New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-08


or University Funds of the State " The Safe Sd
pe,nendert Of Public Instruction. Secretary of State,
and Attorney y. General are to constitute Bos'd OF
Conn is.iopers foy the management srd investment
of The School Funds.
TIE State is TO foefer and support insttuaous Tor
the bereft cf the insane bind eesf and dumb, and
for other benevolent purposes Trustees TO
be appointed BY the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Serate.
AL citizens of any religious denomination who are
from sorup,.s of science avsrse to bearcg arms,
are EXEMPTED 'rorn military service.
County ofioers, elected for two years, and town
ofieers elected FOR year, may be wed in man.
and for may be prescribed by law.
Property used exclusively for State, county mu.
nicipal, literary, educational, scientific, religious,
benevolent and charitable purposes, and personal
property TO the amount of at least 800 for each
"hesd Of family, is exempted from taxation All
books and banking property are taxable Ike private
property. The State may contract debts not to eK-
ceec in the aggregate 81 100000, every such debt to
be authorized by law for some purpose specified
therein. such law providing for lesying an annual
"ts1 sufficient to pay the annual interest of such
"debt, and the principal thereof, when 1t shall be-
"ccme due; and specifically sppropratiDg the pro
"ceecs Of such taxes to the payment Of such prnci
pal and interest such ropra'ion not to be re-
"pealed nor the taxes be postponed or diminished
" until the interest and principal of such debt shsl
"have been wholly paid" Debts otherwise than as
above provided may be contracted, provided 1.-The
proposed law for creating such debt SHALL first
"be submitted 10 direct vote of the electors of the
"Sts,e Of some general election; and if such pro-
"poeed law be ratified by majority Of all the votes
cast at such general election it shall bethe duty OF
"the Legislature next after suca election to ensct
such law ard create such debt, subject to all tue
" above provisions and restrictions, provided the
State is prohibited from becoming patty in carry
Z" ing on any works of internal improvement
Corporations including associations and jont-stock
companies, may be created under general laws which
may be Amended .aled-ther dues to be Sc
cured except in the case Of railroad and religious or
charitable corporations. by individual liability OF the
stakeholder equal to twice his stock. AL property OF
religious corporations vests in trustees to be elected
BY the corporators.
Bar ks may be established under general banking
law similar to that in force in this Ststeno notes to
be issued OF less denoni alton than g. the Stste in
no case to be stockL Ter.
Amendn enis to the Constitution may be proposed
BY either branch of the Legislature if two-thiIds of
the members elected to each House concur IN their
sdopton they shall be submitted to the people, and if
slprovsd BY a msiority of the voters shall become
put Of the Coz stitution. "Wben more than one
smendmen, shall be submitted at the time, they
sha be 30 submttei as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately, and not more than
three propositions to amend shall be submitted at the
zane election.
70 fha ON
called, on the recommendation Of twothirds of the
members elected to each branch if approved by ma
jority Of the voters at the next election.
Among the miscellaneous provisions is one prohib.
ting lotteries ard the sae of lottery tickets and one
requiring all public printing to be let on contract TO
"the lowest responsible bidder by such executive
Officers and in such manner as shall be prescribed
"by law" The Legislature is to "provide for the
"protecton Of the rights OF women, married and SIN
"gle in acquiring and possessing property, real per-
" sonal and Mixed separate and apart from the nus
band, and for the equal rights of women in the
"protection Of their children" 1t may reduce the
salaries of officers who shall neglect the performance
of any legal duty The temporary seat OF government
is to be at Topeks but the question of permanent
location of the capital must be submitted to the people
by the first Legislature The following is the Home
"SIc g. A Homestead to the extent of loo acres OF
famiI lard Or of one acre within the limits OF any
incorporated town or CITY, occupied as residence oy
the family Of the owner together with all improve
me nts OIL the same sha be exempted from forced sale
under ary pr GERS of law and shall not be slenated
without the int consent Of husband and wife when
that relation exists; but no property shall be exempt
from sale for taxes for the payment OF obligations
copt acted for the purchase Of said premises or for the
erection of improvements thereon; provided the pro-
visions of this section sba Dot apply to any process OF
law OBJ aimed by virtue of lien given by the consent
of both husband and wife,"
All power to grant divorces is vested in the Dis
tct Courts subject to reg uatlon by law. The Legis-
lature TO provide for taking sus at least once in
ten yearsthe FIRST 30 be taken in 1864 new sppor-
tonment to be made 10 1866, and every five years
thereafter
The schedule embraces the usual provisions for the
char ge from Territory into State and for taking the
vote upon the Con stution ON the first Tuesday in Dc
tober and the first vote under it the first Tuesday
in December follows, asking for an appropriation OF
$500 OOO or in lieu thereof 100000 Of land, for
the of the claims Of citizens Of Kansas against
the General Government airing out OF the troubles
in 1856. The Convention decided adversely to the
claim Of the New .Epgland Emigrant Aid Society to
be included therein. The Society asked for nearly
Us 600 damages account Of the destruction Of the
Free State Hotel The Board Of Commissioners could
not entertain the claim because it owned by per-
sons not citizens of Kansas. grant is asked from
Congress Of 1000 Of land for railroads and
other internal improvements and 80 900 acres for the
Improvement of Kansas River from its mouth to Fort
Riley, and the swamp lands of the State for school
fund
Some criticisms upon the Constitution, and par
ticulsIy upon tie spporonment Of Representatives,
will be found in the suboined letter:
From Our Own Correspondent