The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-11-24

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lions as is hereinafter provided for the
election of members OF the General As
sen by. aud the Judges therein named
slail within ten DAYS after said election,
seal up and transmit to the Chairman Of
tie Executive Committee OF Kansas Ter
ritcry tie result of said election, who
shall fosti with make Proclamation OF tie
SANE and in case the Constitution be
ratihed by he people, tie Chairman of
tie Executive Committee shall cause pub
lcation to be made by proclamation that
an election viii be held on the third Tues
day of January, A. D. 1856, for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of
Safe. Treasurer, Auditor, Judges of the
Supreme Court, State Printer, Attorney
General, Reporter of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the Supreme Court, and MEM
bers of the General Assembly, which
SAID election shall be held by the 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 seid election to- seal
up 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 the same time and place. the
qualified voters shall, under the same
regulations and restrictions, elect MEM
Der of Congress, to represent the State
of Kansas in the Saith Congress of the
United States; the returns of said cleo
ton to be made to the Chairman of the
Executive Committee, who shall deposit
the same in the Office of the Secretary OF
State as soon as he 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 IL H., 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 OF
their respective Offices under this Consti-
tuition, and shall continue in Office in the
same manner and during the same p-riod
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-
sentatives 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 river to the first tributary above the
town of Lawrence thence up said trib-
utary to its source; thence by a direct
line to the west side of Johnson's house !;
thence By due south line to the Sante
Fe road, and along the middle of said
road to 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.
SECOND DISTRICT:
Commencing at the mouth of Big
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 the 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
furthest source thence by a southerly
line to the north bank of the Wakarusa
river, on the east side of the house of
Charles Matney; thence up said river
and its main branch to the line of the
POttawatomie 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 DIsrRIcT:
Commencing at the Missouri State line
in the middle of the Santa Fe Road
thence along the middle of said road to
Rock creek, near the 65eh mile of said
road; thence South to the line of the
Shawnee Reservation coded by the treaty
OF 1854 thence due East along the South
line of said Reservation and the North
lines of the existing Reservations of the
Sacs and Foxes, the existing Reserva,
tons of the Chippewas and Ottawas, and
the Reservations of the Piankeshaws
Weas, Peorias and Kaskaskias, to the
Missouri State line; thence up the Mis-
sour State line to the place ofbeginning
FrFrH DISTRICT: -
Commencing at the Missouri Stat,
Ilne at the southern boundary of th,
Fourth District; thence West along tn,
same to the northwest corner of the Sa.
ana Fox Reservation /; thence due Soutl
along the western line thereof, and du
South TO the South branch of the Neo
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