The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-10
REPORT on RE coNMIrTEE.

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sar the admission Of the State Of Kansas into the
| CniOn," provides that the Governor. United
States District Attorney. Secretary IF the. Ter
rifory of Kansas, President Of the Council and
| Speaker # the HoHse of Representatives, are
| constituted Board of Commissioners TO carry
into effect the provisions Of the said act. there
FOR the said Board Of Commissioners do hereby
leclare that the proposition contained in the
| aid 9et Of Congress shall be gu omitted to the
people "f Kansas for acceptance of rejection, on
the frs. Monday of August, a. ID. 1883.
AT the said election the voting shall be by bal
lot, and bv endorsing on his ballot as each voter
may be pleased. I" Proposition accepted" or
| = Proposition rejected.
/ The Sheriffs of the several counties, by them
selves or Deputies, are required by the said act
| of Congress to attend the .iudges at each of the
places Of voting, for the .purposs of preserving
peee and coed order Essh ~ voter snll vote tSe
one to which his county mas be attached By the
BOARD.
Each person must have resided in sbe, Terri
| t.ry at least six months previous to the hrst
| 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 dis
| charge of their duties, take an oath TO perform
faithfully the duties Of their oce. shall provide
bIllot boxes, shall appoint two clerks who shall
also take the oath p-escrib By the Board of
| Commissioners, constituted by the Act of Con-
gress, approved May 4, Is5s, and the said Judges
shall Up:u said election at o'cl' ck A NJ, at the
places herein designated, and clio e the same
at sundoWn. In case a of the judges fail to
attend. the voters in such precincts. at the hour
and place appointed for opening the polls, are
hereby authOrz ID to supply their places. The
said Judges and clerks of election shall keep 1st
| A faithfuLand accurate list of the names oi all
persons who shall vote at their precinct, at said
elee ton
Cd. A faithful and accurate list of the names
If all persons who shall offer to vote at their pre-
cinct. who, upon baing challenged, shall not
vote said list shall also give the section, Town
| 81 ip and Range where eBch person so Offering to
town or ciry where he shall claim to reside.
| 3i: A faithful and accurate list o. the names
Of all persons who shalt vote at their precinct
the Section, Township and Range wh,re each
person voting shall claim to reside, or the
place in the town or city where he shall claim to
reside.
Said lists shall each be certified and sMornto by
the Judges and clerks of the election, lin accord
ance with the f.'rms prepared by the Board OF
commissioners, before some Ofheer authorized
BY law to administer oaths.
| The said Judges shall make out trfplicate
| returns of eacn of the three poll lists of said
election, with the certificates and oaths of the
| Judges and Clerks duly attached to the same,
and they sholl seal mp and transmit two copies OF
each f the same, within five days, to the Probate
Judge Of their County, whOshail within ten days
forward one copy of the same to the Governor OF
Carmi W. Babcoek, President eff the Council
at Lawrence, aud the third copy sha be retained
by the judges of the Election. The Judges
Of the Election in the re-organized 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 kiley.
Those of Butler to Madison.
Those of NJ Gee to Bourbon.
| Those Of born to All II.
Those Of Greenwood TO VI Woodson.
| At the election hereby authorized, all white
male inhabitants of the Territer,, over the age
tions l. hich were required by the laws of the
| Territory for a legal voter at the last general
election for members of the Territorial Legisla-
tuIe, and none others shall be allowed to vote,
and this shall be the only qualification required
tn entitle the voter TO the right o. sufffage a,
said election; and if anr person, not so qualified,
shall vote or offer to vote; or ifany person snail
vote more than once at said election or shall
make or cause to be made any false, fictitious
or fraudulent returns; or shall alter or change
ans returns of said election, such person shall,
upon conviction theIOf before any court of COM
petent jUri -dietion, be kept at hard iabur not
'ess than six months and not more than three
years. The judges of election, Immediately
on closing the polls and before leaving the house
Ur place where the election has been he'd. shall
canvass the votes publicly in the presence OF
any person desiring to attend the same; and
announce the result ublicly at the close there
Of, 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 taley lists and tickets. will
Z.
The Probate Judges and all other persons filling
any Office under said act of Congress shall, before
entering upon their duties, take the oath re-
CURED by the same.
/ Poting Places and Judges Of Elections.
DoNIPHAN COUNTY,
White Cloud precinct. at the town Of White
Cloud. Judges of Election. Thomas Shrive,
Thomas l. Lease, fhos. j. Key.
Iowa Point precinct, at the town of Iowa
Point Judges of Election, Thos. Stephenson,
J. L, Long, Richard Leach.
Volt River precinct. at the house of \
Springer. Judges of Election, Christopher
Clinen, 0siel Nelson, Laban PriIchard.
II ghiand preeinet at the town Of Highland
Columbus precinct a. the townof Columbus
Judges ii Elertion.. b. d. Brock. c. Graham
Carey Il. w hiIehead.
Election. Harrison Calvert. Matthew lies. Z.
BlackiSton
ElWocd precinct, at the town of EIwoed. Judg-
es of Elect,on. ID. l.. Lusk. w. L. Lewis. Id
ward Russell.
Palermo precinct. at Palermo Judges of EIec-
ton, Samuel 5. Story. E. w. Emery. John j.
| Palmer.
Gears City precinct, at Geary City, Judges Of
Election, John u. Curtis. John n. II. Hendriek-
Douiphan precinct at Doniphan. John Whit
aker, Jonn formau, Charles Estis.
ATcHisoS COUNTY.
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X Benton. Luther Dicke son. 7 Hereford.
Sumner precinct. at Sumaer. Judges, A
WGodEorth. A u Richardson. John Bennett.
Mt. Pleasant precinct. at NJ. Pleasant. Jud-
ges, Joseph Potter, James Dougsn, Milo Carle-
ton.
Pardee precinct at Pardee. judges, A Eli
OF, Washington Wakefield, A J Westbrook.
Mo1reyia precinct at Aoproyia. Judges, New
man Connely, Moses Ii Lambason. Wm. z Bad
Independence precinct. at the house of Thom-
1 n las1sy Ir-eho z
i x ) Kirk.
Williamsport precinct at the town of VIII
liaInsport- Judges. Henry Day, Edwin Blake
Alice pceclnct. st the house of William Alice.
Judges, William Alice. A ID Simmons, Dwight
Aliiard-
LEAFESvoREH COUNTY.
KiekapOo precinct at kickapo1- Judges,
Spart.n l. khea- James Beagle, Francis Foad.
! LeavenRorth precinct al usual voting place.
in frst ward ia teavenEorth- Nemiah Clark,
LsasenEorth precinct, at usual voting place,
| IN the I'd ward, LeayenHoFtb. Judges, Z. n.
Carrier. John A. Halderman. W. q, Hath;as.
Delaware precinct, 1t Delaware. Judges.
George ". TNsmbley, Jonas Edge, J. W. Pen
Qaindaro precinct, at Qainasre. judges. G
I E BudIBgtan, ! Colby, tits Webb.
Wsssduts precinci, At Wsaadotf. Judges, ]
| p Root, W ] Kaberss. Daniel kisliH.
/ Easton preciEct as Easton. judges. Orr.
samuel hoaka gee: Charles Gaadsiek
Stephen sparks. DE. Allen. 3 W HIATT.
Delaware Crossings prscinet- u Delaware
Kew Ar Pratt.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
Shawnee precinct 3. Shaxnee. Judges, CAL
vim A EoEnatzeT, Joseph Thompson. William
| 0zser:i prseinet a Oxford. Judges. HAS.
David Cork. James Br5ant,
Spring IilIl presinet at Spring Hill judges,
Peter tslnth-r. Ohm Adds ir n iliiam II Alien