The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-16


The whole number of legal voters shall
be divided by ffty-two, and the product
of said division, rejecting any fraction of (
a unit, shall be the ratio or rule of appor-
tionment of members among the several
counties; and if any county shall not have
a number Of legal voters, thus ascertained,
equal to the ratio, it shall be attached to
some adjoining county, and thus form a
representative district, the number of said
voters in each county or district, shall then
be divided by the ratio, and the product
shall be the number Of Representatives
apportioned to such county or district
Procided, That the loss in the number of
members, caused by the fractions remain
ing in the several counties, i'll the division
of the legal voters thereof, shall be COM
pensated by assigning to so many coun-
ties as have the largest fractions an addi-
tional member for its fraction, as may be
necessary to make the whole number of
Representatives fifty-two
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted,
That the said Board, Immediately after
the apportionment of the members of said
Convention, shall cause sufficient num-
Der of copies thereof, and of the returns
of the census (specifying the name of each
legal voter in each county or district) to
be published and distributed among the
inhabitants of tie several counties, and
shall transmit one copy of the said appor-
tionment and census, duly authenticated
by them, to each clerk of court of record
within the Territory, who shall file the
same, and keep open to the inspection of
every inhabitant who shall desire to ex-
anime it, and shall also cause othercopies
to be posted up in at least three of the
most public places in each voting precinct,
to the end that every inhabitant may
inspect the same, and apply to the Board
to correct any error he may find therein,
in the manner hereinafter provided.
Sec 6. A,d be 1t further enacted
That said Board shall remain in session
each day, Sundays excepted, from the
time of making said apportionment until
the goth day of October next, at such
inhabitants of said Territory, and shall
proceed TO the inspection of said returas,
and hear, correct and finally determine
according to the facts, without unreason-
able delay, under proper regulations to be
made by the Board, for the ascertainment
of disputed facts concerning said enumer.
r alton, all questions concerning the omis-
5 sion of any person from said returns, Oh
the improper insertion of any name or
said returns, and any other question af
fecting the integrity or fidelity Of said re
turns, and for this purpose the said Boarc
: and each member thereof shall have powel
| to administer oaths and examine witnesses
and compel their attendance in such man
ner as said Board shall deem necessary
SEC. I. 44nd be 1t further enacted
r That as soon as the said lists OF lega
voters shall thus have been revised ant
corrected, it shall be the duty of salt
board to cause copies thereof to be print
ed and distributed generally among tn
u inhabitants of the proposed State, ant
one cory shall be deposited with the clerl
: of each court of record within the limit
: II the proposed State, and one copy deliv
: cred, to each judge of the election, ant
at least three copies shall be posted up a
each place of voting.
SEC s. And be It further enacted
!. That an election shall be held fer mem
: bers of convention to form Constitu
ton for the State of Kansas, according
to the appointment to be made aforesaid
: on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
! day in November, eighteen hundred an
6fty-six, to be held at such places and t
be conducted in such manner, both as t
. persons who shall superintend such elec
). tion and the returns thereof as the Boar
= of Commissioners shall appoint and diret
;, except in cases by this act otherwise pre-
i vided; and at such election no person sha
a be permitted to vote unless his name sha
: appear on said corrected lists.
a SEC. 9. A,,d be 1T further enacted
St That the Board of Commissioners sha
,r have power and it shall be their duty,
m make all needful rules and regulations fe
q the conduct of the said election and th
,e returns thereof They shall appoint thre
in suitablespersons to be judges of the cleo
i ton at each place of voting, and pre-
scribe the mode of supplying vacancies
4 They shall cause copies of the rules an
n. regulations, with notice of the places I
,e holding elections. and the names of th
q Judges to be published and distributed
nj every election district or precinct, ten da,
nt before the day of election, and shall tram
IN NIT copy thereof to the clerk of eac
ID court of record, and one copy to eac
of judge of election.
as SEC. 10. And be 1t further enaete
of That the Judges of election shall eac
ce before entering on the discharge of h
ne duties, make oath or affirmation that
ch will faithfully and impartially dischars
CHI the duties of Judge of the election a
as cording to law, which oath may be al
of ministered by any officer authorized
law to administer oaths. The Clerks
I'd, election shall be appointed by the Judge
ry and shall take the like oath or afirmatio
he to be administered by one of the Judg