The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-24
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES
whereas the second section of an act of C,o.
gress, passed May 4, A. d. 1858. entitled % A,
act for the admission of the State of Kansaa
into the Union" provided that the Cavern,
U. ). District Attorney, Secretary of the TER
tory of Kansas President Of the Council and
Speaker OF the House of Representatives. ars
constituted Board of Com missioners IN carr
into effect the provisions of the said act tbera.
fore the said Board of Commissioners do ba,e
by declare that the proposition contained in N.
said act OF Congress shall be submitted to the
people OF Kansas, for acceptance or rejection
on the first Monday Of Angus A. D. 1858
AT the said election, the voting shall be by
ballot, and by endorsing on his ballot, as each
voter may be pleased, " Proposition accaulej."
or Proposition rejected"
The Sheriffs of the several counties, by them
selves or deputies, are required by the said ACT
OF Congress to attend the judges at each of the
places OF voting, for the purpose of preserving
peace and good order. Each voter shall vote
only in the county in which he resides, or the
one to which his county may be attached by
the Board
Each person must have resided in the Terr
tory at least six months previous to the frs,
Monday of August, 1858, in order to be entitled
to vote.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES OF ELECTIONS
There are appointed three Judges to each
precinct, who shall, before entering upon the
discharge of their duties, take an oath to mar
form faithfully the duties of their otii &C. shall
provide ballot boxes, shall appoint two clerks.
who shall also take the oath required by law
and the said judges shall open said election Al
A. NJ, at the place herein designated, and
close the same at shutdown. In case any Of
the judges fail to attend, the voters in such pre-
cincts are hereby authorized to supply their
places. The said judges shall make out tripG.
cate returns OF said election, seal up and trans
init two copies of the same, within five DAYS. 10
the Probate Judge of their county, who shall
within ten days forward one copy of the same
to the Governor of the Territory at Lecomptop.
and the other to Carmin W. Babcock, Ptes.
dent OF the Council at Lawrence. and the third
shall be retained by the judges of the election.
The judges of the election in the uuorganiz.i
counties shall make their returns TO the Pro
bate Judges Of the adjoining counties as fol-
lows:
The poll-books of Richardson shall be SEM
to the Probate Judge of Shawnee
Those OF Dickinson to Riley.
Those of Butler to Madison.
Those of McGhee to Bourbon.
Those of Dorm to Allen.
Those of Greenwood to Woodson.
At the election hereby authorized, all white
male inhabitants of the Territory. over the age
OF twenty-one years, who possess he uualifca
tons which were required by the laws of the
Territory for legal voter at the last general
election for members of the Territorial Legs
lature, and none others, shall be allowed to vote
and this shall be the only qualification required
to entitle the voter to the right of outrage at
said election; and if any person not 80 quail
he'd shall vote or offer to vote, or if any person
shall vote more than once at said election, or
shall make or cause to be made any false
hctitloas, or fraudulent returns or shall aler
or change any returns of said election such
persons shall, upon conviction thereof before
any court of competent jurisdiction, b. kept at
hard labor not less than six months aud not
more than three years. The jadges of the
election shall canvas the votes publicly in the
presence of any person desiring to attend the
same, and announce the result publicly at the
close thereof; and they shall in such announce
ment declare the number Of votes cast respect
lively for each proposition voted for at said
election. Printed forms of poll-books, tally
lists and tickets, will he furnished to the Judges
of each precinct. The Probate Judge, aud all
other persons filling any office under said act Of
Congress, shall before entering upon their
duties take the oath required by the same