White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-12-10

have the sole power Of impeachment. All i'm
peaehnents shall be tried by the Senate, and,
when sitting for the purpose, the Senators shall
be upon oath or affirmation to do justice accord
ing to law and evidence. No person shall be
convicted without the concurrence Of tWo-thirds
Of all the Senators present. -. l'4 '- @
SEC. %. The Gorernor, and all other civil
officers under tie laws of this State, shall be IL
able 70 impeachment for. any misdemeanor in
Office, but judgment in such cases shall not ex-
tend fzrther than 70 aSsfnoyaI from ofice. and
disqualification to hold any office Of honor, pro
At or trust under this State! The party, wheth-
er convicted or acquitted, shall nevertheless be
liable to indictment. trial, judgment and punish
ment, according to law.
SEC. "a Within one yearafter the ratification
Of this Constitution, and within every subsequent
two years thereafter, for the term Of ten years,
an enumeration of all the white inhabitants Of
this State, shall be made in such manner as shall
be directed by law.
SEC. 25. All regular sessions Of the General
Assembly shall be held at the capital of the
State, and shall commence on the first Tuesday
of January, annually. Z siGH g - .1f lli
SEC. &c. All bills for raising revenue shall
originate in the House of Representatives sub
ject, however, to amendment Or rejection as in
other cases.
Sec. 81. The members of the General Assem-
bly,, shall receive for their services, the sum Of
four dollars per day for each and every day they
are actually in attendance at any regular or spe-
cial session, and four dollars for every twenty
miles they shall travel in going to and returning
from the place of meeting by the most usually
travelled route; and no session of the General
Assembly, except the first under this Consttu-
ton, shall extend beyond the term of sixty days,
nor any special session more than forty days.
ARTICLE V.-ExEcUTIvE.
SECTION l. The Executive Department shall
consist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, and At
torney General, who shall be chosen by the cleo
tors of the State at the same time and place Of
voting for the members of the General Assem-
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Secretary of State, Treasurer, Auditor, Attor.
ney General, and State Printer, shall hold their
Office for two years. Their terms of Office shall
commence on the first Tuesday of January next
after their election, and continue until their sue
cessors are elected and quali6ed-neither oil
which officers shall be eligible for reelection
more than two out of three consecutive terms
nor shall any person be eligible for the Office Of
j Governor who shall not have attained the age o.
thirty years. r--r-
SEC. 8. The returns of every election for the
officers named in the foregoing section, shall be
sealed up and transmitted to the seat of govern
ment BY the returning officers, directed to the
Secretary of State, who shall lay the same be
fore the General Assembly, at their first meeting
thereafter, when they shall open, publish and de
clare the result thereof, in the presence of ma
jority of the members of both Houses. The
person having the highest number of votes shall
be declared duly elected, and certificate there
of given to such person, signed by the presiding
! officers Of both bodies; but if any two or NOR
shall be highest and equal in votes for the sam'
Office, one ofthen shall be chosen BY the join
vote of both Houses. -r--57 -a-c
SIC. 4. The supreme executive power shall
be vested in Governor. $500
SEC. 5. He may require information in wri
ting from the officers in the Executive Depart
ment upon any subject relating to the duties o
their respective Offices, and shall see that tn
laws arc faithfully executed. 2. -.
SEC. 6. He shall communicate at every ses
sion, by message, to the Ge-eral Assembly, tn
condition Of the affairs of the State, and recon
} mend such measures as he shall deem expedien
8 for their action.
SEC. I. he may, on extraordinary occasions
; convene the General Assembly BY proclamation
| and shall state to both Houses, when assembled
the purposes for which they were convened.
: SEC. 8. In case of disagreement between tn
. two Houses, in respec. to the time of adjourn
E ment, he shall have power to adjourn the Gen
eral Assembly to such time as he may thin
a proper, but not beyond the regulsrmeeting there
: Of -,s-4 RI. IN 3e q. ~.
SEC, 9. He shall be commander chief {
the military in the State, except when they shal
be called into the service Of the United State
SEC. 10. The pardoning power shall be vest
o in the Governor, under such regulations and NJ
> strictions, as may be prescribed BY law.
= SIC. IL. There shall be seal Of the Statt
= the device of which shall be fixed upon by th
!. Governor and other State officers, be kept b
! the Governor, and used BY him officially, ~
shall be called e The Great Seal of the State {
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+ SEC. IL All grants and commissions shall
e used in the name and by thu authority of Ii
e State Of Kansas, sealed with the great sea
:; signed by the Governor, and countersigned B
v the Secretaryof State.
> SIC IL No member Of either House Of Cor
i eress, or other persons holding Office under Il
e authority of.this State, or of the United State
shall execute the Office Of Governor except I
It herein provided.
1 Sec. IA. In the case of death, Impeachment
s resignation, removal, or other disability Of Il
: Governor. the Lieutenant Governor shall exc
else the duties of the Office Of Governor, unit
e another Governor shall be duly qualified; but
= such case another Governor shall be chosen
+ the next annual election for members Of d
{, General Assembly, unless such death. resign
:, Con, Impeachment, removal or other disAbilit
5, shall occur within three calendar months INN
l. diateiy preceding such next annual election.
If which case Governor shall be chosen at d
second succeeding annual election for membe