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

gible to, or have seat in the Legislature;
| but this provision shall not extend to
| township officers, justices of the peace, |
notaries public or militia officers. !
SEC. 8. No person who has been ormay
hereafter be convicted of a penitentiary
offence, or of an embezzlement of the
public funds, shall hold any Office in this
State, uor shall any person. holding public
money for disbursement, or otherwise, /!
| have a seat in the Legislature, until he
shall have accounted for and paid such
money into the Treasury.
SEC. 4. The members of the House of
Representatives shall be elected by fhe
qualified electors, and shall serve for the
| term of two years from the close Of the
general election and no longer
SEC 5. The Senators shall be chosen
for the term of four years, at the same
time, in the same manner, and at the same
places as are herein provided for members
of the House of Representatives.
SEC q. At the first session of the Leg
islature, the Senate shall by lot divide !
their Senators into two classes, and the
| seats of the Senators of the first class shall !
be vacated at the expiration of the second |
year, and of the second class at the expi-
ration of the fourth year so that one half ;
as near as may be, may be chosen there |
after, every two years for the term of four
years.
| SEC. Z. The number of Senators shall
not be less than thirteen nor more than
| thirty-tbree, and at any time when the
number of Senators is increased they shall
be annexed by lot TO one of the two class
es so as to keep them as nearly equal in
numbers as possible.
: Sec g. The number of members of the
House of Representatives shall not be
less than thirty-nine nor more than one
| hundred.
Sec .. The style of the laws of this
State shall be: "Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Kansas
SEC. ID. Each House may determine
the rules of its own proceedings, punish |
| its members for disordeFly behaviour, and |
with the consent of two-thEds, expel a !
! member, but not a second time for the /
same offence; the lanes of the members /,
voting on the question, shall be spread /,
upon the journal.
SEQ IL. Each House during the session, /
may in its discretion punish by fine, i'm |
prisonment, or both, any person not !
member, for disrespectful or disorderly be-
havior in its presence, or for obstructing !
any Of its proceedings, provided such fine !
shall not exceed two hundred dollars. or /
such imprisonment shall not extend be- |
yond the end of the session.
SIC. l.. Each House of the Legislature |
cho1I Lno,, m ;DrrY,oT IF ifc o,x5 (
cause the same to be published as soon af- |
ter the adjournment as may be provided |
by law
SEC. Is. Neither House during the ses-
sion of the Legislature shall without the |
| consent of the other, adjourn for more
than three days, Sundays excepted, nor
to any other place than that in which they
may be sitting.
SEC. Il. The Senate when assembled
shall choose its officers; and the House
of Representatives shall choose Speak
er and its officers, and each branch of the
Legislature shall be Judge of the qualifi-
cations, elections, and returns of its men,
bers.
SEC. i. A majority of each House of
the Legislature shall constitute quorum
to do business, bat smaller number may
adjourn from day to day, and compel the
attendance of absent members, in such
manner as each House may prescribe.
SIC. Is Each member Of the Legisla-
ture shall receive from the public Treas
ilry such compensation for his services as
may be fixed by law; but no increase of
compensation shall take effect during the
term for which the members were elected,
when such law passed
SEC. Il. Bills may orig ginate in either
House, but may be altered, amended, or
rejected by the other, and all bills shall
be read by sections on three several days,
except OH an extraordinary occasion; two
thirds OF the members may dispense with
such readiBg, but in no case shall bin
| be passed without having once been read,
aud every bill having passed both Houses
shall be signed by the Speaker and Presi-
dent, in the presence of their respective
Houses
SEC Is. The Legislature shall provide
/ by law for filling all vacancies that may
osur lii either House, by the death, res
/ ignation, or otherwise, of any of its men,
bers.
SIC. 19. The doors of each House
shall he open except OF such occasions as,
in the opinion of the House the public
safety may require secrecy.
SEc. 20. Every law enacted by the
| Legislature shall embrace but one subject
and that shall be expressed in its title;
and any extraneous matter introduced in
. bill that shall pass shall be void; and
no law shall be amended by its title, but
sin such case the act or section amended
shall be re-enacte1 and published at
length
SEC. 81. Every act and Joint resolution
tshall be plainly worded, avoiding as far
as practicable the use of technical terms.
SEc. o. The Legislature shall meet
every two years at the seat of Govern
mentt
! SEC. 2S. The Legislature shall provide
| for an enumeration of inhabitants, by
/ law. -An apportionment of Representa-
tives in the Legislature shall be provided
by law according to the population, as
nearly equal as NAV be.
/ SEC. q. The Legislature shall have no
power to grant divorces, to change the
names of individuals, OF direct the sales
of estates belonging to infants or other
persons laboring under legal disabilities
| by special legislation, bat by general laws
shall confer such power on the courts of
justice.
SIC. e5. 1t shall be the duty of all
j civil officers of the State, TO use due dill
gence IN the securing and rendition Of per-
sous held to service or labor in this State.
4 either OF the States or Territories Of the
i United States. and the Legislature shall
enact such laws as may be necessary for
the honest and faithful carrying out OF this
provision of the Constitution.
ELECTION DISTRICTS.
Il At the fist election holden under the
! Constitution, for members of the State
| Legislature, the representative and sena-
torial districts shall be as follows: