The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-02-23

substance of which shall be entered upon
she journal, nor until the party charged
shall have had notice and opportunity 70 be
heard. g EaS- e.G9T eH5 az@. e
SEQ. Is. Ths.sevetal justices and judges
of the courts of record in this Stale shall
have such jurisdiction At chambers rs may
b. provided by law ai-. -st7'
Sec I7:s The s:yle of all process shall be
"Ths Stated Kausas," and sill prosecutions
shail be carried on ia. the name of the State.
| Sec. 10. Until otherwise provided by la"'.
the FIRST district shall consis. of the counties
of Wyandot, 1eayenworth, Jefferson and
jackson; the second district shall consist OF
the counties of Atcbison, Doniphan. Brown.
Eensaha. Nsrehall and Washington: the
third district shall consist Of the counties OF
/ Posawatornie. Rileys Clay. Dickinson. Da-
Wis. Wsbsunsee and Shawnee: the fourth
| district ieball consist of the counties al
Douglas. johnson, Lykins, Franklin, An
deFson, Linn, Bourbon and Allen: the 9Th
district shali consist Of the counties OF
0sage, Coffsy. Woodson. Greenwood, Mad
ison. Breckinridge. Norris. Chase. Buusr
. and Hunter. - .,.a esf a....a ga ~. p. A..
Sec. 10. New or unorgauized counties
shall. by law. be attached tor judicial pur.
poses " the most conve. lent Judicial die
Lrict. : s.' @.t-
See. go. Provision shall be made by .ls~
for the selection, by the bar, of = pro tenn
Judge of the district court. when the judge
Is absent or otherwise unable or Disqualified
to sit in any case.
| ARTICLE Iv.-ELEcTIoNs.
i Section /. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and ell elections By th'
i Legislature shall b. Vivd Voce.
i Sec. e. General elections shall be helC
annually on the Tuesday succeeding the 6rs
Monday in November. Township election
shall be held on the FIRST Tuesday Of April
until otherwise provided by law.
ARTICLE v.-sUFFRAGE.
Section !. Every white male person o
twenty one years and upward. belonging t
either of the following clssses-wh" shal
have resided in Kansas six months next pre-
csding any election, and in the township o
! ward in which he offers 10 vote. At leas
thirty days>next preceding such election
shall be deemed qualified eIector: Isl
Citizens of tie. United State; 81. person
OF tor-iyn birth who shall have declare
their mention to become citiz ms conform
: ably TO the laws of the United States on tn
subject of naturalization.
Sec. 2. No person under guardianship
non cOnspos nsertis or insane, shall be quail
lied to Vote: nor any person convicted 4
treason or felony. unless restored to civ
rights. ~ - A ---.a.s.. +.
, Sec. 3. No soldier. seaman or marine j
+; the army or navy of the United States, G
= of their allies. shall be deemed to have &C
1 quired a residence in the State in conse
Quence Of being stationed within the same
2 nor shall any soldier, seaman or marine haE
i the right TO vote.
Sec 4. The Legislature shall pass sue
e laws as may be necessary for ascer:ainins
r by proper proofs. the citizens who shall
r entitled to the right of suffrage hereby 81
e tabIlshed.
Sec. S. Every person who shall give {
accept challenge to fight duel. or VII
shall knowingly carry To another perso
such challenge, or shall 20 out Of the Sta
+ to fight duel. shall be ineligible to any Q
$ fics of trust or profit.
; Sec. 8. Every person who shall have CIV
en- OF offered bride to procure his elecIiu
e shall he disqualified from holding Office du
: ing the term for which he may have bee
elected. .
: Sec. Z. Electors, during their attendant
=. at cIcClAouSS anu III SpIuS W SHo IetuIuH
therefron. shall be privileged from arrest j
all cases except treason, felony, or breach
! the peace.
u ARTICLE vI.-EDUCATI0N.
Section 1. The State Superintendent
y Public Instruction shall have the gel
3 eral supervision of the common school funC
e and educational interest of the State, an
s perform such other duties as may he pr'
u scribed by law. A Superintendent of Pull
e lie Instruction shall be elected IN eac
q tnunty, whose term of Office shall be IN
t years. and whose duties and compensaIiu
n shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall encou
e age the promotion of Intellectual, mora
II scientific and agricultural improvement,
8 establishing 3 uniform system of commu
e schools, and schools of higher grade. en-
/ brsclng normal. preparatory. collegiate an
university departments. r
s SEC. 3. The proceeds of all lands th.
+ have been. or may BE-. granted by the Unite
States ~ the State. for the support of school
d and the Eve hundred thousand acres of Ian
. graHIss 10 the new State, under an act
1 Congress distributing the proceeds of pull
!. lie lands among the several States of ,h
Q Union. approved S-pt 4, A. D. 1871, an
J all estates Of persons dying without heir q
: will. and such per cent - may be granite
: by Congres-.ou the sale Of lands in ,h
: Stale. shall be The common property of ct
= State. and shall be perpetual school func
which shall not BE- diminished, bat the in
j tereet Vt which. together with all the rent
e of the lands. and euch other means As Ii
Legislature mag provide. by tax or otheI
wise. shall be inviOlably appropriated to tb
|. SuRnuFk Of 6.0nmnn a<shnolu
8 - SEC. 4. The income of the State schot
: funds shall Be discussed annually. by Orde
Of she Safe Superintendent. to the sewers
: county treasurers, and thence to the tire asui
q ers of the several school districts, in equita
BE proportion to the number Of children al
: youth resident therein, between the ages G
r Eve and twsnty-one years Provided. Tn.
r no school district, in which q commo
d school has not been maintained ~ least thre
months in each year. shall be entitled 10 re
r ceiye any portion of eaeh funds.
3 Sec. 5. The school lands shall not b
sold unless such sale shall be authorised b,
' vote OF the people at general election
4 but. subject to re-valuation every Eve years
/. they may be leased for any number Of year