The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-05-19
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constitution may prescribe.
SEC. z. And be 70 further enacted,
That, for the purpose of ipsuring, as far
as possible, that the elections author
ICED by this act may be fair and free,
the governor, United States district at
torney, and secretary of the Territory
of Kansas, aud the presiding officers OF
tho two branches of its legislature,
namely, the president of the council and
speaker of the house of representatives,
are Hereby constituted a board of CON-
missioners to carry into effect the pro.
visions of this act, and TO use all the
means necessary aud proper to that end.
Aud three of them shall constitute a
board and the board shall have lower
and authority to designate and establish
precincts for voting, or to adopt those
already established; to cause polls TO
be opened at such places as it may deem
proper in the respective counties and
election precincts of said Territory to
appoint as judges of election, at each of
the several places of voting, three dis
Greet and respectable persons, any V
of whom shall be competent to act to
require the shcriffs of the several coun-
ties, by themselves or deputies, to at
tend the judges at each of the places of
voting for the purpose of preserving
peace aud good order; or the said board
may, instead of said sheriffs and their
deputies, appoint at their discretion,
and In such Instances as they may choose,
other fit persons for the same purpose
The election hereby authorized shall
continue one day only, and shall not be
continued later than .sundown on that
day. The said board shall appoint the
day for holding said election, and the
said governor shall the same
by proclamation and the day shall be
as early a one as is consistent with due
notice thereof to the people of said
Territory, subject to the provisions of
this act. The said board shall have
full power to prescribe the time, mau-
ner, and places of said election, and to
direct the time which returns shall be
made to the said board. whose duty it
shall be to announce the result by procla-
and the said governor shall GER
tify the same to the President of the
States without delay
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted,
That in the election hereby authorized,
all white male inhabitants of said Ter
-itoiy y, over the age of twenty.one years,
Who possess the qualifications which
Sere required by the laws of said Tel
for a legal voter at the last gen.
.ral election for tho members of the ter
territorial legislature, and none others,
shall be allowed to. vote; and thie shall
be the only qualification required to
the voter to he right of suf-
in said election. AID if any
person not SO Qualified shall vote, or offer
% vote, if any person shall vote more
han once at said election, or shall make
II cause TO be made any false, fictitious
IT fraudulent returns, or shall alter or
auy returns of said election, such
,erson shall, upon conviction there,
ION, be kept at hard labor not less than
TX months, and not more than three
elrs.
SECTION 4. Be it further enacted,
That the members of the aforesaid board
If commissioners, ard all persons ap-
by them to carry into effect. the
PROVISIONS of this act, shall, before en-
eriug upon their daties, take ar oath :
o perform faithfully the duties of their
espective Offices; aud, en- failure there
f, they shall be liable and subj ,ct to
he same charges and penalties as are
i'll like cases uuder the terrific i
ial laws.
SECTION 5. And be itJurther ENACTED,
hat the officers mentioned in the PIE
cding section shall receive for their SER
ices the same compensation as is given
Jr like services under the territorial
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May 4 1858 approved