New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-08

Cor sttu'icp, which election shall be held BY the
sane JacRts. an6 CONDUCTED uocer the ssne reguls-
ions as eetTic ions as Is provided for the
election Of Mem bers OF the General Assem- bly, and III
Judges therein named sba within ten days after said
election zeal up and transmit to the Chairman OF the
Executive Committee OF Kansas Territory the res sit
Of said e'ec ion, who shall foh.ith m AXE procls na
ton Of the and In the Consti.u ion be rs-
hte by The people, the Chairman OF the Exc ,utye
Committee shall cause publication TO be Ga1e oy
proclamation tina. cleo ion will be held on he third
Tuesday of January, ID. 1856, for Governor, Lieu
ter aLt-Governor, Secretary Of State Trenarsr, Al
oitor, Jucses of the Supreme Court, State Printer,
Attorney y. General, Reporter of the S1preme Curt,
Clerk of the Supreme Cont, and Msn bers Of the
General Assembly, which said election shall be held
by The same Judsts under the restrictions and
CONDUCTED in the sane manner IL nersins ar pro-
vioed for the election OF Members OF the General
Assembly; and the judges herein named are hereby
required within ten Gays after said election 10 seal up
aid transmit duplicate copies OF the returns of said
election to ibe Chairman Of the Executive Committee
one Of which sbal be laid before the Genera Assem-
bly, at ifs first nt etpg.
Fourth: At the same time and place, the qualified
voters shall, unoer The same regulations and restric
state Of Kansas in the XXXiVth Congress of the
United States; the returns Of said election TO be made
to the Chairman Of the Executive Committee, who
tbal deposit the same in the Office Of the Secretary Of
State be shal enter upon the discharge Of
the duties Of his Office
Fifth: The General Assembly shall meet on the
fourth day Of March, A. d. 1856, at the City Of To-
peka, at ~ m at which time and place t,e Governor
LieueraI Governor Sec etary Of Stae, Judge of the
supreme Court, Treasurer, Au1 itor, Sta'e Printer,
Reporter az Clerk Of the Supreme Court, and
AtorT ey General shall appear take the oath Of Office
and enter upon the discharge of the duties of tneir
respective offices under this Constitution, and shall
continue In Office In the SANE manner ana during the
same period they would have done had they been
elected the first Monday of Aus gust, A ID. 1856.
The Constitution then goes on to give the bound
ores of the Eighteen Election Districts into which the
State is to be divided to spporon the Senators and
Representatives. and TO appoint the voting places and
the judges of election. We subjon the concluding
sections:
INSTRUCTION TO JUDGES.
SIC :. The three Judges will provide 'or esch poll
ballot boxes for depositDg the ballots cart by electors;
sba appoint two clerss, all Of whom shall De sworn
affirmed 10 discharge the duties Of their respective
offices mpartialy and with fidelity; end the Judges
and CLERKS shell have pOs TO administer the Oath
affirmation 10 each other; and the said Judges shall
open said election at o'clock a. m at the place des-
igIa'ed in each precinct, and close the same at
O'Clock D. ~. la case any Of the officers appointed
fail TO attend the officer officers in attendance shall
supply their Places and in the event Of all of them
failing to attend the qualified veers shall supply their
places; and the said Judges shall make out duplicate
returns of said election-seal up transmit the
within ten days TO the Chairman Of the Executive
Committee, copy Of which is to be laid before the
General Assembly. If at the time Of holding said
election il shall be ineonvenien from any wha.
ever that oule disturb pre- vent the voters Of aay
election precinct in the Territory from the free and
peaceable exercise the elective franchise the officers
hereby authorized to said election into any
other precinct in the Territory, and to any other day
they may zee pr oper of the necessity of which they
shsIl be ihe exclusive judge, ct which time and place
the qualified voters may cast their votes.
SIC. g. Until otherwise provided by law, the Chair
man of the Executive Committee of Kansas Territory
tha Ia
items and the names of persons elected to Office.
SIC. Q. No peron shall be entitled to scat in the
first General Assembly at lis ogapz stion except the
members whose names are contained In the proclams-
ton Of the Chairman Of the Executive Committee; but
after the General Assembly is organized seats may be
contested in the usual way.
SEC. 10. Certifcsfes of Indebtedness msy be issued
by the Territorial Executive Committee for all necss
saIy expenses accruipg in the formation Of the Safe
Government, not exceeding $25 900; provided no GER
tifcates ebel be sued except for legitimate expenses
All claims shall be made in writing, and shall be mum.
bered and kept file in the Seer eArys office, and all
certificates of Ddebednts shall be signed by the Presi
oent ard Secretary and couDterssDed by the Treas.
ur.r and Numbered to correspond with the numbers OF
the claim or bill for which IL issued. The certi-
cate shall bear ten per cent interest per annum.
SEC. IL. The first General Assembly shall provide
by law for The exemption OF the cerincates OF ndebt
edress issued under the provisions OF the foregoing
section.
SIC H. Until the great seal of the State of Kansas
il as1eed upon and procured, provided for 10 se
eleventh section Of The fifth article Of this Constitution,
the Governor shall use bis private seal as the Sea
of State. ~
SEC Is. At the election for the ratification OF this
Constitution aid the first election for State officers,
repre- in the Congress of the United States and
Numbers of the General Assembly Of this State, an
actual residen in the rIory of thirty days inmedi-
a,ely prectd ding said election. shall be sufficient as
qua caoD for the elector ana in actual residence oil
ninety days for the candle ates, provided said electors
az candidates PC ssess ali the other qualifications re-
quireo by the provisions Of this Consultation;
SIC Ia. The first Legislature shsl provide by law
for the er forcement Of the provisions of thu 9Th se'
ton of the Bill Of Rights on before the 4th day OF
July 1857 as TO ali persons in the Territory before the
adoption Of this Constitution, and as to all others, the
provisions Of said section shall operate from and
after the ratification of this Constitution by the
people. -,