The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-01-30
AN ACT.

Providing for the investigation of elsc-
ton frauds.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legisla-
ture of the Territory Of Kansas, as fol-
los0s:-
SECTION l. That Henry J. Adams, E.
L. Taylor, Thomas Ewing, Jr., j. B. Abb
bot, Ely Moore, Sen., and Dillon Picker
ing, be, and are hereby appointed and cre-
ated board of Commissioners whose du-
ty it shall be to investigate the frauds
committed on the 21st day of December,
A. D. 1857, at an election held in the
several precincts in the Territory on the
adoption of the Constitution framed at
Lecompton on Nov. 7th, 1857, as submit
ted by the Convention which framed it,;
and also at an election held on the 4th
day of January, 1858, at the several pre-
cincts in said Territory, for the purpose Of
electing State officers, Members of Con-
gress, and Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives under said
Constitution.
SEC. 2. That for the purpose of said
investigation, the said Commissioners are
hereby authorized and empowered to
hold their sessions at such time and at
such places as thorough and full inyesti-
cation of said frauds may, in their judg-
ment require, and they are hereby author
ized and empowered to issue subpenas
under the hand of the President of said
Board, for witnesses, to compel the at
tendance of persons and the production of
papers, to administer oaths, and in default
or refusal of any person to appear before
them, who may have been duly subpe-
ned, to enforce attendance by attachment.
SEC. 3. That tshall be the duty of said
board to cause the testimony taken before
them to be reduced to writing under their
direction, and subscribed by deponents !;
that said Board shall, from time to time,
make reports, which, together with the
testimony so taken, shall by them be
transmitted to the Governor of the Ter
ritory, the President of the Council and
the Speaker of the House, to be commu.
nicatsd by them to the Legislative Assem-
bly,.
+ SEC. 4. That said Board, or majority
Of them, shall have power to appoint a
Sergeant-at-srms, whose duty it shall be
to seve all writs, or subpenss, and other
process that may be deemed proper and
necessary to elicit full trial and fair In
yestigstien of said alleged frauds, and
shall be entitled to the sum of FIVE dol
lars per day, for every day he may be
neeessarially engaged in the duties Of
said Office, and ten cents per mile for eve
~ mile necessarily travelled in the dis
charge Of such duty, and the said Ser
geant-et-arms shall have power, by and
with the consent of the Board. to appoint
deputies, who shall receive as compensa-
ton two and q half dollars Per day.
SEC. 5. That said Commissioners shall
each be entitled to the sum of Eve dol
lars per day for every day they may be
necessarily engaged in the discharge of
their duties as such Commissioners, and
mileage at the rate Of ten cents per mile
for every mile necessarily travelled in the
discharge of their duties IS aforesaid.
SEC. 6. That all the officers created by
this Act, shall be paid out Of the Terrific
nal Treasury for their services aforesaid,
and majority of said Board shall consti-
tute quorum to transact any business
connected with said investigation.
SEC. z. That for the refusal of any
witness, brought before them to testify, |
they shall have power 10 commit to i'm
said person from day to day |
until they shall be willing to testify.
SEC. 8. That in case said Board shall |
be inteffered with In the lawful discharge |
If their duty, by any person on persons,
they, the said Board, shall have power to |
lawfully claim and demand the protec-
ion of the Territorial militia. /