The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-05-06

tbo proposed State as they may have
prescribed by .ou, and shall Be entitled
Go admission into Che Union as State
under such Constitution, thus fairly and
legally made. with or without lnvofy. os
said Constitution may prescribe
sfo. b And De 20 frHa mdtrd.
That, FOX tho purpose of insuring as far
aspossiblo, thattho election authorized by
this oct may BE fair and free, tbc Cow
ernor, United States District Attorney,
and the Secretary of tho Territory Of
Kansas, and The presiding officers of the
two branches on is Legislature name
ly the President of the Council and
the Speaker of the House of Ropresen-
tatives-aro hereby constituted a Board
of Commissioners TO carry into effect
che provisions of this act and TO use an
the means necessary and proper TO that
end Any three of them shall oonsti-
tuto o Board; and the Board shall have
power and authority 90 Designate and
establish precincts for voting or to
adopt those already established; 90 cause
polls 20 be opened at such places as &c
may deem proper in the respective ooun-
ties and election precincts Of said Ter
rit0ry; TO appoint as judges Of election,
at each of tho several places of voting,
three discreet and respectable persons,
any two Of whom shall be competent to-
act; TO require the shorifs Of che sever
al counties, by themselves or deputies,
to attend the judges at each of the
places Of voting, for the purpose Of
preserving peace and good order; OF Tho
said Board may, instead of said eher-
ifs and their deputies, appoint at their
discretion, and in such instances as they
may choose, other 6t persons for the
same purpose.
The election hereby authorized shall
continue ono day only, and shall not
continue later than sundown ON that
day The said Board shall appoint the
day for holding said election, aud the
said Governor shall announce the same
by proclamation; and the day shall be-
as early one as is consistent with due
notice thereof to the people Of said Ter
ritory, subject to the provisions of this
act The said Board shall have full
power to prescribe the time, manner and
places Of such elections, and 60 direct
The time and manner Of the returns
thereof which returns shall be made to
the said Board, whose duty it shall be
to announce the same by proclamation,
and the said Governor snail certify the
same to the President Of the United
States without delay.
SEC 3. And b. % further enacted.
That in the election hereby authorized,
all white male inhabitants Of said Ter
ritOry over the age Of twenty-one years
JghO possess the qualifications t5bich tCere
required by the JalCs Of said Terriiorv,
for legal U0ter at The last general elect
ion for the members Of he Territorial
Legislature, and none Others, shall be al
l0iged 10 cote; and this shall be the on7y
qualification required to cnhHe The Uote.
/ Of suffrage IN said elections. And if
any person not so qualified, shall vote,
or offer to vote, or if any person shall
vote more than once at said election or
oHaA udh6 Ut cause 10 De maze any
false, fictitious, or fraudulent returns,
or shall alter or change any returns Of
said elections, such person shall, upon
conviction thereof, before any court of
competent jurisdiction, be kept at hard
labor not less than six months and not
more than three years.
Sec. 4. And be e further enacted, That
the members Of the aforesaid Board of
Commissioners, and all persons appoint
ed by them to carry into effect the pro
visions Of this act shall, before enter
ing upon their duties, take an oath to
perform faithfully the duties of their
respective Offices; and on failure there
of, they shall be liable and subject to
the same charges and penalties as are
| provided in like cases under the Terri
torial laws.
SEC. 5. Ind be u frtEur euzcted
That the officers mentioned in the pre-
ceding section shall receive for their
services the same compensation as Is
given for like services under the Ter.
ritorial laws.