The Kanzas news., 1857-12-19

der this state, the United States, either oi
the other states, or any other power, during
their continuance in Office.
SEC. Is. The Chief Justice and associate
Justices of the Supreme Court shall be cleo
ted by the qualified voters of the whole state;
the Judges of the Circuit Courts by the
qualified voters of their respective circuits,
and the Judges of the Chancery Courts shall
be elected by the qualified voters of their re-
spective Chanbery divisions, at such times
and places as may be prescribed by law;
but said elections shall not be on the same
day that the election of members of the
Legislature is held.
SEC. IA. All vacancies in the Office of
Chief Justice and associate Justices of the
Supreme Court, and Judges of the circuit
court, court of cha1cery, and probate court,
shall be filed by appointment, made by the
Governor for the time being, but the Gov
ernor shall Immediately, upon the receipt OF
information of vacancy aforesaid, order
an election to fill such vacancy, first giving
sixty days notice of such election.
SEC. 15. The Chief Justice and the as
sociate 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, chan
cery and probate courts shall hold their Of
fees for and during the term of four years
from the date of their election, and until
Al -Io1l L.
SEC. Is. Clerks of the circuit courts and
courts of probate shall be elected by the
qualified electors in each county, and all va
caucies in such Office shall be filed in such
manner as the law may direct.
Sec. II. The Chief Justice and associate
Justices of the supreme court, by virtue OF
their offices, shall be conservators of the
peace throughout the State; the Judges of
the circuit court throughout their respective
circuits, and the Judges of the inferior
Courts throughout their respective coun-
ties.
SEC. 18. The style of all process shall
be, 1.-The State of Kanzas," and all prose
cutions shall be carried on in the name and
by the authority of the State of Kanzas, -
and shall conclude. against the peace and
dignity of the same''
SEC. 19. There shall be an Attorney Gen
eral for the state, who shall be elected By the
qualified voters thereof, and as many Dis
trict Attornies as the Legislature may deem
necessary, to be elected by the qualified vo-
ters of their respective circuits, who shall
hold their Offices for the term of four years
from the date of their election, and shall re-
ceive for their services such compensation
as may be established by law, which shall
not be diminished during their continuance
in Office.
Sec. 90. Vacancies occurring in the of
fee of Attorney General, District Attornies,
clerk of the circuit court, clerk of the court
of Probate, Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables, shall be filled in such manner as
shall be provided for by law.
SEC. 21. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power of impeachment.
SEC. 90. All impeachment shall be tried
by the Senate: when sitting for that purpose,
the Senators shall be on oath or affirmation,
and no person shall be convicted without
the concurrence of two-thirds of the mem
bers present
SEC. %. The Governor and all civil of
fcers shall be liable to impeachment for any
misdemeanor in Office, but judgment in such
cases shall not extend further than to remov-
al from Office and of disqualification to hold
any Office of honor, trust or profit under
the state: but the party convicted shall new
ertheless be liable and ubject to Indictment,
trial and punishment according to law.
SEC l. The right of property IS before
and higher than any constitutional sane
ton, 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
of any property whatever.
SEC. g. The legislature shall have no
power to pass laws for the emancipation of
slaves without the consent of the owners, or
without paying the owners previous to their
emancipation, full equivalent in money for
the slaves so emancipated. They shall have
no power to prevent emigrants to the state
from bringing with them such persons as
are deemed slaves by the laws of any one
of the United States or Territories, so long
as any person of the same age or descrip-
ton shall be continued in slavery by the
laws of this state: Provided, That such per-
son or slave be the bona fde property of
such emigrants: and, provided aisoj That
laws may be passed to prohibit the introduc-
ton into this state of slaves who have COM
mitted high crimes in other states or terri
tories. They shall have power to pass laws
to permit the owners of slaves to emanci-
pate them, saving the rights of creditors,
and preventing them from becoming pub
lie charge. They shall have power to OBJ
lige the owners of slaves TO treat them with
humanity, to provide for them necessary
food and clothing, to abstain from all in
iuries to them. extending to life or limb;
and in case of their neglect or refusal to
comply with the direction of such laws, to
have such slave or slaves sold for the benefit
of the owner or owners.
SEE. 8. In the prosecution of slaves for
crimes of higher grade than petit larceny.
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