Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-05-25
NO. 81.

branches of its Legislature, namely, the
President of the Council, and the Speak
} er Of the House of Representatives, are
: hereby constituted a board of commission
ers TO carry into effect The provisions of
this act, and TO use all the means neces-
sary and proper TO that end. Any three
of them shall constitute a board, and the
board shall have power and authority to
designate and establish precincts for vot-
ing, or TO adopt those already established,
10 cause the polls TO be opened at such
I places as II may deem proper in the re-
spectlve counties and election precincts
for sand Territory; 10 appoint, as Judges
of election, at each of the several places
of voting, three discreet and respectable
/ persons, any two of whom shall be COM
/ peient 10 act; 10 require the sherifis IF
! the several counties, by themselves or
/ deputies, TO attend the Judges at each of
/ the places of voting, for the purpose of
/ preserving good order; or the said board
may, instead of said sherifs and their
! deputies, appoint, at their discretion, and
4 in such instances as they may choose,
other fit persons for the same purpose
The election hereby authorized shall con-
unue one day only, and shall not continue
later than sundown on that day. The
/ said board shall appoint the day for hold
ing said election, and the said Governor
shall announce the 5ame by proclamation;
and the day shall be as early one as is
consistent with due notice thereof TO the
people of said Territory, subject 10 the
provisions of this act The said boaui
shall have full power to prescribe the time,
manner, and places of said election, and
TO direct the time and manner of the re-
turns thereof. which returns shall be made
TO the said board, whose duty it shall be
TO announce the result by proclamation
and the said Governor shall certify the
same 10 the President Of the United States
without delay.
SEC. ). And be IL further enacted,
That IN the election hereby authorized
all white male inhabitants of said Terri
tory, over the age of twenty-one years,
who possess the qualifications which were
! required by the laws of sai3 Territory at
the last general election for members OF
the. Territorial Legislature, and none
others shall be allowed 10 vote; and this
shall be the only qualification required to
enitlc the citizen to tire right of suffrage
In SAID election; and.lf any person not SO
qualified shall vote or offer 10 vote, or If
any person shall vote more than once, at
saId election, or make or cause to be
made any false, fictitious, or fraudulent
returns or shall alter or change any re-
turns Of SAID election, such person shall,
upon conviction thereof before any COM
petent court of jurisdiction. be kept at
hard labor for not less than SIX months
and not more than three years.
STr 4 And 10 n fnr.har ap,ctoJ
/ That the members of the aforesaid board
/ of commissioners, and all persons appoin-
+ ted by them TO carry into effect the pro-
visions Of this act, shall, before entering
4 upon their duties, take an oath to perform
faithfully the duties of their respective
Offices, and on failure thereof they shall
be liable and subject to the same charges
and penalties as are provided in like
cases under the territorial laws.
SEC. ,. And be il further enacted,
i hat the officers mentioned in the preced-
ing section shai! receive for their services
the same compensation as is given for
like services under the territorial laws.
LANGUAGE or INsEcTs.-I have fire.
queully observed two ants meeting on their
path across a gravel bed, one going from
anu tAiS CtAtti ittH! iiiiiG ~ lllt utSi. lHtY
will stop, touch each others antennae and
appear TO hold conversation and ! could
almost fancy that one was communicating
to the other the best place for foraging.-
I This DR.. Franklin thought they had the
power Of doing, frora the following cir
I cumstances: Upon discovering a number
of ants regalng themselves with some
ireacle IN one Of his cupboards, he put
them TO the route, and then suspended the
pot Of treacle by string from the cell
ing. lie imagined he had put the whole
army 70 flight, but was surprised to see
single ant qult the pot, climb up the string,
cross the ceiling, and regain It's nest In
less than hall an hour, several OF his COM
panIons sailed forth, traversed the cell
ing, and reached the depository, which
lhCy constantly revisited until the whole
Of ITS contents were consumed lJesse's
Gleanings in National History.
RATHER TOO TRUE.--A rather plain
spoken clergymen once took for his text
this passage in the psalms: 81 said in my
haste, all men are liars"
Looking up, apparently as if he saw
the psamst standing, Immediately before
him, he said
. You sad 50 in yonc haste, did you,
David Well, if you had been here, you
might have said 1t after mature deiiber-
alton"
CooL As 4 CoBBLER-A man noted
for mperturblily and scolding wife, was
stopped IN the woods one night by pre-
tended ghost. He only said 81 can't
stop, friend. IT you are "A man must
request YOU to get out OF the way and let
me pass; If you are the devil, come along
and take supper with mel married your
sister -