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Kansas Statutes § 97-77
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In common-law suits over more than $20, trial by jury is preserved, and jury-tried facts may not be reexamined in U.S. courts except under common-law rules.
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Kansas Statutes § 97-88
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Excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishments are prohibited.
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Kansas Statutes § 97-99
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The listed rights in the Constitution must not be read to deny or diminish other rights retained by the people.
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Kansas Statutes § Officers generally; salaries § 30.
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This provision sets appointment, oath, pay, and spending rules for territorial officers and the legislative assembly.
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Kansas Statutes § § 1
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Citizens of the United States age 18 or older have the right to vote, and the United States or any State may not deny or abridge that right because of age.
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Kansas Statutes § § 19 Creation of territorial government.
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The described area is created as the temporary Territory of Kansas, subject to listed exceptions and treaty protections.
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Kansas Statutes § § 2
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Congress has power to enforce this article through appropriate legislation.
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Kansas Statutes § § 20 Governor of territory.
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The governor must live in the territory, help execute the laws, and can grant pardons, respites, and reprieves in the stated cases.
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Kansas Statutes § § 21 Secretary of territory.
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The territory must have a secretary who lives there, serves for five years unless removed sooner by the President, keeps territorial and governor records, sends required copies to federal officials on set schedules, and can act as governor during a vacancy or absence.
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Kansas Statutes § § 22 Legislative assembly.
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This provision sets up the territorial legislative assembly, fixes the initial size of its two houses, gives the governor control over the first census and election setup, and limits session length.
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Kansas Statutes § § 23 Right to vote and hold office.
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This provision gives certain qualified residents the right to vote and hold office at the first election, subject to citizenship, oath, and service-related limits.
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Kansas Statutes § § 24 Enactment of laws.
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This section limits territorial lawmaking and sets the governor’s bill-approval process.
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Kansas Statutes § § 25 Township, district and county officers.
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The governor can nominate and appoint certain officers, and must lay off the necessary districts.
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Kansas Statutes § § 26 Holding of office by members of legislature.
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Members of the legislative assembly may not take certain offices created or made more valuable during their term, and people holding U.S. commissions or appointments generally may not sit in the assembly or hold territorial office, with exceptions for the first legislative assembly and postmasters.
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Kansas Statutes § § 27 Judiciary.
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This provision sets up the territory’s courts, their jurisdiction, and some clerk and appeal rules.
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Kansas Statutes § § 28 Fugitives from justice.
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This provision extends two earlier fugitive-from-justice acts so they are in force within Kansas.
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Kansas Statutes § § 29 Attorney and marshal of territory.
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A territorial attorney and marshal must be appointed, each serving four years unless sooner removed by the president.
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Kansas Statutes § § 3
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When the President files a written declaration of inability, the Vice-President must serve as Acting President and carry out the President’s powers and duties until a contrary declaration is filed.
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Kansas Statutes § § 31 Seat of government.
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The seat of government is temporarily located at Fort Leavenworth.
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