The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-02

der when the elections are TO be held: 4 mere
fore, in order 10 correct any erroneous impress
siOns that may exist on these matters, deem it
proper to direct public attention to the various
provisions Of law bearing on these subjects:
TERRITORIAL SUPERINTENDENT OF
COMMON SCHOOLS.
Chapter 8. section /, approved February II.
1855. provides for Territorial Superintendent
Of Common Schools. who shall be elected b.
vote throughout the Territory, at the next gen.
eral election.
Statutes Of Kansas Territory. 1855, page $50,
chapter 65, section ,, 'On the first Monday in
October. in the year one thousand eigth hun
dred and fifty-six, and on the first Monday in
October in every year thereafter, an election for
Representatives ia the Legislative Assembly.
and for all other elective offices not otherwise
provided for by law, shall be held, at the respec
tive places Of holding elections, in this Terri
tory. -.-'-t
ter be established. shall compose elec tion dis
trict, and all elections shall be held at the court
house of such county, where one has been erect
ed If there be no court house, then it shall be
the duty of the county commissioners to name d
house in such eounty, where the election shall
be held: etc,. ~ =. :.
Prorided, That the county commissioners [noto
''sUperrisors"l may, from time to time, estab
lish such additional election precincts as may
seem to them necessary or proper: Prorided,
further, hOUecer, That in no case shall more than
one precinct be established in any one munich
pal township.
The following portions of section 5. viz: "The
county commissioners shall appoint the Judges
of election in each county or voting precinct, at
least six DAYS before the election at which they
are to act" Is repealed By section 40, Of the
township law, approved February Il, ls5s, viz:
SEC. 40. The supervisors Of each township
shall, by virtue Of their office, be the commits
sioners of highways, overseers of the poor and
inspectors Of eections, leaving in force the fol-
lowing portion of section of chapter 66, of the
statute of 1855: And if. at the hour of opening
the polls, such judges are not present, then the
voters assembled shall have full power to elect
others to I'LL tho vacancy or vacancies thus oc-
casioned. Said judges shall, before they enter
the discharge of their duties, take the follow
| ing oath or affirmation, to be administered BY
one Of their own body, BY the sheriff, or By any
swear Tor affirm that will impartialy discharge
| tho duties Of judge Of the present election, ac
| cording to law and the best Of my ability"
SEC. 6. That two blank poll books, with the
proper blanks laid OF, and the propercertihcates
attached, shall be made out by the clerk of the
and delivered to the sheriff at least ten days be-
| fore the election and if not so made out and
delivered, it shall be the duty Of the sheriff to
cause the same TO be made out. The sheriff shall
del yer sue poll book tothe judges of the cleo
| ton, THE supervisors of the township are now
the Jdgss OF election, 80 soon as they are elect
lard qualified, to act judges Of elections. If
scch poll books be not delivered BY the sheriff,
| the judges of the election shall cause the same
| 70 be made out. The certificates shall be in the
| following form, to wit:
We, the undersigned, judges of the election in
- election district, certify that the foregoing
is correct list of the votes given at election
held n the = day Of -, A. ID. la5-, as wit
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