New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-19
ELL FOR THE RELIEF or KANSAS.

The following Is Inc DIl winch paeseu tue house VI
Representatives on Tuesday last declaring the acts Of
the Bogus Legislature of Kansas Territory void aod OF
no effect:
BILL for the relief OF the people of Kansas
Whereas The President of the United States transmit
ted TO the House. by message, printed pamphlet pur
por,iog to be the laws of the Territory of Kansas.
passed at Shawnee Mission, in said Territory; and
irkfreas unjust and unwsrranted testoa'hs are pre-
scrlbed bv sad laws qualification for voting or
hooing office in said Territory; and whsreas the Com
mit'ee OF Investigation cent by the House Of Repre-
sentative 10 Kansas report that said legislature
not e'ected By the legal voters of Kansas but was
forced upon them by residents. in violation OF the
organic act Of the Territory and baviDg thus usrped
legislative power itenacted cruel and oppressive laws
Therefore,
porting TO be laws in the form Of law adopted at
Shawnee Mission, in the Territory Of Kansas, by q
body OF claiming to be tbs legislative assembly Of
said Territory and al scts and whatsoever
Of sad assembly, hereby declared inv aid and Of no
binding force effect.
SEC =. And be II further enacted That the Governor
of said Territory sha as soon 81 practicable. by psbic
proclsmsticp fix the time and places for election Of
members Of the Legislative Assembly, sppoint in each
district three competent persons to superinend the
election therein unOer .uch rules and regulations a. he
shsl direct and shall prescribe the mode and manner
for the return thereof
SIC g. And be IL further enacted That any person
offering TO vote at said election whose vote shall be
challenged shall in addition to the qualifications for
voting fixed in the act of Congress organizing tue Ter
ritory prove by bis own oath that be is bona tide
settler Of said Territory ard by the oath Of at least two
legal voters that be is ard has been for one month
inme da.ey preceding, actual resident Of said Ter.
f,ory and for fifteen days resident Of the cleo lion
district where be otfe1s 10 vote
SIC 4. And be ii further aRocteA That if any per-
SON not being actual inhabitau or resident Of the
ssid Territory shall cast bis vote at any election which
nav be held in the said Territory by authority Of law
such psrsoD so offending SHALL on conviction thereof in
any criminal court, be punished by fine not less than
twenty dollars more than ore hundred dollars and
imprisonment, not less than two months nor more than
xix moths.
That If any peron or persons shall come into any
election district of sad Territory in armed and organ
lied bodies for the purpose OF participating TO- disturb
ing controlling voting at any election held, or to
be held under the authority of law therein such per
son or persons offending shall conviction thereof
in apy criminal comt be punished by fine Of not ess
than 500 and not exceeding 500 and impris Jnent
fer term not lees than three months and not exceed
ing one year.
SEC. ). Ahd be II further enacted, That Il any per
son berg member of any such armed and organized
body as described IN the preceding section, or con-
Lectec herewith, and non resident OF the said Terri
rory shall vote at any election which may be held IN
the said Territory by authority OF law, be shall on
conviction thereof, be punished by fire OF not les
than one hundred dollars and not exceeding i've hun
dred dolsrs and imprisonment for term OF not ess
then siI months and not more than two years
SFc. .. AHd Be further enacted, That any Judge OF
election who shall willfuy and knowingly allow any
vote TO be poBed in violston OF The fourth and tth
sections OF this act, shall conviction thereof, be
punished By fine Of not less than fifty deliar' Dor
more tbsn three hundred dollars and Imprisonment for
term Of not less than six months nor more than one
year. ,
That al oepses under this act may be prosecuted BY
Indictment In any criminal court hsvng jurisdiction OF
felones or misdeneanors committed In ssd Territory
AL laws rules or regulations inconsistent with ne
provisions OF this set are hereby declared NIL and
yOid.
The vote on the final passage of the above bill was
as folows:
YEAS--Me,Gs Albright, Allison. B,-, B,;ooar Hsasstt
(Ef.), Bensor Bnfhsm, Bi,s Brsdshss Bremen bunn
Burlnrsue Cam pbel PA ChSfee, C!Nh tCcan saw
c. lhI Couns Covode Cngn. Cumesek ,nre. Davis
Ma Day Desn Dick. Dickson, Dodd DGr. Durf-r En-
ne, Galloway Gilbert Granger Grow. Hal lhass hHAn
Harrison haven Hodges Holloway Horton lOnol howSd-
kanl.i Letter HecT.y NilsI o. Y na!.H d.. Moor
korzaa. Morrill, Mott, Murray. Nichols rorton Onyef IN
IT, Parker Pe.rce Penningfo Perry, Pertf rue frass,
Pu-vAncs Robbips Roberts, Ssbn sase SsPP scott saef
MAJ Simmons Spinner Stanton. strsnAh1, rapHsn Thor
inron Tsurson Todd Trs0n, Wsds. Wske@An. WSertdse
Wldror Wsshturue fW1Al Washburr III b. "sSaourn
(hel we,ch WOOD woodruff sat woodvOrth-S'
An from Free States.
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