The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-07-23

AS u paSSe1 me Sendte o. ne OntteI tStnteS,
Juy3, 1856.-Ayes 49, Noes II.
The following is the Kansas Paetfcation Bj7,
word for word as it passed the Senate. This is
the Bill that Mr.. Oliver of Missouri, the MINOR
ity member of the Kansas Investigating Com
mittee Whitfield, the Delegate from that Ter
ritory, and Messrs. Stringfellow and Atchison
State"
Read the Bill all of you, and say if it is not
what the case demands and the whole country
wants.
rFrom the National Tn'elligencer
Be it enacted 9'c. That, for the purpose of
making an enumeration of the inhabitants au-
thorized to vote under the provisions of this act
an apportionment and an election of members
Of convention to form State constitution for
Kansas, as hereinafter provided, five competent
persons shall be appointed by the President, by
to be commissioners, a majority Of whom shall
constitute quorum, before entering upon the
duties Of his office, shall take anil subscribe an
oath or affirmation that he will support the
Constitution Of the United States and faithfully
and impartially exercise and discharge the du-
ties enjoined on him by this act, according to the
best of his skill and julym,nt; which oath or
affirmation shall be administered to them sever
ally, and be duly c,rtifel by ajulgs,, clerk, OF
commissioner of a court Of the United States
and fled and recorded in the office Of the Secre.
tary Of the Territory of Kansas.
Sec 2. Ata4 be it further enactel That it
shall be the duty Of said comm Ssionsrs, under
such re ;ulasions as the Secretary of the Interi-
or mly prescribe, tocll'e to b, mlie full AMI
faithful enumeratioa Of the lsgll voters resident
in each county ia tho said Territory on the
Fourth day of July eighteen hunlrel AMI fifty
six, and make returns thereof during the month
of August next, or as soon thereafter as prlcti-
cable one Of VIII ch returns shall be made to the
office Of the Secretary of thu Interior, and the
other to the Secretary of the Territory of Kan.
SIS, and which shall also exhibit the names o
all such legal voters, classed in such manner as
shall be prescribed by the regulations of thc
Secretary Of the Interior.
Sec. 8 Anl belt further enacted, That it shal
be the duty of the Secretary Of the Interior
mm adiately after the passage ofthis act, to pre-.
scribe regulations and forms to be observed il
making the enumeration aforesaid, and to fur
nish the same, with all necessary printed blank
to each of the commissioners as soon as maj
be after their appointment; and the commits
sioners shall meet without delay at the seat o
government of Kansas Territory and proceed
to the discharge Of the duties herein imposed
upon them, and appoint secretary to the boarc
and such other persons as shall be necessary t,
aid and assist them in taking the enumeration
herein provided for, who must also be dull
sworn faithfully impartially, and truly to dis
charge the duties assigned them by the commits
sioners.
Sec. 4. And be ii further enacted, That sai'
board of commissioners shall, SO soon as sai'
census shall be completed and returns made
proceed to make an apportionment Of tho mem
bers for q convention, among the different coun
ties in said Territory, in the following manner
The whole number Of legal voters shall be divi
dsd by fifty two, and the product Of such divis
ion rejecting any fraction of a unit, shall be th
ratio or rule Of apportionnent Of member
among the several counties; and if any count
shall not have number of legal voters thus as
certained, equal 70 the ratio, it shall be attache