White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-12-03

SEC. 9. The Legislature may establish a court
or courts Of chancery, with original and appel
late equity Jurisdiction, and until the establish
ment shall be vested in the judges Of the cir
cult courts respectively, but the judges Of the
several circuit courts shall have power to issue
writs ofinjunctions returnable to the court Of
chancery.
SEC. 10. The Legislature shall establish with
in each county in the State, a court Of probate,
for the granting Of letters testamentary, Of ad-
ministration and orphans business, and the gen
eral superintendent ofthe estates of deceased
persons and such other duties as may be pre-
scribed BY law; but in no case shall they have
Jurisdiction in matters Of civil or criminal law.
SEC IL. A complete number ofjusticOs Of the
peace in and for each county shall be elected, in
such mode and for such term Of Office as the
legislature may direct; and their jurisdiction in
civil matters shall be limited to cases in which
the amount does not exceed one hundred dol
lars, and in all cases tried by a justice Of the
peace, the right of appeal, shall be secured I'M
dersuch rules and regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. u. The chief Justice and associate JUS
tees of the Supreme court, and judges Of the
circuit courts, and courts of chancery shall at
stated times, receive for their services, a COM
pensation which shall be fixed by law, and shall
not be diminished during their continuance in
Office; but they shall receive no fees nor perqHi
sites of office, nor hold any Other Office of profit
or trust under this State, the United States,
or either of the other States, any other power,
during their continuance in of6Oa
SEC. Is. The Chief Justice and associate JUS
tees Of the supreme court, shall be elected 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
ofthe chancery courts, shall be elected by the
qualified voters of their respective chancery d.
visions, at such times and places as may be pre-
scribed 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
chancery, and probate court, shall be filled by
appointment, made by the Governor for the time
being, but the Governor shall, Immediately up
on the receipt of information Of vacancy afore-
said, order an election to fill such vacancy, first
giving sixty days notice of such election.
SEC. Is. The chief justice and associate JUS
tees 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 ofthe said associate justices
of the supreme court, shall be elected every two
years; the Judges of the circuit, chanccry, and
probate courts shall hold their Offices for and
during the term of four years from the date of
their election, and until their successors shall be
qualified.
SEC. I6 Clerks of the circuit courts, and
courts of probate, shlll be elected by the quall-
fed electors in each county; and all vacancies
in such Office shall be filed in such manner as
the law may direct.
SEC. II. The chief justice and associate JUS
tees ofthe supreme court, by virtue of their Of
fees, shall be conservators of the peace through
out the State; the judges of the circuit courts
throughout their respective circuits, and the
Judges of the inferior courts throughout their
respective counties.
SEC. Is. The style of all processes shall be,
"The State of Kansas" and all prosecutions
ha rsaI sy,f ha and hr-f tho
Lhority of the State of Kansas, and shall con-
clude "against the peace and dignity of the
same"
Seq. 10. There shall be an Attorney General
for the State of Kansas, who shall be elected by
the qualified voters thereof, and as many Dis
triet attorneys as the Legislature may deem
necessary to be elected by the qualified voters
of their respective circuits; who shall hold their
Offices for the term of four years from the date
of their election, and shall receive for their
vices such compensation as may be established
by law, which shall not be diminished during
their continuance in Office.
SEC. 90. Vacancies occurring in the Office Of
Attorney General, district attornies, clerks Of
the circuit court, clerk of the court of probate,
justices of the peace, and constabIes shall be FILL
ed in such manner as shall be provided for by
law.
Sec 81. The House of Representatives shall
have the sole power ofinpeachment.
SEC. %. All impeachments 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 con-
currenee of two-thirds of the members present.
SEC 9. The Governor and all civil officers
shal be liable to impeachment for any misde
meanor in Office, but judgement in such cases
shall not extend further than TO removal from
Office and of disqualification to hold any Office
of honor, trust, and profit under the State; but
the party convicted shall, nevertheless, be La
able and subject to Indictment, trial and publish
ment according to law.
ARTICLE vII.-SLAvzRY.
SEC. 1. The right of property is before and
higher than any Constitutional sanction, and the
right Of the owner Of slave to such slave and
its increase. is the same and asinyiolable as the
right Of the owner of any property whatever.
SEC. 9. The Legislature shall have no power
to pass laws for the emancipation Of slaves with
out the consent of the owners, or without pay
ing the owners previous to their emancipation,
full equivalent in money for the slaves so
emahcipated. They shall have no power to pro-
vent emigrants to the State, from bringing with