Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-04-11

and faithful performance of their duties
under this act,
Sec. ID. If any person, by mcnaccs
threa's or force, or by any other unlawful
means, shall directly or indirectly attempt
to influence any qualified voter in giving
his vote, CT deter hin, from, going 10 tic
polls, or diSt,rb on hindtr linn in Tic free
c1erc,Se Of lis right of suffrage at said
election, the person so offending shall be
adjudgod guilty of misdemeanor, and
punished by fine not less than $500, or
by Imprisonment not less than three months
nor moro than six, or by both.
SEC. Ia. That every person not being q
qudI!fed goter according to the provisions
of this act, who shall vote at any election
within said Territory, 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 different place, shall be
adjudged guilty Of a mislemeanor, and be
punished by a fine of not less than SlOO,
nor exceeding two, or by imprisonment not
less than three months nor exceeding six.
or both.
SEC. 10, Any person whatsoever who
may be charged with holding the election
herein authorized, who shall wifully and
knowingly commit any .(raHd or irreguiew-
'ty whatever, with the intent to hinder or
prevent or defeat u }aif oppression Of tie
popul1f G0te in the SAID election, shall be
guilty of misdcmcanor, and punished by
a fine of not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000, and Imprisonment not less than six
months nor more than twelve months, or
both.
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 republican in its form, for
admission into the Union on an equal loot.
ing with the origin ! States in al respects
whatever, by the name of the Stale Of
! Kansas.
SEC II. Said Convention, when assem-
bled, shall elect presiding officer and all
other officers necessary for the transaction
of their business, and the members and
officers OF said convention shall be entitled
to receive the same compensation as the
members and officers Of the Legisl tive
Assembly of Kansas Territory, to be paid
out of any money in tho treasury not other
wise appropriated.
SEC. IS. All sheriffs and other officers
ior the discharge of the duties required c
them by this act, shall be entitled to receive
four dollars for clch day they are nccessa
rily employed,
SEC. 10. Doniphan shall constitute the
First Election District; Brown and Nehami
the Second; Atchison the Third; Leavcn
worth the Fourth; Jefferson the Fifth
Calhoun the Sixth; Marshall the Seven h
Riley the Eighth; johnson the Ninth
Douglass the Tenth; Shawnee, Richardson
and Davis the Eleventh; Lykins the Twelfth
Franklin the Thirteenth; Weller, Breckin
ridge, Wise and Madison the Fourteenth
Britton and Coffee the Fifteenth linn tn
Sixtconth Anderson the Seventeenth
Bourbon, McGhee, Dorm and Allen tn
Eighteenth; Woodson, Wilson, Godfrey
Greenwood and Hunter the Nineteenth.
SEC. 20. All votes given at the election
herein provided for shall be viUa vOce.
SEC. 2l. Returns of said enumeration
shall be according to the following tabula
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