Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-16

8our1 river at the south line or Cadue1S reserve,
thence by line OF Doniphan Precinct to Cotton
wood spring, thence by line OF Wolf river Pre-
cinct to Missouri river and down said river to
place Of beginning.
5 Election at the house Of Milton E. Bryant on
st. Joseph and California roadH
.tsdges.-E. BLACKSTONE,
c. b. WHITEHEAD,
..v OSBORNE HULEN.
Fifteenth District.
Election Except as hereinafter stated, At the
house Of Chas, Hays on the Military road.
Jsdges.-T. J. THOMPSON,
E. r. ZIMMERMAN,
DANL. FISK
- Sixteenth District.
" Election at the house of Keller & Kyle in the
town Of Leayenworth.
J.dge..-MAT. FRANCE,
L. N. REEFS,
DAVID BROWN.
Serenteentk District.
Election at the Shawnee Methodisti Church.
Jsdgss.-CYPRIAN CHOTEAU,
C.B. DONALDSON,
.--.- CHAS. BOLES.
-. Eighteenth District.
Election at the house of VIM. w. Moore on
st. Joseph and California road at the crossing
Judges.-JEssE ADAMsoN,
an --.- THos. J. B. CRAMER,
JOHN BELEw.
Instructions to Judges OF Election.
The three Judges will provide for each Poll,
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tickets, and will assemble at their respective
polls at or before eight O'Clock, A. Of the day
Of election, and will make and subscribe the du-
plicate copies of the printed oath which will be
furnished them. This oath must be administer
ed by Judge or Justice of the Peace if one be
present, and if not, then the Judges can mutual
ly. administer the oath to each other, which
they are hereby fully authorized to do.
In case of the absence of any one or two of
said Judges at nine O'Clock, A. M, the vacancy
hall ha lad T,.Ir T,dr ,ho hall
attend, and if any vacancy shall occur after the
Judges have been sworn it shall be filled in the
same manner. In case none of the Judges ap.
pointed shall attend at nine O'Clock, A. M, the
voters on the ground may by tellers, select per-
sons to act in their stead
The Judges will keep two corresponding lists
Of the names of persons who shall vote. number
ing each name. They must be satisfied Of the
qualifications OF every person offering to vote
and may examine the voter or any other person
under oath, upon the subject. The polls will be
kept open until six O'Clock, P. M, and then clos
ed unless voters present Offering to vote, and
In that case shall be closed soon thereafter as
votes cease to be offered.
When the polls are closed the Judges will pro-
ceed to open and count the votes, and will keep
two corresponding tally lists on which they will
simultaneously tally each ticket as it is called
by the Judge who will open and call out the
tickets which must be done without handling or
interference by any other person. When the
votes are thus counted Oft and the tally lists shall
agree, the Judges shall publicly proclaim the
result and shall fill up and sign the duplicate GER
tifcates of return which will be furnished them.
They will then carefully replace the said tick
cts in one both Of the ballot boxes, together
with one copy of the oath, one of the lists of
voters, and one of the certificates of return, and
will seal up and preserve the same to be produ-
ced il called for. The remaining copies of the
.,ath-list Of voters-tally list-and certificate
will be sealed up, directed to the Governor of
the Territory, and delivered by one of the Judg-
es in person, to the Governor, at his Office, at
the Shawnee Methodist Missiop~ss ssa-or before
the fourth day of April, A. d. 1865.
= In the Fifth District, the several Return Judg-
es viii meet on the day after the election at the
house OF Hy. Sherman on Pottaw atomic creek.
and select one of their number, who shall take
charge of, and deliver the returns of all the pre-
cincts. The Return Judges of the Tenth will
meet at the house Of Robert Wilson, on Rock
creek, and those of the Fourteenth at the house
of M. E. Bryant, and will make their returns in
the same manner. .s- l-.s.
All.persons are absolutely forbidden to bring
cell. or deal out in the immediate vicinity Of
the election ground, any intoxicating liquors,
and the Judges of election whenever they shall
deem this regulation violated so as to interiors
with the proper conducting of the election, may
order The same to be removed, and if the owner
shall fail to comply with such order, NAV direct
the Constables Or other proper persons to take
charge Of such liquor till the polls are closed,
or in case Of resistance, to destroy the same 1T
0nce. , =
s.The Constables Of the Territory will attend
st their respective polls, and will hold them
selves subject to the orders Of the Judges for the
preservation Of order at the polls and securing
free accession tile voters, and for this purpose
may call upon any citizens present to aid them
in the performances Of their duty if necessary.
Qualification Of Voters.
= BY the Territorial Bill it is provided Is fol-
Vows:
ssThatevery free white male inhabitant above
the aga Of twenty lone years, who shall be an
actuaf resident OF said Territory. and shall pos
sess the qualifications hereinafter prescribed
shall be entitled to vote at the first election
Prorided, That the right Of suffrage and Of hoi-
aing sfiee, shall be exercised only by citizens
1fsthes United States and those who shall have
declared on oath their intention to become such,
and shall have taken an oath to support the
Constitution Of The United States and the pro-
yisions of tiiis act; .zsd Prorided further; That
- 0fidef, Soldier; Seaman or Marine, or other
person in the Army or Navy Of Che United States,
tpxe0ehsd 10 troopsil the service Of ths Uni
ted states shall be allowed to vote or hold Office
In said LzFasofy, byfsason- Of being On service
therein.o .ssesS ~ $50 = sss -Ezs9 !,
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