Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-12-10

the Legislature shall think 1t necessary
to amend, alter, and ehangethis consti-
tuition, they shan recommend to the
electors at the next general Selection,
two thirds of the members of each house
ooncurring, teayote for or against the
calling of the Convention and, if it
appears that a majority of all the citi-
zens of the State have voted for a con-
vention, to consist Of as many members
as there may be in the house Of FepreTt
sentatives at the time, to be chosen in
the same manner, at the same place, and
by the same electors that moose the
representatives said delegates SO cho-
sen shall meet within three months af-
ter said e~lection=forzthe purposes
amending, revising, or changing. the
Constitution. . - -- 80 f,,--4 81
SEC. II. Before this Constitui on. shall
be sent to Congress for admission into
the, Union as a State, it shall be submit
ted to all the white male inhabitants of
this Territory for approval oredisapprov-j
al as. follows: The president of this
Convention shall, by, proclamation, de-
clare that on the 21st day of December,
1857, at the different election precincts
now established by law, or which may
NC CSl1blISLACo to SlC1A PlOA II III
Territory of Kansas an election shall
be held, over which shall preside three
!. Judges, Or a majority of three, to. be APP
pointed as follows: The president Of
this Convention shall appoint three
Territory, whose duty it, shall be to ap7
point three judges Of election in the
several precincts Of their. respective
b lit ol- IL ~:
tutien framed by this Convention shall
be submitted to all the white male in,
habitants of the Territory of Kansas in
the said Territory upon that day, and
over the age of twenty-one years, for
!, ratification or rejection, in the following
manner and form: The voting shall
be by ballot: The judges of said cleo
ton shall cause to be kept two poll
l books by W clerks, by them appoint
ed. The ballots cast at said election
: shall be endorsed iaiConstitution with
Slavery" and CONSTITUTION with no
Slavery" One of the said poll-books
shall be returned within eight days to
the president of Convention, and the
other shall be retained by the judges of
election, and kept open for inspection.
: The president, with two or more mem
bcrs of this Convention, shall cxamine
said poll-books; and if it shall appear
n upon said examination, that a majority
of the legal votes cast at said election
be in favor of the Constitution with
: Slavery, he shall Immediately have the
. same transmitted to the Congress of the
United States, as hcrcinbeforc provided
q But if, upon such examination of said
poll book, it shall appear that a MAORI.
ty Of the legal votes cast at said cleo,
ton be in favor Of the ."Constitutior
with no slavery" then the article provi
ding for slavery shall be stricken from
the Constitution by the president O
this Convention, and no slavery shall
exist in the State of Kansas, excep
70 that the right of property in slaves NOV
in this Territory shall in no manner L,
% interfered with, and shall have trans
\ mIitted the Constitution so ratified I,
the Congress of the United States, a
~ hereinbcfore provided. In case of til,
failure of the president of this Convcu
ton to perform the duties, by reason c
death, resignation. or otherwise, tn
' same duties shall devolyc up IL tie prcsi
dent pro tenn. .
20 SEC. II. All officers appointed to car
4 ry into execution the provisions of tn
foregoing sections, shall, before entering
: upon their duties, be sworn to faithful
,s ly perform the duties of their Offices
# and, on failure thereof, he subject to tn
"a same charges and penalties as are pre-
vided in like cases under the Territorial
laws.
a SEC. 13. The officers provided for il
the preceding sections shall receive TO
: their services the same compensation q
4 is given to officers for performing SINH
lar duties under the Territorial laws.
a SEC. II. Every person offering to vot
n at the aforesaid election upon said Con
s~titution shall, if challenged take al
oath to support the Constitution of tn
United States, and to support this Con
If stitution, if adopted, under the penaltic
70 of perjury under the Territorial laws.
~ SEC. IS. There shall be a general cleo
to ton upon the first Monday in January
1853, at which election. shall be chose
a governor, lieutenant governor, sccre
try of State, auditor of State, Stat
treasurer, and members of the lcgisla
ture, and also a member of congress.
II SEC. 16. Until the legislature clecte,
in accordance with the provisions of thi
NOuSlllullOh LII III " lHN N'ASSNS "a
salary of the governor shall be thre
be thousand dollars per annum and til
Il salary of the lieutenant governor sha'
be double the pay of a State senator
rs and the pay of members of the legisla
he ture shall be five dollars per diem unit
of otherwise provided by the first leeisla
ture, which shall fix the salaries of a
of officers, other than those elected by tn
a. people, at the first election.
re SEC. II. This Constitution shall tax
;r. effect and be in force from and after ii
Id ratification by the people as herein be
fore provided.
KenHp's Worm PaS:i3iaS.
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ty troduced into v~crmifuges may Kill II
to Child as well as the worms. These PA
on rTT rS -hInh onor,fo with mora 20