Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-16

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toter who has hsd thfs oath once sdmini,tsred,
will Of course not BE requffed 70 repesE Il =
N viii be seen that the At of Congress is
from the Polls It provides that > voter shall
voter must dwell here at the time Of offering
thfs.vote-he must then have commenced an in
habitancy which he actually intends to continue
his dwelling place to tie exclusion Of any other
The meaning Of tn. last proyiso. relative to
! the Army and Navy is that the parsons. .designa-
ted in 1t shall not vote Il their inhabitaney in
ance Of their duties. Like al other persons it
is not enough that they should be in the Terri
tory, but they must dwell in it, their perfDan-
ent home; and the officer or soldier who would
vote must have residence here irrespectiye and
Independent OF his presence under orders. =
| Every voter must vote in the election Precinct
where he resides and not elsewhere. Experi-
ence has demonstrated this to be wise regnla-
ton, and 1t has been adopted in nearly all the
States As necessary provision against error,
Confusion and fraud. zSfsi
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In case any persons shall desire to contest the
election in any District Of the Territory, they
shall make written statement directed to- the
Governor and setting forth the particular pre-
cinct District they intend toccntest, the candi-
dates whose election they dispute, and the speci-
ic causes Of complaint In the conduct or return
Of 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 ferth
| therein. Such written statement must be pre-
sented to the Governor, at his Office, on or be-
fore the fourth day of April, A. ID. 1856, and if
it shall appear that the result OF election in any
| Council or Representative District might be
changed by said contest q day will be fixed for
hearing the same. r:
AppOrtiOnment.
| The entire number Of qualified voters in the
| Territory, as appears from the Census returns,
is two thousand nine hundred and FIVE. The
| ratio Of representation in Council is two hun
| QreQ and tWenCy-Clree, ana In the house Oh rep.
resentatiyes, one hundred and eleven. ~
| COUNCIL DIsrR1cTs.
The First, Fourth and Seventeenth Election
Districts, containing four hundred and sixty-six
voters. shall constitute the FirstCOuncifDistrict
and shall elect two members Of Council.
The Second Election District and so much OF
the Thirteenth as is embraced in the Kansas
half breed lands, containing two hundred and
twelve voters, will constitute the Second Cou-u
tafl ~ IL nhor nfH nnt1
And the voters thus detached from the Thir-
tteenth will vote at the place Of election fixed
for the Second Election District.
+ The Third, Seventh and Eighth Election Dis
tricts, containing one hundred and ninety three
voters, will constitute the Third Council Dis.
trict, and elect one member Of Council
The Fifth Election District, containing foul
hundred and forty-two voters, will constitute
the Fourth Council District, and elect two mem.
bers Of Council.
hundred and fifty-three voters, will constitut.
the Fifth Council District, and elect one mem
ber of Council.
The Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Ell
ection Districts, containing two hundred anG
one voters, will constitute the Sixth Council
, District, and elect one member of Council
The Wolf River Precinct and Dohiphan Pre-
? cinct Of the Fourteenth, the whole Of the Eigh
, teenth and much of the Fifteenth Election
Districts as lies north of Walnut creek, and it
, containing two hundred and forty-seven voters
shall constitute the Seventh Council District
n and elect one member of Council, and the voter
who are thus detached from the Fifteenth viii
vote at the Donphan Precinct.
The Burr Oak Precinct of the Fourteenth
District, containing two hundred and fifteen vo
, ters, will constitute the Eighth Council District
, and elect one member of Council.
, The residue of the Fifteenth Election Dis
trict, containing two hundred and eight voters
| will itrfa fha infh .fr ~
! elect member of Council.
The Sixteenth and residue Of the Thirteenth
Election District, containing four hundred an
sixty-eight voters, will constitute the Tent
, Council District, and elect two members o
! Courcil.
j REPRESENTATIVE Districts.
The Seventeenth and Fourth election District
containing Ninety seven voters shall constitut
! the first Representative District and elect on
member.
The First Election District containing thrs
hundred and sixty nine voters shall be the secon
=. Representative District and elect three men
bers.
E E The Third Council District shall be the thir
! Representative District and elect two member.
The third Election District containing on
hundred and one voters shall be the fourth ReI
: resentative District and elect one member.
3 The Seventh and Eighth Election Districts cor
tanning Ninety two voters, shall be the fifth Rer
sf1The sixth Election District shall be the sixt
u Representative District and elect two member.
The Fifth Election District shall be the Sc,
. enth Representative District and elect fou
: members.
!, The Ninth and Tenth election Districts con
tanning ninety nine voters, shall be the eight
\ Representative District and elect one member
= The Eleventh and Twelfth Election District
: containing enc hundred and two voters shall b
a the ninth Representative District and elect on
memher