The Kanzas news., 1858-04-24

See. II. In al cases where it shall be
necessary to sell any of TIE lands granted
| by Congress, said sales shall not be made
without one years. notice through publiea-
lion In the county or ccunties where the
| lands lie. and an advertisement IN two or
more central newspapers of the State. and
there shall be valuation of said lands by
disinterested persons, and no lands shall be
sold at a less price than the valuation.
ARTICLE xvII-BANKs AND CURRENCY.
Sec. i. No Bank shall be established 9th
erwise than under general Banking Law.
Sec. g. IF the General Assembly shall
enact General Banking Law, such law
shall provide for the registry and counter
| signing by the Auditor of the State of all
Bank Notes or paper credit designed to be
circulated as money.
Sec. 5. It shall be further provided that
such Bank Note or paper credits, shall be
amply secured by the deposit with the prop
er officer of State, of bonds of interest pay
ing States or the United States.
Sec. 4. All bills or notes issued as money,
shall be at all times redeemsble in gold or
silver.
Sec. s. Holders of Bank Notes shall be
entitled, in case of insolvency, to prefer
ence of specie payment. over all other cred
itors.
Sec. 6. The State shall not be a stock
holder in any Bank or Banking institution.
Sec. T. All Banks shall be required to keep
officers and proper Offices for the issue and
redemption of their paper. at some conve-
nient point within the State.
Anx, craaaraI Ranlyiuo Toy
ed by the General Assembly of this State,
may at any time be altered, amended, or
repealed.
Sec. 9. No General Banking Law shall
have any force or effect until the same shall
have been submitted to a vote of the cleo
tors of State, at some general election, and
have been approved by a majority of all the
votes given on that subject, at such election.
ARTICLE xvm.-AMEEDMENTs.
Sec. 1. Propositions for the amendment
of this Constitution, may be made by Ell
ther branch of the General Assembly; and
if three ffths of all the members elected to
each House shall concur therein, such pro
posed amendments shall be entered on the
journals, with the yeas and nays: and the
Secretary of State shall cause the same to
be published in at least one newspaper in
each county of the State where newspaper
is published, for three months pre-
ceding the next election for Senators and
Representatives. at which time the same
shall be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection, and if majority of
the electors voting on said amendments, at
said election, shall adopt such amendments,
the same shall become part of the Con-
|
ment shall be submitted at the same time,
they shall be so submitted as to enable the
electors to vote on each amendment sepa-
rately.
Sec. 2. Whenever three-ffths of the mem
bers elected to each branch of the General
Assembly shall think it necessary to call a
Convention to revise, amend or change this
Constitution, they shall recommend to the
electors to vote at the next election of MEM
bers of the General Assembly, for or against
Convention; and if majority of all the
electors voting at said election shall have
voted for Convention, the General As
sembly shall, at its next regular session,
provide by law for calling the same. The
Convention shall consist of as many mem
bers as the House of Representatives, and
shall be chosen In the same manner, and
shall meet within three months after their
election, at the Capital of the State, for the
purpose aforesaid.
Sec. 8. At the general election to be held
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three, and in each tenth year
thereafter, the question "Shall there be a
Convention to revise, alter or amend the
Constitution go shall be submitted to the
electors of the State; and in case majori-
ty of the electors voting at such election
shall decide in favor of a Convention, the
General Assembly, at its next regular ses-
sion. shall provide, by law, for the election
of delegates, and the assembling of such
Convention, as provided. in the preceding
section; but no amendment or revision of
this Constitution agreed upon by any Con-
vention in pursuance of this article, shall
take effect until the same shall have been
submitted to the electors of the State, and
adopted by amajoIity of those voting thereon.