The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-04
The Govw Kansas Platform.
TEHRIT0RY or KANSAS.
sSCoAD HlskaOu. 1851.

The Eew Kansas Platform.
TEaRIT0RY or ANsAs.
ssOosD snsaoa, 1851.
introduced oy NJ 40 SrSered V DO printed jan
BILL 70 provide for taking The census and election for
The JOINT Conms,se y whom wss referred " An cot
providing Tor The speedy akay Of tho oen:us Of shs :cve
% s:sSs
Impressed with the evils resulting NON the disturbed
csnaidon Of society In Kansas Territory and depeecae
relieving Thai the adoption Of constitution for State or
ganisauoo secured and orasd upon pino 'aes and by
every czs, The right Of expressing q inc ballot box
his preference In regard 70 The peculiar Institutions or
speOiy 70 restore quiet a.d confidence and oonibute
most eeosuAy 70 We prosperity ana permanent hApa'
They therefore report the folswtns BILL and recon-.
mend iss adoption e substitute Tor INC one submitted
+ 4 y sos asoSEs COMMITTEE on part Of Council.
JOSEPH 4 !! JAR, Committee on PAL. Of House.
Be elsc.d ~ ;he Governor and Legislative Assembly
of shs Isrr,.o.y Of K..sa., :. islo ~ ,.,,.,
nc 81
required Os.w.sn ins nrss day Of saToh ana dr day
Inhabitants Of he Cnied States, twenty one
pears Of AID all other white persona actually resd
peCtlvo counties; eho purpose
shall nave "a appoint one or more deputies TO as
sss in suon duties, not 70 seed one In each municipal
swnshp each Of woom before entsrng upon tho duties
VI hs oifoe snaA take suDscri be oath Airma
ION 70 suppe the Constitution Of she Uoed Saves and
faithfully and mpa TALLY discharge the duues Imposed
judgment, whoh oath or sfnrnauoa shNl be adminu
urea 70 them s.ve'ay, ana be duly certified BY Judge
clerk Of she Ustr OF Court OF the Gated StAs or judge
o. olsrk Of P,opAs Court for The several COUNTIES
b. Justice Of We peecs and filed and recorded In the
Ollie 'ns ssoss.F! o. ne rss,i,o'y om. a, .,,r
The duties Imposed upon suoh sheriff By this 70. shall DO
volve upon aud be psrfos by she Jadse u Probate
sho may sppons aspuss Dos to csoeed one In each au
ncipal o~nshp and the OH Of both Sheriff and
The GovsrI a. snan sppons some oonpssst rsadsas q
such county 70 perform soon duty wne shall have the
mo s ana q sc
i - applied 70 Sherins
SEQ .ss % III Ss q n: . s eSs,s ITsss
each oouby or eiscoa DISTRICT on OF before the tenth
day q Ayn sea- 70 a.e u ne once q Proea,s Judge sor
Of ell ,be qualified voters resident In his hid oouav or
eleotos diss'cs The nrss day Of April eighteen hun
eeiDle baud, Tho names Of al sucs legal vcsers.
Sec T. Il shall be and 10 hereby made ths duty Of esoh
Delay 70 cause % be possd q shree Of ms mcs public
plscss In esoh election precinct In his ooanty or election
ass s.s opp q , suSs s Of Susr s voter 70 .1s
ply 70 saa Prcbse lodge 70 correct asy error he may
usd thereia, IN shs manner hereinafter provided.
dsv snasvs Enc ,sss rrsm ,ns NJ A. rccevtne ss,o
reuTna Until tse first da Of Nay NEXT Of such places -
shA be most oonveDien 70 me Inhabitants oil shc county
Ella district proceed The inspeoon OF said
rssurns sso hear Correct ana nnaly desorms aoc,rd
Of
or the isseruon OF sny name on said
s.o any other aqsnon ansorDs ns issesri.y or adsy
Of ssio returns for snh purpose shall have power 70
/ ID sinisss osshs sad sIsminc witnesses end compel
their attendance in such manner said Judge shall deem
SEQ inst % soou a the said lisa Of legal voters
sbsI nus have been revised and corrected shail be
the duly OF he ri Probate Judges 10 Axe out full
ana fai oopss tns o. ana without delay furnish 70 ths
Goyerror q the rerr,sry one copy and 70 the Secretary
~ one ooO. Sso Ss M
,urns from each county or eiec0n Osic DO printed
sss :ss n me "a s
OF each court Of record or Probate Juaes within the am
q sad Territory and one copy delivered 70 Zach aass
| up II o. h pAos Of voting.
az =, ~ .o soy ~ ,ns cs"uo shs, ne csuo
plesed nd yturus made 70 proceed 70 marc N
ronmept q the msmbeys for con yenssoa smose the ar
-" oo vnos n."bs, o. s1a 49,
shai be divioed py ,ixy and se product Of such div
sTs g sss - rn s"s ~ cous
es or scoa duerso,: ana n any county o. ssc ION d-
tda shall have sunesr Of legal voters mus ascs.
,onins county on disri and thus form rcpre eusauvs
d,rc tbe srnbsr o. ssd ycssrs IN sach county or ds
os sha Ihep BE- divided by ,he ratio snd shs proouos
snsi, - - namSsr a. rceycscn~svss sns ruoesd 70
sucs oossav or dssysos PROVIDED maj IN Ion Al The
.u-ssy ~ srh~rs aussd nv the syucxious ~ manins
~ a. ssys,s oousss m spe dvs,ou a sss sssI vcsors
tb<rsof shsI be oonponsaicd by assrnng 4, % many
couns oy duy,css na vr thu srres frsodous sdd.
uo.si nsmes, FOR ~ Trsooo = nav BE- psos-ary 70
i mars toe whole pumber Of veprsss nsauves sixty.
Sec q An slscaos shsll be neld fr members Of
vepton 70 form osssSsuuou tor ts sass Of Kansas
ovdInr "a she 10 BE- made 90 sorssad on
he tbiyd noocsy A Juue next 20 b. had q the ys
o. sIes,oa preoncs estabshcd In the Terrtory In &C
oordauoe Win ne prov sous OF oa thaa sub os and
a. such etes, no pers "a ali De permitted 70 vote I'm
Irss hn name shsI sppsaY upon said corrected lisa
ssc o. rbe load OF county com mIsssoners shall %
mimi ,hs paas OF voting f,r cr respscuyc oou ,ss or
secs,ou d,sty,cts r,v sbs sppout thYee suitable pey
sors Al h. ae :. NJ Una ele ton A ssnh pIsoe Of voting
IT,. 80. rcssrs ~ ,na nsrss ~ boldius eIee
ss q, ,.s,r ,ssrssrs ooa,tcs On d,sr,o,s 20 % cub
n.rs ara a,sshusSd An aver ecctou dssy,ot or pre-
ccr len a. Maori ina dav 81 ear uon any iudsc Of
ser,on ~ srro,.e shai nj q, refuse 70 psrfogn tho
dues o. he Nd occs tho legal voters assembled o. ths