Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-30

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Egepestk District.
Election at the tradidg house Of Woodward &
Marshall.
Jsdga.-F. J. MARSHALL, f.sfs
r. C.. BISHOP,
w. P. MCCLURE.
Tscelfth District.
This District is divided into two precincts as
follows ,riz: .@
Silyer Lake Precinct. Commencing at the
mouth of Cross creek, thence upythe same to the
head, thence due North to the Military Road
leading from Fort Leayenworth to Fort Kear-
ney, thence by the continuous Northern, Eas-
tern and Southern lines of the District to the
place of beginning. af
Election at the store Of Sloan & Beaubien on
Silver Lake.
Jsdees-NATH. WINGADNER,
E. NJ. SLOAN,
EVAN KENNEDY.
St. Mary's Precinct.-Commencing at the
mouth Of Cross creek, thence up said creek to
the head, thence due North to the Military
Road from Fort Leayenworth to Fort Kearney,
thence by the Northern, Western, and Southern
ines of the District to the place Of beginning.
Mary's Mission.
Jadges-Dr L. R. PALMER,
CHAS. DEAN,
Rev. J. B. DUERINCK,
Thirteenth Districf.
Election except as hereinafter stated, at the
Judges.-H. B. CORA,
JAS. ATKINSON,
J. B. ROSS,
Fourteenth District.
This District Is divided into three Precincts
as follows, viz:
Wolf Riser Precinct.- Commencing in the
Missouri River one mile east of Mosquito creek,
thence by line corresponding to and one mile
east of the several courses of said creek and
the main branch thereof, thence by line due
o,l IL fI,a
Pottawattomie Road to the dividing ridge two
miles from the crossing of said road at Inde-
pendence creek, thence due west to the line Of
the District and by the Westerly and Northerly
lines of the District to the place of beginning.
Election at the house erected by Aaron Lewis,
en- Wolf River.
Jadge..-JAS M. IRWIN,
JOEL RYAN,
E. W. B. ROGERS.
Doniphdn Precinct Recommending on the
Missouri river at the south line of Cadue's Re-
serve, thence by the same and along the dividing
ridge between Cadue's creek and Lewis creek,
to Cottonwood Spring, thence by the line Of the
Nolf river Precinct, and the western and south
-ern lines Of the District to the Missouri river,
and up the Missouri river to the place of begin
ming.
Election at the store of Jno. W. & Jas. Fore
man in the town of Doniphan.
Judges.-M. K. SHAW,
PARIS DUNNING,
w. L. CHUDYS.
Burr Oak Precinct.-Commencingo on the Mis-
souri, river at the south line Of Cadue's 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.
Election at the house of Milton E. Bl ysnt on
st. Joseph and California road.
Jtrdges.-E. BLACKSTONE,
C. B. WHITEHEAD,
OSBORNE HULEN.
Fifteenth District.
Election Except as hereinafter stated, at the
house of Chas, Hays on the Military road.
Judges.-T. ]. THOMPSON,
E. r. ZIMMERMAN,
DANL. FISK.
Sixteenth District.
Election at the house of Keller & Kyle in the
town of Leavenworth.
Judges.-MAT. FRANCE,
L. N. REES,
DAVID BROWN.
Seventeenth District
Election at the Shawnee Methodist Church.
Judges.-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
Of the Nemaha.
Judges.-JEssE ADAMsoN,
THos. ]. B. CRAMER,
Instructions to Judges Of Election.
The three Judges will provide for each Poll,
ballot boxes with slit for the insertion of the
tickets, and will assemble at their respective
polls at or before eight O'Clock, A.. NJ. of the day
of election, and will make and subscribe the du-
plieate 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
iy administer the oath to each other, which
they are hereby fully authorized to do.
In case of the absence of any one OF two OF
said Judges at nine O'Clock, A. NJ, the vacancy
shall be filled by the Judge or Judges who shall
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. NJ, 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 persor
under oath, upon the subject. The polls will be
kept open until six O'Clock, P. NJ, and then clos
ed unless voters are present Offering to vote, anG
in that case shailbe closed as soon thereafter a:
votes cease to be offered.
When the polls are closed the Judges will pro-
ceed to open and count the votes, and will keeI
two corresponding tally lists on which they viii
simultaneously tally each ticket as it is callet
by the Judge who will open and call out the
tickets which must be done without handling ol
interference by any other person. When the
votes are thus counted off and the tally lists shall
agree, the Judges shall publicly proclaim ths
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 or both of the ballot boxes, together
with one copy of the oath, one of the lists o
voters, and one of the certificates Of return, AM
will seal up and preserve the same to be produ
ced if called for. The remaining copies of tn
oath-list of voters-tally list-and certifcat
will be sealed up, directed to the Governor o
the Territory, and delivered by one of the Judg
es in person, to the Governor, at his Office, a
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