The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-04-23
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SEt. 6. That a toA as d,e said Iist or
lego voters fhall Obs tlaye Lcsn revised and
cortseled, Il thalI te Tie duty Of the seferul
probate judges ID make out full and fair
copies thereof, and without delay furnish to
the governor Of the Territory one copy, and
TO the secretary of the Territory one copy,
and il shul be the duty Of the governor TO
cause copies thereof. distinguishing The re.
turns from euth county or election district,
TO be printed and distributed generally
1nSnd the inhibaanls OF the TeFipry; gnd
enc copy shall be deposited witI the clerk
4oG each. .aOArt t0freCordo or psObaie Judge with
| in the limits Of said Territory. and one copy
delivered 10 each Judge OF the election, and
at least three copies shull 90 ap0sted up at
each place Of voting, 9a arr II vol"
SEC. q. IL shall be the duty Of The Cover
nor and secretary Of the Territory, so, soon
| as The census shall be completed and re-.
turns made, 70 proceed to make apporlion.
ment Of the members for convention
among the different counties and election
and eleciiun districts in said Territory; in
the following manner: The whole number
I Of legal voters shall be divided by Fixty.
and the prodnct Of such division, rejecting
any fraction OF "a unit, sAall be the Eatie or
rsle OF app1rIionment Of members smohg the
several counties or election districts, aud il
any county or election district shall nj have
"a number Of legal voters thus ascertained,
equo 10 the ratio, il shall be attached To
so ne adjoining county or district and thus
lorm representative. district; the member
o. said vUters Tilssach county or district shall
llhen be divided BY the ratio, and the product
shall be the ntmber Of representatives ap
! pOriioned to such county or district: Provi
ded, That the loss in the number of mem.
bers caused by the fractions remaining in
the several counties in the division Of legal
voters thereof shall be Compensated by as
signing TO so many counties or districts ms
have the largest fractions an additional
member FOR its frnctioD, as may be necessa.
ry to nuke the whole number Of representa-.
tives six,y.ag } sJ ;a-fa gg 10 cyhUt
! SEc' 8. An election shall be held for
members OF a convention 10 form consli.
tuition for the State Of Kansas, according to
The apportionment 10 be made as aforesaid,
ON the third Monday in June next, TO be held
at ihevmi ,us election precincts established
! in the Territory in accordance with the pro-
visi OF Law. on the subject; and at such
election no person shall be permitted To
vote unless his name shall appear upon said
corrected list. s.e. -a 3, .r1ls Us = gai,
q, Sec. o.. The board OF county commission.
eIrs shall appoint the place Of voting for
their respective counties or election dis
tricts. They shall appoint three suitable
persons to be judges OF the election az each
place of voIiag, They shall cuMse notice
| OF the places Of holding elections in their
respective counties or districts, to be pub
lished and distributed IN every election dis.
trict or precinct ten days before the day OF
el.cton. II any Judge of election so ap
pointed shall fail or re use TO perform the du.
ties OF said office, the legal voters assembled
at the place and on the dny appointed for
said election shall have the power to fill
such vacancy by election nuonsst them.
selves. tga. r-, p -ss 'l-7. ..,-s ..r.,
ID, SEC TO- The judges Of election shill each
before entering on the dischrrgr Of his du.
| tics, make OATH or affirmation that he will
faithfully md impartiaIIy discharge the du
lies of Judge Of the election according to law,
which oath shall be administered by any
fiiier aulhprized to administer oaths. The
clerks Of election shall he appointed by the
Judges, and shall take the like oaih or uffir
4 inaiisn, to be administered by ore Of Il Q
Judges al, by any: Of the officers aforesaid -
Z, Duplicate returns Of election shall be made
al certified by ihe Judges and clerks, ore
"f hch shall be deposii,d With rhc bjarti
tuf County cUtnmi- -sioners for. the county or
eistlirt in which tlie election is held, ard
The other I'll Ill be transmitted 10 the secre.
taryof The Tertiary, und lhe pne having
The highest Eimber ni Vot 5 in his county or
! election district shall be tho representative
f'r such county or disfrictj and in case o.
tie or contest in viii h it cannot be salts
'nctorily determined who was duly elected,
The convention, when assembIrd, shall or
der new election as lerein provided. sa
SEc III Every bona .fde inhabitunt of
the Territory Of Kansas on the third Monday
ot June, one In usund eight hundr d anil fiji.
ty.seven, being citizen of the United
states, over the age Ot twenty one years,
ana who sh1li have resided three mtnths
next be'cre said election in the county in.
which he offers to vote, md no other person
whatever, sh II be entitled to vote at said
election, and any person qn1ilfiet as a voter
may be delegate to said conveGtioa, and
ne Others. us q 5tre.g a.ar8 -.
Sec. l2. All persons hereby authorized
to take the census, or to assist in the tax
ing thereof, shal hate power ID administer
ontl,ss and examine persons on oath in ai1
cases where II nay be necessary to the full
and faithful performance of their duties un.
DEF this act.
SEC. l3. II any person, BY menace
threats, or force, Or by any other unlawtul
means, shall directly or indirectly attempt
TO influence any qualified voter in giving bis
vote, or deter him from going to the polls,
or disturb or hinder him in the free exercise
of lis right OF suffrage at said election sha III
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
punished by fine not less III d five hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not less than
Three months, nor more than six, or by both. |
SEC Ia. That every person. not being Il
qua lined voter according to the provision u
Of this act, who shall vote at any election
within said Territory, knowing that, he Is
n,ot not entitled TO vote, and uny person who at
lhe same election shall vote more III IN once, |
whether at the same or a different Diace.
shall be adjudged guilty of msdemsanor
md be punished by fine Of nut less titan
one hundred dollars, nor exceeding two hun
ired, or BY imprisonment not less than three
months, nor exceeding six, or both. Esia
SEC. 10. Any person whatsoever who nj, v
PC charged Unfolding the election herein
authorized, who shall wilfully and knowinp
y commit any fraud, or irregularity whatev.
'r, with the intent 10 hinder or prevent or
iefeat fair expression of the popular will
n the ideiection. shall be guilty Of mis-.
iemeanor, and punished by a tine. not less