The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-05-23

election precincts established in the
Territory, in accordance with the pro-
visions of law on that subject; and
at such election no person shall be per-
mitted to vote unless his name shall
appear upon said corrected list.
SEC. 9. The board of county COM
missioners shall appoint the places of
voting for their respective counties or
election districts. They shall appoint
three suitable persons to be judges of
the election, at each place of voting.
They shall cause notice of the places
of holding elections in their respective
counties or districts, to be published
and distributed in every election dis
trict OF precinct, ten days before the
day of election. If any judge of
election, so appointed, shall fail or re-
fuse to perform the duties of his said
office, the legal voters assembled. at
the place, and on the day appointed
for said election, shall have the power
to fill such vacancy by election amongst
themselves.
SEC. 10. The Judges ofelection shall
each before entering on the discharge
of his duties, make oath or affirma-
ton that he will faithfully and i'm
partially discharge the duties of Judge
of the election according to law, which
oath shall be administered by any Off
Ger authorized to administer oaths.-
The clerks of election shall be appoin-
ted by the Judges and shall take the
like oath or affirmation, to be admins
tered by one of the Judges or by any
of the officers aforesaid. Duplicate
returns of election shall be made and
certified by the Judges and clerks, one
of which shall be deposited with the
board of county commissioners for the
county or district in which the cleo
tion is held, and the other shall be
transmitted to the Secretary of the
Territory, and the one having the
highest number of votes in his county
or election district, shall be the repre-
sentative for such county or district.
And In case of tie or contest In
which it cannot be satisfactorily de-
termined who was duly elected, the
convention when assembled shall order
a new election as before provided.
Sec. II. Every bona fide inhabi-
tant of the Territory ofKansas, on the
third Monday of June, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-seven, being
citizen of the United States, over
the age of twenty-one years and who
shall have resided three months next
before said election in the county in
which he offers to vote, and no other
person, whatever, shall be entitled to
vote at said election; and any person
qualified as voter may be delegate
to said convention and no others.
Sec. II. All persons hereby author
lied to take the census or to assist in
the taking thereto shall have power to
administer oaths, and examine per-
sons on oath, in all cases where it
may be necessary to the full and faith
full performance of their duties under
this act.
Sec. Is. If any person, by menace,
threats, or force, or by any other un-
lawful means, shall directly or in
directly attempt to influence any quai-
fled voter in giving his vote, or de-
ter him from going to the polls, or
disturb or hinder him in the exercise
of his right of suffrage at said election,
the person so offending shall be ad-
! Judged guilty of misdemeanor and
punished by fine not less than five hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment not
less than three months nor more than
six, or by both.
Sec. Il. That every person not
being qualified voter according to
the provisions of this act, who shall
vote at any election within said Terri
tory, knowing that he is not entitled to
vote, and every person who at the same
election shall vote more than once,
whether at the same or a different
place, shall be adjudged guilty of a
misdemeanor, and be punished by a
| fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars, nor exceeding two hundred, or
by Imprisonment not less than three
months, nor exceeding six, or both.
Sec. Is. Any person, whatsoever.
who may be charged with holding the
election herein authorized, who shall
wilfully and knowingly commit any
fraud or irregularity whatever, with
the intent to hinder or prevent, or de-
feat fair expression OF the popular
vote in the said election, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and punished by a
fine not less than five hundred dollars,
nor more than one thousand dollars,
and imprisonment not less than six
month nor more than twelve months,
or both.
Sec. 16. The delegates thus elected
shall assemble in Convention at the
capital of said Territory, on the first
Monday Of September next, and shall
proceed to form a constitution and
State Government, which shall be Re-
publican in it's form, for admission
into the Union, on an equal footing
with the original States in all respects
whatever, oy the name of the State of
Kansas.
SEC. II. Said Convention, when
assembled shall elect presiding Off
Ger and all other officers necessary for
the transaction of their business. And
the members and officers of said con-
vention shall be entitled to receive the
same compensation as the members
and officers of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of Kansas Territory; to be paid
out of any money in the treasury. not
otherwise appropriated.
SEC. Is. All sheriffs and other Off
GERS, for the discharge of the duties
required of them by this act, shall
be entitled to receive four dollars for
each day they are necessarily employed.
SEC. 10. Doniphan shall constitute
the first election district Brown and
Nemaha the Second ; Atchison the
Third ; Leavenworth the Fourth JEFF