The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-09-18

SEC. 4 ssThat there shall be elected on the Sc
cond Tuesday in October, ls5s, and biennially
thereafter by the qualified electors in each Or
gained county in tbls TERRITORY, one county
fee for two years from the first Monday of June
next succeeding his election"
The act respecting counties and county OH
Gers section %, provides, for the election of
county treasurer, and fixed the election for the
second March last.
SEC 49, 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 ONCE dues not
commence until June next, and as the Offices
are now filed. itwould seem the part of wisdom
to hold no election, but await further action on
the subject.
COUNTY AUDITOR.
CHAPTER 5, of the acts of the same session, en-
titled ''Ah Act establishing the office Of Comfy
Auditor and defining the duties thereof, pro-
vides:
SIC. That there shall he elected By the
qualified voters of each organized county in the
Territory, on the I'd Tuesday in OctIber bien-
nially, one County Auditor for each county, who
shall hold his ofice Tor two years, from the hrst
day Ot March next succeeding his election
Section 9, Of the same act. provides. that he
shall, by virtue of his Office, be Clerk Of the
Board Of County Commissioners, (Superylsors,)
section 70, OF the act respecting OOuulles anu
COUNTY Officers, provides, " That Clerk of the
Board OF Supervisors shall be elected in each
county of this Territory, for the term of two
years, and fixed the first election on the END
day Of March last. Under this act, either by
election or appointment, all the counties are
provided with Clerks of the Board of Super
yisOrs; and as in most Of the counties they have
been elected and commissioned TOR 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 rreasurers,
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 misapprebension re-
specting elections for vacancies in county Off
GERS.
Section no. of the law respecting County and
County Officers provides that some of the Off
GERS then in existence, should hold their Offices
until the general election in the year 1859. 1t is
inferred b. svme that this means until the first
Monday in October, 1852 whereas by the terms Of
the act the officers hold their offices, by election,
the terms OF the Township law. passed at the
same session, the annual township meetings are
fixed Tor the fourth Monday in March, at which
they elect their supervisor, who form the COUNTY
Board, is seems PLAN that it the intention Of
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 officers, except
as above mentioned, are to be elected in the
month Of arch, and all county officers, whether
| elected last spring, appointed by competent au-
| thOrity or continued IN office by operation OF
law. hold their offices until the fourth Monday
| in March next, when their successors are to be
elected. ]. w. DENVER. Governor,