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

llSned Oy law, which snail neither be IN
creased nor diminished during the period
for which they shall have been elected.
Sec. 16. The officers of the executive
department, and of all public State insti
buttons, shall, at least ten days preceding
each regular session of the Legislature,
severally report to the Governor. who
shall transmit such reports to the Legis
ture.
ARTICLE II.-LEGIsLATIvE.
Section l. The Legislative power of this
State shall be vested in House of Rep
resentatives and Senate.
Sec. 2. The first House of Representa-
tives under this Constitution shall consist
of seventy members. who shall be
chosen for one year. The first Senate
shall consist of twenty. five members, who
shall be chosen for two years. After the
first election, the number of Senators and
members of the House of Representatives
shall be regulated by law; but shall new
er exceed one hundred Representatives
and .hirty-three Senators.
Sec. 8. The members of the Legisla-
ture shall receive as compensation for
their services the sum of three dollars for
each days actual service at any regular
or special session, and fifteen cents for
each mile travelled by the usual route in
going to and returning from the place Of
meeting; but such compensation shall
not in the aggregate exceed the sum Of
two hundred and forty dollars for each
member as per diem allowance for the
first session held under this Constitution,
nor more than one hundred and fifty dol
lars for each session thereafter, nor more
than ninety dollars for any special ses-
sion.
Sec. 4. No person shall be a member
of the Legislature who is not at the time
of his election qualified voter OF, and
resident in, the county or distric! for
which he is elected.
Sec. 5. No member of Congress or off
Ger of the United States shall be eligible
to seat in the Legislature. If any per-
son, after his election to the Legislature,
be elected to Congress or elected or ap-
pointed to any Office under the United
States, his acceptance thereof shall vacate
his seat.
Sec. 6. No person convicted of en-
bezzlement or misuse of the public funds
shall have a seat in the Legislature.
Sec. Z. All State officers, before enter
ing upon their respective duties, shall
take and subscribe an oath or affirmation
to support the Constitution of the United
States and the Constitution of this State,
and faithfully to discharge the duties Of
thei respective offices.
Sec. 8. A majority of each House shall
constitute quorum. Each House shall
establish its own rules; and shall be
judge of the elections, returns and quail
fcations of its own members.
Sec. 9. All vacancies occurring in either
House shall be filled for the unexpired
term by election.
Sec. 10. Each House shall keep and
publish a journal of its proceedings. The
yeas and nays shall be taken and entered
Immediately on the journal, upon the
final passage of every bill or joint resolu-
ton. Neither House, without the consent
of the other, shall adjourn for more than
two days, Sundays excepted.
Sec. IL. Any member of either House
shall have the right to protest against any
act or resolution; and such protest shall,
without delay or alteration, be entered on
the journal.
Sec. IL. All bills shall originate in the
House of Representatives, and be subject
to amendment or rejection by the Senate.
Sec. Is. A majority o. all the mem
har ala fn H. he
affirmative, shall be Necessary to pass any
bill or joint resolution.
Sec. A. Every bill and joint resolution
passed by the House of Representatives
and Senate, shall, within two days there
after, be signed by the presiding officers,
and presented to the Governor; if he ap-
prove, he shall sign it; but if not, he
shall return it to the House of Represen-
tatives, which shall enter the objections
at large upon its journa. and proceed to
reconsider the same. II, after such re-
consideration, two-thirds of the members
elected shall agree to pass the bill or res
ofutiou, it shall be sent, with the objec-
tons, to the Senate, by which it shall
likewise be reconsidered and ifapproved
by two-thirds of all the members elected
it shall become law. But in all such
cases, the vote shall be taken by yeas and
nays, and entered upon the journals Of
each House. If any bill shall not be re
turned within three days, Sundays ex.
cepted,) after it shall have been present
ed to the Governor, it shall become Law
in like manner as if he had signed it, IN
less the Legislature, by its adjournment
prevent its return, in which case it shall
not become law.
Sec. Is. Every bill shall be read OF
three separate days in each House, un
less in case of emergency. Two third
of the House where such bill is pending
may, if deemed expedient, suspend tn,
rules but the reading of the bill by sec
tons, on its final passage, shall in no cas-,
be dispensed with.
Sec. 16. No bill shall contain NOR
than one subject, which shall be clearl,
expressed III its title. and no law shall b
revived or amended, unless the new &C
contain the entire act revived, or the sec
ton or sections amended, and the section
or sections so amended shall be repealed
Sec. IL. All laws of a general natur
shall have a uniform operation through
out the State; and in all cases where
general law can be made applicable, n
special law shall be enacted.
Sec. Is. All power TO grant divorces,
vested in the District Courts, subject {
regulation by law.
Sec. 10. The Legislature shall pre-
scribe the time when its acts shall be i
force, and shall provide for the speed
publication of the same aud no law of
general nature shall be in force until th
same be published. 1t shall have th
power to provide for the election or az
pointment of all officers, and the filling
all vacancies not otherwise provided f
in this Constitution.
Sec. 20. The enacting clause of a
, laws shall be BE it enacted by the Les
islature of the State of Kansas :" and D
, law shall be enacted except by bill.
Sec. 81. The Legislature may conf
upon tribunals transacting the count
business of the several counties, sue
t powers of local legislation and admin
tration as it shall deem expedient.