The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-17

snr1dge, Madison, Greenwood, Godfrey,
Hunter, Butler, Wise, Davis and Dick
ison.
Sec. 9. The General Assembly may
provide by law, that the Judge of one
Circuit may hold the Courts of another
Circuit in case of necessity OF conven-
fence.
Sec. 10. The County Courts shall eaeh
consist of one Judge, who shall be elected
by the voters of.each county. He shall
reside in the county and his term of Office
shall be two years.
: Sec. IL. a sufficient plumber of justices
of the Peace shall be elected by the vo-
ters in each township of the several coun-
ties. Their term of Office shall be two
years.
Sec. IL. All Judges other than those
herein before provided for, shall be elect
ed by the electors of the judicial district
over which their jurisdiction may extend,
but not for term of Office longer than six
years.
Sec. 13. The jurisdiction of the Su-
preme 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 ex-
ercise such power and jurisdiction at
Chambers as may be provided By law.
Sec. Ii. Judges may be removed from
Office by concurrent resolution of both
Houses of the General Assembly, if two
thirds of the members elected to each
House concur therein; but no such reno
val shall be made except upon complaint,
the substance of which shall be entered
upon the Journal, nor until the party
charged shall have notice 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 filed 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 vacancy shall have happened.
Sec 16. 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 State, other than judicial
Office.
Sec. II. The General Assembly may at
any time increase the number of the
Judges of the Supreme Court, may in
crease or diminish the number of the Ju-
dicial Circuits, or change the circuits, or
may establish other 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. 18. 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 sue
cessor 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. IS. 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. 20. The duties, compensation, fees
and perquisites of the officers provided for
in this Article, shall be fixed by law.
Sec. 21. The style of all process shall
be "1he State Of Kansas" All proseeu-
tions shall be carried on in the name and
by the authority of the State of Kansas,
and all indictments shall conclude,
"Agaiast the peace and dignity Of the STATE
of Kansas"
ARTICLE VII-EDUcATIoN.
SECTION 1. The stability and perpetu-
ity of Free Republican Institutions de-
pend 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 the State shall be entitled TO re-
ceive good common school education. at
the public expense.
SEC. 2. 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 inyiolate and undiminished.
Sec. 8. The income of the school fund
shall be devoted exclusively to the sup
port of schools, and, together with any
funds raised in any other manner for
school purposes, shall be distributed,
through the county or township treasurers,
to the several school districts, In some
equitable proportion to the number of
children and youth resident therein, be-
tween the ages of five and twenty-one
years.
Sec. 4. The school lands shall never be
sold until such sale is authorized by free
and fair vote of the people of Kansas, but,
subject to valuation every three years,
may be leased at a per oentum established
by law.
Sec. 5. No religious sect or sects shall
ever have any right to, or control OF, any
part of the school funds of this State.
Sec. 6. The General Assembly shall
make such provision, by taxation or 9TH
erwise, as with the income arising from
the school fund, will secure, throughout
the State, the maintenance of thorough
and uniform system of common schools,
which shall be kept up and supported in
each district at least four months in each
year, and shall be open and free to every
child in the State between the ages of Eve
and tEenty-one years.
Sec z. As the means of the State will
admit educational Institutions of higher
grade shall be established by law SO as to
form complete system Of public instruc-
ton. embracing the Primary. Normal
Preparatory. Collegiate and University
departments.
Sec. 8. At the first election of State
Officers, and bicnniaIly thereafter, the peo-
pie shall elect Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, whose duties and compensa-
ton shall be prescribed BY law.
Sec. 8. At the first election of State
oaicers, and bienHiaily thereafter there
shall be elected by the people Conn
missioner of School Funds, who shall
have the charge Of the school lands and
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