The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-12-11
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The New Bogus Constitution Of
Kansas,

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adopted by the bogus Constitutional Con.
venlon, which was elected by about twc
hoasoad eotcs. AS tue delegates of tho
Convention were elected by small mi.
nority Of the people Of Ksusas, so was
this Constitution adopted by a small mi.
nority Of those delegates, Only 30 voted
for 10, and about a dozen against it,
The whole number Of delegates was go
Here is tho schedule OF the bogis Con
venliop as adopted Let al read careful.
1 y aud mark well it's provisions
Section ! . That no Inconvenience may
arise by reason Of a change from q Ter.
,itorial TO permanent state government,
| it is declared that all rights, actions, pros.
eoulions, judgments. claims. and con.
tracts, as well OF individuals as Of bodies
corporate, except the act incorporating a
bank passed by the last session of The
Territorial Legislature, which is hereby
declared null and void, shall continue as
| If no such change had taken place; aud
all processes which may have issued un.
der the authority Of the Territory of
Kansas, shall be as valid as ir issued in
the name Of lhe State Of Kansas.
Sec. 9. All laws now in force in the
Territory Of Kansas, which ere not re.
pugHaut to this constitution, shall cont.n-
ue and be of force until altered, amended
or repealed. by Legislature assembled
| By the provisions Of this constitution.
Sec. 3. All fines, penalties, aud forfeit
ures, accruing to the Territory Of Kansas,
shall ensure TO the use Of the State OF
Kansas,
Sec. 4. All reooguisanoes heretofore
taken shall pass TO, be prosecuted in the
name oG the State Of Kansas; aud all
bonds executed to the governor Of the
Territory, OF 10 any other officer or court
in his or their official capacity, shall pass
to the governor the State and their sue
cessors ii Office, and for the use therein
expressed, and may be sued for and ro-
covered accordingly, and all tho estates
or property, real, personal, or mixed, and
all Judgments, bonds, specialities, cases
in action, aud claims or debts Of whatso
ever description of the territory of Kan.
sas, shall ensure to and rest in the State
Of Kansas, and be sued for and recovered
in tho same manner, aud to the same ex.
tent as the same could have been by the
Itorritory of Kansas.
Sec 8. All criminal prosecutions, and
penal actions, which may have arisen be-
fore the change from q territorial to @
State government, and which shall then be
pending, shall be prosecuted to judgment
in the name Of the State; all actions a
law, and suits in equity, which may b.
pending in the courts of the territory o
Kansas, at the time Of change from
territorial to State government, may b.
continued and transferred to any court o
The State which shall have Jurisdiction o
the E#5iect matter thereof
Sec. 6. All officers, civil and military
holding Their offices under The authority o
tho United States, or the territory Of Kan
sas, shall continue to hold and exeros,
their respective Offices until they shall b,
superseded by the authority Of the State
Sec. 7. All county and township Off
GERS shall continue TO hold theiy respec.
tive offices, unless removed by law o
the Legislature provided for by the Con
stitutIon.
Sec. 8. This Constitution shall be sub
mitted TO the Congress of the United
States Mt its next ensuing session, and az
soon as official information has been re-
ceived that Il is approved by the same, By
the admission OF the State of Kansas a,
one Of the sovereign States Of the United
States, the President Of this Convention
shall issue his proclamation to convene
the State Legislature At the seat Of Gov,
ernment, within thirty days af er its pub
licaIion. Should any vacancy occur b,
the death, resignation, or Otherwise, il
! the Legislature or other Office, he shall
order an election TO Gil such vacancy
Provided, however. in case Of refusal.
absence or disability Of the President OF
this Convection TO discharge the duties
herein imposed on him, the President
| pro TEN. Of this Convention shall per.
orm said duties. and in case of absence,
refusal or disability Of the President pro
tenn, a committee consisting Of seven
or a msjority Of them, shall discharge
the duties required Of the President Of
this Convention.
Before this Constitution is sont to Con.
gress, the President Of this Convention,
or ia his absence by reascn Of lis death,
resignation OF herw Sc, the President
pro TEN, shall by proclamation deulare,
that on the 2lst day of December 1857,
at the different election precincts now
Established by law in the Territory ol
Kansap, an election shall be held, ovai
which shall preside three Judges, to be
appointed by the President Of this Con
yention, or in his absence by reason ot
death, resignation or otherwise, the Pres.
ident pro tenn, at which election the
Constitution framed by this Convention
shall be submitted to all the male citizens
of the Territory Of Kansas. over the ag,
of twenly-one years, for ratification ol
rejection, 10 the following manner anc
form: The voting she'll be by ballot
The judges Of said election shall caus,
TO be kept two poll books by clerks By
them appointed; the ballots cast at sale
election shall be endorsed Constitution
with Slavery, OF Constitution withou
Slavery.
One Of said poll books shall be depos
tied with the President Of this Conveu
ton, or IN bis absence. by reason Of hi
death, resignation or otherwise. the Pres