The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-02
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SEQ. /. uThat there shallbe elected on the se-
eond Tuesday in October, 1853, and biennialIy
thereafter, BY the qualified electors in each or
gauized county in this Territory, one county
treasurer fOI such county, who shall hold his Of
fee for two fears from the first Monday OF. June
next succeeding his election" - = =
- The act respecting counties and county Off
eers section =. provides, for the election of a
county treasurer, and fixed the election for the
second March last.
SIC 100. of the latter act authorizes the Gov
ernor to fill vacancies in county Offices Under
these two provisions of that act county treasur-
ers have been elected or appointed in all the
organized counties in the Territory, and as the
day Of election has been, by some mistake fixed
for the second Tuesday instead Of the first Mon
day in October, and the term Of Cfice does not
commence until June next, and as the offices
are now filled, itwould seem the part Of wisdom
to hold no election, but await further action on
the subject. A-'''
COUNTY AUDITOR.
Chapter S, of the acts Of the same session, en-
titled IAN Act establishing the ..otice of County
Auditor, and defining the duties thereof, pro-
vides:
SEC. l. That there shall be elected BY the
Territory, ou the ID Tuesday in October .bien.
nially, one County Auditor for each county, who
shall hold his office for two years, from the first
day Of March next succeeding his election.
Section 2, of the same act provides, that be
shall, by virtue of his office, be Clerk Of the
Board of County Commissioners, (SuperGisprs,)
Section %, of the act respecting Coun.ies AL
County Officers, provides, That a CLERK uf the
county of this Territory, for the term of tvn
years" and fixed the first election on the End
day Of March last. Under this act. either b.
election or appointment, all the counties are
provided with Clerks of the Board of Super
visors; and as in most of the counties they have
been elected and commissioned for two years,
the same conflict will arise between the COUNTY
Auditor and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors,
as there will between the two County Treasurers,
II would seem to be unnecessary to elect Coun-
ty Auditor, until after these conflicts have been
removed by legislative action.
There SCENE to be some misapprehension re-
spectins elections for vacancies in county OFF,
GERS. .t
Section ITO, Of the law respecting County and
County Uniccrs, provides that some of the OH
GERS then in existence, should hold their Offices
until the general election in the year 1859. 1t is
inferred by some that this means until the first
Monday in October, 1889 whereas BY the terms of
the act the officers hold their Offices, b. election,
the terms of the Township law. passed at the
same session, the annual township meetings are
fixed for the fourth Monday in March, at which
they elect their supervisor. who form tine COUNTY
the Legislative Assembly in adopting these acts
OF other States, to provide for the election Of
their county and township officers in the month
of March, and wisely separate the election Of
the civil from the political offices of the Terri
tory.
These are all the officers to be elected on the
first Monday in October next, as well as the laws
governing elections. All other offcerA except
as above mentioned, are to be elected in the
month Of Narch, and all county officers, whether
thority or continued IN office b. operation of
law, hold their Offices until the fourth Monday
elected. ]. w. DENVER. Governor,