Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-03-12
Bill Tor fiie Keller of Kan.a..

Bill fpr the Relief of kansas.
I The following is. the bill which passed
the lower House of Congress few. day:
since, by a vote of09 against 70, declaring
the actsEof tho Bogus Legislature of Kansa,
Territory void. We give the bill entire,
which, is IS followss
| Wzersds, The President of the United
Staies Transmitted TO The House, by mes
sage. printed pamphlet purportipg to be
the.lsvsof the Territory of Kansas, passed
at Shawnee mission. In said Territory; and
,ciewas unjust aud unwarranted test oaths
arc prescribed by said laws as qualifica-
tisn-for voting or holding office in said Ter-
ritory: and wAereas the committee of hives
tigation sent by the House of representa-
tives to Kansas report that said Legislature
was not electca BY the legal voters Of Kan
sas. but was forced upon them by non res
idents, in violation ofthe organic act ofthe
Territory. and having thus usurped legisla-
tive power. it enacted cruel and oppressive
laws: Therefore. .sd4zfT CfkC
/ Be Il enacted. &c, That all rules or'regu-
lations purporting to Be thslaws,i in the
form oflaws. adopted at Shawnee Mission,
in the Territory of kansas, by a body of
men claiming to be the legislative assem-
bly, Of saii Territory, and all acts and pro-
ceedings whatsoever of said assembly, are
hereby declared invalid and of no binding
forcelor effect. SIS rsns.s ~, ,riq .,.aoo
SEC. 2. Ind Be it further enacted That
the Governor of sail Territory shall as
soon as practicable. by public ,proclama-
ton fix the time and places for an election
Of members of the Legislative Assembly,
appoint insieach district three competent
persons to superintend the election therein,
under such rules and regulations.a as he shall
direct, and prescribe the mode and manner
for the return'thereof. = -sF
SEC. 3. lind Be Il further e17c ted, That
any person Offering to vote at said election
whose vote shall be challenged, shall, in
addition to thcqualif;cations for voting fix
ed in an act OF Congress organizing the
Territory, prove by his own oath that he
is bona fide settler of-said Territory, and
by oaths Of at least two legal voters that
he is,,aud has been for one month ,imnedi
ately preceding, an actual resident Of the ell
ection district whsrehe ofiersto VOTE
SEC. 4. Ind be afarther enacted, That
any person, not being on actual nhabitant
or resident of the said Territory, shall cast
his vote at any electi6n which may be held
in the said Territory by authority of law,
such person so offending shall, on convic-
ton thereof In any criminal Court, be pun
ished BY fine, not less than twenty dollars
not more than one hundred dollars, and
imprisonment, not less than two months
nor more than six months. asio
That if any person or persons shall come
into any election district of said Territory
in armed and organized bodies for the pur
pose Of participating in. disturbing, con-
trolling, or voting at any election held, or
to be held, under the authority of law there |
in, such person or persons so offending !
shall, on conviction thereofin any criminal /
court, be punished by fine not less than 4
S100 and not exceeding $500, imprisou- /
ment for a term not less than three months /
and not exceeding one year. -
SEC. >. .Alsd be Il fsrther enacted, That if
any person being a member of any such |
armed and organized body as described in
the precee ling section, or connected there
with, and a non resident of the said Terri
tory, shall vote at any election which
may be held in the.said Territory by author
ity of law, he shall, ON conviction thereof,
be panishedby fine not less than one hun
dred dollars, and imprisonment for a term
of not less than six months and not more
than two years. ....-1, ~ |
SEC. g.. And be Il further enaeted, That
any Judge of an election who shall wilfully
md, knowingly allow any vote to be polled
n violation of the flourish and fifth sections
IF this act, shall, on conviction thereof, be
punished by fine of not less than fifty
iollars nor more than three hundrad DOL
ars. and Imprisonment for a term not less
han six months nor more than one year.
That all offenses under this act may be
by Indictment in any criminal
curt having jurisdiction. Of felonies or mis-.
emeanors committed in said Territory.
All laws, rules, or regulations inconsist-
Mt with the Professions of this act are here
Y declared null AMI void. ..,,. S, .-s0
This same bill came up in the Senate
az or two afterwards, and was laid upon
he table by vote of30 against 20. The :
enate, itwillbe borne in mind, is strongly
and this is only another act in
,nfrmation of the charge which has been \
peatedly made, that that partyis thor
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