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Knhsas 20 tyeHrion Law.

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So much hus been saidtH The RePytlicsn
| Oaptrs sbOat tie k6 psas eOnvsnliqA Law,
sndtrs provisidhs haze been REPRESENTED ID
be SO outrageous and SbominabIe, that We
are induced to insert il in our columns. We
are willing to admit that it is not in all res
poets what we should wish il to be. But SO
far as rclales to fraudulent voting, intimida.
f,ion or obstruction at the ballot. boxes, ii is
all that could be desired. PteRarptsry %
the election Of delegates. sixty -ia-nnIsbsr.
who are to frame State constitution th S
law provides that between the irst, Of March
and Che lyt Of April Of the present year, a
census shall be taken Of f"all Ahe free male
inhabilants, citizens Of the United States,
over twenty-one years Of ego, and oil ther
white persons actually residing" in the Ter
lritory. When The census has been taken
and returned TO tho governor, he viii divide
the aggregate, number of voters by sixty,
and this will give the pumber Of votes, 70:
each delegate, which viii be opportioned to
each county according to the, number Of
qualified voters A registry of all .he voters
names is to be made and fled 10, the Office
Of the probate Judge, where il shall be kept
open for Inspection and correction for thirty
days; aud none are allowed TO vote except
those whose names, are registered W None
l. q
but bona ,fde citizens eau, vote. and il they
do, the registry is the best means to detect
Illegal and fraudulent voting. All outside
interference, whether from North or South,
is especially guarded against. .s,;,f ~
The election is to be held on the Sd Mon,
DAY in June next. Livery bona ytids inhabi.
tant Of the Territory" on that day, "being a
citizen of the United States. over tho age OF
twen;y,one yenrs, and Who shall hare resided
three months neri before sdia riscsiOn. in Tie
county in which he ebsrs 10 cote, and no other
shall be entitled to vote ut said election. -
None, therefore, can vote who are not Iona
fde inhabitants Of the Territory on the "a h
inst, and who shall not continue to- r. 9 de
in the some county until the election This
three months residence has been much com.
planned Of OF the East, and doubtless it will
prevent many Yankees from going there to
vote, who otherwise would have gone. On
the other hand, it will prevent many Mis-,
sourians from rushiag in day or week
prior TO the election, who cannot afford to
reside there three mouths, in the same coun.
~, for the sake Of voting. A good MANY
probably have gone in, both from Missouri
md Iowa, and also from Illinois and Wis.
consin, for the sake Of voting, but fur less
| Than il this three months residence had not
been required. Force or intimidation to pre-
vent any legal voters frCm voting ia forbid
den under heavy penalties, aud SO also is
every attempt at illegal voting, and all fraud
on tae part 0f election ofiters, Read the
ls Il, lAih. 1nd 18th sections, The vote is
tobe given tica roce. The convention is to
meet AZ lhe capitol Of the Territory on the
FIST Monday in, September next. ssi fr..a .
"a This aci contains on its face nc. provision
for submitting to the people the constitution
which the convention may adopt, mid this
we think is u aIanifest defect H. may, how
eyer, have been provided for in some sup
Elementary enact,nent. IH .n, cs
AN ACT to provide for taking the census,
und election for delegates to convention.
! BE Il enacted BY the gouernor and legissatire
assembly Of hes Territory, Of Kansas, as fol
loWS:
SEC. I. That for the phrpuse Of making
an enumeration of tie inhabitants entitled
to vote undtr the provisions of this act, an
apPortionment,- and an election Of mrmbcrs
OF convention, it shall be the duty Of thu
sherilfs OF the several counties oil Kansas
Territory. and they are hereby required, b..
tween the Erst day Of March and the fits,
day of April. 1851. to make an enumeration
oi y the Tree mule inbabitahts,. cn;scns o!
the United States. over twenty.one seurs of
age, and all other white persons, actually
residing within their respective counties,
and Tor this purpose shall haye power to a. D.
point one or more deputies to assist in such
duties. not 10 exceed one in eich municipal
township, each Of whom, before entering
upon the duties OF his office, shall take and
subscribe an oath or affirmation, to support
the constitution of the United .Statcs, and
faithfully and impartially discharge the du
tics imposed on him by this act acc. fdnp to
the best Of bis skill anG Judgment, Which
oath or affirmation shall be administered 10
them severally, and be duly certified by a
Judge or clerk Of the district court of The
United Statcs, or judge OF clerk Of The pro. |
bate court for theseveral counties, or by n
justice ot-the peace, and filed and recorded
in the Office OF the secretary Of the Territory.
SEC. 2. ln case of1aDy vacancy in the vi,
nee OF sheriff, The duties imposed upon such
sheriff by this act shall devove upon and
be performed by the judge OF probate court
OF the couhiy in which such vacancy may
exist, who may appoint deputies not to ex
ceed one In each municipal township, and
IN case the Office Of both Shorthand probate
Judge i'll any county shaIlbe of!becon,e va.
can't the governor shall appoint some com
peleht resident, of such county to, perform
such DUTY, who shall have the same riubt to
appoint depnties, take and subscribe the
same oath. and perfdttn all the requirements
oi ibis acths applied to sheriifs. i'55i 10 !,
SEC. 3. Itshal be the duty Of the sheriff
probate judge, or. person appointed by the
governor, as herein provided il each county
of election district on or before tie tenth
lay of April next, to file in the Office Of the
Probate Judge Of such county or ELECTION
district, ,iull and complete, List. of all the
qualified voters resident In his ,said county
and election district t,f, the first dnv nflAn,;i