286 THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 59. 1854. no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soilno tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States- nor shall the lands or other property of non—residents be taxed I1ighcr,tl1an the lands or other property of residents. Every bill which shall have passed the Council and House of Representatives of the said Territor shall, before it become a law, be presented to the Governor of the Terri: Governors veto. tory; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it originated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If, after Bill may be such reconsideration, two thirds of that house shall agree to pass the bill léilgzdolpggm it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other house, by Whig]; 1,,,,,,, ,,0t,,m,_ it shallihkewise be reconsidered, and, if approved by two thirds of that standing. house, it shall become a law. But in all such cases the votes of both houses shall be deterinined by yeas and nays, to be entered on the journal ' of each house, respectively. If any bill shall not be returned by the Go. a gill ltolggcigi-e verpcg gvithin three days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been pre- _ _ sen e 0 im the same shall be a law in l`k 'f h ‘e
it, unless the lissembly, by adjournment, pi·e·;d:Ii;ci·eti1;n,iid lsvahllchixvslcl
three days. lt giall Il? bi 3. law. How mm,. mo. 2 . nd be it _/izxrther enacted, That all township distric - . . _ _ _ t, and ggifpceightyfg- cpuntpi officers, not herein otherwise provided for, shall be, appointed or ccpsm mba aP_ e ecte as the casemav be, m such manner as shall be provided by the P°1ntsd. gogernor and Legislative Assembly of lthe Territory of Kansas. The Lo eruor shall nommate, aud, by and with the advice and consent of the epxslative Council, appoint all officers not herein otherwise provided for; an , in the first instance, the Governor alone may appoint all said officers, who shall hold their offices until the end of the iirst session of the Legis. tive Assembly; and. shall lay off the necessary districts for members of the Council and House of Representatives, and all other officers. Lalgixniguébsguag HVSIES- 26E5dr2d be tt further enacted That no member of the Legisla- M1 d Rmb1cm_ b e ssem y shall hold, or be appointed to, any office which shall have ca, dudngm een created, or the salary or emoluments of which shall have been in-
lpsrslneg- creased, while he was a member, during the term for which he was
year mon e eeted, and for one year after the expiration of such term; but this restriction shall not be applicable to members of the first Legislative Assem· Uigiicers of l>ly_; and no person holding a commission or appointment under the “;:°‘Z S“*"'~ United States except postmasters shall b b f ° ' p postmns- > , e a. mem er o the Legislative gm, got to ish Assembly, or shall hold any office under the government of said Territory. Aggmgfyjh ° T6$;>(;r27. Kdgdgzc at further cnacteah That the judicial power of said one Juaigml wart; Yds_ ¤_ § vested 1H 8- supreme court, district courts, probate geggaltsg gig? chiévjtllstgéxcgustices of the peace. The Supreme Court shall consist of to be nerds6d_ t t J an wo associate Justices, any two of whom shall constiule a quorum, and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of
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_ _ _ r years an unti their successo s sh ll bted d diggfg qualified. The said Territory shall be divided ihto three Jgudilclgslldistrxs, and a district court shall be held in each of said districts by one of the justices of the bupreme Court, at such times and places as may be prescribed bylaw; and the said judges shall, after their appointments, re· JM di V ¤p€<}¢1Y6ly, reside ID the districts which shall be assigned them. The mmsspdign of Jluirisdiptiou of the several courts herein provided for, both appellate and _;m,»,;,,,,,, of me E glue , and that of the probate courts and of justices of the peace, shall Psmkko. _° ¥}¤dl}¤{1Wd by law: Proqzded, That justices of the peace shall not have imlrés 1g0h1C;} of any matter 111 controversy when the title or boundaries of L ag e in dispute, or where the debt or sum claimed shall exceed 91}% Uhh red dollars; and the said supreme and district courts, respectcmk of Dm gg8g2k; gl possess ehancery as well as common law jurisdiction. Each ' met Court, how be th qunr q1` l’h‘—’Jud€¤ '9h61`€0f] shall appoint its clerk, who shall also nppaintgg 6 mgmté? 1¤ chuucery, and shall keep his office at the place where
