White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-04-29

elected b. the people or appointed - tie Cen
etal Assembly nay by Law direct.
81: Provision shall be made By law for the
removal. Sos misconduct or maIversation In Of
Gee, Of I'll officers whose powers and duties are
nst local or Legislative, and Whoshall Be elected
ct general elections, and also for supplying va
cancies created BY such removal.
IS. The Legislature may declare the cases
In which any omee shall be deemed vscart,
where no provision Is made for that purpose In
this Constitution.
ARTICLE xIIi,-ELrcrozs,
srcrIos I. An elections shaI Be free and
equal. 81,
50. Electors shall in al cases, except trea-
son, felony and breach Of the peace. be privi-
legged from arrest during their attendance on
elections. and IN going TO and returning from
them. NCtEL
ga An elections By the people shall be By
ballot. and all elections by the General Assem-
bly,, or BY either branch thereof, shall be viSa
roee.
"a. An general elections shall be held on the
Tuesday next succeeding the 6rst Monday in
November Of each year.
SIS. Returns Of elections for members Of Con-
gess, the General Assembly. and all other OIL
GERS not otherwise provided for, shall Be made
to the Secretary of State in such manner Is may
be prescribed By law. . -:.s.1'sz-
ARTICLE XIV.-CoRPoRATIoSs.
sEcTioS !. Corporations may be created un-
der general laws, but shall not be created BY
special acts. except for municipal purposes. An
general laws and special acts authorizing or ere
ating corporations may be altered from time to
time, or repealed.
81. Dues from corporations shall be secured
by such individual liability of the stockholders
and other means o shall be prescribed BY law,
and each stakeholder of corporation or join.
stock corporation; except corporations for chair.
table purposes and railroad corporations, shall
be individually liable over and above the stock
BY him or her owned, and anv amount unpaid
thereon, 10 afurthersum at least equal in amount
to such stock.
SO. The property Of corporations. except fOr
charitable and religious purposes, now existing,
and TO be hereafter created, shall be subject 10
taxation the same as the property Of indiEidu-
ais.
"a. All Real Estate or other property of re.
ligious corporations shall vest in trustees whose
election shall be by the members Of such corpo-
ton.
IS. The General Assembly shall provide for
the organization of cities and villages by gen.
eral laws, and restrict their power Of taxation,
assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts
and loaning their credit 50 as to prevent the
abuse of such power.
8 6. The term corporations as used in this ar
ticle shall be construed to include all associa-
tons and joint stock companies having any Of
the powers or privileges of corporations not pos
sessed BY individuals or partnerships, and all
corporations shall have the right to sue and shall
be subject to be sued in ali courts the same as
natural persons. @
ARTICLE Xv.-JunsPEUDEScE.
SECTION l. The General Assembly at its first
session under this Constitution shall constitute
commission to consist Of three persons, not
members Of the Senate or House Of Represen-
tativos, whose duty il shall be to revise, reform,
simplify andAbridge the rules of Practice, Plead
ing and proceeding in the courts of record in
this State, abolishing the forms Of action known
to the Common Law, and distinction as to form,
between proceedings at law and in equity.
SO. The proceedings of thu Commissioners
shall be reported to, and be SUBJECT to the actisn
of the General Assembly.
So. All the proceedings Of the Courts Of this
State shall be institpted and conducted in the
English language, avoiding, as far as practical
bic, the use Of technical terms.
ARTICLE XvI.-MrscELLAMous.
SEcrios l. No person shall be taken, impris-
oned or disseized Of his freehold, outlawed, ex.
lied, or in any manner deprived Of his life, lib
srty or property, but by the judgment Of his
peers and the law Of the land.
50. The printing of the laws and journals,
bills, legislative documents, and papers for each
branch of the General Assembly, and all print
ing for the Executive and other departments of
State, shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
der by such officers and in such manner as shall
be prescribed by law.
SO. The General Assembly shall provide BY
law for the protection of the rights Of women,
married and single, in the acquii1ss and possess
ing of property. real, personal and mixed, sepa-
rate and apart from the husband or other person,
and shall also provide for the equal rights Of
women in the protection, with the husband, OF
their children, during their minority; also shall
provide for the securing Of homestead which,
without the consent of the wife, she cannot be
Invested of.
81. No person shall be elected or appointed
TO any Office in this State unless he possesses
the qualification Of an elector at the time of his
election or appointment. --...
IS. There shall be established in the Secre-
tary of States o., Bureau of Statistics and
Agriculture, under such regulations as may be
prescribed by Law, and provision shall be made
BY the General Assembly for the organization
md encouragement of State and County Agri-
cultural Associations.
IS. Lotteries, Gift Enterprises, and the sale
of Lottery and Gift Enterprise Tickets, for any
purpose whatever, shall be forever prOhibitedin
the State.
81. A homestead Of one hundred and sixty
acres of land, or in lieu thereof house and lot,
or other property not exceeding in value two
thousand dollars, belonging TO any one family,
shall by law be exempted from forced sale un-