The Kansas herald of freedom., 1856-01-12

Palermo Precinct. at the house of R.
Martin John White, r. Ladd, n.
White, Judges.
Doniphan Precinct, at Collins Mill ;
D. Lee, D. W. Fields, ]. McName.
Judges.
Wolf River Precinct, at the house of
Mr.. Scarf; Mr.. Scarf, DIR. Use, Nr.
Richardson, Judges.
Iowa Point Precinct, at the house of
Mr.. McColl; Mr.. Hundy. Mr.. Padue.
Judges.
18th Senatorial District; Kickapoo
Precinct, at some suitable house in Kick
apoo City: Mr. Giegle, Mr.. thinner
man, Mr.. May, Judges.
Port William Precinct, at the house
of DR.. Hathaway ; Mr. 0liphant, MIR.
Potter, Judges.
Mt. Pleasant Precint, at the house OF
NJ. A. Potter; Mr. Ridgeway, B. Elliott.
III. A. Potter, Judges.
Ocena Precinct; at the store of Cros-
by d. Co. {; Archibald Elliott, A. Lam
drum, S. ]. Ii. Snyder. Judges.
18th Senatorial District Leavenworth
Precinct. at the Office of Gardener l.
Dodge; A.. Fisher, T. H. Doyle, Il,
Hook, Judges.
Easton Precinct. at the house of 7. A,
Maynard; I. A. Maynard, G. ]. Clark,
w. Pennock, Judges.
Wyandott Precinct, at the Council
House in Wyandott City; A. Guthrie,
GU. Clark. E. Zane, Judges.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES OF ELECTION.
The three Judges will provide for
each poll, ballot boxes for depositing the
ballots cast by electors shall appoint
two clerks, all of whom shall be sworn
or affirmed to discharge the duties Of
their respective Offices impartially and
with fidelity; and the judges and clerks
shall have power to administer the oath
or affirmation to each other; and the
said Judges shall open said election at 8
o'clock a. NJ, at the place designated in
each precinct in this proclamation, and
close The same at O'Clock P. N. In case
any of the officers appointed fail to at
tend, the officer or officers in attendance
shall supply the vacancy or vacancies
and in the event of all of them failing to
attend, the qualified electors shall supply
their places. And the said Judges shall
make out duplicate returns of said cleo
ton, seal up and deliver to the Chairman
of the Executive Committee the same
within TEN DAYS after said election.
If at the time of holding said election it
shall be announcement on account of any
cause whatever that would disturb or
prevent the voters of any election pre-
cinct in the Territory from the free and
peaceable exercise of the elective fran
chise, the officers are authorized to adj
journ said election to any other precinct
in the Territory, and to any other day
they may see proper; of the necessity
of which, they shall be the exclusive
Judges; at which time and place the
qualified voters may cast their votes.
QUALIFICATIONS OF VOTERS.
Every white male person, and every
civilized Indian who has adopted the
customs of the white man, of the age OF
twenty-one years and upwards, who
shall be, at the time of Offering to vote, a
citizen of the United States, and who
shall. have resided and had his habita-
ton, domicil, home and place of perma-
nent abode in Kansas Territory, for thir-
ty days next preceding the election. shall
be deemed a qualified elector provided,
that no soldier, seaman or marine of the
regular army OF the United States, shall
be entitled to vote.
BLANKS.
Printed forms of poll books, tally pa
pers and tickets will be furnished to the
officers of each election precinct.
The importance Of the election will
doubtless induce you to observe the forms
transmitted, and scrupulously to adhere
to the rules herein recited
Given under my hand at the Office of the
Executive Committee of Kansas Ter
ritory, at Topeka, this 9th day Of
December, A. D. 1856.
]. II. LANE, Chairman.
c. K. HOLIDAY, Sec'y pro tenn.