KANSAS.

HISTORICAL.

1803. Included in Louisiana Purchase.

1812. Part of Territory of Missouri.

1850. Part of southwest corner acquired from Texas.

1854. Territory of Kansas created by Act of Congress (May 30). 1861. Admitted as a State by Act of Congress (Jan. 29).

U. S. Charters and Const's, Part I, p. 508.

Territory

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Title of legislative body "Governor and Legislative Assembly."
Session laws called "Laws and Resolutions."

State

Title of legislative body "Legislature."

Session laws called "Session Laws."

SESSION LAWS.

Territory

1st Session, 1855.

[In Statutes of the Territory [1855]. Published "Shawnee M. L. School," 1855.]

Territory

STATUTES (Compilations, Revisions, Digests, Codes).

Statutes of Territory, [Bogus statutes].

4to.

In Harvard Law School.

[See note to next title.]

Shawnee, 1855.

Senate Docs., 1st and 2d Binder's title].

Laws of Territory (1855-56), [being U. S. Senate Ex. Doc. No. 23, 34th Cong., 1st Sess. Contained in Sess., 34th Cong., Vol. 11, 1855-56. 44 +1-822 p. 8°.

Washington, 1856.

In "State Publications," by R. R. Bowker, Part III, N. Y., 1903, p. 393, the following appears: "This Legislature was elected by citizens of Missouri who invaded Kansas to prevent the Free State settlers, who were in the majority from settling the slavery question as had been provided by congress. The Free State settlers refused to be governed by any part of its laws and stigmatized them as 'Bogus Statutes.""]

Statutes of Territory (1855); Samuel A. Lowe.

State

Shawnee M[anual] L[abor] School, 1855.

vii + (1) +1058+ (1) p. 8°.

Compiled Laws (1862), general laws.

1116 p. 8°.

xi + 1270 p. 8°.

General Statutes (1868); Price, Riggs, and McCahon.

Topeka, 1862.

Lawrence, 1868.

Leavenworth, 1877.

1154 p. 4to.

(1881); C.F. W. Dassler.

1156 p. 4to.

St. Louis, 1879.

Topeka, 1881.

In Harvard Law School; also in Department of Justice; also

in New York Bar Association.

(1885); C. F. W. Dassler.

1095 p. 4to.

Topeka, 1885.

The constitution at present in force in this state is that of 1859.

1855.

Constitution; a copy of this constitution is contained in United States Charters and Constitutions, Part I, p. 580, where it is said that "this constitution was adopted at a convention which met at Topeka, Oct. 23, 1855. . . . It was claimed that it was submitted to the people of Kansas and ratified Dec. 15, 1855."

1857.

Constitution; a copy of this constitution is contained in United States Charters and Constitutions, Part I, p. 598, where it is said that "this constitution was adopted at a convention which met at Lecompton, Sept. 5, 1857. . . . It was immediately forwarded to President Buchanan. It was claimed that . . . the constitution with slavery was ratified. .., and it was also claimed that the constitution was rejected."

1858.

Constitution; a copy of this constitution is contained in United States Charters and Constitutions, Part I, p. 613, where it is said that "this constitution was adopted at a convention which met at Mineola, Mar. 23, 1858. . . . It was claimed that it was submitted to the people and ratified."

1859.

Proceedings and Debates embracing secretary's journal of the constitutional convention, convened at Wyandot, July 5, 1859, for the formation of a state government. By A. E. Drapier. With constitution and ordinance annexed. [Went into effect Jan. 29, 1861.]

xlvi 439 16 p. 8°.

Constitution, with ordinance prefixed. 39 p. 8°.

Wyandot, 1859.

n.t.p. n.p. N.D.

A copy of this constitution is contained in United States Charters and Constitutions, Part I, p. 629, where it is said that "this constitution was adopted at a convention which met at Wyandotte, July 5, 1859. . . . It was submitted to the people of Kansas, Oct. 4, 1859 and ratified."

As amended with all amendments to Jan. 1, 1909. 35 p. 8°. Topeka, 1909. Constitution Amendments. This constitution has been amended as follows: Art. I, sec. 2, adopted 1888; Art. II, sec. 2, adopted 1873; Art. II, sec. 12, adopted 1864; Art. II, sec. 14, adopted 1904; Art. II, sec. 17, adopted 1906; Art. II, sec. 24, adopted 1876; Art. II, secs. 25 and 29, Art. XI, sec. 3, adopted 1875; Art. III, sec. 2, adopted 1900; Art. III, sec. 8, Art. XII, sec. 2, adopted 1906; Art. IV, sec. 2, Art. IX, sec. 3, adopted 1902; Art. V, sec. 1, adopted 1870; Art. V, sec. 2, adopted 1867; Art. V, sec. 3, adopted 1864; Art. VIII, sec. 1, adopted 1888; Art. XIII, sec. 7, adopted 1861; Art. XV, sec. 4, adopted 1904; Art. XV, sec. 10, adopted 1880. (Kansas State Library, Jan. 18, 1912.)