A History of KansasE.P. Greer, 1899 - 379 pages |
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... Martin White . All the houses in Osawatomie save four were burned . In Leavenworth , a Pro - slavery mob murdered William Phillips , a Free State lawyer , who had been tarred and feathered the year before , and a Vigilance Committee com ...
... Martin White . All the houses in Osawatomie save four were burned . In Leavenworth , a Pro - slavery mob murdered William Phillips , a Free State lawyer , who had been tarred and feathered the year before , and a Vigilance Committee com ...
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... to follow . 112. Officers . - The Convention was organized by the choice of Samuel A. Kingman , as temporary President , and John A. Martin , as Secretary . A permanent organization 77 THE WYANDOTTE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
... to follow . 112. Officers . - The Convention was organized by the choice of Samuel A. Kingman , as temporary President , and John A. Martin , as Secretary . A permanent organization 77 THE WYANDOTTE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
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Noble Lovely Prentis. John A. Martin , as Secretary . A permanent organization was effected by the choice of James M. Winchell , as Presi- dent ; John A. Martin , as Secretary ; J. L. Blanchard , Assistant Secretary ; George F. Warren ...
Noble Lovely Prentis. John A. Martin , as Secretary . A permanent organization was effected by the choice of James M. Winchell , as Presi- dent ; John A. Martin , as Secretary ; J. L. Blanchard , Assistant Secretary ; George F. Warren ...
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... Martin , Secretary , called an election on the Wyandotte Constitution , to ratify or reject it . The vote was taken on the 4th of October , 1859 , and stood : for the Constitution , 10,421 ; against the Constitution , 5,530 . The ...
... Martin , Secretary , called an election on the Wyandotte Constitution , to ratify or reject it . The vote was taken on the 4th of October , 1859 , and stood : for the Constitution , 10,421 ; against the Constitution , 5,530 . The ...
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... Martin , the youthful Secretary , was twice chosen Governor of the State . Two of the lawyers of the body , Solon O. Thacher and William C. McDowell , were chosen District Judges at the first election under the Con- stitution . These ...
... Martin , the youthful Secretary , was twice chosen Governor of the State . Two of the lawyers of the body , Solon O. Thacher and William C. McDowell , were chosen District Judges at the first election under the Con- stitution . These ...
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Page 347 - For the purpose of voting, no person shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence, by reason of his presence or absence, while employed in the service of the United States ; nor while engaged in the navigation of the waters of this state, or of the United States, or of the high seas ; nor while a student of any seminary of learning ; nor while kept at any almshouse, or other asylum, at public expense ; nor while confined in any public prison.
Page 300 - MASTER of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace— soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury, and woe, Seek me in vain and...
Page 330 - Measures, is hereby declared inoperative and void; it being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States...
Page 329 - That the judicial power of said territory shall be vested in a supreme court, district courts, probate courts, and in justices of the peace. The supreme court shall consist of a chief justice and two associate justices, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, and...
Page 329 - ... associate justices, any two of whom shall constitute a quorum, and who shall hold a term at the seat of government of said Territory annually...
Page 334 - That the constitution and all laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the s*ame force and effect within the said territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Page 355 - When more than one amendment shall be submitted at the same time, they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately.
Page 333 - That all salt springs within said State, not exceeding twelve In number, with six sections of land adjoining or as contiguous as may be to each...
Page 334 - The legislatures of those districts or new states shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil by the United States in Congress assembled, nor with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in such soil to the bona fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States ; and in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents.
Page 328 - That the legislative power of the territory shall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation consistent with the constitution of the United States and the provisions of this act ; but no law shall be passed interfering with the primary disposal of the soil ; no tax shall be imposed upon the property of the United States...