The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-04-17
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL II, 1858.

Sec o. He shall be COMMANDMENTS
Chief of the Military in the State, except
when they shall be called into the service
OF the United States.
i Sec. 10. The pardoning power shall be
vested in the Governor, under such regn-
fations and restrictions as may be pre-
scribed by Law.
Sec. IL There shall be seal of the
i State, the device for which shall be agreed
upon by the GeneralAssembly, and which
| shall be kept by the Governor, and used
by him officially, and shall be called
: - The Seal of the State of Kansas''
Sec. II. All grants and commissions
shallb be issued in the name and By the
authority of the State of Kansas, sealed
with the Seal thereof signed by the Gov
ernor, and countersigned by the Secretary
of State.
Sec. 13. No member of either House
of Congress, or other persons holding of
fee under the authority of this State, or
of the United States, shall execute the
duties of Governor except as herein pro-
J vided
| Sec. IL. In the case of death, impeach-
ment, resignation, removal or other dis
ability of the Governor, the Lieutenant
Governor shall exercise the duties of the
Office of Governor, until another Cover
J nor shall be duly qualified, or the dis
ability be removed but in such case an
! other Governor shall be chosen at the
next annual election for members of the
General Assembly, unless such death,
resignation, impeachment, removal or
/ - cha1 IL II.
calender months Immediately preceding
such next annual election. in which case
a Governor shall be chosen at the second
J succeeding annual election for members
| of the General Assembly, and in case of
the death, impeachment, resignation,
removal or other disability of the Lieu
: tenant Governor, the President of the
Senate pro tempOre shall exercise the of
. flee of Governor shall be duly qualified
as aforesaid.
Sec. 15. The Lieutenant Governor shall
: be President of the Senate, but shall vote
only when the Senate is equally divided
and shall be entitled to the same pay as
the speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, and in case of his death, resignation,
impeachment removal from Office, or
when he shall exercise the Office of Gov
ernor, the Senate shall choose a President
, pro tenlpore.
Sec. Is. Should the office of Secretary
of or State, Auditor of State, Treasurer of
State, Attorney General, become vacant.
for any of the causes specified in the four
teenth and fifteenth sections, the Cover
nor shall fill the vacancyo or vacancies un-
til the disability is removed or a success
Sor is elected and qualified. Every such
vacancy shall be filled by election, at the
first general election, that occurs more
than thirty days after such vacancy shall
have occurred, and the personehoSen shall
hold the office for the full term fixed in
the second section of this article.
Sec. IL. The officers mentioned in this
article shall at stated times, receive for
their services compensation to be fixed by
law, which shall neither be increased or
diminished, during the period for which
they shall have been elected.
Sec Is. The officers of the Executive
Department, and of the public State In
stitutions shall, at least ten DAYS preced-
ing each regular session of the General
Assembly, severally report to the Cover
nor, who shall transmit the same to the
General Assembly.
Sec. 10. Every bill which shall have
passed both Houses, shall be presented to
the Governor. II he approve he shall
sign the same, but if he shall not approve
he shall return it with his objections to
; the House in which it shall have originat-
ed, which shall enter the objections at
large upon the Journal and proceed to re-
consider the bill. If after such reconsid-
: Grafton majority of that House shall
agree 20 pass the bill, it shall be sent, with
the objections, to the other House, by
) which, likewise it shall be reconsidered,
and if approved by majority of that
House it shall be law, but in such case
the votes of both Houses shall be deter
mined by yeas and nays, and the names
Of the persons voting for or against the
bill shall be entered upon the journals of
each House respectively. Ifany bill shall
not be returned by the Governor within
three DAYS Sundays excepted) after it
shall have been presented to him, it shall
be law in like manner as if he had
signed it, unless the General Assembly by
4 adjournment prevent its return, in which
case it shall not be a law.
ARTICLE VL-JUDIcIAL.
Section l. The Judicial power of the
State shall be vested in Supreme Court.
Circuit Courts, County Courts, Justices of
the Peace, and in such other Courts infe-
rior to the Supreme Court as may be es-
tabiished in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of three Judges. majority of whom
shall form a quorum 1t shall hold at
least one term each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms, there
or elsewhere, as may De required by law.
i Sec. 3. The Judges of the Supreme
Court shall be elected by the Electors of
the State at large, at the first election un-
der this Constitution the term of one Of
said Judges shall be two years, of another
four years, of another six years, and at all
subsequent elections, the term of each of
said Judges shall be six years.
q Sec. f. The Judge having the shortest
term to serve, not holding by appointment,
shall be Chief Justice.
! Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall
provide by law, for the speedy publiea-
ton of the decisions Of the Supreme
Court.
Il Sec. 6. There shall be elected by the
voters of The State Clerk and Reporter
, for the Supreme Court who shall hold
their Offices for three years.
Sec. z. The Circuit Courts shall each
consist of one Judge. The State shall be
divided into Judicial circuits, and Judge
. for each circuit shall be elected by the
|, voters thereof He shall, while in Office,
; reside IN the circuit for which he is chos-
en-, aud his term of Office shall be three
: years
i Sec. 8. Until otherwise provided by
! law. there shall be FIVE Judicial circuits,
: as follows: the First. comprising the coun-
Il ties of LeavenwoTth, Jefferson, Atchison,