Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1858-04-08
and in such instances as they NAV choose

and in such instances as they may choose.
other fit persons for the same purpose; and
when the purpose of the election is to elect
delegates to the Convention to form Con-
stitution, as hereinbefore provided for, the
number of delegates shall be sixty, and they
shall be apportioncd by said Board among
the several counties of said Territory accord
ing to the number ofvoters. and in making
this apportionment, the Board may join two
or more counties together to make an elec-
ton or representative district, where neitE
er of the said counties has the requisite
number of voters to entitlc it to a delegate,
to join smaller 10 larger comfy having
surplus population. where it may serve
to equalize the representation. The clec-
tons hereby authorized shall not be con-
timed later than shutdown on that day
The said Board shall appoint the day OF
election for each of the elections hereby
authorized, as the same may become ncces
sary. The said Governor shall announce,
by proclamation, the day appointed for
said elections, and the day shall be as early
one as is consistent with due notice there
of to the people of said Territory, subject
to the provisions of this act The said
Board shall have full power to prescribe
the time, manner and places Of each Of said
elections. and to direct the time and man
ner of the returns thereof, which returns
shall be made to the said Boarl, whose
duty it shall be to announce the result
by proclamation, and 10 appoint therein
as early day as practicable for the
delegates elected (whcre the election has
been for delegates to assemble in con-
vention at the seat of Government of said
Territory. When SO assembled, the Con.
vention Shall first determine, by avote
whether it is the wish of the propos.
cd State to be admitted into the Union al
that time; and if so, shall proceed to form
a State Constitution, and take all nccessa.
ry steps for the establishment of State
Government in conformity with the FEEDER
al Constitution, subject to the approval
and ratification of the people of the pro-
posed State. And the said Convention
shall accordingly provide for its submission
to the vote of the people for approval oil
rejection; and if the majority OF the votes
shall be given for the Constitution SO fran
ed as aforesaid, the Governor of the Ter
ritory shall, within twenty days after the
result is known, notify the President of til.
United States of the same And thcreup.
on the President shall announce the same
by proclamation, and thereafter, and with
out any further proceedings whatever OF
H. 80 h., In, of a.,
said State o. Kansas into the Union. upol
an equal footing with the original State,
in all respects whatever shall be complet,
and absolute.
SEC. 4. Ind be IL further enanted. Tha
in the elections hereby authorized, all whit,
male inhabitants of said Territory over til,
age of twenty one years, who are legal vo
tiers under the laws of the Territory OF Kan
sas. and none others, shall be allowed tt
vote; and this shall be the only qualifica.
ton required to entitlc the voter to the
right Of sufrag. in said elections. And il
any person not SO qualified shall vote O.
offer to vote, or If any person shall vot,
more than once at either of said elections
or shall make, or cause to be made. an,
false or fraudulent returns. or SHALL ter o
change any returns of either of said ele,
tions. such person shall, upon conviction
thereof before any court of competent juris
distion, be kept at harl labor not l,,s thar
six months. and not more than three years
The fifth section provides that the Boar
of C Commissioners, &C.. shall be sworn
Section sixth makes provision for their pay
for services; Section seven. that Kansa
shall have one Representative in Congress
i'll tn, mex. celsus, AL S,:ti)a eisis i
in relation to school lands, salt lands, DC
1t is highly probable that the bill vii
share the fate OF the Topeka Constitution
in the last Congress, AMI will fail by dis
agreement between the two House,. Til
Republicans in the House will not WAIVER
and there is good reason to believe til
Anti Lecompton Democrats and Ameri
cans have taken position from which the.
cannot be se,luced nor driven The hear
Of the People is against LecomPton. an
the noble One Hundred and Twenty in tn
House should hear its audible thro5 AM b
strengthened to stand firm for Freedom am
the Right.