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

Be il enacted by he Council and House
of Representatives OF the Territory Of
Wisconsin,:
Sec. l. That on the first Tuesday Of A.
pril next every white male inhabitant above
the ag6 of'weniy-one wears, who shall have
resided in the Territory for six months next
previous thereto, and who shall either be
citizen Of the United States, or shall have
fled his declaration of intention 10 become
such according TO the laws of the Uni'ed
States on the subject of naturalization, shall
be authorized to vote for or against the for
nation of state government in Wisconsin,
by depositing with the Judges Of Election
in box, TO be prepared and kept by them,
a ballot on which shall be written or print
ed, "for Safe Government" or "against
State Government" and every person so
authorized may vote on that question at any
town or precinct in which he may be,
whether be resides in said town or precinct
or not.
Sec. 2. All votes cast at such election
shall be canyassed certified and returned,
in the same manner as is required by law.
for the canvassing, certifying and returning
of votes for Delegate to Congress, and the
Sec ejary of the Territory shall make and
deliyer to he Governor a certified abstract
of all such votes BY counties, and in all
those counties Of the Territory which have
adopted the provisions of an act entitled,
'.an act 10 provide for the government of
the several towns in this territory and for
The revision Of county government" the
votes shall be canyasscd, certified and re-
turned in the manner provided for by the
act entitled san act TO provide Tor and reg
ulate general elections" and for that pur-
pose the Clerk oil the board of County Su.
perysors, shall perform all the duties re-
quired by law to be performed by the
Clerk of the board Of Coun ty Commission
ers.
Sec 3. The Governor shall appoint in
each of the counties of the territory, some
suitable person who is hereby authorized
and required 10 cause the number OF inhab-
itans to be taken, emitting in their enumer-
aiion Indians not citizens, and officers and
soldiers of the United StGtes Army, and the
persons so appointed shall have power TO ap-
point as many assistants to aid them in Ia
king the census as they may deem necessa-
ry, assigning 10 each assistant certain d.
vision of his county, to be accurately de-
fined either by Congressional township lines
the boundaries of towns organized for town
government, or be distinctly bounded by
water courses or public roads.
| Sec. 4. The Governor shall furnish to
the Secretary list Of the names of all per-
sons and their residence, so far as he can
ascertain the same, appointed BY him in
pursuance of the provisions of this act which
the Secretary shall record IN the Executive
! Journal; and the Secretary shall furnish tc
any person so appo ned by the first day OF
! April next a certificate Of such appointment
and shall at the same time forward 10 hin
he necessary blank forms ior.carrying into
ctlac, the provisions OF this &C, 10 be pre-
pared by the Secretary. And the Auditor
oftho Territory is hereby authorized 10 audi
and allow the accounts of the Secretlry fo
all expenses incurred by him in carrying in
20 effect the provisions Of this act, and give
his warrants upon the Treasurer for The
SIM.
Sec. ). The persons appointed 10 take
the census and their assistants shall several
" take and subscribe an oath or affirmation
before some person authorized by law &c
adminjser oalhs previous TO entering upoi
tie discharge of he duties imposed by tn:
acl that they will we'll and truly cause 10 bt
m de a Just and perfect enumeration OF al
,ue persons resident within their county o
div son as The case may he, and d returl
thereof made IN pursuance Of The prov slon
o: this acl according TO The best OF their a
b.llues. winch ollh or oathS shall be return
ed wi the census as hereinafter provideo
To the Secretary ofthe territory. Every as
! sis ant so appointed shall return to lie per
son by whom he was appointed, just anr
pcrfecl enumeration oflhe inhabitants o: thu
, d strict or division ass:gned to him in tht
form, as aforesaid, to be pTepl;ed by th'
Secretary, by the twentieth day of June
next.
: Sec. 6. Every person appointed in pur
: suancc of The provis ous of this act 10 TAKE
The census, and every assistant who shal
/, be appointed and accept SAID appointment,
who shall fill to make returns agreeably Il
this act or who shall make a false return o
the enumeration in his division shall fottei
and pay the sum oftwo hund ed doillrs, &c
! De iCCOFCfeu IN Tue name anu 1ui ttiC use "
the Territory before any court of competen
jurisdiction.
Sec Z. The sld enumeration shal bC
made by an actual enquiry by the persons
aking such census al every dwelling or b!
personal enquiry ofthe heads of every fam
t ly in their respective counties or divisions
= and shall commence on the first day of Jane
, next and shall be completed and closed il
thirty DAYS thereafter, and said enumeration
i shall include only those whose place of resi-
dence shall be in said counties or division
on the first day of June aforesaid and tn
several assistants shalt by the twentieth da!
of June next make and deliver TO the pes
sons by whom they were appointed respect
lively a true and accurate copy OF the enum
Grafton Of all persons. Indians not citizen
, and soldiers excepted within their respec
( II tive divisions which enume alton shall Sc
y f1tth in a schedule designating the town
? ships, precincts or districts comprising b
! div son, according 10 the civil or geogFaph
/. zeal boundaries thereof, and shall embrac
y the several families BY the name of tn
head lhereofand The aggregate popuIat.o
therein.
Sec. s. The several persons appoin'e
Il IN pursuance of the provisions OF tins act I