The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-07-16
THE NEW KANSAS BILL.
The Rev Bill Reported by Senator
Douglas for the Government CT
Kansas.
In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATEsl
June SOth, lea6.

In THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STArEsl
June 50th, less.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, from the Committee on
Territories, to whom was re~-comg1itted
the bill Is. t72) to auihnrize the PEG,
pie oftLe- Territory of Kansas to form
p Constitution and State Government,
preparatory to their admission into the
uuion, when they have the requisite pop
hulation. " and several ameuGulcnts lro-
posed thereto, submitted a report, az.
conpanied by the following bill, which
mas read twice, considered as in Com
niiltee of the whole, and postponed until
Tomorrow
ABiLh-To authorize the people OF
the Territory Of Kansas 10 form a
Constitution ard State Government,
preparatory to their admission into
the Uuion when they have the reqHi-
site population.
Be 81 enacted 5y the Senate and House
Of Representatives. gf tile Uuiked
States IF AmeracG @A Congress as
SeMGfca:
That, for the purpose of making an
enumeration of the Inhabitants, authori-
zed to vote under the provisions of this
net, an appOrtiouIneEt AID ali election
of members of a convention to form a
State Constu4tion for Kansas, as here
matter provided, FIVE competent persons
shall be appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and COT sent of the
Senate, to be Commissioners, a MAORI
ty of whom shall constitute a quorum
for the purpose of carrying into effect
the PROVISIONS OF this act, each of wi ON,
before entering upon the duties of bis
Office. shall take and subscribe an oath
or Affirmation that he will support the
Constitution of the United Srates, aud
faithfully AID imPartialiy exercise aud
discharge the duties ei joined on-hIm by
this act, according to the best of his
skill and judgment, which oath or affirm
alton shall be Administered to them sew
orally, aud be duly certified BY a Judge,
Clerk or Commissioner of a Court of the
United States, and filed and recorder in
the Office of the Secretary of the Terri.
tory Of Kansas
SEC. q Aua be 1T further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of said Com
m~issioGers, under such regulations as
the Secretary of the Interior may pre-
scribe, to cause to be naJe a full and
faithful enumeration Of the legal voters
resident in cach county in the said Ter
ritory on the fourth day of July, eigh-
teen hundred and ffty-six. anu make re-
turns thereof during the month of Au-
gust next, or as soou thereafter as prac-
ticable one of which returns shall be
made to the Office OF the Secretary of
the Interior, aud one to the Secretary f
the Territory Of Kansas, and which
sball also exhibit the names OF all such
legal voters, classed in such matrer As
shall lie prescribed by the regulations
of the Secretary of the Interior.
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enoctcd,
That it shall be the duty OF the Sec9e-
tary of the Interior, Immediately after
the passage of this Act, oprescribe reg
nations and forms to be observed in
making the enumeration aforesaid, and
to furnish the same with all necessary
printed blanks to each of the Commits
%sioners as soon as may be after their ap.
pointment and the Commissioners shall
meet without delay at the seat of Gov
ernment of Kansas erritory, aud pro-
coed to the discharge of the duties here
in imposed upon them, and appoint a
Secretary of the Board and such other
persons as shall be necessary to aid and
assist them in taking the enumeration
herein provided for, who must also be
duly sworn, faithfully, in partially, and
truly to discharge the duties assigned
them by the Commissioners.
SEC. A.. And be 1t further enacted,
That said Board of Commissioners shall,
so soon as said census shall be compile
ted aud returns made, proceed to make
an appointments of the members for. a
Convention, among the different Coun-
ties in said Territory, in the following
manner The whole number of legal
voters shall be divided by ffty-two, and
the product of said division, rejecting
and fraction of a unit, shall be the ratio
or rule OF a-~2i