The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-02-12

ARTICLE 9.-COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZATION.
/. Organization Of new counties county lines;
county seats; change OF seat; least area
OF new county.
2 County and township officers.
B. County officers to hold two years etc, ex-
cept Commissioners, who hold three;
Sherih and Treasurer limited.
4. Township officers term annual, except JUS
tices OF the Peace.
5. Removal Of county and township officers.
194-Countles, etc. Sec. 1. The Legislature
shall provide for organizing new counties To-
eating county seats and changing county lines;
and no county seat shall be changed without
the consent Of majority Of the electors Of the
county; nor any county organized, nor the
lines Of any county changed 80 as to include
an area Of less than four hundred and thirty
two square miles
195-COunty and township officers. Sec O.
The Legislature shall provide for such county
and township officers as may be necessary.
1S6-County officers; term. Sec. 8. All
county officers shall hold their offices for the
term Of two years, and until their successors
shall be qualified, except County Commission
ers, who shall hold their offices for the term Of
three years: Provided, That at the general
election In the year eighteen hundred and
seVenty-seven the Commissioner elected from
district number one in each county shall hold
his Office for the term Of one year, the Com
missioner elected from district number two
in each county shall hold his Office for the
term Of two years, and the Commissioner
elected from district number three in each
county shall hold his Office for the term Of
three years; but no person shall hold the Office
OF Sheriff or County Treasurer for more than
two consecutive terms
107-Townshlp officers. Sec. A. Township
officers, except Justices Of the Peace, shall
hold their offices one year from the Monday
next succeeding their election, and until their
successors are qualified.
19S-RemOvaL Sec. s. All county and town.
ship officers may be removed from office. in
such manner and for such cause as shall be
prescribed by law.
ARTICLE 1O-APPORTIONMENT.
Section.
l. Each county to have at least one Represen-
2. Basis Of representation; the census once
every five years.
8 Present apportlonment in the two houses.
199-Districts. Sec. /. In the future sppor-
tionment Of the State, each organized county
shall have OF least one Representative; aud
each county shall be divided into as many
districts as It has Representatives
2OO-Apportionment Sec. 2 1t shall be the
duty Of the first Legislature to make an appor-
honment, bused upon the census ordered by
the last Legislative assembly Of the Territory;
and new &pportionment shall be made in the
year 1866, and every five years thereafter, based
upon the census Of the preceding year.
[Section apporioned the State into Legis-
lStiVe districts "until there shall be new ap-
portionment" AS the districts have been fire.
quently changed, and the apportionment now
in effect is not part of the Constitution, this
section is omitted.-EDIToR.l
ARTICLE 1l.-FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Section.
l. Assessment and taxation to be uniform
property exempted,
q Taxing all notes, bills, ETC., Of banks and
bankers.
8. Revenues to pay current expenses Of State.
A. No tax to be levied but by law; the object
to DO stated; to be applied to no other
purpose.
s. State debtllmited laws creating debt how
passed
6 To be submitted to direct vote of people.
Z. State may borrow money to repel Invasion,
etc; money thus raised to be applied ex-
clusiVely TO its object.
8 State not to carry on internal improve
mentS
2O2-Taxation; exemption. Sec. 1. The Leg
islature shall provide for uniform and equal
rate Of assessment and taxation, but all prop
erty used exclusively for State, county, munic-
ipal, literary, educational, scientific religious,
benevolent and chart table purposes, and per.
sonal property to the amount ofEat: least two
hundred dollars for each family, shall be ex-
empted from taxation.
2OS-Notes, bills, etc. Sec. q The LeRisla-
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