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stitutcd Board of Comm issoners, to carry
into effect the provisions of this act, and t.
ueo all the means necessary and proper to
that end. Any three Of them shall consti-
tute Board; and the Board shall have pow
er and authority to designate and establish
precincts for voting, or to adopt those already
established; to cause the polls to be opened at
sdch places as it may deem proper in tho res
poctlve counties and election precincts Of said
Territory; to appoint as judges of election at
olch Of the several places Of voting, three
discreet and respectable persons, my two If
whom shall be COMPETENT to act; to require
the sherihs Of the several counties, by them
selves or deputies. to attend the judges
at each Of the places Of voting, for the
pUrp.so Of preserving peace and good
order, or the slid Board may, instead Of
said sherifs and their deputies, appoint,
at their discretion and in such instances as
they may choose, other fit persons for the same
purposo.-The election hereby authorized
shall continue one day only, and shall not be
continued later than sundown ON that day.
The sad Board shall appoint the day for hold
IN said election, and the said Governor shall
announce the Same by proclamation, and tho
day sha be as early one as is consistent
with due notice thereof u the people Of said
Territory, subject to the provisions Of this
act. The said Board Shall have full power
t. prescribe the time, manner and places Of
said election, and t. direct the time aud man
nrr Of lll returns thereof, which returns
saall b. made to the sld Board, whose duty it
shall b. t., announce the result Y proclaina-
ton, and tAc slid Governor shall certify the
same Co tine President Of the United States
without delay.
SEC. 9. And be Il further enacted, That in
the election hereby authorized all white
male inhabitants Of said Territory, over the
age of twenty-ono years, who possess the
qualifications whi:h We're required by the
laws of slid Territory for a legal voter
at the last general election for mem.
bers Of the Territorial Legislature, and
none others, shall he allowed to vote and
this shall be the only qualification required to
entitl5 tho citillns u the right Of suffrage in
stid elections, and if any PEI son not So quail
fed shall vote, or otf.r to vote, or if any per-
son sAAll vote IL lr1 than once ut said election,
%. shall make, or cause to BE- made any false,
icttiJuspr fraudulent returns, OF shall alter
VI chang any returns Of said election, such
p-rsJu snail, upon conviction thereof before
any court Of competent jurisdiction, be kept
It nard labor not less than six months, aud
n'r moro than three years.
9Lc. j. And be It .Gurther enacted That
the members Of the aforesaid Board of Com
misaioners, and all persons appointed by
them to carry into effect the provisions Of
this act, shall, before entering upon their
duties, take an oath to porlorus faithfully the
duti-s Of heir respective Offices; and on
failure thereof, they shall be liable and sub
.cct to the same charges and penalties III are
provided in like cases under the Territorial
laws.
SEC. j. And be II further enacted, That
the officers mentioned in the proceeding sec
ton Shall receive for their services the same
compensation as is given for like services
under the Territorial laws.