Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-09-21
counties of said. Territory, as follows

viz
10 the County of Des Moine, seven
members of the House of Representa-
tives, and three members of the Council.
To the County of Iowa, sixmembers
of the House of Representatives, and
three members of the Council.
To the County of Du Buque, five
members of the House of Representa-
ltiyes, and three members ofthe Council.
Tothe County of Brown, three mem
bers of the House of Representatives,
and two members Of the Council.
To the County Of Milwaukee, three
members of the House of Representa-
tiyes, and two members of the Coun-
eli, -and
| To the County of Crawford, two
'members.of tho House of Representa-
tives.
| And I do further order and direct
that the first election for the said mem
bers of House Of Representatives and
Council shall be held on the second
Monday in October, next ensuing; and
that the Sheri1s Of the several counties
within said Territory, shall, within
their respective counties, give at least
ten days. previous notice ofthe holding
said election, by publishing the same
in one or more newspapers in each of
said counties, if any there be, or by
putting up at least five written or prin-
ted notices in each and every precinct
hereinafter established in each of said
counties.
And it is also further ordered, that
for the more orderly conducting Of said
election, the electors present on the
day and at the place Of election, may
elect any three persons( who shall be
voters) to preside at, and conduct said
election, and in the absence of Justice
of the Peace, or other officer authori-
zed to administer oaths, they, the said
inspectors are hereby authorized to adj
minister to each other the usual oath of
inspectors of elections; and the said
inspectors shall appoint one or more
competent clerks of said election, who
shall keep correct poll-list Of the vo-
ters of said election.
And it is further directed, that the
poll-lists of said election shall be with
in three days thereafter) certified and
sent by said inspectors to the sherifis
of the several counties,-that the said
poll-books and return shall also be GER
tilted and sent by the said sheriff with
in six days after their receipt to the
Governorof said Territory at Belmont,
Iowa county,-that the person or per-
sons, having the greatest number of
votes for the said Council and House
of Representatives., equal to the num-
Der to which each county may be enti-
tied, shall be duly elected, and certi-
ficate to that effect shall be given by
the sheriffs of the several counties, to
the members elect, and, in case of there
being tie between two or more per-
sons, such fact shall be stated by said
sheriff.
And do further order and direct,
that the members elected from the Sc
vcral counties for Representatives and
Council shall convene at Belmont, in
the county of Iowa, on the 25th day of
October next, ensuing, for the purpose
OF organizing the first session of the
Legislative Assembly of said Territory.
And l do also direct and appoint,
that at the same time and places above
specified for electing the members of
said Legislature, there shall be elected
by the voters Of the several counties,
one delegate to the Congress of the U
nited States, for the term of two years,
agreeably to the fourteenth section of
the act Of Congress, and that the cleo
ton for said delegate shall be conduct
ed, and the return made in the same
manner, as near as may be, as is prescri-
bed for the election Of said members of
the Legislature.
The following are declared election
precincts or districts where polls may
be opened in the county Of Du Buaue.
At the town Of Du Buque, at the
house of Robert Bourne.
On the head waters Of Catfish, at the
house of Colonel Camp.
AT Peru, at the mousse OF Nlr. Patter-
son.
On Turkey River, at the house Of
Robert Hatfield
At Prairie la Porte.
At Durango.
In Bellview.
On North Fork Of Maquoketa Riv-
er, at the house Of Mr.. Hamilton.
At Higgins-Port.
At the upper end Of the Rapids.
At Leclaire''as.