The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-12
Sikh, And that said State shall never
tax the lands or property of the United

tax the lands or property of the United
States
At said election the voting shall be by
ballot and by endorsing on his ballot, as
each voter may please, proposition ac
ceptance," or proposition rejected. y,
Should the majority of votes be cast for
proposition accepted the President shall
be known to him as soon as the fact shall
announce the same 10y proclamation, and
thereafter, and without any further pro-
ceedings on the part of Congress, the ad-
mission of the State of Kansas into the
Union on an equal footing with the origi-
nal States. in all respects whatever, shall
he entitled to one member in the House
of Representatives in the Congress. of the
United States until the next census be
taken by the federal Government
But, should majority Of the votes cast
be "proposilon rejected" 1t shall be deem
ed and held that the people of Kansas do
not desire admission into the Union with
said Constitution, under the conditions
set forth set forth in said proposition; and
in that event the people of said Territory
are hereby authorized aud empowered to
! form for themselves Constitution and
State Government by the name of the
State of Kansas according to the FEEDER
al Constitution, and may elect delegates
for that purpose whenever, and not before,
it is ascertained by census duly and le-
gally taken, that the population of said
Territory equals the ratio Of representa-
tlon required for one member Of the House
of Representatives Of the United States;
and whenever thereafter such delegates
shalt assemble in convention, they shall
first determine by vote whether it is the
wish of the people of the proposed state
to be admitted into the Union at that time
and if 30. shall proceed to form constitu-
ton. and take all necessary steps for the
establishment of State government, iu
conformity with the Federal Constitution,
subject to such limitations and restrictions
as to the mode and manner ofits approval or
ratification by the people of the proposed
State as they may have prescribed by law,
and shall be cntitued TO admission into
the Uuion as a State under such Consti-
tuition thus fairly aud legally made. with
or without slavery, as such constitution
may prescribe.
SEC. Aad be 1t further enacted, That
for the purpose of insuring, as far as pos
sible, that elections authorized by this ac,
may be fair and free, the Governor, u S
District Attorney and Secretary of the
Territory of Kansas, and the presiding
officers of tho two branches of it's Legis
lature, namely, the President of the Coua
Gil and Speaker OF the House of Repre-
sentatives are hereby constituted Boart
of Commissioners, to carry into effect th.
provisions of this act and to use all The
means necessary and proper to that end
Amy three of them shall constitute Boar
and the board shall have power and au
thority to designate and establish precinct
for voting; or to adopt those already es
tablished; to cause the polls to be openet
at such places as it may deem proper il
the respective counties and election pre-
cincts in said Territory; to appoint, a
3 Judges of election at each of the severa
places of voting three discreet and reSpec
, table persons, any two Of whom shall b.
competent to act, TO require the Sheriff
of the several counties, by themselves o
deputies, to attend the Judges at each O
the places of voting, for the purpose O
preserving peace and good order; or tn
said Board may, instead Of said Sheriff
and their deputies, at their discretion, an,
in such instances as they may choose, 9th
er fit persons for the same purpose. Til
elections hereby authorized shall continu
{ one day onIy, shall not be continued late
than sundown on that day. The sal
:. Board shall appoint the place for holdin
said election, andsaid government shall az
nounce the same by proclamation. and th
day shall be set as early a one as is cor
3 sislent with due notice thereof of said Tel
ritory, subject to the the provisions
this act The Board shall have full pow
er to prescribe the time, manner, an
: places of each of said elections, and t
: direct the time aud manner of the return
> thereof, which returns shall be made to ti
:, , said Board whose duty it viii be to al
nounce the result by proclamation, ar
said Government shall certify the SAN
to the President of the United Stat.
;, without delay.
Sec. 8. And be it.furthe, enacted, Thi
in the elections hereby authorized all viii
: male inhabitants of said territory over tt
age of twenty-one years, who possess tt
: the qualifications which were required /
the law of said Territory for a legal vot,
!, at the last general election for a memb
:, of the Territorial Legislature, and mol
" Others, shall be allowed to vote; and tn
shall be the only qualification required to e.
= title to the citizens the right of suffras
- :, in said elections; and if any person not
. qualified shall vote or offer to vote, or
, any person shall vote more than once
> said election, or shall make or cause to
made any false or fictitious or fraudule
!, returns, or shall alter or change any r
NJ turns of said election, such person sha
: upon conviction thereof bsfore any co,
J, petent court of jurisdiction, be kent