Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-04-10
The Crittenden Amendment.


The Crlttenden Amendment.
Tho follov.;ng ;s the Crittendcn amendment
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SECTION |. That the State Of Kansas be- and
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C,,n,,i,u,,n' ANY ~, %enR 70 'ils reucfM
gates to Convention as hereinafter nrox;drd
SIC. .. ind be- II further cnacfed. That the
said State of Kansas shall have concurrent iu-
risdiction on the Missouri and all other rivers
and waters bordering on the said State of Kan
sas so far as the same shall form common
boundary to said State. and any other State or
States now or hereafter TO be formed or bound
ed by the same and said rivers and waters. and
all the nayigabe waters of said State. shall be
common highways and forever free. as well TO
the inhabitants of said State as to all other CHI
zens of the United States, without any tax. du-
tv, impost or toll therefor.
SEC. 3. And he il further tnacted. That for
the purpose of insuring, as far as possible that
the elections authorized by this act may be fair
and free, the Gorcuor and Secreta,V Of The
TERRITORY Of kailsas, and the presiding officers
IF the t,co brdncbee If its Legtsldt,re. namely.
the President of the Council and Speaker of the
House of Representatives. are hereby cons.itu.
ted Board of Commissioners TO carry into Of.
feet the provisions of this act and to use all the
means necessary and proper to that end. ANY
three of them shall constitute Board and the
Board shall have power and authority. in re-
spect to each and all of the elections hereby ou-
thorized or provided for, to designate and cs
tablish precincts for voting, or to adopt those
already established to cause polls to be opened
at such places as it NAV deem proper in the re- |
spectiye counties and election precincts of said
Territory to appoint as Judges of election at
each of the several places of voting. three dis
Greet and respectable persons any two of whom, |
shall be competent to act /; to REQUIRE the sheriff
of the several counties, by themselves or dem.
ties TO attend the Judges at each of the nloces |
of voting, for the purpose of preserving peace
and good order, or the said Board NAV, in stead
of said Sherihs and their deputies. appoint. nj
their discretion and in such instances rs they
may choose, other fit persons for the same mr.
pose and when the purpose of the election IL
to elect delegates to Convention TO form
Constitution, as herenbefore provided for tho
number of delegates shall be sixty. and they |
shall be apportioned bv said Board among tho |
several counties of said Territory ACCORDING 70
the number of voters and in making this an
portionment the Board may Join two or moro
counties together, to make an election or repre. |
sentative district, where neither of the said
counties has the requisite number of voters 70
entitle it TO delegate, or to Join smaller to a
larger county having surplus population,
where il may serve to equaze the representa-,
ton. The elections hereby authorized shall
continue one day only, and shall not be contin-
ued 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 necessary. The said t;overnor
shall announce, by proclamation. the dav an.
pointed for any one of said elections. and The