LAWS OF KANSAS. CHAPTER I. ALIENS. AN ACT in relation to Aliens. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: by deed, &c. SECTION 1. That all aliens may take by deed, will or otherwise, lands, tenements, and any interest therein, and alienate, sell, assign and transmit the same to their heirs, or any other persons, whether such heirs or other persons be citizens of the Aliens may take, United States or not, in the same manner as natural-born citizens of the United States or of this State might do and upon the decease of any person having title to or interested in any lands or tenements, such lands or tenements shall pass or descend in the same manner as if the alien was a citizen of the United States; and it shall be no objection to any person having an interest in such estate, that they are not citizens of the United States; but all such persons shall have the same right and remedies, and in all things be placed upon the same footing as natural-born citizens and actual residents of the United States. SEC. 2. The personal estate of an alien dying intestate shall be distributed in the same manner as the estate of natural-born citizens, and all persons interested in such estate shall be entitled to proper distributive shares thereof, under the laws of this State, whether they are aliens or not. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force on and after its passage. Approved, February 24, 1864. THOMAS CARNEY, Governor. Duty of Auditor. CHAPTER II. APPROPRIATIONS. AN ACT making appropriations for the current Legislative expenses for year A. D. 1864. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose herein named, for the year 1864: For per diem allowance for one hundred members of the Legislature, fifteen thousand dollars; for allowance for President of the Senate, four hundred dollars; for extra allowance for Speaker of the House, one hundred and fifty dollars; for mileage of members of the Legislature, three thousand dollars: Provided, that no money be paid to any member or officer of the Legislature for the time when absent from the capital while the respective branch of which he is a member, is in session, except in case of sickness or otherwise directed. For Chaplain of Senate and House, three hundred dollars; for the officers and messengers of the Senate, one thousand dollars; for officers and messengers of the House, two thousand dollars; for fuel and lights for legislative halls, one hundred and fifty dollars; for legislative printing, one thousand dollars. SEC. 2. The Auditor of State is hereby authorized to issue his warrants upon the Treasurer of State for the purposes and amounts specified in the first section of this act, or so much thereof as may be necessary to liquidate all such accounts which may be presented, properly authenticated by affidavit. SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its publication once in the Daily Topeka Tribune. Approved, February 5, 1864. THOMAS CARNEY, Governor. I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the enrolled law on file in my office, and that the same was published in the Daily Topeka Tribune for February 6, 1864. W. W. H. LAWRENCE, Secretary of State.. CHAPTER III. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. AN ACT making appropriations for the current expenses for the year 1864. partment. Department. SECTION 1. That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose herein named, for the year A. D. 1864: For executive department Executive De Governor's salary, two thousand dollars; Private Secretary, one thousand dollars; contingent expenses, two thousand dollars; blank book, twenty-five dollars; to reimburse the Governor for selling eighty-four thousand dollars of Kansas seven per cent. bonds, three hundred and seventy-five dollars. Sec- seery of State's retary of State's department-Secretary's salary, fifteen hundred dollars; postage, seventy-five dollars; Clerk of Secretary of State, eight hundred dollars; express charges, one hundred and seventy-five dollars; freight on laws, twenty-five dollars; stationery for the use of the State, one thousand dollars; rent for committee rooms, twenty-five dolllars; Clerk's rooms, fifty dollars; wood and lights for use of State, six hundred dollars; water for use of State offices and Legislative hall for [the] year 1864, seventy-five dollars; contingent expenses, one hurdred and fifty dollars; David Ware, for services, one hundred and fifty-nine dollars; blank books for State offices, one hundred dollars. Auditor's department-Auditor's salary, fit Auditor's Dep't teen hundred dollars; Clerk hire, one thousand dollars; contingent fund, one hundred and fifty dollars; services as Librarian, one hundred and fifty dollars; postage, fifty dollars; moving safe and office, forty-seven dollars. Treasury depart- Treasury Department-Treasurer's salary, twelve hundred dollars; postage, twenty-five dollars; Clerk hire, five hundred dollars; for Mrs. Ridgway, for one month's services of Dr. Ridgway, deceased, Clerk in Treasurer's office, one hundred dollars; for commission to pay agent in New York city, on coupons, one hundred and fifty dollars, for years 1863 and 1864. Superintendent of ment. ment. tendent's Department. ral's Department School Superin- Public Instruction's department-salary, twelve hundred dollars; traveling expenses, three hundred dollars; postage, seventy-five dollars; deficiency in traveling expenses in the year 1863, seventy-nine dollars; blank book, ordered by W. R. Grif Attorney Gene- fith, thirty-five dollars; furniture, twenty-five dollars. Attorney General's department-salary, one thousand dollars; reimbursing Attorney General for traveling expenses for 1863, one hundred dollars; contingent expenses, one hundred dollars; to pay expenses incurred in the prosecution of State cases for the years 1861 to 1864, inclusive, three hundred and fifty dollars, to be paid on accounts properly verified, and approved by the Adjutant Gene- Governor and Attorney General. Adjutant General's departral's Departm't. ment-salary, twelve hundred and fifty dollars; Clerk hire, one thousand dollars; for allowance of traveling expenses, 1863, fifty dollars; seal for office, ten dollars; contingent and traveling expenses, 1864, four hundred dollars; blank books, fifty dollars; office rent, one hundred and fifty dollars; furniture for office, one hundred and twenty-five dollars; postage, one hundred and twenty-five dollars; for book case, furnished Quartermaster by E. Baker, fifty dollars. Quartermaster General's department-salary, seven hundred and fifty dollars. Judiciary department-salary of Chief Justice, eighteen hundred dollars; salaries of two Associate Justices, three thousand dollars; to E. V. Banks, services as Reporter of the Supreme Court for 1863, one hundred and seventy-five dollars; for printing and binding first volume of reports of the Supreme Court, eighteen hundred dollars; for pay of officers, stationery, fuel and contingent expenses for Supreme Court, fifteen hundred dollars, to be drawn upon vouchers approved by the Clerk and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; safe for Supreme Court, five hundred dollars; for pay of Law Librarian, one hundred dollars; salary of District Judges, seven thousand five hundred dollars; salary of the Judge of the Criminal Court of Leavenworth county for the x year 1864, five hundred dollars. Legislative expensesadditional allowances of pay of members and officers, one thousand dollars; H. A. Cook, for four days' services, fitting up Senate chamber, twelve dollars; Leroy Crandall, for one day's service, fitting up Senate chamber, three dollars; for transcribing the journals of the two Houses, seven hundred dollars; Gen's Departm't. Judiciary Department. Legislative penses. for printing laws and journals, etc., for 1864, eight thousand dollars, provided that no money shall be paid out of this appropriation for printing the Governor's message in English, or the volume of public documents; for binding laws and journals, two thousand dollars. Miscellaneous-Freeman Bell, for copy- Miscellaneous. ing House journals destroyed at Lawrence, seventy dollars and thirty cents; Eddy and Arnold, bills for lamps, etc., forty-fivedollars and eighty cents; Hugo Kullak, for building in rear of capitol, ninety dollars; Hugo Kullak, for stand, etc., for Governor's room, twelve dollars; Hugo Kullak, for work performed and material furnished for Senate chamber, one hundred and five dollars; Hugo Kullak, for work performed and material furnished for Secretary of State's office, one hundred and thirtyeight dollars and eighty-five cents; Hugo Kullak, for work performed and material furnished in the room of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, twenty-two dollars and sixty-five cents; Hugo Kullak, for work performed and material furnished for Treasurer's office, eight dollars and sixty-five cents; Hugo Kullak, for work performed and material furnished in the Representative hall, one hundred and forty-two dollars; Smith & Farnham, for bill of coal oil, etc., eight dollars and thirty cents; Wilcox & Son, for mosquito-bars, three dollars; Banks & Fitzgerald, for lumber, doors, etc., for State department, Ritchie block, fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents; Banks & Fitzgerald, for moving State furniture and safe, fifty dollars and fifty cents; Banks & Fitzgerald, for lumber, sawdust and labor, fifteen dollars; Reuben Burrell, for labor, sixtyfive dollars; Kellam & Bro., for lamps, oil, etc., one hundred and one dollars; Wilson Shannon, jr., seal for District Court, Douglas county, twenty-one dollars and seventy cents; Robert Walker, furnishing flag pole, three dollars; M. G. Martin, putting up flag pole, and other labor, twenty-eight dollars; A. B. Perine, for branding-iron, repairing stove, etc., twelve dollars; John Stewart, for stoves and pipe, twenty-six dollars; U. S. Express Company, express charges for Governor and State officers, forty-three dollars and fifty-five cents; E. Baker, for chairs for Governor's room, thirty-two dollars; E. Baker, making desk for Secretary's office, etc., twenty dollars; E. Baker, for desks and tables for Senate chamber, thirty dollars; E. |