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

Gh9 SGAbeI Wnlcn snail pc kep6 Oy the GOV-
ernor, and used by him officially; and which
shall be the great seal OF Kansas.
DETERMINATIONS. Sec. 9. All commissions
shall be issued In the name of the State Of
Kansas signed by the Governor, counter
signed by the Secretary CT State and sealed
with the great seal.
1l2-Who ineligible. Sec. 10. No member Of
Congress or officer Of the State, or Of the
United States, shall hold the officer Of Gov
ernor, except as herein provided.
11s-Vacancy. sec II. In case Of the death,
impeachment, resignation, removal or other
disability Of the Governor, the power and du.
ties Of the Office for the residue Of the term,
or until the disability shall be removed, shall
devolVe upon the President of the Senate.
114-Lieutenant Governor. sec 70. The
Lieutenant Governor shall be President of
the Senate, and shall vote only when the
Senate is equally divided. The Senate shall
choose President pro tempOre, to preside in
case OF his absence or impeachment, or when
he shall hold the Office Of Governor.
116-VacanCy. Sec. IS. II the Lieutenant
Governor, while holding the office of Gov
ernOr, shall by impssched or displaced, or
shall resign, or die, or otherwise become in.
capable OF performing the duties Of the Office,
the President Of the Senate shall act az Gov.
ernOr until the vacancy is filed or the dis.
ability removed; and If the President OF the
Senate, for any Of the above causes, shall be
rendered incapable Of performing the duties
pertaining to the office Of Governor, the same
shall deVolVe upon the Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives
116-0ther vacancies Sec. a. Should
either the Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treas
ursr, Attorney General, or Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, become incapable Of per-
forming the duties of his Office, for any Of the
causes specified in the thirteenth section Of
this PARTICLE, the Governor shall fill the va
cancy, until the disability Is removed, or a
successor Is elected and qualified. Every such
vacancy shall be filed by election, at the first
general election that occurs more than thirty
days after it shall have happened; and the
person chosen shall hold the office for the un-
expired term.
| 117-Compensstion. Sec. Is The officers
mentioned In this article shall, at stated
times, receive for their services a compensa-
tlon, to be established by law, which shall
the period for which they shall have been
elected.
118-Oficsrs to report. Sec. 16. The officers
Of the executive department, and Of all public
State institutions, shall, at least ten days pre-
ceding each regular session Of the Legislature,
seVsrally report to the Governor, who shall
transmit such reports to the Legislature.
ARTICLE 2-LEGISLATIVE.
Section.
/. Legislative power, how vested.
2. House Of Representatives; Senate; mum.
Der limited; basis of represen tStiOn,
8. Pay OF members mileage; limit.
| 4. Qualification Of members.
| 5. Members Of Congress, etc, not eligible;
acceptance to vacate seat.
6. Embezzlement or misuse Of public funds
to forfeit seat,
| Z. Oath Of Office Of State officers
8. Quorum; rules; judges Of election ofmem-
Q. Vacancies In either house.
10. Journals; yeas and nays; adjournments.
Ii. Right of protest; to be entered upon jour
nails.
u. Origin of bills; amendments.
| IL. Majority elected necessary TO pass bills.
IA. To be signed by Governor; veto power.
| Is. To be read on three separate days; when
this rule may be suspended
l6. Bills to embrace but one subject; laws;
| how revived or amended.
H. General laws TO be uniform In operation.
Is, No divorces to be granted by Legislature
10. Limitation OF laws; publication power TO
provide for elections.
90 En2cting clause Of laws no law to be
passed except by bill.
| 81. Local legislation may be allowed.
~. Freedom Of legislative debate; privilege
of members.
%. Schools to be provided no distinction be-
| tween sexes % to rights.
"a. No money 20 be drawn from treasury but
by law; appropriations limited to two
| years.
IS. Sessions held ct State capital; when to
commence.
26. Census once In ten years In 1866 and after.
q. Impeachments; TO be tried by Senate.