Kansas weekly herald., 1855-05-04

shall be held &C the MOUSE OF u d. Illus, On toe
santa Fe road.
Lsdess-ELI SNzDxH,
DR. FosTER HARVEY,
JOSEPH McIETrRE.
The election In the Eighth Election District
shall be held at the Council Grove Mission
House, near the Santa Fe road.
Judges-THos. 8. HorFAKEa,
EMANuEL MosEEa,
8. B. SMITH.
The election in the Sxtseafhg Elsetios Distrtd
shall be held at the house Of Keller 4 Kyle, in
the town Of Leavenworth.
Jvdges-MArr FRANCE,
JAMES N. LYLE,
ADAM FISHER.
lnstr.ctions to Judge:.ef Eleesio~.
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. n. OF the
DAY Of Election, and will take and subscribe
(in duplicates,) the printed oath which will be
furnished them, and copy of. which IL here,
unto appended. This oath must Be administered
by Judge or Justice Of the Peace, one be
present, and If not, the Judges can mutually
administer the oath to each other. In case OF
the absence Of one or two OF the Judges, e nine
O'Clock, A M, the vacancy will be filled by the
Judge or Judges present and in case any yacan-
cy shall occur after the Judges are sworn, 1t
shalltbe filled In the same manner. In casenone
of the Judges attend. at nine O'Clock, A. N.,
the voters on the ground may select persons to
fill their places. In case. (from any cause, J 1t
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 i'm the vicinity, taking proper
precautions to inform the voters OF the place ad-
journed to. The Judges will keep two cores
ponding 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 other
dar0 oath hA RuhIart- The nOfla
will be kept open until six O'Clock, p. N: and
then closed, unless voters are present Offering to
vote, AID in that case shall be closed as soon
thereafter as votes cease o be constantly Offer
ed. When the polls are closed the Judges W!ii
p: oceed to open and count the votes, and will
keep two corresponding tally lists, on which
they will tally each ticket as it is called by the
Judge who will open the ballots, which must be
done without interference or handling BY any
other person. When the votes are thus counted
of, and the tally lists shall agree, the Judges
shall publicly proclaim the result, and shall hil
up and sign the 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 or the return, one Of the tally lists, and
one of the lists Of voters, and will seal up and
preserve the same, to be produced II required.
The remaining copies OF the oath, list OF voters,
tally list and return, will be sealed up, directed
to him, at his Office, at the Shawnee Mission,
by one of the Judges, In person, on or before the
twenty-ninth day Of May, A. D. 1855. The
Constables 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,
and securing free access tor the voters; and for
this purpose may call upon any citizens present
to aid them in the performances Of their duty, IL
necessary.
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 il the owner shall fail to re-
move the same, may direct the Constables, or
other ct persons, to take charge Of such liquor
until the polls are closed and in case OF resis-
tance, to destroy the same at once.
Qualifications Of Voters.
By the Territorial bill it is provided as fol-
lows "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 first election: !:
Provided, that the right Of suffrage and Of hold
ing 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: .And, provided Further, that
no officer, soldier, seanen or marine, or other
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 to vote or hold Office
in said Territory, BY reason Of being on service
therein.s -
By the term sswhite, % ss used in this and other
laws Of similar character, Is meant pure, I'M
mixed white blood. The man who has any
mixture from the darker races, however small