Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-03-13
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tains statements respecting affairs in the
Territory of Kansas, to which we wish
briefly to call attention.
The first and the last legislature of Kan
sas appointed sheriffs, judges, &C., to serve
for period of SIC gears This allegation
Is without particle of foundation in truth,
as will be seen by examining the copy of
the Statutes ofthe Territory of Kansas"
published, "by authority" at the Shawnee
NJ. L. School, and printed by John T. Bra
dy, public printer. The last general as
sembly of Kansas provided that all public
officers within control of the Territory, ex-
cept treasurer and comptroller, should be
elected by the people at the general cleo
ton for members CT the general assembly
for the year 1857. The treasurer and comp
troller alone are elective by the general as
sembly, and they are to be chosen once ev-
cry four years. We give a copy of So
much of the act providing for election of
sheriff as relates to the falsehood of the
Tribune. Chapter $50, PIP. 7l2, 7l3, sec
tons and 2,-Sheriff. An act providing
for the Office of Sheriff, and prescribing his
duties.
BE 1t enacted by tie Governor and Leg;sla-
tee assembly ofMe Territory Of Kansas. as
.tolloms
Sec. 1. There shall be elected, by Joint
vote of the legislative assembly, at the pres
ent session, for each county, sheriff, who
shall hold his Office until the general cleo
ton for members of the legislative assem-
bly, In the year eighteen hundred and fifty
seven; and such sheriff, when elected, shall
be commissioned by the Governor, and
shall take the oath of office prescribed by
law, which shall be endorsed on his com
nilsson, and the same, so endorsed, shall
be recorded in the office Of the Recorder of
the county; and such Sheriff, before enter
ing upon the duties of his Office, shall give
bond, to be approved by the probate court,
in sum not less than two thosand dollars,
nor more than fifty thousand dollars, as
may be prescribed by the said probate
court, conditioned that he will faithfully
collect and pay over all moneys intrusted
to linn for collection, and account for all
moneys coming into his hands, and faith
fully and impartially demean himself in
Office; said bond shall be filed and recorded
in the recorders office of the proper coun-
ty.
Sec. 2. At the general election for mem
bers of the legislative assembly for the year
eighteen hundred and fifty seven, and eve
ry four years thereafter, the qualified vo-
ters of each county shall elect she. iff
who shall hold his office for the term of
four years, and until his successor shall
be duly elected, commissioned and quail
fed.
The provisions oflaw for the election of
Judges of probate are similar to those for
election of sheriffs 1t was necessary for
the general asse mbly to elect those and 9th
er officers to serve for brief period, in or
der that the machinery of territorial gov
eminent might be put promptly In motion.
In the same article the Tribune says that
the right suffrage in Kansas is ''given to
every man that pays, or in whose behalf is
paid, a polltax of one dollar, although he
may not have slept one night in the Terri
tory" and publishes to sustain the allega-
ton, copy of law never enacted by the
general assembly of Kansas, and, Of course
of no authority there. We give the law as
printed in the TriJune:
can act instiuting poll-tax.
"Be 1t enacted, de- Section L. That CIV
cry white male above the age of 81 years,
who shall pay to the proper officer in KaG-
sas Territory the sum of 8 as a poll-tax,
and shall produce to the judges of any
election within and for the Territory of
Kansas recei pit showing the payment of
said pollt.,x, shall be deemed Il legal voter,
and shall be entitled to vote at any election
in said Territory during the year for which
the same shall have been paid. Proridea,
That the right of suffrage shall be exer
cisad only by citizens of the United States,
and those who 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 provisions of the
act organizing the Territory of Kansas"
That the above isa forgery will be made
appaenrt by re'ding the followiag.s which
arc the only laws of Kansas prescribing the
qualifications of voters:
Chapter sc, p. 332, sections 11.-Elec
tons.
Al act to regulate elections.
BE enacted by tie Governor and Legisla
tire assembly Of tie Territory Of Kansas,
as follows: