Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-11

N. ID. STArELER.
The election in the Seventh Electioa District
shall be held at the house Of L B. Titus, on the
Santa Fe road.
Esdgs-ELr SNYDER,
DIR Foster HARVEY,
JOSEPH McISTfRE.
The election in the Eighth Electtoa District
shall be held at the Council Grove Mission
House, near the Santa Fe road.
J.ldges-THos. s. HorFAKER,
EMANUEL MosIER.
s. B. SMITH.
The election in the Sizteeaths Election District
shall be held at the house Of Keller & Kyle, In
the town of Leavenworth.
Jxiges-MATr FRANCE,
JAMES NJ. LYLE,
ADAM FISHER.
distractions to Judges Of Election.
The three Judges will provide for each poll
proper ballot boxes for the reception OF the
tickets, and will assemble at their respective
polls at or before eight O'Clock, A. NJ, of the
Jay of Election, and will take and subscribe
(in Duplicates the printed oath which will be
furnished them, and copy Of which is here
INTO appended This oath must be administered
by Judge or Justice of the Peace, il one be
present, and il not, the Judges can mutually
administer the oath to each other. In case OF
the absence of one or two of the Judges, at nine
O'Clock, A. M, the vacancy will be hlied oy the
Judge or Judges present and in case any yacan-
cY shall occur after the Judges are sworn, 1t
shall be filled in the same manner. In case none
of the Judges attend. at nine O'Clock, A el.,
the voters on the ground may select persons to
fill their places. In case, from any cause; = 5
shall be Impossible for the election to be held
at the designated place, the Judges may, at nine
O'Clock, A. M, adjourn the election to the most
convenient place in the vicinity, taking proper
precautions to inform the voters OF the place ad-
journsd to. The Judges will keep two cores
pondins lists of the persons who shall vote,
numbering each name. They must be satisfied
Of the qualifications Of every person offering to
vote, and may examine the voter, or any oener
person, under oath, upon the subject Inc polls
will be kept open until six O'Clock, r. M: ana
then closed, unless voters are present Offering to
vote, and in that case shalt be closed as soon
thereafter as votes cease 20 be constantly oHer-
ed. When the polls are closed the Judges VIII
proceed to open and count the votes, and VIII
keep two corresponding tally lists, on which
they will tally each ticket as 1t is called by the
Judge who will oRen the ballots, which must be
done without Eference or handling by any
other person. When The votes are thus counted
oif and the tally lists shall agree, the Judges
shall pubiiciy proclaim the result, and shall NIL
up and sign tn. duplicate returns which will be
furnished them, and copy of which is hereto
appended. They will then carefully replace
the said-tickets in the ballot boxes, together
with one copy Of the cath of each Judge, one
copy the return, one OF the tally nsgs, ana
one of the lists OF voters, and win seal up and
fhe emaining copies of the oath, list OF voters,
tally list and return. will be sealed up, directed
20 the Gnrelnor of the Territory, and delivered
| TO him, at his Office, at the Shawnee Mission,
by of the Judges, in person, on OF before the
twenty-ninth day Of May, A.. D. 1855. The
Constabies of the Territory will attend at their
respective polls, and hold themselves in readi-
ness TO execute the orders Of the Judges for the
preservation OF peace and good order at the polls,
aad securing free access for the voters and Tor
cit
TO aid them in the performance OF their duty, II
| necessary.
] All persons are forbidden to bring, sell or
deal out, In the immediate vicinity of the polls,
any intoxicating liquors; and the Judges OF
Election. whenever they shall deem this regu-
lation violated so as to interfere with the proper
conducting of the election, may order the same
/ to be removed and if the owner shall fail to re-
move the same, may direct the Constables, or
other fit persons, to take charge OF such liquor
until the polls are closed; and in case OF resls-
tance, to destroy the same at once.
| Qualifications Of Voters.
| By the Territorial bill it is provided as fol-
| lows: s.That every free white male inhabitant
| above the age Of twenty-one years, who shall be
an actual resident of said Territory, and shall
possess the qualifications hereinafter prescribed.
| Shall be entitled to vote at the hrst election
Provided, that the right of suffrage and OF hold
ling Office shall be exercised only by citizens OF
the United States, and those who shall have de-
clared, on oath, their intention to become such.
and shall have taken an oath to support the
constitution of the United States and the pro-
visions of this act .4nd, provided fHTtkeT, that
no officer, soldier, seamen or marine, or other
j person in the army or navy OF the United States
/ or attached to troops in the service OF the UNI
ted States shall be allowed tn vote or hold ofee
in said Territory, BY reason of-being on service
4 therein.o
/ By the term sswhite,n as used in this and other
laws of a similar character, is meant pure, nm
mixed white blood. The man who has any
/ mixture from the darker races, however small
the proportion, is not regarded a. white man.
whsre voter has enly declared his intention
to hecarne n citizen. he must be sworn by COM
petent authorit,. or the Judges of Election, tc
sunuort the constitution of the United States
and the provisions Of the Act OF Congress passed
May 80, 1854, to organize the Territories oil
Nebraska and Kansas, unless ne has been Sc
sworn previously.
i It will be seen that the Act is drawn with
igreat care to exclude non-residents from the
ipolIs. It HproVides that the voter shall be an in
habitant and an actual resident A voter must
dwell here at the time OF offering his vote. He
must have then commenced an actual fnhabitan-
icy which he intends TO continue permauentlv
4 and must have made the Territory bis dwelling
place toths exclusion OF any other home.
/ Tho msaning Of the last proviso in relation "a
THE Army and Navy Is that the persons Designs
tied in It shall nat vote il their inhzbitaney In
The Territory is rsfsrable only to the Psfsofm-
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