Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-26

event the people of said Territory are hereby
authorized and empowered to form Tor them
selves constitution and State government
By the name Of the State of Kansas, accord
ing to the Federal Constitution, and may
elect delegates for that purpose, whenever,
and not before, il is ascertalDed, by census
dolly and legally taken, that the population
Of said Territory equals or exceeds the ratio
Of representation required for member OF
the III Duse of Representatives OF the Con
gress of the United States; and whenever
thereafter such delegates shall assemble
in convention, they shall first determine
by vote, whether ii is the wish of the
people of the proposed State to be admir-
ted into the Union at that time; and, II 81,
shall proceed to form constitution, and take
all necessary steps for the establishment oil a
State government, in conformity with the
Federal Constitution, subject to such llmlta-
tons and restrictions as t. the mode and
manner 0: its approval or ratification by the
people Of the proposed State, rs they may
have prescribed by law aud shall be entitled
to admission into the Union us a State under
such constitution, thus fairly and legally
made, with or without slavery, as said con-
sttution may prescribe.
SEC. >. And be il further enacted, That,
for the purpose of insurlng, as far as pos
sible, that the election authorized by this
act may be fair and free, the Governor,
United States District Attorney, and Sec
rotary OF the Territory of Kansas, and the
presiding officers OF the two branches OF It's
Legislature, namely the President OF toe
Council and Speaker OF the House OF Re
representatives., are hereby constituted Board
OF Commissioners TO carry into effect the
provisions Of this act, and to uss all the
means necessary and proper to that end.
Any three of them shall constitute board.
and the board shall have power and au.
thOrity to designate and establish precincts
for voting, or to adopt those already estab-
lished; to cause polls TO be opened al such
places as it may deem proper IN the re-
spectiye counties aud election precincts OF
said Territory; to appoint as judges OF cleo
ton at each of the several places of voting
three discreet and respectable persons, any
TWO of whom shall be competent to act; to
require the sheriffs of the several counties,
by themselves or deputies, to attend theJudg.
es at each of the places of voting, tor the
purpose of preserving peace and good order;
or the said board may, instead OF said sher.
ifs and their deputies, appoint, at their dis.
erection, and in such instances ~ they may
choose, other iii persons tor the satue
purpose. The election hereby authorized
shall continue one day only, and snail not be
continued later than suudOwu on thar day
! The said board shall appoint the day for
holding said election, and said Governor
II thn hty nlsff
and the day shall be AS early a one a. Is con
sisteut with due notice thereof to the people
OF said Territory, su Jet TO the prov! IONS OF
this act. The said board shall have luli pow
er to prescribe the time, manner, and place
of said election, and to direct the time aud
manner of the returns thereof, which returns
shall be made to the sald board, whose duty
il snall be announce the result by procla-
nation, and the said Governor shall certify
the same to the President of the United States
without delay.
SEC g. And be il further enacted, Thatin
the election hereby authorize all white male
Inhabitants of said Territory over the aye OF
twenty.one years, who possess the qaatica-
tons which we're required by the laws OF
said Territory for legal voter at the last
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ritorial legislature, and none Others, shall be
allowed to vote; and this shall be the only
qualification required to entitle the citizens
to the right of suffrage IN said election; and
If any person not 80 qualified 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, tittInOus, or
fraudulent returns, or shall alter or chang
any returns of said election, such person
shall, upOa 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.
SEC / And be II further enacted, That
the members of the Aforesaid Board OF Com
missiOners, and all persons appointed by them
to carry into effect the provisions Ut this set,
shall, before entering upon their duties, take
an oath 70 perform faithfully the duties Of
their respective Office, and on failure thereof
they shall be liable aud su jet to the sane
charges and penalties as are provided in like
cases under the Territorial laws.
SEC B. And be II further enacted, That
the officer. mentioned III the preceding sec
ton shall receive for their services the same
cong ensatiOn "a is given for like services un.
der the Territorial Laws.
A motion 10 postpone the bill until the
second Monday in May was carried in the
form Of an amendment By yeas los, nays
los, "a fJiiows:
YyAs-Msssrs. Abbott, Andrews. Bennett,
Blllnghurst, Bingham, Blair, Bliss, bonnam,
Brayron Butinton, BurIlngame, Burroughs,
Campbell, Case, Chaffee Chapman, Clark o:
Connecticut Clark OF New York, ClawsOn,
Clark b Cochrane, Coliax, ComIne, Covodc
Cox, Cragin, Curtis DdmreIl, DAVIS OF Mary
land DAVIS OF Indiana. DAVIS OF Massachusetts,
Davis OF Iowa, Dawes Dean. Dick, Doid. Dur
fee Edie Farnsworth FentOn Foster. G,ddiUg-,
Gilman, Gooch. Goodwin, Granger Grow, Hall
OF Massachusetts, Harlan. Harris OF Maryland,
Harris OF Illinois, Haskin. Hill, Hoard, How
ard Kellogg, Kelsey. kllgore. Knapp, Law.
renee, Leach. Letter LoveJoy, Marshall OF Ken
lucky. Montgomery, Morgan, Morrill,, Morris
OF Pennsylvania, Morris OF Illinois, Morse OF
Maine Morse OF New York, Mott, Murray,
Nichols. DIN, Palmer Parker, Petit Pike, Pot
ter Pottle, PurvIance QuItman, RIcaud, kI'che,
Robbins Roberts. Royce, Shaw OF Illinois. Sher.
man Of Ohio, Sherman OF New York, Shorter,
Spinner, Stallworh. Stanton. Tappau, Taayer,
Thompson, TompkIns, Tnppe Underwood.
Wade, Waibrijge, WaIdron Walton, Wash.
burne OF Illinois, Wasabam OF Maine, Wilson,
aud Wood.-lOs.
NAfs-Messrs Adrain Ali, Anderson, Al.
kins, Avery, BarksdaIe, Bishop, BococH, Bowie
boyce, Branch, Bryan, Burnett, Burns. Caskle,