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

| of meeting, or during the continuance OF
the session; neither shall he be subject
to the service of any civil process during
the session, nor for fifteen days previous
to its commencement.
Sec. %. The Legislature, in providing
for the formation and regulation Of schools.
shall make no distinction between the
rights of males and females.
Sec. "a. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury, except in pursuance OF
specific appropriation made by law;
and no appropriation shall be for longer
term than one year.
Sec. %. All sessions Of the Legislature
shall be held at the State Capital, and all
regular sessions shall commence annually
on the second Tuesday of January.
Sec. 26. The Legislature shall provide
| for taking an enumeration of the inhab-
itants of the State at least once in ten
years. The first enumeration shall be
taken in A. D. 1865.
Sec. q. The House of Representatives
shall have the sole power to impeach.
All impeachments shall be tried by the
Senate and when sitting for that pur-
pose, the Senator'S shall take an oath to do
justice according to the law and the evil
dence. No person shall be convicted
without the concurrence Of two-thirds of
the Senators elected.
Sec. %. The Governor and all other
officers under this Constitution, shall be
subject to impeachment for any INSIDE
meanor in office; but judgment in all
such cases shall not be extended further
than to removal from Office and disqrali
fication to hold any Office of profit, honor
or trust under this Constitution but the
party, whether acquitted or convicted,
shall be liable to indictment, trial, judg-
ment and punishment, according to law.
ARTICLE III.-JUDIcIAL.
Section l. The Judicial power of this
State shall be vested in supreme court,
district courts, probate courts, justices Of
the peace, and such other courts, inferior
to the supreme court, as may be provided
by law; and all courts of record shall
have seal to be used in the authentica.
ton of all process.
Sec 2. The Supreme Court shall con-
sist of one chief justice and two associate
justices "a majority of whom shall consti-
tute quorum who shall be elected by
the electors of the State at large, and
whose term of Office, after the first, shall
be six years. At the first election, a
chief Justice shall be chosen for six years,
one associate justice for four years, and
one for two years.
Sec. 8. The supreme court shall have
original jurisdiction in proceedings in quo
,rarranto, mandamus, and habeas corpus J;
and such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law. 1t shall hold one term
each year at the seat of government, aud
such other terms at such places as may
be provided by law, and its jurisdiction
shall be co-extensive with the State.
Sec. t. There shall be appointed, by
the justices of the supreme court, re-
porter and clerk of said court, who shall
hold their offices two years, and whose
duties shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. s. The State shall be divided into
five judicial districts, in each of which
there shall be elected, by the electors
thereof, district judge, who shall hold
his Office for the term of four years. Dis
trict courts shall be held at such times and
places as may be provided by law.
Sec. 6. The district courts shall have
such Jurisdiction in their respective dis
tricts as may be provided by law.
Sec. Z. There shall be elected in each
Organized county, clerk of the district
court, who shall hold his Office two years,
and whose duties shall be prescribed by
law.
Sec. 8. There shall be probate court
in each county, which shall be court Of
record, and have such probate jurisdiction
and care of estates of deceased persons,
minors, and persons of unsound minds, as
may be prescribed by law; and shall have
Jurisdiction in cases of habeas corpus. This
c.urt shall consist of one judge, who shall
be elected by the qualified voters of the
county, and hold his Office two years. He
shall be his own clerk, and shall hold
court at such times and receive for com.
pensation such fees as may be prescribed
by law.
Sec. 9. Two justices of the peace shall
be elected in each township, whose term
of Office shall be two years, and whose
powers and duties shall be prescribed by
law. The number of justices of the peace
may be increased in any township by law
Sec. 10. All appeals from probate court'
and justices of the peace shall be to tn,
: district court.
Sec. IL. All the judicial officers pro
: vided for by this article shall be elected
, at the first election under this Constitu
ton, and shall reside in their RESPECTIVE,
townships, counties or districts durin;
4 their respective terms of Office. In cast
of vacancy in any judicial office, it shall
S be filled by appointment of the governo
, until the next regular election that shall
Q occur more than thirty days after sucl
: vacancy shall have happened.
e Sec. IL. All judicial officers shall hol'
their offices until their successors shal
g have qualified.
= Sec. IL. The justices of the suprem
9 court and judges of the district court
t shall, at stated times, receive for thei
: services such compensation as may b
n provided by law. which shall not be in
|. creased during their respective terms G
e Office Prorided, Such compensation sha
: not be less than fifteen hundred dollar
a to each justice or judge, each year, an
o such justices or judges shall receive n
fees or perquisites, nor hold any other eI
S fee of profit or trust under the authorit
o of the State, or the United States, dul
ing the term of Office for which such ju.
J. tees and judges shall be elected, nc
n practice law i'll any of the courts in th
Y State during their continuance in Office.
a Sec. II. Provision may be made by la
70 for the increase of the number of judicii
Ie districts whenever two thirds of the men
J. bers Of each house shall concur. Sue
IF districts shall be formed of compact teri
,r tory and bounded by county lines, an
such increase shall not vacate the ofit
II of any judge.
? Sec. Is. Justices of the supreme cou
70 and judges of the district courts may
removed from Office by resolution Of bol
er houses, If two-thirds of the members
y each house concur. But no such remov
h shall be made except upon complaint, Il
s. substance of which shall be entered upt
the journal, nor until the party charge