The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-07-17

tory, knowing thaths is not entitled to vote
and every person who shall at the same elec
tion vote more than once, whether at th
same or different place, shall be odJudge,
guilty of misdemeanor, and be punished b,
6ne not exceeding two hundred and fifty dol
lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding sil
months, or both.
SEC. Is. And Is IL furlhtr enGcied, Thu
any person whatsoever who may be charge,
} With holding the election herein authorized
who shall wilfnlly and knowingly commi
any fraud or irregularity whatever, with th
intent to hinderJof prevent, or defeat a fai
expression Of the popular will in the sal
election,shall be guilty of misdemeanor
and punished by fne not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, and Imprisonment not exceed
ing two years, or both, at the discretion o
the court.
Sec. l6. Snd be ii further enacted, Tha
the delegates thus elected shall asse mble il
convention at the capitol of said Territory
on the first Monday in December next; ant
when so assembled, shall first determine By
a majority Of the whole number of members
elected whether it be or be not expedent a
that time to form Constitution and State
government, which shall be republican in
its form, for admission into the Union on an
equal footing with the original States in ali
respects whatever, by the name Of the State
oi Kansas, with the following boundaries
to wit: beginning on the western boundary
Of the State Of Missouri, where the thirty.
seventh parallel of north latitude crosses the
same, then west on said parallel to the one
hundred and third meridian of longitude,
then north Of said meridian to the fur,ieth
parallel Of latitude, then east on said paral-
lei OF latitude. to the western boundary Of
the State Of Missouri, then southwark with
said boundaryto the beginning; and until
the next congressional apportionment the
said State shall have one representative in
the House of Representatives Of the United
States.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That
said commissioners shall receive, as their
compensation, ten dollars per day during
their attendance on the business of said
commission, beginning on the day they de
part from home, and their actual expenses,
and said secretary Of the board, the sum of
eight dollars per day, computed in like man.
ner, and his expenses, and the said assist.
ants, for taking the census, shall receive
such reasonable compensation as the board
shall deem just and equitable.
SEC. Is. And be ii further enacted, Thut
inasmuch as the Constitution Of the United
States and the organic act of suid Territory
has secured to the inhabitants thereof GER
tain inalenabe rights, of which they cannot
be deprived by any Legislative enactment,
therefore no religious test shaI ever be- re.
quircd as qualification to any Office of pub
lie trusti no law shall be in force or en- or
ced in said Territory respecting an eotab.
Iishment OF religion, or prohibiting the Tree
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom
OF speech or OF the press; or of the right OF
the people peacea5ly to assemble, md peti
tion for the redress Of grievances; the right
OF The people to be secure IN their persons
houses, papers. and effects against unreas-
enable searches and seiznres shall not be
and no warrant shaI issue but up
on probable cause, supported by oath or af.
hrmation, and particularly describing the
pace to be searched, nor shall the rights OF
The people to keep and bear arms be infrng.
I'd. No person shall be held to answer for
! capital or otherwise infamous crime, un.
ess on presentment or indictment of a
,randjury; nor shall any person be subject
or the same offence to be twice put in ieop.
'rdy OF life or limb; nor shall be compelled
n any criminal cases to be a witness ucains,
himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or
property without due process of law; nor
hall private property be taken for public
'se without just compensation. In all Grim
nal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the
light to speedy and public trial by an i'm
'artial jury of the district wherein the crime
hall have been committed, which district
hall have been previously ascertained byl
aw, and to be informed of the nature and
ause Of the accusationj TO be confronted
'ith the witnesses against him; to have
ompulsory process Of obtaining witnesses a
, his favor, and to have the assistance Of
ounsel for his defence. The privilege oil f
abeas corpus shall not be suspended unless, P
hen in case of rebellion or invasion, the Il
nblic safety may require it. In suits at \
,mmon law, where the value in controver. il
; shall exceed twenty dollars, the right OF e
ial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact o
led by jury shall be otherwise re.examined h
any court Of the United States than ac 81
riding TO the rules Of the common law ri
kcessive bail shall not be required, nor ex al
ssive fines imposed, ,nor cruel and unusual b.
inflicted. nj
See. 10. And be ii further enacted, Tha, 81
Q following propositions be, and the same
g hereby, offered to the said convention OF W
. people Of Kansas for their free accent. q
ce or rejection, which, il accepted by the W
INVENTION, shall be obligatory on the Uni er
States and apor the said State Of Kan. Is
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