Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-23

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the ageoE tWentyrone years. who shall fhe an I
actas5l Of said territory and EhallPos1
sess the qualifications hereinafter pEeeesi bad
shah gtzef eatiiei teyote at the frst elechon,a
Provided, That the right of sufrAp ad ef shoi- 4
ding Office, shah be exercised only by citizens
Of the United SnteA Ahi 4A0Skwho shall haye]
laelsres on oath their iHtenti9g 9gts hseoPa ),
and shall shAEs5 fakeR % soath 5tA snPPSEt E4e
sissssoS this = act; It: I'D loSsdsS 9srfs7 Fat
no Oficer, Soldier, Seaman o., Mssines or .0fheT
person nfhe Army or Navy Of the United States,
ssa ss I g j. s sidS @ St "a osd 9ni
ds Ia Territofy ,aby rsasna of being on se4cs
a. By the term vhiteii Iss,nsed In thAaza fthsf
laws Of q ssaaatspafet etini
mixed white blood sy daes i1ahaHvhba3ias any
4zixtare from lttEes Her Arsces howevefss small
the Propoftion sis not fegarded ss stVsh ite z,n
4Yhis has bsenIrepsatedip decided and may be
af0eardeA ss settled ha Where voter has oz1yde-
Aelared hts intentioi to become acisizendeiInust
s'ssFof4 by thesNldgss of ele6tionW bysas juage
er Jossice of the peaes fte support the eost6hul
.Uaitsd States,sl and the provisions Of
afcrv
saHiEette STerfiqrie iof Nebfaslka and Kansasp
When so sszpfn the word oath, shouidFbe marlz-
ed opposite his name Oh the list Of voterss and a.
voter who has bad this oath once administered,
will eES6dfsgAof Bs .fea6ifsdkoaApe1f it.
1t will bs- seen. that the Act Of Congress is
drawn with much care to exclude non-residents
from the PeIls.a r provides that a voter shall
be an anfsinhabitant'a Gnd San actual resident A
xoter must, dwell here at the time Of ofehng
his yote-z4he must then have commepced an in
EhakitanEy which he Actually intends to continue
|perpaneGtly and must have made the Ter Jitory
bis ling place to the exclusion Of any other
The msaaipg Of TIE last M proyiso p ss relative TO
the Army and, Navy is that the persons designa-
s9s s9.i aaF sa psozh
ahceoof their duties. Like, all other persons it
is not enough that they should Be in the Terri
tory, but they must dwell jn it, Gs their perysGn-
ent home; and the officer ,or oldier who would
vote must nave a residence mere 1IIeSpectlfS anu
indePe endsnt Of bis rpresenss rnder orders:H
Every. voter must vote In the election Precinct
where he resides and not elsewhere. Expert
ceshasdenonstr ated this to be wise regulR-
tion, and it has been adopted in nearly all the
States as a necessary provision against error,
Ct5Rfssfed tssS S u EtectIzSSRRss.. SRs. -
s In case eany persons shall desire to contest the
eleetioa sin any DistIfEt of the territory, they
shall make ,Written statement directed to the
Governor and setting forth thespafticular pre-
cinetor District they inendt to contest, the andt
6c eausesro scomplaint in the conduct or return
kof the. said election, which complaint shall be
signed by not less than ten qualified voters Of
the Territory, and with affidavit of one or more
such voters to the truth of the facts set forth
therein. Such written statement must be pre-
sentedlto the Governor, at his offices on or be-
fore the fourth day of April, d. 1855, and If
it shall appear that the result ofselecticn in any
EC0uncl or Representative District might be
changed by, said. d.ceRtest daytwil, be fixed fof
X ssf5ss.s AppOr4i0nmenfs' .5ssH :
Ls The entire number of qualified voters in the
Territory, as appears from the Census returns,
is two thousand nine hundred and FIVE. The
dred and twenty-three, and in the House Of Rep
|sreseatadyes, one hundred and eleventh. =
-a-t ss;sf. CouNc1L D1srR1cTs.i F'siai'fi
F. The First, Fourth and Seventeenth Election
Districts, Containing four hundred and sixty six
voters shall constitute the FirstC District,
and shall electtWd members of Council. :
The Second Election District and SO much of
half breed lands, containing two hundred and
twelve voters, will constitute the Secohd Cou4u
eff District and elect one member of Council
And the voters thus detached from. the Thir-
teenth viii votei at the place Of election fixed
for the Second Election District.eI Sase1il
Third
t1fcts, containing one hundred and ninetyethree
voters, will constitute the Third Council Dis
tfict, and eiectsone member Of Council. All
The Fifth Election District, containing four
hundred and forty-tw6 voters, will constitute
the Fourth Council District, and elect tYo mem
befs Of Councils hisz ,s.siis ssfs{ t.tls' i1szEs
= The,S Eleetiob Di istrict,r Containing two
hundred and ffty4three' voters, will constitute
the Fifth Cedhcff District, and electone mem
I The Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh. and Twelfth Ell
Eection 'DfstFictss containing two hundred and
sone voters wifi constitute the Sixth Council
District, and elect one member of Council. -
+ The Wolf River Precinct and Doh hipkan<Pre
fcinct Of thaF Fourteenth the Nfloie OF the Eigh-
kteenth and So IA aeh OF the Fifteenth Election
Districts as lies north Of Walhutereek, and its
main branch and Sdue Westaline from its source
contafning two hundred and f0rty-sepen voters,
s5a ss saRs 5 the District satsa:
who are thus detached from the Fffteaefnth will
Fvets 1t HeD5Ef5Aa Yr<oEsss Va9sL =
The Barr OAK Precinct of tie IF eareeenth
District, conta fhing two hundred ana filseen vo-
tefs, will stitdte the Eighth Councl District
and elect one member Of Council. sfsotAsg. rs
| The residue of the FifteehtK Election Dis
trict, Containing two hundred and eight voters.
WALL constitute the Ninth Council District, and
elect one member Of Coaneil.saz eas ss~a.l =
The Sixteenth and residue of the Thirteenth
Election District, containing four hundred and
sixty light E%eys Wiz fsastitute the Tenth
Council pistr5et,< anaa slest tgo oRembers Of
e 60 REF istasf Dlsralers y.
1.-The Seventeenth and Fourth election Districts