The Kanzas news., 1858-04-24
GOpsinaed from Fra. Page.

Gers, and biennialiy thereafter. there shall
be elected BY the people Commissioner Of
ISchcol Funds, who shall have the
charge of the school lands and the principal
of the school fund, whose duties and COM
Pensation shall be prescribed by law.
''i.e ARTICLE vIIr.-PUeLEc INSTITUTIONS.
ri SIC. 1. 1t shall be the duty of the Gene
raj Assembly, at as early date as possible,
to provide State Asyfums for the benefit,
treatment and instruction of the blind, deaf
and dumb, and insane. s7s1
- SIC. 2. The General Assembly shall make
provision for the establishment of sn asylum
for idiots. to be regulated by law.
Szc. 5, The General Assembly shall make
provision for the establishment of Houses
of Refuge, for the correction, reform and
instruction of juvenile offenders.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Gene
raj Assembly, to make provision, as soon as
possible, for State hospital, and State pen
itentiary: Provided that not more than one
of the aforesaid institutions shall be located
in any county of this State, tie location to
be determined by vote of the electors at
/ large, at any general election, and that the
Directors and Superintendents of the same
shall be elected by the people
SEC. 5. The respective counties of the
State shall provide in some suitable manner
for those inhabitants who, by reason of age,
inirmity or other misfortune, may have
claims upon the sympathy and aid of soci-
ETY., under provision to be made by the laws
of the General Assembly.
nor ARTICLE Ix.-AILITTA.
SEC. Z. The Governor shall be Comman
af of fla of <bol
State. excepting when these forces shall be
actually u the service of the United States,
sad shall have power to call out any part or
The whole of said military forces to aid in
the execRtion of the laws, to suppress in
surrectien, and to repel invasion.
T.Gl SEC 2 All male citizens of this State,
between the ages of eighteen and forty-fve
years, excepting those who are conscien-
tioasly opposed to bearing arms, and such
Others as may be, by law, exempted, shall
be enreHed in the militia, and held to per-
form such military duty as by law may be
required. T~Sl
SIC. g. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law for organizing and discipling
the militia, in such manner as it shall deem
'ezpedisnt- fe-s
xaTICEE x.-PUBIo DEBT.
SIC. d. No money shall be paid out of the
Treasury, except in pursuance of an appro-
priation by law.
SEr.e2 The credit of the State shall new
er be.gixen or loaned in aid of any individ
ual, association or corporation.
SEC. 8. For the purpose of defraying ex-
traordinsry expenditures, the State may con-
tract public debts; but such debts shall new
er in the aggregate exceed one hundred
<theusand dollars, unless authorized by di-
ireet vote OF. the people at general election.
livery such debt shall be authorized by law,
,aad every such law shall provide for the
fpayment of the annual interest of such debt,
:snd the principal within ten years from the
passage of such law; and such appropria-
ton shall not be repealed until the principal
! and interest shall have been wholly paid.
SEC. 4. The Legislature may also borrow
money to repel invasion, suppress insurree
ton, or defend the State in time of war; but
the money thus raised shall be applied ex
clusiEely to the object for which the loan
was authorized, or repayment of the debt
thereby created.
SEc. 5. No scrip, certificate, or other ev
idenee of State debt whatever, shall be is
sued, except for such debts as are authoriz-
ed by the third and fourth sections of this
article.
ARTICLE u.-FINANcE AND TAXATION.
SEC. /. The levying of taxes by the poll
is grievous and oppressive; therefore the
General Assembly shall never levy poll
tax for county or state purposes.
so, SEC. e. Laws shall be passed, taxing, by
uniform rule, all real and personal proper
ty, according to its true value in money; but
burying grounds, school houses and other
property used exclusively for educational
purposes, houses used exclusively for pub
lie worship, not exceeding fifty thousand
dollars in value, institutions of public char
ity. public and municipal property, used
exclusively for public and municipal pur-
poses, and personal property to an amount
not exceeding in value two hundred dollars,
for each head of a family, may by general
laws be exempted from taxation, but all such
q laws shall be subject to alteration or repeal;
and the value of all such property, SO ex-
empted, shall from time to time be aseer-
tanned and published as may be directed by
Law.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for raising revenue sufficient to defray
the expenses of the State for each year; and
also sufficient sum to pay the interest and
such part of the principal of a state debt,
il any such debt shall accrue. as may be di
rected by law.
SEC. a. No tax shall be levied, except in
pursuance of law; and every law imposing
a tax shall state, distinctly, the object of the
same. to which only it shall be applied.
SEc. 8. The State shall never contract any
debt for purposes of Internal Improvements.
SEC. s.: In the passage in either house of
the General Assembly, of any law which
imposes, continues, or renews q tax, or
makes, continues. or renews, an appropria-
ton of public or trust monies, or to release,
discharge, or commute claim or demand
of the State, the vote shall be taken by yeas