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Section 26. No person shall manufacture for sale, or sell, or keep for sale, as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatever, including ale, wine and beer. The General Assembly shall by law prescribe regulations for the enforcement of the prohibition herein contained, and shall thereby provide suitable penalties for the violation of the provisions hereof.

(The Supreme Court, April 21st, 1883, in the case of Koehler & Lange vs. Hill, reported in 60th Iowa, page 543, held that the amendment, Section 26, as submitted to the electors, did not become a part of the Constitution.)

By vote of the people, November 4th, 1884, and certificate of the Board of State Canvassers, December 10th, 1884:

Amendment 1. The general election for state, district, county and township officers, shall be held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November.

Amendment 2. At any regular sesion of the General Assembly the State may be divided into the necessary judicial districts for district court purposes, or the said districts may be reorganized and the number of the districts and the judges of said courts increased or diminished; but no reorgani zation of the districts or diminution of the judges shall have the effect of removing a judge from office.

Amendment 3. The grand jury may consist of any number of members, not less than five, nor more than fifteen, as the General Assembly may by law provide, or the General Assembly may provide for holding persons to answer for any criminal offense without the intervention of a grand jury.

Amendment 4. That section 13 of article 5, of the Constitution be stricken therefrom, and the following adopted as such section:

Sec. 13. The qualified electors of each county shall, at the general election, in the year 1896, and every two years thereafter, elect a county attorney, who shall be a resident of the county for which he is elected, and shall hold his office for two years, and until the successor shall have been elected and qualified.

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CONSTITUTION

OF THE

STATE OF KANSAS.

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17. General laws.-To be uniform in operation.

18. No divorces to be granted by Legislature.

19. Limitation of laws.-Publication. -Power to provide for elections.

20. Enacting clause of laws.-No law to be passed except by bill.

21. Local legislation may be allowed.

22. Freedom of legislative debate.Privilege of members.

23. Schools to be provided.-No distinction between sexes as to rights.

24. No money to be drawn from treasury but by law.-Appropriations limited to two years. 25. Sessions held at State capital.When to commence.

26. Census once in ten years.-In 1865 and after.

27. Impeachments.-To be tried by

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