The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-11-21
schedule of he sogns consatu.ion.

lains capable of manufacturing a more
Infamous instrument. The clause relating
10 slavery, published elsewhere in an ar
ticle from the Chicago Times, is absolute
" an improvement on the instrument,
and is a better anti-slavery document
nth that article, than it would be with
that article stricken sout; because it Sc
cures a trial by jury to the slave for
crimes; allows the master to emancipate
them; gives the Legislature power to pro-
hibit their being brought here for merchan-
disc; and secures their protection to life
and Limb, which otherwise is not the case;
while slavery is just as much proyidedGor
in the schedule, as 1t is in the article re-
ferred to. We copy below:
SCHEDULE.
SECTION l. That no Inconvenience may
arise by reason of change from Terri
torial to permanent State Government.
it is declared that all rights, actions, pros
ecUtions, judgments, claims and contracts,
as well of individuals as of bodies corpo
rate, except the Bill incorporating Banks
by the last Territorial Legislature, shall
continue as if no such change had taken
place; and all processes which may have
issued under the authority Of the Terri
tory of Kansas, shall be as valid as if is
sued in the name of the State of Kansas
SEC 2. All laws now of force in the
Territory of Kansas, which are not re-
pugnaDt TO this Constitution, shall contin-
ue and be of force until altered, amended
or repealed by a legislature assembled
under the provisions of this Constitution.
SEC. 3. All fines, penalties and forfeit
ures, aecruing to the Territory of Kan
sas, shall enure TO the use of the State of
Kansas.
Sec. 4. All recognizances heretofore ta-
ken shall pass to, and be prosecuted in the
name of the State of Kansas; and all
bonds executed to the Governor of the
Territory, or to any other officer or Court.
in his or their official capacity, shall pass
to the Governor and corresponding officers
of the State authority, and their success
sofs in Office, and for the use therein ex-
pressed, and may be sued for and recov-
cred accordingly; and all the estates or
property, real, personal OR mixed, and
| all judgments, bonds, specialties, chooses
in action, and claims or debts, of what
soever description, os the Territory OF
Kansas, shall enure to, and vest in, the
the State of Kansas, and be sued for and
recovered in the same manner, and to the
same extent, as the same could have been
by the Territory of Kansas.
SEC. 5, All criminal prosecutions, and
penal actions, which NAV have arisen be-
fore the change from Territorial to a
/ State government, and which shall then
be pending, shall be prosecuted to iudg-
nent in the name of the State of Kan
sas, all actions at law, and suits in equity
which may be pending in the courts OF
| the Territory of Kansas, at the time OF
| the change from Territorial to a State
government, may be continued and trans
ferred to any court of the State which
shall have jurisdiction OF the subject mat
ter thereof.
Sec. g. All officers, civil and military,
holding their Offices under authority oi
| the Territory of Kansas, shall continue to
! hold and exercise their respective Offices
uutil they shall be superseded by the al
thority of the State.
| SEC. Z. That this Constitution shall be
! submitted to the Congress of the United
| States, at its next ensuing session, aud as
soon as official information has been re-
ccived, that it is approved bv the same
by the admission of the State of Kansas
as one of the sovereign states of the Uni
ted States, the President Of this Conven-
ton shall issue his proclamation to con-
vene the State Legislature at the Seat oi
Government, within thirty -one DAYS after
publication. Should any vacancy occur
by death, resignation or otherwise, in the
/ Legislature, or other Office, be shall order
an election to ill such vacancy. ProUi-
del, however, in case Of refusal. absence
or disability of the President Of this Con.
vention to discharge the duties herein i'm.
posed on him, the President pro te1ngDr,
of this Convention shall perform said drl.
| ties; and in case of absence, refusal OF
disability of The President pro temporc, c
committee consisting Of seven, or n ma.
| iority of them, shall discharge the dntie.
required of the President of this Con.
yention.
See. 8. The Governor and ali Other
officers shall enter upon the discharge o.
/ their respective duties as soon after the
admission OF the State OF Kansas as one
of the Independent and sovereign State.
of the Union, as may be convenient.
SEC 8. 0aths of Office may be admin.
istered by any judge, justice OF the peace
! or clerk of any court of record Of tht
| Territory OR State of Kansas, until tbs
Legislature of the State may otherwise
direct.
SEC. 10 That after the year one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty-four, when.
ever the Legislature shall think It neces
sary to amend, alter and change this con.
stitution, they shall recommend to the
electors, at the next general election, two
thirds OF the members of each HOUSE
concurTine, TO vote for or against calling
Convenfioa; and if it appear that ma
joritv of all the citizens OF the State have
voted for Convention, the Legislature
shall, at its next regular session. caii :
Convention, TO consist of as many mem
bers as there may be in the Hense of Bep
resentatives at the time. TO be chosen II
the same mariner, at the sane places ant
By the same electors. that chose the Rep
reseHtatives; said delegates 50 eiectet
shall meet within three months after said
election, for the purpose OF revising
amending or changing the Constitution
-Sgc. IL Before this Constitution shal
be sent 10 Congress, for admission INTO th'
Union IS State, It shall be submitted t
all the white male inhabitants Of this Ter
ritory for approval or disaFproyal, as fol
lows: The President of tbs Convention
shall. b proeiausaf:en, declare that on I'd
21st day Of DeeembeT, 1857, az the diff
ferent erection IlFsciacts nos establishes
By law, or which may he established a
herein provided, in the Territory of Kan
sas, an election shall be held, over whica
:. shall preside three judges, or a TasioEits 9
|. tIeeIn.te Re appointed s.s follows. III
Ffesident Of this lsonreatsoa sass aEEss,sis'
three Commissioners in each county i
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