The Kanzas news., 1858-06-26
Report of the Committee.

Attest: HUeH s. WALSH, Secretary.
| Leeompton, Z. T. June 8, 1853.
Report of the Committee.
| WHEREAs, The second section of an act of Con-
gress passed May 4t A. d. 1858, entitled 'sAn act
for the admission of the State Of Kanzas into the
Union, provides that the Governor, United States
District Attorney, Secretary of the Territory of
Kanzas, President of the Council, and Speaker of
the House OF Representatives are constituted
Board of Commissioners to carry into effect the
provisions OF the said act therefore the said Board
of Commissioners do hereby declare that the prop
oslhon contained in the said act of Congress shall
be submitted to the people of Kanzas for aceep-
A d. 1855
Il At the said election the voting shall be by bal
lot and by endorsing on his ballot as each voter
may be pleased, Proposition accepted" or 'Prop-
osition 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 pla-
OF voting for the purpose 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 Territory
at least six months previous to the Ist Monday of
August, 1858; in order to be entitled to vote.
| Instructions to Judges of Elections.
There are appointed three Judges to each pre-
cinct, who shall before entering upon the discharge
of their duties, take an oath to perform faithfully
the duties of their Office shall provide ballot box
| es, shall appoint two clerks who shall also take
| the oath prescribed by the Board of Commission
ers, constituted by the act of Congress, approved
| May 4th, 1853, and the said Judges shall open
said election at 8 o'clock A. NJ, at the places
herein designated, and close the same at sundown.
In any of the Judges fail to attend, the vo-
| trs In such precincts at the hour and place ap-
pointed for opening the polls, are hereby authorz-
ed to supply their places. The said Judges and
clerks of election shall keep 1st: A faithful and
accurate list of the names of all persons who shall
offer to vote at their precinct, at said election.
| ID. a faithful and accurate list OF the names of
all persons, who shall offer to vote at their pre-
einct who, upon being challenged, shall not vote
said list shall also give the Section, Township and
Range where each person offering to vote, shall
claim to reside, or the place in the town or city
where he shall claim to reside.
Sd. A faithful and accurate list of the names of
all persons who shall vote at their precinct after
being challenged-said list shall also give the Sec
ton, Township. and Range where each person so
voting shall claim to reside, the place In the
town or city where he shall claim 10 reside.
Said lists shall each be certified and sworn to
by the Judges and clerks of the election, lin
eOrdance with the forms prepared by the Board OF
Commissioners before some officer authorized by
law to administer oaths.
The said Judges shall make out triplieate re-
turns of each of the three poll lists of said elec
ton, with the certificates and oaths of the Judges
and clerks duly attached TO the same, and they
shall seal up and transmit two copies of each OF
the same, within five days, to the Probate Judge
US
one copy of the same to the Governor of the Ter
fritory, at Leeompton, and the other to Carni W.
Babeock, President of the Council, at Lawrence,
and the third copy shall be retained by the Judges
of the Election. The Judges of the Election in
the HR-oFeaaized counties shall make their returns
to the Probate Judges of the adjoining counties,
as follows:
The poll books of Richardson shall be sent to
the Probate Judge of Shawnee.
Those of Dickinson to Riley.
| Those of Butler to Madison.
Those of MeGee to Bourbon.
| Those of Dorm to Allen.
Those of Greenwood to Woodson.
at the election hereby authorized all white male
inhabitants Of the Territory, the age of TWEEN
ty-one years, who possess the qualifications which
were required by the laws of the Territory for le-
gal voter at the last general election for members
of the Territorial Legislature, and none others
shall be allowed to vote, and this shall be the only
qualification required to entitle the voter to the
right of suffrage at said election; and if any per-
son not qualified shall vote or offer to vote, il
any person shall vote more than at said elee-
ton; or shall make cause to be made any false,
fictitious or fraudulent returns; shall alter or
change any returns of said election, such person
shall upon conviction thereof before any court
of competent jurisdiction, be kept at hard labor
not less than six months and not more than three
years. The Judges of the election Immediately
on closing the polls, and before leaving the house
: or place where the election has been held, shall
canvass 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 announcement declare the number OF
votes cast respectively for each proposition voted
for at said election. Printed forms of poll books
:, tally-hsts and tickets will be furnished to the
Judges of each precinct The Probate Judges
and all other persons filing any office under said
act of Congress- shall, before entering upon their
=. duties, take the oath required by the same.
d Voting Places and Judges of Elections.
d DoNIPHAN COUNTY.
= White Cloud precinct, at the town of White
lnnH ly1Hr Of
% Thomas L. Lease, Thos. J. Key.
n Iowa Point precinct, at the town of Iowa Point
Judges of Election, Thomas Stevenson, J. l.
e Long, Richard Leach.
Wolf River precinct, at the house of N. Spring
er. Judges of Election, Christopher Clinch Osiel
Nelson, Laban Pritehard.
Highland precinct at the town of Highland
Z venson, Ed. Burbank
p Columbus precinct, at the town of Columbus
l. Judges of Election, B. h. Brock, c. Graham, Ca
rey B. Whitehead.
Troy precinct, at the town of Troy. Judges o.
, Election, Harrison Calvert, Matthew lies, E
= | Blaekiston
Elwood precinct, at the town of Elwood Judg
es OF Election, d. L. Lusk, W L. Lewis, Edward
= Russell.
Palermo precinct at Palermo Judges of Eiec
ton' Samuel s. Story, F. W. Emery, John ]. Pal
mer.
!, Geary City precinct, at Gearv City. Judges Of
c. Election, John N. Curtis, John n. II. Henderson
Robert J. Porter
DoniPhan precinct at Doniphan. John Whita
), ker, John Forman, Charles Estis.
ATCHIsoN COUNTY.
Atchison precinct at Atehison. Judges, III. R
J Benton, Luther Diekerson, j. T. Hereford.
= Sumner precinct at Sumner. Judges, G. A
" WoodwOrth, a D. Richardson John Bennett.
Mt. Pleasant precinct at Mt Pleasant Judges
= Joseph Potter, James Dougan, Milo Carleton.
Pardee precinct at Pardee. Judges, A. Elliot
Washington Wakefield, A. J. Westbrook.
Monrovia precinct at Monrovia. Judges, New.
, man Connely, Moses b. Lambason, VIM. P. Bad
ger.
Independenee precinct at the house of Thomas