The Kanzas news., 1858-04-24

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Third, the counties Of Shawnee. Douglass,
Johnson. Lykins, Franklin and Weller; the
Fourth, the counties of Linn, Bourbon,
CoGey, Anderson, Allen, Woodson, Viii
son, Dorm and MeGee; the Fifth, the coun-
ties of Richardson, Breckenridge, Madison.
Greenwood, Godfrey, Hunter, Butler, Wise.
Davis and Dickson.
SEC. 8. The General Assembly may pro-
vide by Law. that the Judge of one circuit
may hold the Courts of another circuit in
case of necessity or convenience.
SEC. 10. The county courts shall each
consist of one Judge, who shall be elected
by the voters of each county. He shall re-
side in the county and his term of office
shall be two years.
SEC. IL. A sufficient number of justices
of the Peace shall be elected By the voters
in each township of the several counties.
Their term of Office shall be two years.
SEC. 12. All Judges other than those here
in before provided for, shall be elected by
the electors of the judicial district over
which their jurisdiction may extend. but
not for q term of Office longer than six years.
SEC. Is. The Jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court, the Circuit Courts, the County
Courts, the Justices of the Peace. and such
other Courts as may be created, shall be
fixed by law; and the judges of the courts
shall respectively have and exercise such
power and Jurisdiction at Chambers as may
be provided by law.
Sec. IA. Judges may be removed from of
fee by concurrent resolution of both Hous-
es of the General Assembly, if two-thirds
of the members elected to each House con-
cur therein; but no such removal shall be
made except upon complaint, the substance
of which shall be entered upon the Journal;
nor until the party charged shall have no.
tice thereof, and an opportunity to be heard!
SEC. Is. In case the Office of any Judge
shall become vacant before the expiration
of the term for which he was elected, the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the Governor, until successor shall be
elected and qualified; and such successor
shall be elected for the residue of the un.
expired term, at the first annual election that
occurs more than thirty days after such va
cancy shall have happened.
| SEC, Is. The compensation of the Judges
of the Supreme Court and of the Circuit
Courts shall not be increased or diminished
during their term of Office, and they shall
receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold any
Office of profit and trust under the States
other than Judicial Office.
| Sec. IT. The General Assembly may ct
any time increase the number of the Judges
of the Supreme Court, may increase or di-
minish the number of the judicial circuits,
or change the circuits, or may establish 9TH
er courts by law passed by two thirds of
the members elected to each House, but no
such change, addition or diminution shall
vacate the Office of any Judge.
Sec. I8. There shall be elected in each
county, by the electors thereof, one Clerk of
the Courts, who shall hold his Office for the
term of two years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. He shall be
clerk of the county court and the circuit
court in the county in which he is chosen.
SEC. 19. There shall be elected in each
county by the voters thereof, one county
Attorney, who shall hold his Office for the
term of two years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified.
Sec. 90. The duties. compensation, fees
and perquisites of the officers provided for
in this Article. shall be fixed by law.
SEC. 81. The style of all process shall be.
''The State of Kanzss." All prosecutions
shall be carried on in the name and by the
authority of the State of Kanzas, and all
indictments shall conclude, 'Against the
peace and dignity of the State of Kanzas."
ARTICLE vII.-KDUcATIoN.
SEC. 1. The stability and perpetuity of
Free Republican Institutions depend upon
the intelligence and virtue of the people;
therefore it is declared to be the duty of the
State to establish, by law, at the earliest
possible period, uniform system of Free
Schools, in which every child in che State
shall be entitled to receive a good common
school education, at the public expense.
SEC. g. The principal of all school funds,
from whatever source, shall be the common
property of the State, and may be increased,
but shall forever be preserved insiolate and
undiminished.
SEC. 3. The income of the school fund
. shall be devoted exclusively to- the support
of schools, and, together with any funds
+ raised in any other manner for school pur
poses, shall be distributed, through the
county or township treasurer. to the several
school districts. in some equitable proper
/ ton to the number of children and youth
resident therein, between the ages Of FIVE
; and twenty one years. f
SEC. 4. The school lands shaii never bs
sold until such sale is authorized by free
and fair vote of the people Of KanZas, butt
subject to valuation every three years, may
3 be leased at per centum established by law.
SEC. 8. No religious sect or sects shall
ever have any right to, or control OF, any
part of the school funds of this STATE.
t SEC. s. The General Assembly shall make
5 such provision, by taxation or otherwise, as
with the income arising from the school
I fund, viii secure, throughout the State, the
maintenance of thorough and Uniform sys-
tenn of common schools which shall be kept
up and supported in each district at least
III four months In each yen, snd shah be open
and free to every child in the Stsse between
the ages of FIVE and tsenty-one years.
SIC Z As the raeans of the Etsta I'LL