The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-07-31

accordance with the rules ana regulations ADOPT
ed by said board on the second day of June, FOE
and which are hereto attached the same hay-
ing been reported by committee Of three and
on that day adopted By the Board.
Attest.
HUGH s. WALSH, Secretary.
Lecompton. K. T., June3, 1853.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
Whereas. the second section of an act of Con-
gress, passed May Ith, A. u. 1853, entitled An act
for the admission of the State of Kansas into the
Union,", provides that the Governor, United
ritory of Kansas, President of the Council and
| Speaker Of the House of Representatives, are
constituted a Board of Commissioners to carry
into effect the provisions Of the said act, there
| for the said Beard of Commissioners do hereby
declare that the proposition contained in the
said act OF Congress shall be su omitted to the
people of Kansas for acceptance or rejection, on
| the first Monday of August, A. ID, le55.
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
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
peoce 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 b. the
| Board.
| Zach person must have resided in the Terri
| tory at least six months previous to the first
Monday of August, 1853, 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 Office, shall prov ide
| 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 4, 1858, 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 any of the Judges fail to
attend. the voters in such precincts, az 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 accurate list of the names of all
persons who shall vote at their precinct, at said
election.
| I'd. faithful and accurate list of the names
of all persons who shall offer tn vote at their pre-
cinct, who, upon being challenged, shall not
vote said list shall also give the section, Town
stlp 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.
Sd. faithful and accurate list of the names
of all persons who shall vote DIT their precinct
after being challenged; said list shall also give
! the Section, Township and Range whore 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
ance with the forms prepared by the Board Of
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| by law to administer Oaths.
The said Judges shall make out triplieate
returns OF each of the three poll lists of said
Judges and Clerks duly attached to the same,
and they shall 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 Territor' at LecOmpton, and the other to
Carmi w. BabcOek, President Of the Council
at Lawrence, and the third copy sha'l be retained
| hv Ind nff fho ha Ind
OF the Election IN the re-Organlzed counties
shall make their returns to the Probate Judges
of the adjoining counties as follOws:
The poll bonk5 of Richardson shall be sent to
| the Probate Judge of Shawnee.
/ Those of Die klnson to Riley.
! Those Of Butler to Madison.
| Those of III Gee TO Bourbon.
| Those of Dorm TO Allen.
Those of Greenwood to Woedson.
AT the election hereby authorized, all white
male inhabitants of the Territory, over the age
of twenty one years, W no possess the quali6ca-
! tiOns !, hich were required by the laws of the
| Territory for legal voter at the last general
| election for members of the Territorial Legisla
! ture. 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 al
said election; and if anT person, not so qualified,
shall vote or offer to vote; or ii any person shall
! vote more than once at said election or shall
ma Ike or cause to be made any false, fictitious
| or fraudulent returns; or shall alter or change
any returns OF said election, such person shall,
! 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
any person desiring to attend the same and
| announce the result publicly at the close there
| of, and they shall In such announcement declare
the number of votes cast respectively for each
PROPOSE tion voted for at said election. Printed
forms of poll books. taliey lists and tickets. will
he furnished tn the .Iudooz of Qaah uat
The Probate Judges and all other persons filing
any office under said act of Congress SHALL before
entering upon their duties, take the oath re-
quired by the same.
Eting Places and Judges Of Elections.
DoSIPHAN COUNTY.
White Cloud precinct. at the town of White
Cloud. Judges of Election, Thomas Shriye,
Iowa Point precinct, at the town of Iowa
Point; Judges of Election, Thos. Stephenson,
hong s;rsT s,eRasd n1sabcs Leach # the bon.a
Springer. Judges Of Election, Christopher
Chncb, 0siel Nelson, Laban Pritchard:
II shland precinct at the town Of Highland,
Stevenson, Ed. Burbank.
Columbus precinct at the town of Columbus.
judges Ut Election, b. Ii. Brock, c. Graham,
CrIan Griffith.
Troy precinct. at the town of Troy. Judges of
Election. Harrison Calvert, Matthew lies, II.
l. Conner.
ElWood precinct, at the town OF ElW0od. Juds-
es Of Election, ID. L.. Lusk. Ebenezer Blackiston.
Edward Russell.
Palermo precinct, at Palermo. Judges of Eiec-
ton. Samuel ). Story. +. w. Emery. John J.
Palmer.
Gear CITY precinct. at Gear City, Judges of
Election, John NJ. Curtis. John n. NJ. Hendriek-
son. RebertJ. Porter.
DonIphaD precinct at Doniphan. John " his-
aker. joAn Eorman. Charles Estis.
Wathela precinct at Wathena. Judges of
election, Benz. Harding, Carey 3. Whitehead,
JeSsee Brown.
ATCHIsoS COUNTY.
ii Atchison precinct at Atehisons- Judges.
u Benton. Luther Diekes son, Hereford.
Sumner precinct. st Sumner. Judges, G a
Hcodworth. A b Richardson. John Bennett.
Mt: Pleasant precinct, at Nj. Pleasant. Jad-
ges, Joseph Potter, James Dougan. Milo Carle-
ton.
Pasdee precinct at Pardee. judges, AETIi- |
OF, w ssbington Wakefield, a Wesfbrook.
MoBroyia precinct at AoDrvvia- Judges New
man Conneiy, Moses E.ambason, Vim. p Bad /
ger
independence precinct. st the house of Thom- |
as 3 Stone, Judges. Luther knex. E Stone. /.
X Kirk.
Wiliiamsport precinct at the town of VIII
Transport Judges, Henry Day. Edwin Blake |
u. II b Herndon-
Alice precinct, at the house Of William Allee.
! Jasses- William Allee. a ID Simmons. Dwight |
Mislard.
LEAYESEoRIH COUNTY.
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