Squatter sovereign., 1857-12-05
KANSAS TERRITORY SATURDAY
such manner as the Legislature may pre-

Soo.. - HAoAneA as the Legislature may pre-
scribe.
Sec. IA. The Secretary of State shall!
be elected by the qualified electors of the
State, and shall continue in office during
the term of two years, and until his sue
cessor is qualified. He shall keep fair
register of all the official acts and pro-
ceedings of the Governor, and shall, when
required, lay the same and all papers.
minutes and vouchers relative thereto,
before the Legislature, and shall perform
such other duties as may be required by
law.
Sec. Is. Every bill which shall have
passed both Houses of the Legislature,
shall be presented to the Governor; and
if he approve be shall sign it; but If not,
he shall return i. with his objections to the
house in which it shall have originated,
which shall enter the objections at length
upon the journals. and proceed to recon
slider it. If, after such reconsideration,
thirds Of the house shall agree to pass
the bill, it shall be sent with the objections
to the other house. by which it shall
likewise be reconsidered; if approved
by twc-thirds Of the house, it shall be-
come a law. But in such case, the
votes of each house shall be determined
by yeas and noes, and the names of
the members voting for and against the
bill shall be entered on the journal of
each house respectively. If any bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
six days (Sundays excepted,) after it
shall have been presented TO him, the
same shall become law, in like manner
as if he had signed it, unless the Legisla-
ture, by their adjournment, prevent its
return, in which case it shall not becomet
a law.
Sec. 16. Every order, resolution or
vote, to which the concurrence of both
Houses may be necessary, except resolu-
tions for the purpose of obtaining the joint
action of both houses. and on questions Of
adjournment, shall be presented TO the
Governor, and before it shall take effect,
be approved by him, or being disap-
proved, shall be repassed by both Houses
according to the rules and limitations
prescribed in case of bill.
Sec. II. A Lieutenant Governor shall
be elected at the same time, and for the
same term as the Governor, and his quail
ifications and the manner of his election
shalt be the same in all respects.
sec. Is. In case of the removal of the
Governor from Office, or Of his death,
failure to qualify, resignation, removal
from the State, or inability to discharge
the powers and duties of the Office, the
said Office, with its compensation, shall de-
volve upon the Lieutenant Governor; and
the Legislature shall provide by law for
the discharge of the executive functions
or other npCeSSaru
Sec. 10. The Lieutenant Governor
shall be President of the Senate, but
shall have no vote except in the case of
tie, when he may give the casting vote,
and while acting as such. shall receive a
compensation equal to that allowed to the
speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Sec. 90. A Sheriff and one or more
Coroners, Treasurer and Surveyor,
shall be elected in each county, by the
qualified electors thereof, who shall hold
their office for two years, unless sooner
removed; except that the Coroner shall
hold his Office until his successor be duly
qualified.
Sec. 81. A State Treasurer, and Au.
dltor OF Public Accounts shall be elected
oy the qualified ele ctors of the State, who
shall hold their offices for the term of two
years unless sooner removed.
Article V.-LEGISLATIvE DEPARTMENT
Sec. l. The Legislative authority of
lhis otate Shall be vested in a Legislature
whlch shall consist OF a Senate and House
OF Representatives.
oec' z. No person holding office un-
ger the authority of the United States, ex.
cePt Fostmasters; or any lucrative Office
under the authority of this State. shall be
eligible to, or have seat in the I,eoisIa. !.
tnre; but this provision shall not extend To
township officers, justices of the pgace
notaries public or militia officers.
Sec. 8. No person who has been .,
may hereafter be convicted of a peniten.
tiary offence, or of an embezzlement =,
the public funds. shall hold any office n
this State; nor shall any person holdino
public money for disbursement, or other
wise, have a seat in the Legislature, un
til e shall have accounted for and paic
suvh money into the Treasury.
Sec. 4. The members of the House o
Representatives shall be elected by th,
qualified electors, and shall serve for tn,
term of two years from the close OF tn
general election and no longer.
Sec. S. The Senator'S shall be choseI
for the term of four years, at the sam
] time. In the same manner, at the SAM
places, as are herein provided for mem
bers of the House of Representatives.
/ Sec. 6. At the first session of III
Legislature the Senate shall by lot di
vide their Senators into two classes. an
the seats of the Senators ofsthe first clas
shall be vacated at the expiration OF tn
second year, and Of the second class a
the expiration of the fourth year, SO tina
one-half, as near as may be, may b
chosen. thereafter. every two years for tn
term of four years.
Sec. z. The number of Senators shal