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§ 2.

History: Adopted by convention, July 29, 1859; ratified by electors, October 4, 1859; L. 1861, p. 60; eliminated by revision, L. 1972, ch. 394, § 1; August 1, 1972.

Revisor's Note:

Prior to 1972 revision, this section provided for the establishment of a penitentiary and appointment or election of directors therefor.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. Meaning of term "penitentiary" as used in our laws, discussed. Millar v. The State, 2 Kan. 174, 178, 183.

2. "Confinement and hard labor" held to mean confinement in penitentiary. The State v. Nolan, 48 Kan. 723, 729, 29 P. 568, 30 P. 486.