The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-12-01

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Eitniion II voting written or printed
ticket, labelled Constitution or mo
Constitution" which election shall be
heid by the same Judges and conducted
under the same regulations and restric-
tons as is hereinafter provided for tie
election of members of tie General As
sembiy, and the Judges therein named
shaH within ten days after said election,
seal up and transmit to the Chairman Of
the Executive Committee of Kansas Ter
riteRy the result of said election, who
shall forthwith make Proclamation of The
SAME aud in ease the Constitution be
ratified BY tie people, tie Chairman of
the Executive Committee shall cause pnb-
iication TO be made by proclamation that
al election will be held on the third Tues
day of January, A. d. 1856. for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
S ate, Treasurer. Auditor, Judges of the
Supreme Court, State Printer, Attorney
General, Reporter Of the Supreme Court.
Clerk of the Supieme Court, and mem
bers of the General Assembly, which
sa,d election shall be held by tie same
judges, under the same restrictions and
conducted in the same manner as is here
matter provided for the election Of mem
bers of the General Assembly and the
Judges herein named are hereby required
within ten days after said election to seal
mp and transmit duplicate copies of the
returns of said election To the Chairman
of the Executive Committee. one of
which shall be laid before the General
Assembly at its first meeting.
4th. At tie same time and place, the
qualified voters shall. under tie same
= regulations and restrictions, elect rsem-
Der OF Congress, to represent the Safe
of Kansas in the 34th Congress Of the
United States; the returns of said cleo
ton to be made to the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, who shall deposit
tie same in the Office of tie Secretary of
State as soon as be shall enter upon the
discharge of the duties of his office.
9Th. The General Assembly shall meet
on the fourth day of March, A. D. 1856,
at the city of Topeka, at l9 M.. at which
time and place the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Judge of
the Supreme Court, Treasurer, Auditor,
State Printer, Reporter and Clerk of the
Supreme Court, and Attorney General,
shall appear, take the oath of office, and
enter upon the discharge of the duties oil
their respective Offices under this Consti-
tuition, and shall continue in office in the
same manner and during the same period
they would have done had they been
elected on the first Monday of August.
A. ID. 1856.
9th. Until otherwise provided BY law,
the State shall be divided into election
districts and the Senators and Repre-
ssntatiyes shall be apportioned among the
several Districts as follows:
FIRsT DISTRICT:
Commencing in the Kansas River, at
the mouth of Cedar creek thence up
said liver to the first tributary above the
town of Lawrence thence up said trib-
utary to its source; thence by a direct
Hne. to the west side of Johnson's house
thence by,a due south line to the Sante
Fe road, and along the middle of said
road to a point due south of the source
of Cedar creek; thence due north to the
source of said Cedar creek, and down
the same to The place of beginning.
cEcoND DISTRICT:
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Spring branch, ON the south bank of the
Kansas river; thence up said branch to
its furthest source thence by souther-
ly line crossing the Wakarusa river, on
the east side OF the house of Charles
Matney, to the middle of the Santa Fe
road thence along the middle of said
road to the line of tie First District !;
thence by the same along the west side
of the house Of Johnson, to the
head of the first tributary of the Kansas,
above the town of Lawrence and thence
by the same tributary to the Kansas riv-
er, and up the south bank of said river
to the mouth of Big Spring branch, the
place of beginning.
THIRD DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth Of Big
Spring branch, on the south side of the
Kansas river; thence up the same to its
furthsst source thence by southerly
Inns to che north bank of the Wakara>a
river, on the east side of the heuse oil
Charles Matney; thence up said river
and its main branch to the line of the
Potawatomie Reservation and thence
by the southern and western line of said
Reservation to the Kansas river, and
down the said river to the place of be
binning.
FOURTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the Missouri State lin,
in the middle of the Santa Fe Road
thence along the middle of said road t.
Rock creek, near the Goth mile of sait
read; thence South to the line of tn
Shawnee Reservation ceded BY the treat
of 1854; thence due East along the Soutl
line Of said Reservation and the Noril
lines Of the existing Reservations of tn
Sacs and Foxes, the existing Reserva
tons of the Chippewas and Ottawas, an
the Reservations of the Piankeshaws
Weas, Peorias and kaskaskias, to tn
Missouri State line; thence up the Mis-
souri, State line to the place of beginnins
FIFTH DISTRICT:
Commencing at the Missouri Stat
line at the southern boundary of III
Fourth District /; thence West along tn