The Kanzas news., 1858-07-31

I, JAMES ". DENVER, Governor of the Territory
Of Kanzas, do hereby proclaim and make known
that on Monday. the I'd day yOf August next, The
qualified electors of the Territory viii assemble a
their various places for voting and then and Lhert
cast their votes for against the proposition BY
said act of Congress submitted in accordance witt
the rules and regulations adopted by said Board on
the second day of June, 1858, and which are here
to attached; the same having been reported by q
committee OF three and on that day adopted by the
Board J. W. DENVER.
Attest: HUGH S. Wash, Secretary.
Leeompton, Il. T. June 8, 1858.
Report of the Committee.
WHEREAS, The second section of an act of Con
gress, passed May 4th, A D. 1883 eHfitled can aci
for the admission of the State of KanZas into the
Union, provides that the Governor, United States
District Attorney, Secretary of the Territory Of
kanzas, President of the Council, and Speaker oi
the House of Representatives are constituted 9
Board of Commissioners to carry into effect the
provisions of the said act therefore the said Board
of Commissioners do hereby declare that the prop,
esitiOn contained in the said act of Congress shall
be submitted to the people of Kanzas for aceep.
A. D. 1858. -s'0-s IS
AT the said election the voting shall be by bal
lot and by endorsing on his ballot as each voter
may be pleased, Proposition accepted" or 'PrOp-
osition rejected" ES =
The Sherifs of the several counties bv them.
selves or deputies are required by the said act Of
Congress to attend the Judges at each Of the pla
ees voting for the purpose fpreserving peace and
good order. Each voter shall vote only in the
county in which he resides, or the one to which
his county may be attached by the Board
Each person must have resided in the Territory
at least six months previous to the Ist Monday Of
August, 1858, in order to be entitled to vote.
Instructions to Judges of Elections.
There are appointed three Judges to each pre-
cinct who shall before entering upon the discharge
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the duties of their Office shall provide ballot box
es, shall appoint two clerks who shall also take
the oath prescribed by the Board of Commission
ers, constituted by the act of Congress, approved
May 4th, 1855, and the said Judges shall open
ssld election at O'Clock A. NJ, at the places
herein designated, and close the same at sundown
In case any of the Judges failto attend, the vo-
rs IN such precincts at the hour and place ap-
pointed for opening the polls, are hereby authoriz-
ed to supply their places. The said Judges and
clerks of election shall keep 1st: A faithful and
accurate list of the names of all persons who shall
offer to vote at their precinct at said election
I'd. A faithful and accurate list OF. the names OF
all persons, who shall offer to vote at their pre-
cinct, who, upon being challenged, shall not vote
said list shall also give the Section Township and
Range where each person offering 30 vote, shall
claim to reside, OF the place in the town or city
where he shall claim to reside
Sd. A faithful and accurate list of the names of
all persons who shall vote at their precinct after
being challenged-said list shall also give the Sec
ton, Township and Range where each person so
voting shall claim to reside, or the place in the
town, or city where he shall claim 10 reside.
Said lists shall each be certified and sworn to
by the Judges and clerks of the election, (in ac-
cordance with the forms prepared by the Board of
Commissioners before some officer authorized by
law to administer oaths. -,EF.5-
The said Judges shall make out triplieate re-
turns of each of the three poll lists of said cleo
ton, with the certificates and oaths of the Judges
and clerks duly attached to the same, and they
shall seal up and transmit two copies of each Of
the same, within five days, to the Probate Judge
of their county, who shall within ten days forward
one copy of the same to the Governor Of the Ter
rltory, at Lecompton, and the other to Carmi W
Babcock, President of the Council, at Lawrence,
and the third copy shall be retained by the Judges
of the Election. The Judges of the Election in
the un-organized counties shall make their returns
to the Probate Judges of the adjoining counties,
as follows:
The poll books of Richardson shall be sent to
the Probate Judge of Shawnee.
Those of Dickinson to Riley. - @z
Those of Butler to Madison.
Those of MeGee to Bourbon.
Those of Dorm to Allen.
Those of Greenwood to Woedson.
At the election hereby auth horized all white male
inhabitants of the Territory, the age of TWEEN
ty-One years, who possess the qualifications which
were required by the laws of the Territory for le-
gal voter at the last general election for members
of the Territorial Legislature, and none others
shall be allowed to vote, and this shall be the only
qualification required to entitle the voter to the
right of suffrage at said election; and if any per-
son not qualified shall vote or offer to vote, if
any person shall vote more than at said cleo
ton; or shall make or causesto be made any false,
fictitious or fraudulent returns; shall alter or
change any returns of said election, such person
shall upon conviction thereof before any court
of competent Jurisdiction, be kept at hard labor
not less than six months and not more than three
years. The Judges of the election Immediately
closing the polls, and before leaving the house
or place where the election has been held, shall
canvass the votes publicly in the presence of any
person desiring to attend the same and announce
the result publicly at the close thereof, and they
shall in such announcement declare the number of
votes cast respectively for each proposition voted
for Mt said election. Printed forms of poll-books
tafly-lists and tickets, will be furnished to the
Judges of each precinct. The Probate Judges
and all other persons filing any Office under said
act of Congress, SHALL before entering upon their
duties, take the oath required by the same.
Voting Places and Judges of Elections.
DoN1PHAS COUNTY.
White Cloud precinct, at the town of White
Cloud. Judges of Election, Thomas Shrieve,
Thomas L. Lease, Thos. J. Key.
Iowa Point precinct, at the town of Iowa Point.
Judges of Election, Thomas Stevenson, ]. L.
Long Richard Leach. s =
Wolf River precinct, at the house of N SPRING
er. Judges of Election, Christopher Chneh, Osiel
Nelson, Laban Pritchard.
Highland precinct at the town of Highland
Judges Of Election, Samuel Yeakiey, James Ste
venson, Ed. Burbank. -f{es 5f.-z.s - =
Columbus precinct, at the town of Columbus
Judges of Election, B. 81. Brock, c. Graham, o.
riah Griffith. s-i 1875 - ssiis
Troy precinct, at the town of Troy. Judges of
Election, Harrison Calvert, Matthew Hes, n.
T. Conner. --- =. - ,.s--s- 80
Elwood precinct, at the town of Elwood. Judg-
es of Election, d. L. Lusk. W L. Lewis, Edward
Russell.
Palermo precinct at Palermo Judges of EIee-
ton, Samuel s. Story, F. W. Emery, John J. Pal
mer.
Geary City precinct, at Geary City. Judges of
Election, John II. Curtis, John n. d. Henderson,
Robert J. Porter