The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-07


the returns from each c. unity or slsctscn aisN
triet to be pr.nte1 and distributed geneEalyeri
mong the inhabitants Of the Terriio ory. and one
e5py shall be deposited with the clerk ofoach
curt Of record or probate ju lge within the liIns
its OF said Territory, and une copy dslivsred 70
each Judge of the election, and at least ,thfes
copies shall be posted up at each plaee of voting
See Z. Il shall be the duly Of the govctnot
and secretary of the Territory, 80 soon - the.
census shall be completed and TeiuTns aasle. 70
proceed to make RpportiOnment Of the Incmhers
for convention among the different counties aad
election districts in said Territory; in the iol-
lowing manner: The whole number of legal
voters shall be divided by sixty, and the ple-
duct OF such division, rejecting any tract oaQfR
unit stall be the ratio rule Of ap ortiol lnollt
of members among the several counties or sec-
ton districts; and if any county or electioHdi
tIict shall not have numler oT lega. voters thuS
ascertained equal TO the ratio. il shall sbs At
tached to some adjoining county or district and
thus form representative district; the number
Of voters in each or distact shall then be divided
| by the ratio, and the product shall be the .nuns
Der Representatives OF apport oned to such copn-
! ty or district Provided, That the lo-s in ths
number of members caused By the ffac ionGreE
naming in the several coun les in the dixisiaH
of legal voters thereof shall be compensated hy
assigning to so many counties or distsicts ~
have the largest fractions AN additional mernier
FOR its fraction, as may be necessary to make
the whole number Representatives of sixty, ;sd.,
SEC. 8. An election shall be held for members,
of convention to 70 m eon>titutioa far tHa
/ State of Kansas accord ng to the apporllon-
ment to be made as AFORESAID on the third Mon
day in June next, to be held at the various elec-
ton precincts established in the Territory inac-
cordance with tbs provisions oflaw on that ans-
ject and at such election no person shall 10 pan.
initted to vote unless his name Oh III appear uR-
on said corrected list. fta ,ff,g.st 1, ~,
SEC 8. The board of county commissioner
shall appoint the places of voting for their Eo-
Spcctivc counties OF election districts They
shall appoint three suitable persons to be u iges
of the election at each place Of voting, Thct
shall cause notice Of the places Of holding ek
ectons in their respective counties Or districts,
to be published and distributed in. every elee-
ton district or precinct ten days before the day
of election. Ifany judge Of election so appoint
ed shall fail or refuse to perform the duties OF
id office, the legal voters assembled at the
place and on the day appointed ior said electivR
shall nave the power to fill such vacancy bynl-
cction amongst themselves. ....s,s,4
SEo. 10. The Judges Of election shall lga,i
before entering ON the discharge Of his datiea
make all oath OF affirmation that he will faith,
fully and impartialiy discharge the duties Of
Judge Of the election according to law, which
ei oath shall be administered by any officer all-
thorizcd to administer oaths. The clerks of
election shall be appointed by the judges. and
shall take the like oath or affirmaIiop to be ad,
innistered by one Of the judges or by ANY of
the officers Aforesaid Duplicate lEeturns Of
election shall be made and certified by the
Judges and clerks, one of which shall be deposir,
ted with the board Of county commissionerslpr
the couuLyoF district in whish the election ia
held and the other shall be ,transmitted to tbc
Secretary of the Territory, and the ona having
the highest number df votes in his county or er
ection district shall be the representative for
such county district; and in case of q tie or,
:, contest in which it cannot be satisfactorily de-
!. determined who was duly elected, the eeuYsn-,
ton when assembled, shall order a new election
as herein provided. ssEg.ss s.,gs3,;.,~s
SEC. Ii. Every bana .tile iRhabitant Of the
Territory of Kansas on the third Monday Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and iif-
g ty seven, being a citizen Of tho United States
over twenty one years, of age, and. who, shall
have resided three months next Ietcre sRld el-
ection in the county ip which he oilers to vote,
and no other person whatever, shall be entitled,
to vote at said election, and any person qualified
{ as voter may be delegate TO said convention,
and no others. ,fl p..3t ,s,ae b,,i,e;sa. etsrs
/ SGc. IL. All persons hereby authorized, to
Fl take the census, orto assist in tho taking theFcof
shall have power to administer oaths and axATn-,
inc persons IN oath in all cases where's it may lbs
necessary to the full and faithful performance
OF their duties under. this aeto er.,s. - ",
SEc. i3. Jtcng person by F.gsaces tlirs0ts, Of
tofre OF bg other @'ht,qfk eeaRs, shai directly or
r inGraAg ettept 70 inaeace ay gltaitiie ster its
: giriag his sote o, oes hm from, going u he olls
or tliat,b or hinder hp IN he free ererrsse IN hs
W right of sBpge at pdelectoa, Ae person 40 e6H;
81 ding shall beaJRi5e fgalty ef q apsiepseaiqrMnd
papi&hct By fie 'sotiss than .fus hularsst deegs.
or by Imprisonment MT less Aaa trce mouths, nor
n more thu sir, o. by b0th + f,,. .ta.s.
$ See H. That every person, not being aQaal-
f flied voter according to the provisions ofilis act
who shall vote at any election within said Ierri-
tory, knowing that he is not entitled 10 vote,
and every person at the sanae election whpshalt
f vote more than onco, whether ut the same or a
different place, shall be aljulged guilty Of mis-
' demeanor, and be punished BY fine not less than
/ fone hundred dollars, nor exceeding two, hnn-
:, dred, or by Imprisonment ngt lsSs thar tlres
months, nor exceeding six,ior both ,ii ,,.t,.
al SEo. Is. ANY person whatsoever who may
be charged With holding the election hsreinan-
I thorized, who shall .willuy and knowingly
5 the intent TO hinder or prevent or defeak ~ fair
II expression Of the popular will in the said rlec-
o tion shall be guilty ola lnsdemeanor, AMI nun.
(, shed by fine not less than five hundred dollars,
i. nor more than ono Thousand dollars, and i'm
I priscnirient apt les, than six months nor laus
! than twelve months, or both. ia4. .... ..s'sL
n SEC, l6, The delegates thus elected shall
q assemble in convention at the capital Of sad tor
ritory, on the first Monday Of Septasnbers next.
1 and shall prqceed TO ternt a., cssfSsit0t.on and
1 State government, which shall DO repubhaaa
in its form, for admission into the Enion, On az
d equal footing with the oiiginhl statsain al 10
spects whatever, by the name Of the Statgc 4
a Kansas. tsllgR y, 3s,s. W N s.ss s IA.
& Il SEe. II. ssid eonTsntioR when. asssSnlIci
!. shall elect presiding officer, and an othar OBJ
/ GERS necessary for the transaction of tleir aas.
/ ness aud the nsenbcrs and officors Of said con.
i. ventoa shall be entitled TO- recover tho .salns
compensation as the members and oiiee n VI the
% Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory, TO ID
be paid out of any money Id the treasny NIT
n otherwise appropriated. #8A .Asssg6 X
y SEC. ID. All ,lcriffs and other bfHcefs fUr
v the discharge of 10 duties required Ot tlicln by
this act, shall b eatitled To receive hurd1liefs
J. for each day they are necessarily efnnIoySa. y
all SEC 10. DoniphaE sisal ceHstiEsIta the firrt
!. election District; brown ard NeinshA l,ha stx-
/, ond; AtcIison the third Leasen the fS,ftl.
j Jefferson the fifth: Calhoun the SIKH. Marshal
i. the seventh; Riley the eighth johnson Tie
ninth; Doss;lAs. tlis toTth shaWnae Rcl,srasor
y and Davis the eleventh; LyIdns the StSelsft.
d franklin the thirteenth; Weller. tlrackasfidey
4 Wise, and Madisen The ioufteenths Bsisisr and
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