The Kanzas news., 1858-04-10

township officers to fill any vacancies that
NAV occur, also for the transaction of any
other lawful business, on request being
made to the clerk of the township In writ
ing, signed by at leat twenty electors of said
township, specifying in such request the OBJ
iect of holding said township meeting.
SEC. 1 5. Every township clerk with whom
any such request shall be left. shall record
the same, and also cause notices to be post
ed in at least FIVE public places in said town
ship. giving not less than ten nor more than
twenty days notice of the time, place, and
object of said meeting.
SEC. is. The minutes of the proceedings
of any township meeting shall be subscrib-
ed by the clerk and chairman, and fled in
the Office of said clerk.
SEC. II. OF the manner of conducting
township meetings, the chairman of the SUI
peryisors in each township, and in his alb
sence, one of the other supervisors shall
serve as chairman of the meeting, but if no
one of the supervisors is present, the cleo
tors present may choose one of their own
number as chairman.
SEC. 18. The supervisors of each town
shall be the board of inspectors of the cleo
ton at the township meeting thereof, and if
there shall be any vacancy in said board of
inspectors, the electors present may choose
of their number to fill said vacancy.
SEC. 19. The township clerk shall be the
clerk of township meetings, and shall keep
faithful minutes of the proceedings, and
correct poll-list containing the names of all
persons voting at each meeting, and he shall
enter at length any order or direction, and
all the rules and regulations made by the
meeting; but if the township clerk be alb
sent, then such as shall be appointed by the
board of inspectors shall be clerk of such
meeting. and the board of inspectors shall
also, appoint at every meeting a poll clerk,
who shall keep a correct poll-list of all per-
sons voting, in the same manner as that kept
by the township clerk.
SEC. 60 AT the opening of every town
ship meeting the chairman thereof shall
state his business to be transacted, and the
order in which such business will be enter
tanned, and no proposition to vote a tax, ex
cept for the support of schools, relief of the
poor, and for defraying township expenses,
shall be acted upon out of its order, as sta
ted by the chairman.
SEC. 81 And no proposition to reconsid
er any votes, shall be entertained at any
township meeting, unless made within one
hour from the time such vote shall have
been passed, or the motion for such recon
sideration shall be substantiated by number
of votes equal to majority of all the names
entered on the poll-list at such election, up
to the time such motion shall be made.
SEC. 22. Eel. The polls of the election
shall be opened between the hours of nine
i Il Il, al Of
five O'Clock in the afternoon, and the in
spectors shall cause proclamation to be made
at each opening of the polls, and at any ad-
journment thereof, and proclaim in like
manner at least one hour before the final
closing of the polls, specifying the hour at
which the polls of the election will be closed.
SEC. %. Zee. If any person shall offer
10 vote at a township meeting. whose right
of voting shall be challenged by any elector
qualified to vote at such meeting, the inspec-
tors shall declare to the person so offering
TO vote. the qualifications of an elector. and
if such persons shall state that he is duly
qualified, and the challenge be not with
drawn, one of the inspectors shall tender to
him the following oath or affirmation: :" Y ou
do solemnly swear Tor affirm, as the case
may UO LHdI 1Ou tnCut lcFttS vi
age, that you are citizen of the United
States, Tor that you have lawfully declared
your intention to become such, as the case
may be, that you have resided in this ter
ritory -- (as by law may be provided, J
next preceding this election; and that you
are now a resident of this township; that
you have not made any bet or wager, or be-
come interested in any bet or wager, upon
the result of this election, and that you
have not voted at this election;' and no
person whose vote shall have been received
upon such challange, shall be again chal
lenged upon any question arising at the same
township meeting.
SEC. "a. [e3l The chairman of each
township meeting shall regulate its proceed
ings and decide all questions of order aris-
lie declaration of all votes passed; be shall
possess authority to enforce order and quiet
at such meetings, and if any person shall
conduct himself in disorderly manner. and
after notice from (the) chairman, shall per-
sist therein, the chairman may order him to
withdraw from the meeting. and if he refus-
es, may order any constable, or other per-
son, to take him into custody until the meet
ing shall be adjourned; in addition hereto
the inspectors shall have the same authority
to preserve order, enforce obedience, and
commit for disorderly conduct, as is pos
sessed by the inspectors at general election.
CANVASS OF VOTES.
SEC. 95. Tea. Atthe close of every cleo
ton the votes given by ballot shall be pub
licly canvassed by the inspectors. at the
place where the meeting was held, which
canvass, when commenced, shall be counted
without adjournment or intermission, until
the same shall be completed.
SPc. e6. f25. Before the ballots are open
ed, they shall be counted and compared with
the number of names of voters on the poll
list, and if two or more ballots shall be
found together. aud the inspectors shall be
satisfied from the appearance and from a