The Kanzas news., 1858-02-27

qualified voter under the provisions of this
act, may be delegate in said Convention.
SEC. 10. That if any person, by menaees.
threats. or force, or by any other unlawful
means. shall. directly or indirectly, attempt
to influence any qualified voter in giving
his vote. or deter him from getting to the
polls, or disturb or hinder him in the full
exercise of his right OF suffrage at said cleo
ton, the person so offending shall be ad-
judged guilty of misdemeanor, and pun
ished by fine not less than FIVE hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not less than
three nor more than six months, or by both.
SEC. II. That any person, not being a
of this act, who shall vote at the election
herein provided for, knowing that he is not
entitled to vote, and every person who shall
vote more than once at either of said efec-
tons, whether at the same or different places,
shall be adiudged guilty of a misdemeanor,
and punished by fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars, or by Imprisonment not less than
three nor more than six months, or by both.
SEC. 12. That any person whosover, who
may be charged with holding the election
herein provided for, who shall wilfully and
knowingly commit any fraud or irregularity
whatsoever, with the intent to hinder, pre-
vent or defeat a fair expression of the pop
ular viii in said election, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a
fine not less than FIVE hundred dollars nor
more than one thousand dollars, or impris-
onment not less than six nor more than
twelve months, or by both. Gag a
SEC. 13. That the delegates thus elected
shall assemble in Convention at the Capital
on the fourth Tuesday of March next, and
shall proceed to frame Constitution for the
State of Kanzas, which shall be republican
in form, for admission into the Union, on
an equal footing with the original States in
all respects whatsoever, by the name of the
State of Kanzas said Convention shall
provide for an election of State officers and
members of General Assembly, to be
chosen at the same time and under the same
regulations as provided in the vote on the
ratification of the Constitution the Consti-
tuition thus framed shall be submitted to a
full and fair vote of the qualified electors,
under the provisions of this act, on the
third Tuesday of May next; said election
shall be held at the same precincts, by the
same judges, under the same regulations
concerning the return and counting the votes
as hereinbefore provided for the election of
delegates. If the Constitution thus framed
and submitted shall be approved by a ma
jority of the legal voters of the Territory,
a copy of the same, certified by the Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Convention, to-
gether with a memorial framed by said Con-
vention, asking admission into the Union
under said Constitution, and a certified
statement of the vote on the ratification
thereof, shall be forwarded, as soon as prac-
ticable, by the Governor, President of the
Council, and Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatiyes, or any two of them, to the
President and Congress of the United States.
If the Constitution thus framed, submitted
and ratified, shall be accepted by the Con-
gress of the United States, then and in that
case the General Assembly elected under
said Constitution shall assemble and hold
its first session at the city of Topeka at the
expiration of sixty days after the date of
such acceptance and admission BY Congress
of the United States, unless sooner convened
by the Governor elect under the Constitu-
ton thus framed aud ratified.
Sec. IA. That the delegates of said Con-
vention, when assembled, shall elect a pre-
siding officer and all other officers necessary
for the transaction of their business, and
the members and officers of the Convention
shall receive. during the time they shall be
in attendance on said Convention, the same
amount for their services as the members
and officers of the Territorial Legislature,
and the same amount of mileage for every
twenty miles necessarily travelled in going
to and returning from the same. 49,
This act to be in force from and after its
passage. G. w. DEITZLER,
Speaker of the House.
c. W. BABCOCK,
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