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

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determined who was duly elected, said
Commissioners shall order new election
n like manneras hcreiu provided. Upon
he completion of these duties the said
Commissioners shall return to Washing
ION, and report thcir proceedings to the
Secretary Of the INTERIOR whcreupon said
shall cease aud determine.
Sec. IL. 1nd be IL .tura.e,. e,sccted,
That every White male ci:;zelsof the Uni
ted States, over twenty-ene years Of age,
who may lie Il bona file inhabitant of said
Ter-;tc-y ca ..ac It,: caJ of JAY. 1856,
and who shall have resided three months |
before sail election in the county in which
he offers TO vote AID no other persons
wha.e..r s..i.ll be entitled to vote at said
election, az. any person qualified as
voter may be delegate to said conven-
tion, and no others; and all persons who
shall possess the other qualifications for
voters under this act, and who shall have
been bona fde inhabitants of said Terri
tory at any time since its Organization,
and who shall have absented themselves
therefrom in consequence of the distur-
Dances therein, and who shall return be-
fore the first day of October next, and
become bona fde inhabitants of the Ter
ritory with the intent of making it their
permanent home, and shall present salts
factory evidence of these facts to the
Board of Commissioners, shall be entitled
to vote at said election, and to have their
names placed on said corrected list of
voters for the purpose; and to avoid con-
fict in the complete execution of this act,
all other elections in said Territory are
hereby postponed until such time as said
Convention shall appoint.
SEC. II. And be 1t further enacted,
That the said Commissioners, and all per-
sons appointed by them to assist in taking
the census, shall have power to admins
ter oaths, and examine persons on oath
in all cases where it shall be necessary to
the full and faithful performance of their
duties under this act; and the Secretary
shall keep journal of the proceedings
of said Board, and transmit copies there
of from time to time to the Secretary of
the Interior; and when said Commission
ers shall have completed the business OF
their appointment, the books and papers
of the Board shall be deposited in the
Office of the Secretary of the Territory
and there kept as records of his office
/ Sec. 13. And be 1T further enated
That if any person by menaces. threats, OIL
force, or by any other unlawful means
} shall directly or Indirectly attempt to in
fluence any qualified voter in giving hi
vote, or deter him from going to the polls
or disturb or hinder him in the free exer
: else of his right of suffrage at said elec
! tion, the person so offending shall be deem
ed guilty of misdemeanor and punished b,
fine of not less than two hundred ant
fifty dollars, nor exceeding five hundre,
r dollars, or by Imprisonment of not les
!, than three months, nor exceeding one year
: or both.
Sec IA. .4,td be 1t further enacted
!, That every person, not being a qualife,
/ voter according to the provisions of thi
| act who shall vote at any election With
the said Territory, knowing that he is nc
: entitled to vote, and every person VIII
G shall at the same election vote moro tha
1 once, whether at the same or differen
< place, shall be adjudged guilty of misde
s meanor, and be punished by fine of nc
: less than one hundred dollars, nor exceed
ing two hundred and City dollars, or b
t Imprisonment not less than three month.
nor exceeding six months, or both.
! SEC. Is. 4aad be 1T further enactet
! That any person whatsoever who may b
! charged with holding the election herei
r authorized, who shall wilfully and know
j. ingly commit any fraud or irregularit
! whatever, with the intent to hinder, Q
d prevent or defeat a fair expression of th
o popular will in the said election, shall b
O guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished b
; fine ofnot less than FIVE hundred dollar
d nor exceeding one thousand dollars, an
imprisonment not less than six months
J. nor exceeding two years, or both, at th
Il discretion of the Court.
Il SEC. le. A,sd be 1t further eaactet
The delegates thus elected shall assemb
) in Convention at the Capitol of said Tel
u ritory on the first Monday in Decembt
: next; and when so assembled, shall fir
: determine by majority of the whole nun
!. Der of members elected whether it be {
= be not expedient at that time to form
= Constitution and State Government, whic
shall be republican IN its form, for admi
, sion into the Union on an equal foetin
i with the original States in all respec
,fI whatever, by the name of the State
= Kansas, with the following boundarie
= to wit: beginning on the western boundal
. . of the State of Missouri, where the thi
: ty-seventh parallel of north latitude eros
II es the same, then west on said parallel
i. the one hundred and third meridian
longitude, then north on said meridian
the fortieth parallel of latitude, then ca
- on said parallel of latitude to the weste
H. boundary of the State of Missouri, tn,
is southwark with said boundary
le e the beginning; and until the ne
8 Congressional apportionment the sa
:. State shall have one representative in t
y House of Representatives of the Unit