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sas, all actions at law, and suits in equity
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 trans
ferTed to any court of the State which
shall have jurisdiction of the subject mat
ter thereof.
SEC. 6. All officers, civil and military,
holding their Offices under authority of
the Territory of Kansas, shall continue to
hold and exercise their respective Offices
uutifthey shall be superseded by the au-
thority of the State.
SEC. z. That this Constitution shall be
submitted to the Congress of the United
States, at its next ensuing session, and as
soon as official information has been re-
ceived, that it is approved by the same,
by the admission of the State of Kansas
as one of the sovereign states of the Uni
ted States, the President of this Conven-
ton shall issue his proclamation to con-
vene the State Legislature at the Seat of
Government, within thirty-one days after
publication. Should any vacancy occur
by death, resignation or otherwise, in the
Legislature, or other office, he shall order
an election to fill such vacancy. ProUi-
ded, however, in case of refusal, absence
or disability of the President of this Con-
vention to discharge the duties herein i'm
posed on him, the President pro tenapore
of this Convention shall perform said du-
ties; and in case of absence, refusal or
disability of the President pro tempo7e,
committee consisting of seven, or a ma
jority of them, shall discharge the duties
required of the President Of this Con-
vention.
Before this Constitution shall be
sent to Congress, for admission into the
Union as State, it shall be submitted to
all the white male inhabitants of this Ter
ritory for approval or disapproval, as fol-
lows: The President of this Convention
shall, by proclamation, declare that OF the
21st day of December, 1857, at the diff
ferent election precincts now established
by law, or which may be established as
herein provided, in the Territory of Kan
sas, an election shall be held, over which
shall preside three judges, or majority of
them, to be appointed as follows: The
President of this Convention shall appoint
three Commissioners in each county in
the Territory, whose duty it shall be to
appoint three judges of election in the
several precincts of their respective coun-
ties, and to establish precincts for voting,
and to cause polls to be opened at such
places as they may deem proper in their
respective counties; at which election the
Constitution framed by this Convention
shall be submitted to all the white male
inhabitants of the Territory of Kansas in
the said Territory upon that day, and over
the age of twenty-one years, for ratifica-
ton or rejection, in the following manner
and form: The voting shall be by ballot.
The judges of said election shall cause to
be kept two poll books, by two clerks, by
them appointed. The ballots cast at said
election shall be endorsed, Constitution
with Slavery" or Constitution with no
Slavery" One of said poll books shall
be returned within eight days to the Presi-
dent of this convention, and the other
shall be retained by the judges of election,
and kept open for inspection. The Presi-
dent, with two or more members of this
convention, shall examine said poll books,
and if it shall appear upon said examina-
ton that majority of the legal votes cast
at said election be in favor of the ''Con-
stitution with Slavery" he shall immedi-
ateiy have the same transmitted to the Con-
gress of the United States as hereinbefore
provided. But, if upon such examination
of said poll books, it shall appear that a
majority of the legal votes cast at said
election be in favor of the Constitution
with mo Slavery" then the article provi-
ding for slavery shall be stricken from this
Constitution by the President of this Con-
vention, and slavery shall no longer exist
IN the State of Kansas, Except that the
right of property in slaves now in this
Territory, shall in no manner be interfered
with, and shall have transmitted the Con-
stitution so ratified to the Congress of the
United States as hereinbefore provided. In
case of the failure Of the President of this
Convention to perform the duties.by reason
Of death, resignation or otherwise, the
same duties shall devolye upon the Presi-
dent pro tenn.
Sec. 8. There shall be a general cleo
ton upon the first Monday in JANUARY,
1858, to be conducted as the election pro-
vided for in the seventh section of this
article, ct which election there shall be
chosen Governor, Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State, Auditor of State, State
Treasurer and members of the Legislature,
and also member of Congress.
SEC. 8. Every person Offering to vote
at the aforesaid election, upon said Consti-
tuition, shall, if challenged, take an oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States, and to support this Constitution if
adopted, under the penalty of perjury
under the Territorial laws
SEC. 10. All officers appointed to carry
into execution the provisions of the fore
going sections, shall, before entering up
on their duties, be sworn to faithfully per-
form the duties Of their offices, and in fail
ure thereof, be subject to the same charges
and penalties as are provided in like case
under the Territorial laws.
SEC. II. The officers provided for in
the preceding sections shall receive for
their services the same compensation as is
given to officers for performing similar
duties under the Territorial laws.
SIC. IL. The Governor and all other
ohiecio SHALL enteF upon inc ulScharge OF
their respective duties as soon after the
admission of the State of Kansas as one
Of the independent and sovereign States
of the Union, as may be convenient.
SEC. 10. Oaths of Office may be admin:
istered by any judge, justice of the peace,
or clerk of any court of record of the
Territory or State of Kansas, until the
Legislature of the State may otherwise
direct.
SEC. II. That after the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty four, when
ever the Legislature shall think it neces-
sary to amend, alter and change this con-
stitution, they shall recommend to the
electors, at the next general election, two
thirds OF the members of each House
concuring, to vote for or against calling
Convention; and if it appear that ma
jority of all the citizens of the State have
voted for Convention, the Legislature
shall at its next regular session. call a
Convention, to consist of. as many men,