Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-02-25
WHOLE NO. 70.

oSvcsoi PtcCsucsS SHdu ScItlIy tne votes for
UeIegafes 10 the same manner az 10 provided
BY law for the election Of members Of tha
Council and House Of Representatives. and
shall send returns Of said elections 90 Ger
tilted to the clerk Of the county commissioners,
court, who shall open said returns aad certify
the election of Delegates in the same manner
az IL low provided by law for the election OF
members Of the Council and House Of Repre-.
sentatlves: and in case Of a tie vote between
any Of the candidates for Delegates, il shall be
the duty Of the clerk Of the board Of county
commissioners to order new election. 20 be-
held, within twenty days after said inst elec.
ton. and be conducted ia the same manner 40
said FIRST election.
Sec. z. Tina; the said Delegates elect shall
meet at Iowa City on the.lst Monday Of No
vember next ensuing the election aforesaid and
proceed to form Constitution and State Gov
eminent for the Territory Of Iowa.
Sec. 8. That after Constitution and form
OF State Government shall have been adopted
by said convestion, they shall cause the same
to be published in all the newspapers printed
in said Territory and at the next general cleo
ton for members Of the Council and House of
representatives, after the forrnation of Con-
stitution and State Government by said con.
vention, the electors ofsaid Territory, who are
qualified to vote for members of the Legisia-
ture At the said general election, shall be and
they are hereby authorized 10 vote IS For the
Constitution" or " Against the Constitution
The votes for and against the constitution shall
be counted and returned to the clerk of the
county commissioners court, in the same man
ner as required by this act in the election for
convention and against convention, and the
clerk Of said commissioners shall in the same
manner transmit returns Of said votes for and
against the Constitution to the Secretary Of the
Territory, who shall open and count the same
as soon as they are all received from the sew
eral counties 10 this Territory, In tho presence
of the Governor. who shall issue his proclama-
ton declaring the result.
Sec. 8. That the electors qualified az afore-
said, may vote for or against convention in
any county Of this Territory, whether residents
OF such county or not; but in the election for
Delegates to the convention, the said electors
shall not vote out of the counties wherein they
have their residences.
Sec. 10. That the several elections provided
for in this act, shall in all respects, be conduct.
ed in accordance with the provisions Of an act
regulating general elections in this Territory,
and the several acts amsndatory thereto, 80 far
as the same is applicable, and except as is
herein specially provided for.
Sec. IL. That whenever person shall pre-
sent himself to give his vote or ballot, at said
ELECTIONS, and either of the judges shall tead1s
and administer to him the following oath:
+" You do solemnly swear and declare Cor, yon
do solemnly declare and af6rm) that you are Of
the age Of twenty-one years according to your
best knowledge and belief. citizen Of the
United States, and that you have been for the
last six months an inhabitant ofthis Territory,
and now resident in this county, and that you
have not voted before in any part Of the Terri
tory at this election"
Sec. IL. That it shall be the duty of the
Secretary Of the Territory, to cause this act 10
be published in the several newspapers of this
Territory, as soon as the same may be approx
ed by the Governor. And it shall be the duty
Of the clerk Of the board of county commission
ers. in the several counties Of the Territory to
give notice. that poll will be opened for the
purposes specified in the first section OF this
act, to the sheriff Of his proper county, who il
hereby required tc post up notices in accord
ance with law, at least twenty days before the
general election day in August next.
Sec. Is. That it shall be the duty Of the
Secretary Of the Territory to procure suitable
room for the meeting of the Convention; also
to provide the same with furniture, stationery
and all other things NECESSARY for the comfort
and con;euience Of the Convention.
Sec. IA. This az: shall take effect, and be
in force from and after its passage.
The above ,Is q true copy Qt the ehgtosseo
bill as passed by both Houses.
JOSEPH +. FALES,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Rep.