24. An Act for the maintenance and support of illegitmate children. DAMAGE. 26. An Act to provide for contested Elections. 27. An Act providing for the investigation of Election frauds. 31. An Act to authorize the Governor, the President of the Council and Speaker of the House of Representatives to examine certain Election returns therein named. 40. An Act entitled "An Act to regulate the selection of Jurors, and the empanelling of 66. An Act to provide for the assessment and collection of Taxes. 67. An Act to create a Territorial Board of Equalization. 68. An Act extending the time to Samuel V. Jameson, Sheriff of Doniphan County, to collect taxes due in said county. 69. An Act extending time to John H. Tate, late Sheriff of the County of Linn, for TOWNSHIPS AND TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. CHAPTER 71. An Act relating to their election and duties of their office. AN ACT to authorize the formation of Voluntary Associations. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: sociate and for SECTION 1. That any persons may voluntarily associate them- Who may Asselves together for either of the following purposes: 1st. To what purpose. establish and maintain horticultural, literary and scientific associations. 2nd. To organize military and fire companies. 3rd. Το prepare suitable grounds for the burial of the dead; for the public walks or commons; and to ornament the same with shade trees and shrubbery. 4th. To organize Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, subordinate to the several Grand Lodges; and also Divisions of the Sons and Daughters of Temperance, and other charitable associations and orders. 5th. To erect and maintain. suitable buildings for public meetings. SEC. 2. That every such association shall be formed by writ- How formed, ten articles, specifying the objects of the same; the conditions of membership, and shall be subscribed by each member thereto. Corporate SEC. 3. That any such association may adopt a corporate Shall have name, either in the original articles or at the first meeting there- name. of; and may have a corporate seal. cles in Probate SEC. 4. That every such association shall file their articles Shall file artiaforesaid in the office of the clerk of the Probate Court of the Court. proper county, and pay the expenses therefor, and such association shall be deemed and held as a corporation. como. SEC. 5. That the annual value of the income of the property Annual inof any such corporation shall not exceed five thousand dollars. Shall divide Clerk keep a dence. SEC. 6. That such corporation shall divide their stock or corporate property into shares, not exceeding thirty dollars each, and determine the manner in which the same shall be holden and conveyed. SEC. 7. That the Clerk or Secretary of every such corporaread in evi- tion, shall keep a fair record of the proceedings thereof in a book provided for that purpose; and such records or copies, duly attested by such clerk or secretary, may be read in evidence, where the interests of such corporation are concerned. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and this act to be in force from and after its passage. [Signed,] G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. President of the Council. Approved February 2, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. priations are made. eral. CHAPTER II. APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1858. AN ACT making Appropriations for the expenses of the Territory of Kansas for the year 1858. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated to the objects herein named for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury Objects for not otherwise appropriated, viz.: For compensation of Audiwhich appro- tor General, fifteen hundred dollars; for compensation of Fiscal Auditor Gen- Agent, fifteen hundred dollars; for office rent of Auditor GenFiscal Agent. eral, one hundred dollars; for office rent of Fiscal Agent, one hundred dollars; for compensation of Librarian, one hundred dollars; for rent of library room, one hundred dollars; for compensation of assessors and collectors of public revenue, five thousand Collectors. dollars; for expenses of holding a convention, twenty thousand Adjutant Gon- dollars; for compensation of Adjutant General, three hundred Inspector Gen- dollars; for compensation of Inspector General, three hundred Assessors and Convention. eral. eral. |