The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-02-07
Warning.

mIttee OF DOtn Drancnes. OuT peOpie
will perceive by this, that it is useless
to expect justice from those who laugh
at the name, or fairness, where itneyel
dwelt. AS this bill is the production
of a committee composed of the most
conservative members, what may we
not expect if it should be amended du-
ring its final passage. 1t is entitled
"a bill to provide for taking the cen
sus, and election for Delegates to con
vention.''
SEC. 1, Provides that the bogu.
Sheriffs of each county shall, between
the 1st of March and the 1st of Apri
next, take an enumeration of the fre
male inhabitants over the age of<21
for the purpose of ascertainiDg tbs
number of G1alifed poters. and max
ing an appOrtionment of delegates
The Sheriff shall appoint Deputies
not to exceed one for each township.
SEC. 2. In case of vacancy of the
office of Sheriff, the duty shall be per.
formed by the Probate Judge; or. i
there shall be no Judge, the Governor
shall appoint some resident to perform
such duty,
SEC. 3. This officer shall, on or be
fore the 10th of April next, file in the
Probate Judges Office full list of al
the legal voters resident in the county
or district, on the 1st of April.
Sec. 4. The Probate Judge shal
cause to be posted in three public plac
es one copy of each list.
SEC. 5. The Probate Judge shall 81
from the 10th of April to the 1st O
May, as court of adjudication, t
hear and finally decide all cases of dis
puted qualifications.
Sec. 6. AS soon as the list is re
vised and corrected, the Judges shall
send copy to the Governor, and th'
Secretary. The Governor shall ther
cause copies to be printed and distrib
uted among the inhabitants.
SEC. Z. The Governor shall the1
make the appointment of delegates fol
each district, not to exceed sixty IL
number.
SEC. 8. The election for Delegates
shall be held on the third Monday il
June.
SEC. 9. The County Commission
ers shall appoint the voting places
They shall appoint the three judges o
election.
Sec. 10. The Judges of Elections
shall appoint the Clerks. Duplicate
returns shall be made, one to be trans
mitted to the County Commissioners
and the other to the Territorial Secre.
tary. The candidate having the high
est number of votes shall be declared
elected. In case of tie or contest the
Convention shall decide ar order a new
election.
SEC. IL. Every citizen residing in
the Territory on the third Monday in
June shall be entitled to vote, if he
has resided in the country three months
before election.
Sec. II. The census takers shall
have power to examine under oath.
SEC. Is. Any person who shall at
tempt to influence the election by force
or fraud, shall be adiudged guilty o.
misdemeanor, and be fined not less
than $500 or three months imprison
ment.
SEC. IA. Amy person voting who i:
not qualified voter, shall be fined
500, or three months Imprisonment
SEC. Is. Any judge or clerk of cleo
tion who shall be found guilty of fraud
shall be fined not less than $500 mol
more than $1,000, and imprisonment
of not less than six nor more than
twelve months.
SEC. 16. The Delegates shall as.
sem BILE in Convention the first Monday
in September, to form a State Consti
tuition. which shall be republican il
form, and on an equal footing with the
original States of the Union.
The other sections provide for tht
organization of said convention, ant
the payment of delegates. The Sher
ifs and deputies are to receive foul
dollars per diem.
SEC. 10. Provides for the forming
of Districts, and creates every borde
and river county, which are open tt
| the incursions Of Missouri, into seper
ate districts, while Shawnee, Rich
ardson and Davis, three of the mos
lpopulous counties, are considered al
one district. In Shawnee county alon,
there are twice as many Free Stat
voters as in the whole of the follow
ing five counties: Anderson, johnson
Linn, Lykins and Jefferson, which ar
each created into Election Districts.
| We trust our citizens will perus
carefully the above digest of this ras
cally law, and that we shall hear n,
more propositions of going into con
vention NTH Missouri, for the purpos
of forming State Constitution t
govern Kansas.
0ur readers will ,,orca:,-o Al - o--o,,