a territorial to State government may be cone
tlnueQ anu OAHA COutt vi l9iat6
(which shall have jurisdiction OF the subject mat
, 'Ter thereof.
SEC. 6. All officers civil nd military, holding
their Offices under the authority of the Territos
, ry Of Kansas, shallcontinue to hold and exercise
their respective Offices until they shall be subsy-s
ceded BY the authority ofthe State. ss3s
SEC,7 This constitution shall te submitted
tothe Congress Of the United States at its next
ensuing session; and as soon as official informa-
| ton has been received that it is approved by The
2 same; by the admission Of the State OF Kansas as
one of the sovereign States Of the United States.
the president of this convention shall issue his
proclamation to convene the State Legislature af
! the seat of ofgovernment, within thirtyoae days
, after publication. Should any vacancy occur, ,hgf
death, resignation, or otherwise, in the legisia-
ture or other office, he shall order an election to-
fill such vacancy: Prorided, howeve,, ia case of
refusal, absence, or disability ofthe prssiient ol
this convention TO discharge the duties imposed
on him, the president pro tewpoye Of this conven-
ton shall perform said duties; and in case Of ab.
sence, refusal, or disability Of the president pro
tempore, a committee consisting Of seven, Oh !
majority Of them, shall discharge the duties 10.
quired Of the president of this coRyen1ion. Be-
fore this constitution shall be sent to Congress-
asking for admission into the Union as q State
il shall be submitted to all the white male iiihab-
itants Of this Territory for approval Or disapprpr
VAL as follows: The president, of this conyention
SHALL by proclamation, declare that onthe 21st
day Of December, 1857, at the dfierect election
: precincts now established By law. or which may
4 be established as herenp provided in the Territory
Of Kansas an election shall be held, over which
shall preside three judges, or majority Of them.
to be appointed as follows: The president ofthis
convention shall appoint three commissioners Id
each county in the Territ RI, whose duty III Shalt
be to appoint three judges Of election in the seys
eral precincts OF Their respective counties and "a
establish precincts for voting, and to Gauss polls
to be opened at such places as they may Sicefiz
proper in their respective countless at which e.
lection the constitution framed by this conyen-
ton shall be submitted to all the white male in-
habitants Of the Territory OF Kansas In the said
Territory on that day. and over the ago of tw6sl-
lty-one years, for ratification or rejecti5n "a tie
following manner and form. The voting shalt
lbe by ballot The judges Of said election shalt.
cause to be kept two poll books BY two clerks. By
thcih appointed. 1he ballots cast atEaid eieC-
Etiou shall be endorsed constitution with tlaSe-
lry,"' or constitution with no slave W One al
said poll books shall le returned within EIGHT
days to the president ofthsconventiob, md fhs
other shall be Yeta ned by tie judges Of xlSefibn
and kept open for inspections. 4 be pfesidefIt.z
with twoor more members of fhis Convention.
Shall examine said,p poll books. and / I shalt np-
pear upon said examination that majority of
the legal votes cast at said election " In iayOf
Eof the constitution With slayeryf be 81 all irn<
! msdiately have the same transmitted 10 he Con.
araca nf fhA fIf,tfad gtefaa aa Ia w. \. ~.