The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-08-13

Oy the OtaIe OF Ov luOlVlQuais, iOI euCt
purpose, shall remain perpetual fund, tt
be called the "University Fund.-" the in.
terest of which shall be appropriated tt
the support of the State University.
Sec. 8. No religious sect or sects shall
ever control any part of the common schoo
or University funds of the State.
Sec. 8. The State Superintendent o.
Public Instruction, Secretary of State and
Attorney General shall constitute board
of Commissioners, for the management
and investment of the School Funds. Any
two of said Commissioners shall be 3
quorum.
ARTICLE vII-PUBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
Section /. Institutions for the benefit o.
the insane, blind, and deaf and dumb
and such other benevolent institutions al
the public good may require, shall be
fostered and supported by the State, sub.
ject to such regulations as may be pre-.
scribed by law. Trustees of such benev.
olent institutions as may be hereafter
created, shall be appointed by the Govern.
or, by and with the advice and consent o.
the Senate; and upon all nominations made
by the Governor, the question shall BE-
taken in yeas and nays, and entered upor
the journal.
Sec. 2. A Penitentiary shall be es
tablished, the directors of which shall
be appointed or elected, as prescribed by
law.
Sec. 8. The Governor shall fill any
vacancy that may occur in the offic,
aforesaid, until the next session of thu
Legislature, and until successor to hi
appo;ntee. shall be confirmed and quail
fed.
Sec. 4. The respective counties of th,
State shall provide, as may be prescribed
by law, for those inhabitants who. BY
reason of age, infirmity, or other misfor
tune, may have claims upon the sympathy
and aid of society.
ARTICLE vIII.-MILITIA.
Section l. The Militia shall be com
posed of all able bodied white male citi
zens between the ages of twenty-one ant
forty-five years, except such as are ex
empted by the laws of the United States
or of this State; but all citizens of an,
religious denomination whatever, who
from scruples of conscience, may be AYERS
to bearing arms, shall be exempted there
from, upon such conditions as may b
prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provid
for organizing, equipping and disciplinini
the Militia in such manner as it shall
deem expedient. not incompatible witt
the laws of the United States.
Sec. 3. Officers of the Militia shall b
elected or appointed, and commissions
in such manner as may be provided b,
law.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall be Com
mander-in- Chief, and shall have power t
call out the Militia to execute the law
to suppress instruction, and to repel in
vasion.
ARTICLE Ix.-coUNTY AND TOWNSHIP Or
GANIzATIoN.
Section l. The Legislature shall pro
vide for organizing new counties, locatin
county seats, and changing county lines
but no county seat shall be changed with
out the consent of majority of the cleo
tors of the county; nor any county OF
gained, nor the lines of any count
changed so as to include an area of les
than four hundred and thirty-two spuar
miles.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provid
for such county and township officers 9
may be necessary.
Sec. 3. All county officers shall hol
their offices for the term of two years, an
until their successors shall be qualified
but no person shall hold the Office {
sheriff or county treasurer for more tina
two consecutive terms.
Sec. 4. Township officers, except jul
tees of the peace, shall hold their Office
one year from the Monday next succeed
ing their election, and until their succei
sors are qualified.
Sec. 5. All county and township Officer
may be removed from office, in such maj
ner and for such causes as shall be pr,
scribed by law.
ARTICLE x.-APPoRTIoNMENT.
Section l. In the future apportionmel
of the State, each organized county sha
have at least one Representative; and eac
county shall be divided into as man
Districts as it has Representatives.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the fir
Legislature to make an apportionmen
based upon the census ordered by the la
Legislative Assembly of the Territor,
and a new apportionment shall be mao
in the year 1866, and every five yea
thereafter, based upon the census of Il
preceding year.
Sec. 8. Until there shall be new a
portionment, the State shall be divide
into Election districts; and the Repr
. sentatives and Senators shall be apportio
ed among the several districts as follow
viz:
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