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Kansas Constitution.
CONSTITUTION OF ItaE STATE
f iaislas7s OF KANSAS.

ORDINANCE.
Whereas the government of the United
States the proprietor, or will become so, Of all
or most of the lands lying within the limits o.
Kansas, As determined under this consultations
and whereas the State OF Kansas will possess
the undoubted right to tax such lands for the
tsuPPeFt of her State government, or for other
ppoper aud legitimate purposes, connected with
her existence as State: Now, therefore, be il
ordained by this convention, ON behalfof and
by the authority ofthe people Of Kansas, that
the right Aforesaid 10 tax such lands, shall be,
and is hereby forever rolinquished, if the condi-
tons following shall be accepted and agreed to
by The Congress ofthe United States
Snc. a. That sections numbered eight, six
teen, twenty -four, and thirty-six, in every
township in the State, or, in case either of said
numbered sections are or shall be otherwise dis
posed Of, that other lands equal thereto in val
.ue, and as Contiguous as may be, Shall be gran
ted tothe State, to be applied exclusively TO the
support Of common schools.
=, SEC. q That all salt springs, and gold, sill
var, copper lead, or other valuable mines to-
gether with The lands necessary for their full
Occupation t&use shall be granted to said State for
fhe use and benefit of said State and the same
shall be used or disposed of under such terms
and conditions and regulations as the legsla-
turesof said State shall direct. -,
W SEc. 3. That five per centum OF the 'pro-
ceeds of the sales Of all public lands Sold or held
in trust, or otherwise, lying within the said
State, whether sod before or after the adms-
sion of the State into the Union, after deduct
ing allexpenses incidental to the same Shall be
paid to the sald State.
$50. 4. That stventy-two sections, or two
entire townships shall be designated by the
President ofithe United States, which shall lie
reserved for the use of seminary of learning
andappropriated by the legislature of said State
solely to the use osaid seminary.
SEC. 5. That each alternate section of land
now owned, Or which may hereafter be &C
quired, by the United Safes,. for twelve miles
on each side OF line of railroad to be establish
ed or located from some point on the northern
boundary Of the State, leading southefnly thro
said State in the direction Of the gulf of Mexico
on each side ola line of raj Dad to be loca.
ted afd established rom some point ON the
Missouri river westwardly through said State In
the dired' ionof the Pacific ocean, Shall be reser.
we'd and conveyed 10 said State OF Kansas for the
purpose Of aiding in the Construction of said
railroad; and it shall be the ddty ofthe Congress.
of the United States, in conjunction with the
proper authorities Of this State, to adopt imme
diste measures for carrying the several proVis-
ions herein contained into full effect.
sfseas9 49aA PREAMBLE.
We, the people Of the Territory Of Kansas by
our representatives in convention, assembled Al
Lecompton, in said Territory on Monday, tn.
4th day Of September 1857 and of the indie.
pendence OF the United States, the eighty-sec.
ond year, having The rightoi admission into The
Union as one Of the United States of America
consistent with the .iederal constitution, and b,
virtue 81 the treaty OF cessoh by France to Tic
United States ofthe province OF Louisiana, made
and entered into on the thirtielh day Of April
1903; and by virtue OF ard in accordance with
the act Of Congress passed March 30ih, 1854
entitled IAN act,to organize the Territories 0
Nebraska and Kansas" in order 10 secure tc
ourselves and our posteiity The ehjo, inent Of all
the rights ofliie, liberty, and prosperity, and
the free pursuit OF happiness, do mutually agree
with each other TO form ourselves into free
independent, ard sovereign State, by the name
and style of the State OF Kansas, and do ordain
and establish the following constitution for the
government thereof:
EfY Bounddrfes
ARTICLE ]. We do declare ahti establish
rntifyAand eonfiim, he following as the peIrha
hent boundaries Of the said State OF Kansas-that
is to say: beginning at point On the western
boundary of the State Of Missouri " here the
thirty seventh parallel Of north latitude crosses
the same; thence west on said parallel to The
eastern boundary Of New Mexico; thence north
on sail boundar, /, lattid thirty eight; thence
following said BOUNDARY westward 10 the east
boundary ofthe Territory of Utah, on the sum.
nit efthef Rocky mounta ins; thence northward
on said summit 10 the forteth parallel 5f lati-
,tude; thence east on said parallel to the western
boundary OF the State of Missouri; thence south
with the western boundary Of said State to the
place Of beginning.
County Boundaries.
AIT. 2 No county, now established which
borders upon the Missourieiiver, or upon either
bsnkof theKansas river shall ever be reduced by
the formation ofnew counties to less than twen.
ty miles square; nor shall any other county now
organized, or hereafter to be organized, be redu-
ted to less than five hundred square miles,
- Dishfbationof Poaoer.
The powers Of the government of the State oi
Kansas shall be divided into three separate de-
paTtments Tthe legislative, executive and the
judicial; and no person charged with the exer-
ciss Of powers properly belonging to one oftheir
departments shall exercise any functions apper-
tanning 10 either Of the others, except in tie ca
ses hefeihaiter expressly directed or permitted.
II.
SEcftoN /. The chief executive power Of
thls. State shall be vested in "a governor who
shall hold his Office for two years from the time
bfhisinstallation.
sSEcs Q. The governor shall be elected by
the qualified electors Of the State. The returns
Of &very election for governor shall be sealed up
and transmitted TO the seat of fgovernment, dir
tcted to the Secretary ol State, " no shall deliv-
~ fhaS@s IN fhh chAn ker NJ fha hnnSa nc
tatives at the next ensuing session Of the legis-
lature, during the first week OF which session the
speaker shall open and publish them in the pres
ence Of both houses Of the legislature. ] be per-
bon having the highest number of votes shall he
governor, but iftwo or more shall9be equal and
highest in votes, then one of them shall
be chosen governor by the joint ballot
Of both houses of the legislature. Contes.:
ted elections lm governor shall be determined
by both houses Of the legislature in uch man
her rs may DO prescribed by law
SEC. 8. The governor shall be at least thir-
ty years Of age, shall have been citizen of the
United States for twenty years, shall have re-
sided in this State at least five years next pre-
reding the-day olhis election, ,orhUm the time
ofthe formation Of this constitution; ard shall
not be capable Of holding the office more than
four years in any term OF six years
SEC. 4. He shall at stated times receive for
his services. o compensation which shall be FIX
edb law, and shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during the term for which ne shall be OIL
SEC. S. He shall be commander.in in. chief Of
tfse.army and navy OF this State; and Of the mil-
tia. except when they shall DO called into the
service Of the United States.
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