The Kanzas news., 1857-12-19

any election, shall have the qualifications of
an elector and be entitled to vote at all cleo
tons; and every male citizen of the United
States, above the age aforesaid, who may be
a resident of the state at the time that this
Constitution shall be adopted, have the right
of voting as aforesaid, but no such citizen
or inhabitant shall be entitled to vote except
in the county in which he shall actually re-
side at the time of the election.
SEC. g. All voting by the people shall be
by ballot.
SEC. g. Electors during their attendance
at elections, going to and returning there
from, shall be privileged from arrest in all
cases. except treason, felony, and breach of
the peace.
SEC. 4. No elector shall be obliged to do
militia duty on the days of election, except
in time of war or public danger
SEC. 5. No elector shall be deemed to
have lost his residence in this State By rsa-
son of his absence on business of his own,
or of the United States, or of this state.
SEC. s. No person employed in the mill
tary, naval, or marine service of the United
States, stationed in this state, shall by reason
of his services therein, be deemed resident
of this state.
| SEC. z. No person shall be elected or ap-
pointed to any Office in this state, civil or
military, who shall not be possessed of the
qualifications hereinbefore prescribed for an
elector.
Sec. 8. The Legislature shall have pow
er to exclude from the privilege of voting,
or being eligible to Office, any person con-
victed of bribery, perjury, or, other infa-
nous crimes.
SEC 9. The first general election in this
state shall be held on the day and year pro-
vided by this Constitution; and all general
elections thereafter on the day and year as
provided by subsequent Legislative enact
ment.
Sec. 1. The rule of taxation shall be uni
form, and taxes shall be levied upon such
property as the legislature shall from time
TO time prescribe.
| SEC. 2. The Legislature shall provide for
an annual tax sufficient to defray the estima-
ted expenses of the government for each
year; and whenever the expenses of any
year shall exceed the income, the legisla-
lure shall provide for levying tax for the
ensuing year, sufficient with other sources
of income to pay the deficiency, as well IS
the estimated expenses of such ensuing year.
Sec. 8. For the purpose of defraying ex-
traordinary expenditures the state may con:
tract public debts, but such debts shall new
er in the aggregate exceed FIVE hundred
thousand dollars. Every such debt shall be
authorized by law for some purpose or pur-
poses to be distinctly specified therein, and
vote of majority of all members elected
to both houses, shall he necessary to the
passage of such law. and every such law
shall provide for an annual tax to be levied.
sufficient to pay the interest of such debt
created; and such appropriation shall not
be repealed nor the taxes postponed until the
principal and interest of such debt shall
have been wholly paid.
SEC. a. The legislature may also borrow
money for the purpose of repelling invasion,
suppressing insurrection and defending the
state in time of war; but the money thus
raised shall beapplied exclusively to the pur-
poses for which it was raised.
SEC. 5. No script, certificate, or other
evidence of state debt, shall be issued, ex-
cept for such debts as are authorized by the
Sd or 4th sections of this article.
SEC. 6. The property of the state and
counties, both real and personal. and such
other property as the Legislature msy deem
necessary for school, religious or charitable
purposes, may be exempted from taxation.
SEC. z. No money shall at any time be
paid outof the treasury except in pursuance
of an appropriation by law.
Sec. 8. An accurate statement of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the public mon
ey, shall be published with the laws Of each
regular session of the Legislature.
REVENUE.
SEC. I. All bills for raising revenues shall
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Sec. e. Taxation shall be equal and uni
form. and all property on which taxes may
be levied, shall be taxed in proportion to its
value, to be ascertained as directed by legis-
lative enactment, and no one species of prop
erty shall be taxed higher than another spe-
cies of property of equal value on which
taxes shall be levied.
SEC. 8. The legislature shall have power
to levy an income tax, and to tax eli per-
sons pursuing any occupation, trade or pro-
fession.
SEC. 4. The Legislature shall provide for
the classification of the lands of this state,
into three distinct classes, 70 be styled re-
each of these classes shall have fixed vaiue
in so much money. upon which there shall
be assessed an Gd gaL0rem tax.
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capitation or Sd tax, to be paid by every
able bodied male citizen over twenty-one
years and under sixty years of age, but
nothing herein contained shall prevent the
exemption of taxable polls in cases Of bodi-
ly in6rmity. -...z.-sz
SEC. 6. The legislature shall levy tag
on all railroad incomes, proceeding rom
gifts of public land. st the rate of ten cents
on the one hundred dollars.
SIC. Z. No lotteries shall Be authorized
by law as source of revenue.
SEC. g. Whatever donations of lands or