The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-10
Instructions TO Judges of Election.

Instructions to Judges of Election.
ballot-b boxes with slit for the insertion Of tllc
tickets, and viii assemble at their respective polli
ut or before eight o'clock, A. NJ. OF the day oi
election, and will make and subscribe the dn-
plicate copies of the printed oath which viii
be furnished them. This oath must be ad-
ministered by Judge or Justice Of the Peace, il
one be present and if not, then the judges can
mutually administer the oath 10 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. n. the vacancy shall
be filed by the Judgeor Judges who shall attend
and if any vacancy shall occur after the Judges
have been sworn, it shall be filed IN the same
manner. In case none of the Judges appointed
shall attend at nine o'clock. A. NJ, the voters on
the ground may By tellers, select persons to act
in their stead. The Judges will keep two cores
pending lists Of the names of persons who shall
vote, numbering each name. They must be sat-
ised 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 viii be kept open until SIX O'Clock.
P. N, and then closed, unless voters are present
offering TO vote and in that case shall be closed
as soon thereafter as votes cease to be offered.
/ When the polls are closed, the,Judges viii pFo-
eeed to open and count the votes, and viii keep
two corresponding tally lists on which they viii
simultaneously tally each ticket as it is called by
the Judge, who viii open and call out the tickets,
which must be done without handling or inter
ference by any other person. When the votes
are thus counted off, and the tally lists shall
agree. the Judges shall publicly proclaim tic re
suit, and shall fill up and sign the duplicate Ger
tifieates of return which will be furnished them
They viii then carefully replace the SAIL tickets
In one or both of the baliot-boNes. 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 produced if
called for The remaining copies of the oath, list
of voters tally list. and certificate viii be sealed
up, directed to the Governor of the Territory,
and delivered by one of the Judges in person to
the Governor, at his Office at the Shawnee Meth
odist Mission. on or before the fourth day of
April, A. ID. 1855.
In the Fifth District the several Return judges
will meet on the day after the election. at the
house OF Henry Sherman, on Pottawatomie creek,
and select one of their number, who shall take
charge Of and deliver the returns of all the Pre-
cincss. The Return Judges of the Tenth viii
meet at the house of Robert Wilson. on Rock
creek; and those of the Fourteenth at the house
of NJ. E. Bryant, and viii make their returns in
the same manner.
All persons are absolutely forbidden TO bring,
SELL or deal ont 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 Interfere with
the proper conducting of the election. NAV order
the same to be removed: and if the owner shall
fail to comply with such order, may direct the
Constables, other proper persons 10 take charge
of such liquor till the polls are closed IN case
of resistance, to destroy the same at once.
The COnStableS of the Territory will attend at
their respective polls. and win hold themselves
subject to the orders of the Judges for the pres
ervation of order at the polls, and securing free
access for the voters and for this purpose may
call upon any citizens present to aid them in the
performanee of their duty If NECESSARY.