The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-10-01

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SEC. 10. And be It further enacted, That the
judges Of election, shall each, before enter r
ing on the discharge Of his duties, make
oath or affirmation ,ha, he will faithfully and
impartialIy discharge the duties of judge OF
the election according 10 law, which oath
may be administered by any officer authori-
zed by law to administer oaihs. The clerks
Of election shall be appointed by the judges,
an shall take the like oath or affirmation,
10 be administered by one of the judges or
by any of The officers aforesaid. Duplicate
returns Of election shall bc made and certi.
fled by the judges and clerks, one Of which
shall be deposited in the Office of the clerk
Of the tribunal transacting county business
for the county IN wi.ich the election is held,
and the other shall be transmitted 10 the
board of commissioners, whose duty i, shall
be 10 decide, under proper regulations TO bs
made by themselves, who are entitled to
certificates OF election, and 10 issne such|eer-
lificates accordingly, 10 the persons who,
upon examination Of The returns and Of such
proofs as shall be adduced in case Of con.
test, shall appear TO have been duly elected
m each county or district: Prnp,ded, Ia case
Of lie or contest, 10 which it cannot be sat-
isfaciorilt elected, said commissioners shall
order new election in like manner as is
herein provided. Upon the completion of
these duties The said comm issioners shall
return TO Washington, and report their pro.
ceedings TO the Secretary of the Interior,
whereupon The said commission shall cease
and determine.
SEC. IL. And be ,tfiuther enacted That ev-
cry white male citizen of the United States
over 2i years OF age, who may be bona
tide inhabi,anl OF said Territory on the fourth
day'of Jolly, eighteen hundred and filiy-six,
and who shall have resided three months
next before said election in the county in
which he offers 10 vote, and no other person
whatever shall be entitled 10 vote at said
election, and any person qualified as a voter
may be delegate 10 said convention, and
no others, and all persons who shall possess
the other out lification for voters under this
aci, and who shall have been bona tide in
habilauts Of said Territory al any time since
its organization, end who shall have absent
ed themselves iherefrom in consequence oil
the disturbances therein, and who shall re.
turn before The first day Of October next and
become bona ti9e inhabitants of The Territory
with the intent OF making ii their permanent
] home, and shall present such satisfactory
evidence of these facts 10 the board of com
missioners, shal! be entitled TO vote al said
election, and to have their names placed or
said corrected list of voters for that purpose
and to avoid all conflc, in the complete ex'
ecutlon of This act, all other elections in said
Territory are hereby postponed until such
| time as said convention shall appoint.
SEC 12. And be il further enacted, That the
said commissioners, and all persons appoint
ed by Them 10 assist in taking the census,
shall have power 10 administer oaihs and
examine persons on oath in all cases where
it shall BE- necessary 10 The full and faithful
performance of their duties under this acl
and the secretary shall keep journal OF the
proceedings of said board, and transmit cop.
| les thereof from time to time TO the Secretary
OF the Interior; and when said commissioners
shall have completed the business of iheil
appointment, the books and papers of the
| board shall be deposited in the Office OF the
Secretary of the Territory, and there kept a:
records of the office.
The 18Th, 14th and 18Th sections impose
severe penalties of fine and imprsonmen
for in,errupliug or abusing the right OF sui
frage.
SEC. IS. -4nd be Il further enacted, That The
delegates thus elected shall assemble in cor
ven,ion at the capitol of said Territory OF
the first Monday in December next; ant
when so assembled, shall frs, determine b,
a majority of the whole number Of member
elected whether it be or be not expedient a
that time 10 form a constitution and Slalt
government, and if deemed expedient shal
proceed TO form a constitution and State gov
eminent, which stall be republican in it
form, for admission into the Union on al
equal footing with the original States in al
respects whatever, by the name OF The Slai'
of Kansas, with the following boundaries, Il
wit: beginning on the western boundary o
the State of Missouri, whore the ihr'y-sevenll
parallel Of north latitude crosses the same
then west on said parallel TO the one hundred
and third meridian of Longitude, then nor,l
on said meridian OF the foriieth parallel o
latitude 10 The western boundary of the State
of Missouri, then southwark with said boun
dary 10 the beginning and until the mex
congressional apponionment the said STATE
shall have one representative in The Hous'
of Representatives Of the United States.
Section l7lh provides for compensation O
Commissioners. ~
SEC. IS. AnG be il further enacted, Tha, in
asmuch oil the Constitution Of the United Stale
and the organic act of said Territory has Ne
cured 10 the inhabitants thereof certain inal
ienable rights, of which they canno: be de
prived by any legislative enactment, there
fore no religious test shall ever be required
as qualification TO any office or public
trust; no law shall be in force or enforced il
said Territory respecting on establishment Q
religion, or prohibiting the free exercise there
Of; or abridging the freedom of speech Q
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