Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-02-17

ne 10 reg Sier oil 0ceGs III Sucn county, IL
the reg sier oil deeds of the county 10 whic /
ii is attached for judicial purposes, and the
said reg ser shall preserve Tie same on file
in his office subject to the lnspec ion OF all
persons.
Sec. 8. The persons appointed 10 take
as compensation for the service to be per-
formed in taking such census at The late OF
one dollar and fifty Gems for every one hun-
bred persons enumerated by them respect
ively. Prov ded, that in the counties of
ST. CroiX, Chippewa and L1po mt, and in
those counties having population of less
Than one thousand souls, there shall be al
lowed TO the person making the enumeration
at the rate of three dollars for every one
hundred persons enumerated therein. Pro-
vided also, that there shall be allowed to the
persons appointed according TO this act 10
take such census the sum of five dollars. for
making The abstracts or copies required by
the preceding section, "each county shall
paw for taking the census within its own linn
its and for the abstracts and copies o. the
same"
Sec. TO- As soon as the returns of the
census shall have been received by the Sec
retary from the several persons authorized
to take the same, and by the first day of
ANGUS, next, whether he shall have received
all of the returns or not he shall proceed to
make an abstract of the population of The
several counties as shown by the returns re-
ceived by him, which abstract he shall file
in his office, and furnish certified copy
thereof TO the Governor.
Sec. III - nediately upon the receipt
from the Secretary of the said copy of said
abstract, in case a majority of all the votes
cast upon the question of forming State
government are for State Government
the Governor shall proceed TO make an APP
portionment among the several Counties OF
delegates TO form state constitution upon
the following principles, viz: He shall ap
portion one delegate to every county in the
Territory for every thirteen hundred lnhab-
tants in said county, and an additional del
egate in every county if there Shall be
fraction in such county over and above the
said number of thirteen hundred, or any
multiple of that number greater than one
molety of said lumber, provided that there
shall be one delegate apporiloned to eact
oroanized county whether it shall contain
the number ofihineen hundred inhabtani:
or not. and no county shall be entitled Il
two delegates in said convention unless
shall contain over nineteen bundled md I'll
~ inhabitants. No two counties shall bt
united in the sans election district tor tht
election of delegates.
Sec. II. As soon as the Governor shall
have completed said appor,ionment he sliai
issue his proclamation and cause it to b.
published in all the newspapers printed II
the Territory and transmit a copy of 1t II
each of the sheriffs of the county. for an C
lection of delegates according TO said appor
tonmeni to be held at the time of Eo.dInt
the next annual election in every county @
the Territory, and said proclamation shal
| speciy the number Of delegates so appor
| toned to each Of the counties of the lei
ritorv.
Src. I3. Immediately upon the receip
Of said proclamation The Sheriff In the sew
eral counties in the Territory shall Civ
notice that an election will be held on tn
day mentioned in the proclamation of III
governor in the several towns and election
precincts in each county for the election
Of the same number Of delegates in ,hel
counties respectively as the governor by hi
said proclamation shall have appor'ione
to such county and the Sher fl in such nc
tees shall designate the same place 70
holding such election, in the several town
and precincts as shall have been provide
by law for the holding Of elections in sue
towns and precincts and if no such plac
shall have been provided by law then sue
Mace as the Sheriff shall think proper I
select. " hich notices shall be posted u
in at least three public places in each Q
said towns and precincts and in case an
county shall be attached TO any other coun
ty for Judicial purposes and there shall b
no sheriff IN it then the sheriff oil the cour
ty 10 which il is attached shall perform III
duties hereby required 10 be performed
in such attached county in the same man
ner that he is hereby required 10 perform
them il the county Of which he IS The sher
if excepting the counties of Chippewa, ,,
Croix and La Point in which said count
t shall be the duty Of the clerk Of III
board of county commissioners 10 do IN
duties herein required 10 be done by III
Sheriff. And the sane persons shall &C
as Judges of election at SAID election o
delegates rs shall &C, as judges OF the gen
eral election and if there are no Judge
present or if part only are present the vo
tiers in attendance may appoint Others t
supply their places.
SIC. IA Attbe times and places spec;
fed in said notices of election all the VIII I
male inhabitants of the Territory above ih
age of twenty-one years who shall hav
reside in the Territory for six month
next proceeding said cleo ion and wh
shall be citizens OF The United Slules. o
shall have declared Their intention 10 be
come such according to the laws of III
United States, on the subject of natural
izalion shall be authorized to vote by ba
LOT for the number of delegates to the cor
ven,ion 10 form a State Constitution who
shall have been apPortoned to the count
in which he is voting, and no person
shah vote in any county for delegates uE
less he shall have been residen, Of th'
county for ten days mex. proceeding sue
election and every person authorized b
this &C, II vote for delegates 10 form sta
i. constitution shlll be competent TO be cleo
ed delegate 10 said convention for Il
I - s.h he