The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-17
PROCLAMATION
TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TERRITORY
OF
OF
KAN5AS,

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE TERRITORY
KANSAS,
DY virtue of an act of Congress entitled An
Daet for the admission of the State of Kansas
into the Cnion," Approved May 4th, less. and in
accordance with the instructions of the Board Of
Officers authorized to carry the provisions OF
said act into effect
/, JAMES W. DENVER, Governor of the Ter
ritory of Kansas, do hereby proclaim and make
known that on Monday the second day Of August
next. the qualified electors of the Territory viii!
assemble at their various places for voting. and
then and there cast their votes for gsinSt the
proposition By said act of Congress submittet, in
accordance with the rules and regulations adopt
and which are hereto attached the same hav,
ing been reported By committee of three and
- J.W. DENVER.
Attest.
HUGH s. WALSH, Secretary.
LecomptOn. X. T., june 3, 1853.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Whereas the second section of an act Of Con-
gress, passed May 4th A. d 1853, entitled An act
for the admission of the State Of Kansas into the
UniOn," provides that the Governor, United
States District Attorney. Secretary Of the Ter;
ritory of Kansas, 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, there
for the said Board Of Commissioners do hereby
said act of Congress shall be submitted TO the
people of Kansas fer acceptance OF rejection, On
the first Monday of August, 4. ID. 1853.
At the said election the voting shall be by bal
lot, and bv endorsing on his ballot as each voter
may be pleased, 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 Judges at each of the
places Of voting, for the purpose of 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 Terri
tory at least six months previous to the hrst
Monday of August, 1853, IN order to be entitled
to vote.
INSTRUCTIONS TO JUDGES OF ELECTIONS.
There are appointed three Judges to each pre-
cinet, who shall. before entering upon the dis
charge of their duties, take an oath to perform
faithfully the duties of their Office shall provide
ballot boxes, shall appoint two clerks who shall
also take the oath prescribed By the Board of
Commissioners, constituted by the Act of Con-
gress, approved May T. 1853, and the said Judges
shall open said election at O'Clock A NJ, at the
places herein designated, and close the same
at sundOwn- In case ary of the Judges fail to
attend, the voters in such precincts, at the hour
aud place appointed for opening the polls, are
hereby authorized to supply their places. The
said Judges and clerks of election shall keep lSt
A faithful and seeurate list of the names 0i all
persons who shall vote at their precinct, ct said
election.
%. a faithful and accurate list of the names
of all persons who shall offer to vote at their pre-
cinct, who, upon being challenged, shall not
vote; said list shall also give the Hection, Town
ship and Range where each person so offering to
vote, shall claim to reside, or the place in the
town or city where he shall claim to reside.
81. a faithful and accurate list OF the names
OF all persons who shall vote at their precinct
the Section. Township and Range where each
person so 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 swornto BY
the judges and clerks of the election, lin accord
auce with the forms prepared By the Board of
CommissiOners,) before some officer authorized
By law to administer oaths.
returns of each 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 up and transmit two copies of
each If the same. within FIVE days. to the Probate
Judge of their County, who shall within ten days
forward one copy of the same to the Governor of
the TerTitor,, at Lec9Enpton, and the other to
Carmi w. Babcock, President IF the Council
ut Lawrence, and the third copy shall beretaiHed
b. the Judges of the Election. The Judges
of the Election in the re-orgauiZed 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 MGee to Bourbon.
Those of Dorm to Allen.
Those of Greenwood to w oodson.
At the election hereby authorized, all white
male inhabitants of the Territory, over the age
of twenty one years, whO possess the quaiifca-
tions which were required BY the laws of the
Territory for legal voter at the last general
election for members of the Territorial Legsla-
tuTe, and none others shall be allowed to vote,
and this shall be the only qualification required
To entitle the voter to the right o. suffrage az
said election; and if any person, not qualified.
shall vote 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, fictitious
or fraudulent returns; or shall alter or change
any returns OF said election, such person shall,
upon conviction therof before any court of COM
petent jurisdiction, be kept at hard labor not
less than six months and not more than three
years. The Judges of 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
announce the result publicly 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, talley lists and tickets will
be furnished to the Judges of each precinct
The Probate Judges and all other persons filing
ans otice under said act of Congress shall, before
entering upon their duties, take the oath re-
qulred by the same.
Roting Places and Judges of Elections.
DoNIPHAN COUNTY,
White Cloud precinct, at the town of White
Thomas l. Lease, fhos. j. Key.
Iowa Point precinct, at the town of Iowa
Point. Judges of Election. Tbos. Stephenson
j. l., Long, Richard Leach.
Wolf Riyer precinct, at the house of Y
Springer. Judges of Election, Christopher
Clincb, 0siel Nelson. Lsban Pritehard.
Highland precinct at the town of Highland
Judges of Election. Samuel Weakly, jams
Stevenson I'd Burbank
Columbus precinct at the townof Columbus
Judges nf Election. B. II. Brock, c. Graham,
Carey Il. Whitehead.
Troy precinct, at the town of Troy. Judges of
Election. Harrison Calvert, Matthew lies, E.
lackiston.
EIEood precinct. at the town of Elwood. Jude-
es Of Election, ID. L. Lusk, w. L. Lewis. Ed
ward Russell.
Palermo precinct, at Palermo. Judges of Elee
tiOn, Samuel ;. StOry. +. w Emery. John J.
Palmer.
Geary City precinct. at Gear CITY, Judges of
Election. John N. Curtis. John n. Il. Hendriek-
son. RobertJ. Porter.
Doniphan precinct at Doniphan. John Whit
aker. John Forman. Charles Estis.
ATcHisoS cOUNTY.
VI Atchison precinct at Atehison. Judges,
K Benton, Luther DickessOn. J 7 Hereford.
Summer precinct. at Sumner. Judges, A
WsodEorth. Ii Richardson. John Bennett.
Mt- Pleasant precinet. at Sit. Pleasant. Jud-
ges, Joseph Potter, James DoIgan, Milo Carrie
fardee precinct at Pardee- Judges, A Eli
OF, Washington Wakefield, A j WestbrCok.
Aonroyia precinct at Monroyia- Judges, New
man Gonnely, Moses II bambasoR, Wm- Bad
ger
Independence precinct, at the house Of Thom
as Stane- Judges. Luther Knox, 7 Z Stone,
K ) Kirk.
Wiliiamsport precinct at the town of Will
lianspoIt- Judges, Renry I Day, Edwin Blake
IL, H 3 Herndon-
Alice precinct. at the house of William Alice.
Judges. William Alice. A ID Simmons, Dwight
LEAyESEeRTH coCNTY-
kickapoo precinct at Kiekapoo- Judges,
SpaEten l. Rhea. James Beagle, Francis K Ford
Leavsewcrth precinct 81 usual voting place,
in hrst ward Ia LeayeHEorth. Senliah Clark,
L j Eastin. s z Few.
LeavenEorth precinct. at usual voting place,
in the ID ward. LeaEenasrtA. Judges, q. 4.
Carrier, John 4. HaldesIzan. W. 6. Aafhias.