The Washington union., 1857-11-18
SCHEDULE.

ernent IL Is declared that all rights, actions prosecu
uons, judgments, claims, and contracts well of ndi
viduals of bodies corporate except the bill ineopora
ting banks by the last territorial Legislature shall
tnue as II no such change had taken place and all pro-
cesses which may have issued under the authority of
the Territory of Kansas shall be valid If issued in
the name of the State of Kansas
SEC. 2. All laws of force in the Territory of Kan
which not repugnant to this constitution, shall
continue and be Of force until altered amended
peaed by legislature assembled by the provisions of this
constitution.
SEC 8 All fnes penalties and ioretures accruing
the Territory o Kansas shall inure TO the use of the
State of Kansas
SEC A. ALI recogni2ances heretofore taken shall pass
TO, and be prosecuted in the Of the State Of Kan
and all bonds executed to the OF the Terri
tory, to any other officer court In his their Off
cal capacity shall pass the governor and correspond
ing officers of the State authority and their in
office and for the therein expressed and may be sued
for and recovered accordingly and all the estates
property real personal mixed, and all judgments,
bonds speoaities in action and claims debts of
whatsoever description of the Territory of Kansas shall
nue and vest in the State of Kansas and be sued for
and recovered in the manner and to the same
tent that the could have been by the Territory OF
Kansas.
SEC. s. All criminal prosecutions and penal actions
which may have arisen before the change from terrific
rial State government, and which shall then be
pending shall be prosecuted to Judgment in the of
the State of Kansas all actions at law and suits in equi
y which may be pending in the courts of the Territory of
Kansas at the time of the change from territorial to
State government may be continued and transferred to
any court of the State which shall have jurisdiction OF the
subject matter thereof
SEs. G. All officers, civil and military, holding their
offices under the authority of the Territory OF Kansas,
shall continue hold and exercise their respective Offices
until they shall be superseded by the authority OF the
State.
SIC. l. This constitution shall be submitted to the
Congress of the United States at its next ensuing session.
and official information has been received that
1t Is approved by the same, by the admission OF the State
of Kansas OF the sovereign States of the United
States the president of this convention shall issue his
proclamation the State Legislature at the seat
of government within thty-one days after publication
Should any vacancy occur by DEATH resignation or other
wise, in the Legislature other Office, he shall order
election to fill such vacancy Porida ho,rete, in case
of REFUSAL absence disability of the president of this
convention to discharge the duties herein imposed on
him. the president pro more Of this convention shall
perform said duties and in case OF absence, refusal
disability of the president pro hmpmc, committee
consisting of seven majority OF them shall discharge
the duties required of the president of this convention
SEC s. The governor and all other officers shall enter
upon the discharge of their respective duties AS soon alter
the admission of the State Of Kansas of the indie
pendent and sovereign States of the Union may he
venient.
SEc. O. Oaths of Office may be administered by any
Judge justice OF the peace any judge OF any court OF
record of the Territory State of Kansas until the c
lature of the State may otherwise direct
SRc. 10. After the year thousand eight hundred
and sxty-four whenever the legislature shall think it
necessary to amend alter and change this constitution
they shall recommend to the electors at the next general
election two-thirss of the members Of each house
curing to vote for against the calling of convention
and if it appear that majority of all the citizens of the
State have voe, for convention, the Legislature shall
it's next regular session. call convention to consist of
many members there be in the house OF repre-
senatives at the tmc to be chosen in the
at the same places and by the electors that choose
the representatives; said delegates chosen shall meet
within three months after said election for the purpose
Of amending revising, or changing the constitution
SEC Before this constitution shall he sent to Congress
for admission into the Union State it shall be sub
mitted all the white male inhabitants of this Territory
for approval disapprova follows The president Of
this convention SHALL by proclamation, declare that ON the
2Ist day of December 1857 at the different election pre-
cncts established by law which may be established
herein provided in the Territory of Kansas election
shall he held which shall preside three judges, or
majority of three to be appointed follows The pres
dcnt of this convention shall appoint three commission
ers in each county the Territory whose duty it shall
appoint three judges Of election in the several
cncts Of their respective counties at which election the
constitution framed by this convention shall he submitted
TO all the white male inhabitants of the Territory of Kansas
in the said Territory upon that day. and over the OF
wentyone years for ratification or rejection, in the fol-
lowing manner and form The voting shall be by ballot
The Judges said election shall cause to be kept two poll
books by two clerks, by them opponted The ballots
cast ut said election shall be endorsed constitution with
slavery and g constitution with slavery. One of
said poll books shall be returned within eight days to the
president of this convention and the other shall be
tanned by the judges of election and kept open for nspcc
ton The president, with two or more members of this
appear upon said examination that majority of the legal
votes said election be in favor of the constitution
with slavery he shall Immediately have the trans
mittcd to the Congress Of the United States herein
before provided But it, upon such examination of said
poll books, it shall appear that majority of the
legal votes cast at said election he In favor of the
constitution with slavery, then the article pro-
viding for slavery shall be stricken from the con-
stitution by the president OF this convention, and
slavery shall exist in the State of Kansas except that the
right of property in slaves in this Territory shall
IN no manner be intcfered with and shall have trans
mttcd the constitution so ratified to the Congress Of the
United States hcrcinbefore provided In of the
failure the president Of this convention to perform the
duties by Of DEATH resignation otherwise the
same duties shall dcyovc upon the president pro h
SEC H. All officers appointed to carry into execution
the provisions of the foregoing sections SHALL before
terng upon their duties be TO faithfully perform
the duties of their Offices and failure thereof be sub
jec to the charges and penalties provided in
like case under the territorial laws.
SIC l3 The officers provided for in the preceding
tions shall receive for their services the compcn
tion is given to officers for performing similar duties
der the territorial laws.
SIC H. Every person offering to vote at the aforesaid
election upon said constitution shall If challenged take
an oath support the constitution Of the United States
and support this constitution, If adopted, under the
penalties of perjury under the territorial laws.
sEo 15. There shall be general election upon the
first Monday in January 1888, at which election shall be
chosen governor, lieutenant governor secretary of
State auditor of State, State treasurer and members of
tho legislature and also q member of Congress.
SEC l6. Until the legislature elected in accordance
with the provisions of this constitution shall otherwise
direct the salary of the governor shall be three thousand