The Washington union., 1858-06-30
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.


Whereas The second section Of AN act OF Congress,
passed May A. A. ~. 1885, entitled San act for the ad-
mission the Stale OF Kansas into tbs union provided
that the governor United States district attorney secre
taJy the Territory Of Kansas president OF the council
and speaker the house Of representatives consttu
ted board of commissioners TO carry into effect the
provisions Of the said therefore the said board OF COM
nissoners do hereby declare thai the proposition con-
tanned in the said Congress shall be submitted 10 the
people of Kasss for acceptance rejection ON the Ist
Monday of August A. ID. 1858
At the said election the voting shall be by ballot. and
by endorsing his ballot each voter may be pleased
proposition accepted or Proposition rejected
The eherifs Of the several counties by themselves or
deputies required by the said act of Congress TO at
tend the judges at each of the places of voting for the
purpose Of preserving peace and good order Each voter
shall vote only in the county in which he resides tc
one to which his county may be attached by te board
Each person must have resided in the Territory at least
six months previous to the LIST Monday OF August 1885,
in order to be eatitled to vote.
INSTRUCTIONS 10 JUDGES OF ELECTIONS,
There appointed three judges to each precinct who
shall before entering upon the discharge of their duties,
tike an oath to perform faithfully the duties of their Of
nee shall provide boxes shall appoint two clerks,
who shall also take the oath required by law and the
said judges shall open said election at clock, a. m at
the place herein designated, aud close the at sun
down In any OF the judges fail to attend the voters iii
such precincts hereby authorized to supply their
places The said judges shall make out plicate returns
OF said election seal up and transmit two copies Of the
county, who shall within ten days forward one copy OF
the same the governor Of the Territory at Lecompton,
and the other TO Calmn w Balcock president of the
council at Lawronc and the third copy shall bc retained
by the Judges the election The judges of the elec
ton in the reorgaized counties shall make their returns
the probate Judges Of the adjoining counties as follows
The poll books Richaison shall he sent to the pro-
bate Judge Of Shawnee.
Those of Dickinson to Riley.
Ilsose Of Butler to Madison.
Those of Mctshcc TO Bourbon.
Those of Dorm Ia Allen.
Those Of Greenwood to Woodson.
At the election hereby authorized all white male in
haltants OF the Territory over the age OF twentyone
years wD the qualifications which required
ty the laws o the Territory for legal voter at the last
general election for members Of the territorial legisa
ture and Others shall be allowed to vote, and this
shall Ike the only qualification required to entitlc the
voter to the right Of suffrage at said election and il
person not qualified shall vote offer to vote ii
any person shall vote than at said election
or shall make TO be made any false fictitious
fraudulent shall alter change any returns
of said election snch persons shall, upon con,ctiYn
thereof before any court OF competent jurisdiction, be
kept at hard labor less than six months and not
than three years Tie Judges Of the election shall
yass the votes publicly iii the presence of any person de
string to attend the same and announce the result pub
cly at the close thereof and they shall in snch
nounccnt declare the number OF votes cast respectively
for each proposition voted for at the said election
Printed forms of pollbooks taeyss, and tickets will
lie furnished the Judges Of each precinct The probate
Judge and all other persons filling any Office under said
act OF Congress SHALL before entering upon their duties,
take The oath required by the same