The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-16

sentative us trlcF, u mum Der OF Saie
voters in each county or district, shall
then be divided by the ratio, and thu
product shall be the number OF Repre-
sentatives apportioned to such county
or district: Provided, That the loss IL
the number of members, caused by the
fractions remaining in the several coun
ties. in the division of the legal voters
thereof, shall be compensated by assign
! ing to SO many counties as have the lar
rest fractions an additional member fol
It's fraction, as may be necessary to max,
the whole number of Representatives ff
ty-two.
SEC. s. And be it further enacted
That the said Board, Immediately after
the appointment of the members of sale
Convention, shall cause a sufficient mum
Der of copies thereof and of the return:
of the censu tspecifying the name o
each legal voter In each county or dis
trict) to be published and distributed
among the inhabitants of the severa
counties, and shall transmit one copy Of
the said apportioument and census, du.
ly authenticated by them, to each Clerk
of a Court of record within the Terrific.
ry, who shall file the same, and keet
open to the inspection of every inhabit.
ant who shall desire to examine it, AMI
81 all also cause other copies to be post
ed up III at least three Of the most pub.
lie places in each voting precinct, to the
ED that every i~i.hah;taut hat NAV in
spect the same, aud apply to the Beard
to correc. any error he may find there.
in, in the manner hereinafter provided.
SEC..6. dad b 1T further enaGed,
That said Board shall remain in session
each day, Sundays excepted, from the
time Of making said apportionment un-
III the goth day of October next, at such
Places as shall be most Convenient to
the Inhabitants of said Territory. and
she'll proceed TO tie inepection of said
returns, and hear, correct and Enally
determine according to the facts, with
cut unreasonable delay, under proper
regulations to be made by the Board,
for the ascer;ainment Of disputed facts
concerning said enumeration, all ques-
tiohs concerning the omission of auy per-
sou from said returns, OF the improper
Insertion of any name on said returns,
aud any other question affecting the liz
tegrity or fidelity OF said returns, aud
for tais purpose the said Board aud each
member thereof shall have power TO ad.
minister oaths and examine witnesses,
and compel their attendance in such
hammer as said Board shall degn neee3-
sary.
Sec. 7. And be 1t further enacted,
That as soon as the said lists of legal
voters shall thus have been revised aud
corrected, it shall be the duty of said
to caus, copies thereof to be print
ed and distributed generally among the
iuhubitants Of the proposed State, and
ole copy shall be deposited with the
of each court of record within the
of the proposed State, and one
copy delivered, to each judge of the
election, and a: least three copies shall
be posted up at zach place of voting.
SEC. s. and be 1t further eaactcd,
That an election shall be held for mem
Gers of Il convention to form a Constitu-
ticn for the State of Kansas, according
to the u iporti2npeut to be made aforc-
in November, eighteen hu O.
red and ftty-six, to be held at such pla-
cys and to be conducted in such man
ner, both as to persous wl:o shall super
snch election and the returns
thereof as the Board of Commissioners
appoint and direct, except in cases
BY this act otLeryise provided an at
sach election no person shall. be permit
ted 70 vote unless his napue shall appear
M s,il ror-act l:StS
Sec. 7. And be 1t fulMer enacted,
That the Board of Commissioners shall
laye power, and it shall be their duty,
to make all ueedfal rules and reguia
for the conduct Of the said cleo
ton and the returns thereof. They
shall appoint three suitable persons to
be judges Of the election at each place
cf voting, and prescribe the mode of sup
rlyit vacancies. They shall cause copies
tice of the PLACES OF holding electious,
ard the names of the judges, to be pub
lis; ed AID distributed i'll every election
or precinct, ten days befurc the
day of election, and shall trai snlit d cal.y
to the clerk of each court Of
and one copy to each judge Of
SEC 10. And be ii further enacted.
That the judges of election shall each,
eLterirg On the discharge of lis
make oath or affirmaticu ibat he
will faithfully aud lmpartiaiiy discharge
tie duties of Jui3e of the election ac
enrdiug to law. wh;c.. oath may be ad-
minietered By any officer. authoriz,d by
to administer oalLs. The Clerks If
election shall be appointed by th. JGdg
rs, and shall take the like oa'h gr afir-
to be administered by one of the
judges or By any Of the officers allure:
said. Duplicate returns OF elcction shall
be made aud certified by the Judges and
one Of which shall BE Gepn-i:ed
in the Office Of tie Clerk Of he tribunal
transaeiing County business for the
in wAi-h the election is held.
aud the other shall be transmitted 10
the Board of CommIssioners, whose du-
ty it shall be to Geclde, under proper
regulations to be mad by Themselves
who are entitled TO c~ertiicates IF oicc
aud to issue such Gr.tfes ac-
cordiI gig, to the pers"ps who, upon tx
animation of the returns and Of such
as shall be addIced in case of a
shall appear to hsve bcen duly
iu each county pr district Pro
In case Of a tie or a curies-, III
it canuot be satisfactorily deter
mined who was duly elected, said Com
nissioners shall order a new election in
ike manner as herein provided. Upon
The completion of these duties the said
Commissioners shall return to Wash
ngton, and report their proceedings to