The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-02-23
WHOLE No. IS3.

| Sec. z. Provision shall be made by law
for the establishment, at some eligible and
central point. of State University. for the
promotion Of literature, and thu arts and
sciences, incIudinga Normal and an Agri-
iculuural departaents All funds arising from
the eale or rents of lands granted by the
United States TO the State for the support OF
la State University and al other grants.
donations or bequesis, either by the State
or by individuals, for such purpose. shall
| remain a perpetual fund.-, to be called the
University Fund.-" the interest of which
shall Be appropriated to the support OF the
State University. $3.50 ..c so aarFT ~
Sec. 8. No religious sect or sects shall
ever control any part of the common school
Tor university funds of tie State.
i Sec. 9. The State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. Secretary of State and
1 AttorRey General shall constitute board OF
commissioners for the management and
Investment Of the school funds. Any two
of said commissioners shall be aquorum.
ARTICLE vII-PuBLIc INSTITUTIONS.
Sec. ] Institutions tor the benefit Of the
insane. blind, and deaf and dumb. and such
othGr benevolent institutions as the public
good NAV require, shall be fosIeFed aud sup
ported by the State. subject ~ such regula-
tons as may be prescribed BY law. Ttus-
} tees of such benevolent Institutions as may
be hereafter created. shall be appointed BY
} the Governor. by and with the, advice anC
consent of the Senate; aud upon all nomina-
tons made by the Governor. the question
shall be taken in yeas and nays, and entered
; upon the journal.
E Sec e. A penitentiary shall be establish
ed, the directors Of which shall be appoint
! ed or elected. as prescribed by law. -
I Sec. 8. The Governor shall fill any va
S cancy that may occur in the Offices afore
!, eaid, until the next session Of the Legisla
| ture, and until successor 10 his appointet
shall be confirmed and qualified.
s Sec. 4. The respective counties OF tn
n State shsll provide. as may prescribed o!
II law, for those inhabitants, who, by reasons
= of age, iufrmity. or other misfortune, ms,
> have claims upon the sympathy and aid o
!, society. .-... ...
= ARTICLE WIN MILITIA
Section l. The militia shall be composet
= of all able. bodied white male citizens be
= tween the ayes Of twenty lone and forty tv
years, except such as are exempted by To
laws of the United States. or OF this State
but all citizens, of any religious denomina
ton whatever. Who, from scrnples OF con
: science. may be averse to bearing arms. sha
:. be- exempted therefrom upon such condition
Il AS may be prescribed by law.
" Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide 70
r organizing, equipping and disciplining III
- militia in such manner as it shall deem Fl
" pedient, not incompatible with the laws c
the United States.
Sec. 8. Officers of the militia shall b
:. elected or appointed. and commissioned i
such manner as may be provided by Law
= Sec. 4. The Governor shall be command
>, er in chief, and shall have power to call ou
- the militia to execute the laws, to suppress
= instruction, and to repel INVASION.
ARTICLE Ix,-coUNTY AND TOWNSHIP oRGAr
Dr. IzATloN rr....
10 Section I. The Legislature shall provid
IN for organizing new counties, locating count
Ie seats. and changing county lines; but n
f. county seat shall be changed without III
consent of majority of the electors Of Il
y county /; nor any county organized, nor tn
IN lines of any county changed so as TO incluC
r. an area of less than four hundred and thirty
m Two square miles,. .......
See. 2. The Legislature shall provide f
ce such county and township officers as ma
Y be necessary. .........-.. &c.. .-
IN Sec. 3. All county officers shall ho
Of their Offices for the term of two years. an
until their successors shall be qualified; b.
no person shall hold the Office Of sheriff
Of county treasurer for more than two cons
n cutive terms. f ~. ...--.,- .... ...
Is Sec. 4. Township officers. except iustic'
ID of the peace, shall hold their Offices OF
e. year from the Monday next succeeding the
D. election, and unit. tEeir successors are qua
III flied. ...... ~. -,:-.. ~.
70 Sec. 5. All county and township Officer
ID may he removed from Office, in such maj
ner and for such cause, as shall be prescril
r ed by law. 49,. ..-..
D. ARTICLE x.-AProRTioNXEEr. s.
y Section ]. In the future superintendent
ID the State. each organized county shall hay
= at least one Representative; and each count
u shall 5e divided into az many districts as
has Representatives. es5rs~ sFE~ sz 80
a. Sec. 9. 1t shall be the duty of the fir
"a Legislature 70 make an apportionment. baa
8: ed upon the census ordered by the last Les
q islative Assembly of the Territory; and
d new app0rtionment shall be made in oh
, year 866. and every five yesrs lhereafte
'e based upon the census of the preceding yea
q Sec. 3. Until there shall be a new appol
" tionmeut. the State shall be divided int
d election districts; and the Representative
is and Senators shall be apportioned among Ii
10 several districts as follows, viz:
J, ...-. Rep. Sc
l. 1st Dist. Doniphsn,
l. I'd &" AtchiPon and Brown ,tp- g -s
- Sd Eemshe. Marshall and Wash
- = -sr ingtOn, 50 sliIgsz5 ed7 3 2
= 4th Clay. Riley and Potawatomie.
10 5th Dickinson. Davis WabAunsee. 3
9Th " Shawnee, jackson 4 Jefferson, 8 9
9TH LeaVenworth, 3
% 9Th 90 Douglas, johnson 4 Wyandot, Is
y 9th LSkinS, Linn and Bourbon, "a
II 10Th Allen, Anderson and Franklin, 4
,. 18th Z" WOodsOn and Madison, .
18th C.Fry .Osage and Breckenridge, 6
y 18th +" Morris, Chase and Butler, 2
d l4th q ArsPAhOe, Godfrey, Greenwood,