The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-20

are hereby empowered to administer ostI,
and II satisfied that hs Is attempting ].
vote fraudulentiy, the judges shall sxcIus.
SEC. z. That the vote shall Be bv h,
lot. OF which shall be written or uriutss
the names Of the persons voted "a, :
delegates, which ballots, immediatelv :.
the reception thereof by the judges. sh.S
Be by them deposited IN . ballot-bos :
be by sad judges provided for that m,
psse. At the close of the polls the iu5s~
shall proceed, publicly, to count the I.I
lots. and shall certify the number of yo,s
each persons may have received. vbi,s
certificate, attested by the clerks. toee.ls.
with one of the original poll books an
tally list, they shall, within two DAYS si.
said election, forwsred by one Of So
judges, to one of the commissioners bs,.
in appointed for their county or distr;re
the other poll book and tally list. and d, +
baliotsseas at the election, shall Be be-.
by one of the judges sixty days for pubf;
inspection. It shall bs the duty Of n.
commissioners herein appointed, with,
ten days after the election, 70 deliver !.
such returns to the Governor of the Tr
ritory, the President Of the Council /.
the Speaker of the HOUSE of Repseset,,.
tives Of the Legislative Assembly.
s $50. 8. That II shall be the duty Of q.
Governor. the President Of she cound
and the Speaker of the House of Rem.
sentatiyes, or sny two of them, 10 exsn.
inc and count up the returns from il,
several counties or districts, make procls
nation of the result Of said election. a.,
give certificates of election to the perssn
having the highest number Of votes j
their respective districts. sia
SEC. 8. That the elective franchise +
any election held under the provisions Z
this act, may be exercised by all the ma,
inhabitants of the Territory, over the .,
| of twenty years. being citizens of Il !
United States, or having lawfully declu.
ed their intention of becoming such, vk
shall have resided in this Territory thin
days, and the county where they may d /!
fer to vote. ten days next preceding IL T
election at which they may offer to vo..
and any qualified voter under the prov,
sions of this &C, may bea delegate in ss;l
convention. i
SEC. 10. That if any person BY Ifen.
ces, threats, or force, or by any other u.
lawful means, shall, directly or indirect,
attempt 10 influence any qualified Yo.s
in giving his vote, or deter him from q
ling to the polls, or disturb or hinder hr {
in the full exercise Of his right of suffas
at said election, the person so offendi
shall be adiudged guilty Of misdemsaDe
and punished by fine, not less than e. .
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment 4
less than three nor more than six month
or by both.
SEo. IL. That any person, not being
qualified voter, according to the provisou
Iof this act, who shall vote at the elect
herein provided for, knowing that he :
not entitled to vote, and every perx
who shall vote more than once at eiihs
of said elections, whether at the same q:
different places, shall be adjudged gihs
of misdemesnor, and punished BY G..
of not less than one hundred dollars, u
more than tive hundred dollars, or BY in
prisonment not less than three nor mOaI
than six months, or by both.
SEC. II. That any person whososEa
who may be charged with holding III
election herein provided for, who sba
wilfully and knowingly commit any f.asI
or irregularity whatsoever, with the il
tent to hinder, prevent, or defeat fair Il
preston of the popular viii in said els,
ton, shall be guilty of a misdemeahg
and shall be punished by fine not lss1
than FIVE hundred dollars, nor more thz
one thousand dollars, or imprisonment n
less than six nor more than twelve mouth
or by both. 80
SEC. IL. That the delegates thus elea
ed, shall assemble In convention at Il
Capitol on the fourth Tuesday of Mar
next, and shall proceed to frame cons
tuition for the State of Kansas, which shI
be republican in form, for admission IN
the Union, on an equal footing with 4
original States in ali respects whatsoevs
BY the name Of the State Of Kansas q
convention shall provide fer an election
State officers, and members of GeBsa
Assembly, to be chosen at the same iiI :
and under the same regulations as PROV
ed for in the vote on the ratification
the Constitution; the Constitution Il
framed shall be submitted TO . full s
1 fair vote of the qualified electors und
the provisions of this act. on the til {
Tuesday of May next said election shs
be held at the same precincts, by the So
Judges, under the same regulations, q
corning the return and counting the vo-
as heretofore provided for the electi0h
delegates. fthe Constitution thus frsss
and submitted shall be approved b
majority of the legal voters of the Tt
tory. copy OF the same, certified by
, President and Secretary of the cows
ton, together with a memorial framed
said convention, asking admission
. the Union under said Constitution, ans
, certified statement Of the vote on the u
|. ification thsreef, shall be Forwarded /
soon as practicable. by The GoyeDs
/ President of the Council, and Speakg
: the House Of Representatives. or any
| of them, to the President and Congres
the United States. If the Constitut
: thus framed, submitted and ratified, 81
be accepted by the Congress Of the O
/: ed States, then and in that case the q
) cral Assembly elected under said CoIs
! tuition, shall assemble and hold is Z
: session at the city OF Topeka, 1T The
: piration of sixty days after the dsh
such acceptance and admission BY s
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