The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-02-20
cou.t,n,ionzl oonxsnion Rlli.
AN ACT

moro and G. A. Reynolds
consaiuaonzl Convsntioa BIZ.
AN ACT ias
To provide for the election of Dlegates
to Convention to frame State Con-
stitution.
Be IL enacted Jyths Governor and Legis-
lative ASSEMBLY of the Territory Of Kansas:
SECTION 1. That an election shall be
held throughout the Territory of Kansas,
on the second Tuesday of March, in the
year 1853, for the election of delegates to
a Convention to frame Constitution for
the State of Kansas.
s SEC. 2. That the Convention shall be
composed of one hundred members, and
the Territory shall be divided into dis
tricts. and delegates apportioned to them
as follows: =.
Leavenworth County, Is; Douglas and
johnson, Ii; Doniphan, g; Atehisen, 5;
Brown, 8; Nemaha, 2; Marshall, /; Riley,
8; Pottawatomie, 2; Calhoun, 2; Jeffer-
son, 4; Lykins, 4; Linn, 4; Bourbon and
Allen, s.; franklin, q; Anderson, 8; Shaw
nee, 6; Coffey, 8; Woodson, /; Richard
son. 2; Breckenridge, 8; Madison, i; Da-
Wis, /; Wilson and Godfrey, j: Green
wood, 1; Wise, /; Dorm, L; McGee 1;
Weller, 1; Butler and Hunter l; Clay
and Washington, 1; Dickinson, 1.
SEC. 8. That the several precincts in
each county or district shall be defined,
and places of voting established, and
three judges in each, appointed by the
commissioners selected by the Governor,
under an act entitled IAN act submitting
the Constitution framed at Lecompton
under the act of the Legislative Assem-
bly, of Kansas Territory, entitled an act to
provide for taking census, and Of cleo
ton of delegates to convention, passed
February 18th, 1857 as far as may be
applicable to the districts aforesaid, as
follows: Leavenworth county, Adam
Fisher. s. n. Latta, and G. w. Purkins;
Atchison, Chas. F. Kob, Caleb May, and
T. j. Hereford; Doniphan, Thos. j. Nc
Collock, Isaac Tollman, and Milton e.
Bryan; Brown, 0rVil Root 7. Drummond
and VIM. G. Foster; Nemaha, Thos. New
ton, Royal w. Torrey and G. Beurrz;
Pottawatomie, Robert Wilson, Uriah Cook
and A. Jackson Chapman Marshall
Hugh Morrison, w. s. Blackburn and /.
e. Glardy; Riley, j. NJ. Morris, DR.. A.
Hunting, and G. Montague; Calhoun,
Abram Ray, VIM. Owens, and DR.. 0den;
Jefferson, VIM. Grigsby, Jesse Newell
and J. Hollingsworth; Shawnee, A. Pol
/, ley, III. L. Gaylord and Eliot Carriger;
Cofey, Wm. r. Saunders, s. III. Parsons
and Fl. McMahon; Woodson, G. Cameron,
a. II. Reese and John Woolman; Rich
ardson, Jas. Fletcher, s. F. Ross and s.
A. Baldwin; Breckenridge, DR.. Z. P
Bancroft, e. Goddard and VIM. Grimsley;
| Madison, A. d. Graham, s. G. Brown and
Jefferson Pigmen; johnson, Benz. Dare,
Joseph Mathews and JAS ID. Allen; Ly-
kens, H. II. Williams, John FELTON, and
DIR. w. Heiskill; Linn, David Sibbet, Z.
Barnes and T. A. Means; Bourbon, Dorn
and McGee, B. B. Newton, VIM. r.
Griffith and Gov. E. Ransom; Douglas
Robt. F. Nelson, J. B. Abbot and JAS
Blood; Franklin, Jacob A. Narcell, 2. P
Elder and j. a. Reid; Anderson, Davi.
Frankinberger, DIR. r. Gilpatrick and w
+. NJ. Army; Allen and Greenwood, j. 4
Coffee, Watson Stewart and A. FL Rieves
Davis, James w. Blair, e. NJ Thurstol
and VIM. B. Marshall; Wise, Thes
/ White, Thos. Hill and 81. 2. Espy; Hun
ter, e. B. Zimmerman, DR.. Wiebly.ant
samuel Stewart; Butler, ~ Martin, -
/ Scott and - Woodruff; Allen, Jas. d
Coffee. Watson Stewart and B. w. Chow.
/ der; Clay, Lorenzo Gates, Moses Yonkel
and Isaiah Scott; Dickinson, G. O. Searles
David Pritchert, and James Pritchert
/ and it is hereby made the duty of thi
Secretary of the Territory to forward I,
copy of this act to each Of the person
above named, Immediately upon the pass
siage Of this act.
/ SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty o
the commissioners hereinbefore appointed
to give public notice, by posting writtei
lor printed bills il three public places i
1 each precinct n their several counties Q
districts, indicating the time and places o
holding such election, stating the name
OF the persons selected IS judges, at leas
ten days before the day designated In thi
act for the election of delegates. If an.
Judge of the election 30 appointed, shal
/ fail or refuse to perform the duties OF hi
appointment, the legalsoters assemblies
4 at the place, and on the day appointe'
q for said election, shall have power TO fl
Esuch vacancy by election from their owl
number; and & shall Be the duty CT tn
| Judges of election, in all the precinct
Throughout the Territory, to open th
polls at 9 O'Clock, a. d. and keep fhen
open til 6 O'Clock. P. y.
SEC. 5. That the judges of eIectiol
shall each, before entering upon thei
s duties. make oath or affirmation, that the,
will faithfully and impaTtisliy disehazg
| the duties of judges of the election, &C
cording TO Law, which oath or affirmation
shall be administered By any officer au
theFized By law TO administer oaths, OF b,
one Of their own body. They shall ap
point two clerks, who shall take th
Hike oath or Affirmation, TO be administer
ed By one Of the judges Of the election
and whose duty It snail be to keep escl
4 s correct list of the voters who may vet
at such election. 4 certificate Of the cat
taken by the iadges as herein required
shall be attached 10 and returned Wit
the poll books
/ sEc. 8 Any voter shall have the fIgsl
TO chslIengs The right of any perso
4 offering to vote, and the person 50 chsl
Ilenged shall, before he shall be permitts
to vote, be required 70 answer, under oatI
70 be administefed 81 one Of the judge
of election, all questions put by the lud sc
or their order, toiiching his right TO sots
or whether he has voted In any etheE pre-