A History of KansasE.P. Greer, 1899 - 379 pages |
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... Second Submission.- Under an act of the special session , a vote was ordered , for or against the Constitution , on ... Lieutenant - Governor , W. Y. Roberts ; Secretary of State , P. C. Schuyler ; Auditor , Joel K. Goodin ; Treasurer ...
... Second Submission.- Under an act of the special session , a vote was ordered , for or against the Constitution , on ... Lieutenant - Governor , W. Y. Roberts ; Secretary of State , P. C. Schuyler ; Auditor , Joel K. Goodin ; Treasurer ...
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... Second State Election . - In November , 1862 , occurred the second State election in Kansas . Thomas Carney was chosen Governor , with Thomas A. Osborn , Lieutenant - Governor ; W. H. H. Lawrence , Secretary of State ; Asa Hairgrove ...
... Second State Election . - In November , 1862 , occurred the second State election in Kansas . Thomas Carney was chosen Governor , with Thomas A. Osborn , Lieutenant - Governor ; W. H. H. Lawrence , Secretary of State ; Asa Hairgrove ...
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... second , after the receipt of the proclamation at regimental headquarters , the regiment itself in full force was on ... Lieutenant - Colonel Burris . On the approach of Price's advance the fight was opened by a portion of the Fifteenth ...
... second , after the receipt of the proclamation at regimental headquarters , the regiment itself in full force was on ... Lieutenant - Colonel Burris . On the approach of Price's advance the fight was opened by a portion of the Fifteenth ...
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Noble Lovely Prentis. was flanked by the enemy it would fall back and form another line , thus ... Second Colorado Cavalry , under Major Nelson H. Smith ( destined to die that day , and to give his name to Smith county ) , and Lieutenant ...
Noble Lovely Prentis. was flanked by the enemy it would fall back and form another line , thus ... Second Colorado Cavalry , under Major Nelson H. Smith ( destined to die that day , and to give his name to Smith county ) , and Lieutenant ...
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... second term as a United States Senator from Kansas , and was in the prime of his years . James H. Lane . In his ... Lieutenant - Governor of Indiana , Presidential Elector - at- Large , and a member of the Congress which passed. BUILDING ...
... second term as a United States Senator from Kansas , and was in the prime of his years . James H. Lane . In his ... Lieutenant - Governor of Indiana , Presidential Elector - at- Large , and a member of the Congress which passed. BUILDING ...
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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...