GENERAL LAWS. ACTIONS. AN ACT regulating Actions. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: Of actions about SECTION 1. From and after the taking effect of this act, no action shall be maintained upon any contract for the sale of sale of land. lands, unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum thereof, is in writing, and signed by the party or parties to be charged therewith, or by some other person thereto lawfully authorized by writing; Provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed as to prevent the recovery of debts on verbal contracts for the sale of improvements on public lands. No action shall brought, in what cases. SEC. 2. No action shall be brought in the following cases: first, to charge any executor or administrator upon special be promise to answer damages out of his own estate; second, to charge any person upon any special promise to answer for the debt, default or miscarriage of any other person; third, to charge any person upon an agreement made upon consideration of marriage; fourth, to charge any person upon any agreement that is not to be performed within one year from the time of making it, unless such promise or agreement, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing, and subscribed by the party to be charged therewith, or by some person thereunto by him lawfully authorized. Regarding the SEC. 3. No action shall be brought upon any contract, for the sale of any goods, wares or merchandise, for the price of sale of goods, &c. thirty dollars or upwards, and no such contract shall be valid unless the buyer shall accept part of the property so sold, and Of bills of exchange, &c. Regarding the escape of a prisoner. actually receive the same, or give something in earnest to bind the bargain or in part payment, or unless some note or memorandum in writing of the said bargain be made and signed by the party or parties to be charged by such contract, or their agent thereunto lawfully authorized. SEC. 4. No bill of exchange, negotiable promissory note, order or draft, except such as are payable on demand, shall be payable until three days of grace have been allowed thereon, unless it appear in the instrument that it was the intention of the party that days of grace should not be allowed. SEC. 5. If any person shall be compelled to pay any sum of money on the account of the escape of any prisoner, he may maintain an action therefor against such prisoner and all persons aiding such escape. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 14th, 1857. Acknowledgment ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DEEDS, &c. AN ACT to authorize Judges of the Probate Court to take acknowledgment and proof of deeds and other instruments, and to confirm certain acts of the same. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. All acknowledgments of deeds and other instruof deeds, &c., de- ments for record in this territory which have already been taken elared valid. Probate courts acknowledgment, &c. by judges of the probate court, with or without an impression of an official seal, are hereby recognized, confirmed and made valid. SEC. 2. All judges of the probate court are hereby authoallowed to take rized and empowered to take the acknowledgment and proof of deeds and other instruments for record in this territory, by certifying to the same under their hands and private seals, provided such instruments are intended for record in the county wherein the judge resides, or the estate affected is situated. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its pas sage. Approved February 17th, 1857. ATTACHMENT. AN ACT to amend an act, entitled "An act to provide for the recovery of debts by attachment." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. The first section of the second article of an act, entitled "An act to provide for the recovery of debts by attachment," be and the same is hereby amended as follows: All creditors whose demands are due upon bonds or notes for the direct payment of money, and all creditors whose demands are due upon contract other than bonds and notes, where such demands do not exceed one hundred dollars, may sue under the provisions of said act. This act to take effect from and after its passage. All creditors whose demands are due upon bonds or notes, &c., may sue. APPROPRIATIONS. AN ACT making appropriations for the expenses of the Territory of Kansas for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated to the objects hereinafter expressed, for the year eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely: For compensation of treasurer, one thousand dollars; for office rent for treasurer, one hundred dollars; for compensation for auditor, one thousand dollars; for office rent for auditor, one hundred dollars; for compensation for librarian, one Appropriations. hundred dollars; for rent for library room, one hundred dollars; for compensation for engrossing and enrolling clerks for the council, three hundred and twenty dollars; for compensation for engrossing and enrolling clerks and one assistant clerk for the house of representatives, four hundred and eighty dollars; for compensation for assessors and collectors of the revenue, five thousand dollars; for compensation for the adjutant general and inspector general, three hundred dollars; for expenses of holding a convention, ten thousand dollars; for contingent expenses arising under provisions of law, and for which appropriations have not otherwise been made, one thousand five hundred dollars; provided, that no person employed by the convention shall receive a higher compensation than is allowed by this legislature for the same kind of service; and, provided further, that the salary allowed the librarian and the rent for the library room shall not commence until we have a library to manage. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved February 20th, 1857. priations. AN ACT making appropriations for the years eighteen hundred and fiftyfive and eighteen hundred and fifty-six. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: SECTION 1. That for the purpose of meeting the expenses of the territorial government for the years one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five and six, the following sums are hereby apSundry appro- propriated, to-wit: For rent of auditor's office, one hundred dollars; for rent of treasurer's office, one hundred dollars; for public seals for the comptroller of the treasury and treasurer's offices, together with letter press and appurtenances, seventyfive dollars; Republican office, for bill of books furnished auditor, ninety-four dollars and sixty-one cents; Amos H. Shultz, for furnishing bill of stationery, &c., thirty-seven dollars and forty-six cents; Lecompton Union, for bill of printing, three dollars and fifty cents; Leavenworth Herald, six dollars and seventy-five cents; Squatter Sovereign, five dollars; to Thomas Johnson, for iron safe furnished the treasurer for use of the |