The Kanzas news., 1859-03-12
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Sec 10. It shall be the duty of the
township or city clerk. as the case may be,
to attend, in pursuance of said notice, be-
tween the hours of nine O'Clock A. NJ and
nine O'Clock P. Il. of said days, and per-
form the duties in said notice specified.
Sec. H. Such registry shall be made in
the schedule entitled Additional Registry
of voters of the township of - (ol
ward. as the case NAV be, } in the county
or city of --, for the year 49,
(illing in the proper date, and otherwise
similar 20 the original registry.
Sec. IL. The clerk shall make copy OF
such registry and additional registry, certi-
fed under his hand, aud deliver It to the
inspectors of election at the proper poll, al
the place of holding such elections, at OF
before the hour of opening the polls.
Sec. 13. Such registration shall be pri-
ma .faeie evidence of the qualification OF
the persons named thelin to vote, but if any
such person be challenged at the polls, he
shall make proof of his qualifications ac-
cording to law.
Sec. ID. No person shall be entitled to
vote who has not been duly registered ac-
cording to the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. Is. When an incorporated city con-
stitutes part of township, the registration
shall be made by the township officers.
Sec. Is. A general election shall be held
in the several townships and wards in this
Territory, on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November in each year, at which
time there shall be chosen so many of the
following officers as are by law to be elected
in such year, that is 10 say, delegate to
Congress, members of the Council, members
of the House of Representatives, Territorial
superintendent of common schools, county
superintendent, probate Judge, sheriff, reg
ister of deeds, county attorney, clerk of
the probate court, clerk OF the board of su-
pervisors, county treasurer, coroner, and all
other Territorial and county officers.
Sec. II. Special elections may be held
in the following cases, and for the election
of the following officers: 1. When there
has been no choice at the general election of
delegate to Congress, Territorial superin
tendent, member of the Council or House
of Representatives, or of any county officer
who should properly have been chosen at
such general election. 2. When the right
of person elected to the Office of member
of the Council, member of the House of
Representatives, or to either of the said
county offices, shall cease by death or 9TH
erwise, before the commencement of the
term of service for which he shall have been
elected. 5. When vacancy shall occur III
either of said county offices, after the COM
mencement of the term of service, and more
than three months before the next general
election. 4. When vacancy occurs in the
Office of member of the Council or member
of the House of Representatives after the
last day of November and before the first
day of January next following. 5. If a va
cancy proper to be supplied at a general cleo
ton, shall not have been supplied at the
general election next succeeding the hap
pening thereof, a special election to supply
such vacancy shall be held. s. When in
any other case of vacancy not particularly
provided for IN this section, the Governor
shall in his discretion direct.
Sec. Is. A vacancy in either of the Of
fees named in the sixteenth section OF this
chapter, which shall not have been supplied
by an election before the general election
next succeeding the happening thereof, may
be supplied at such election.
Sec. 19. Special elections may be con-
Quoted and the result thereof canvassed and
certified in all respects, as near as practica-
ble, in like manner as general elections, ex
cept as otherwise directed; and no special
election shall be held within thirty days next
general election.
Sec. 20. All general and special elections
shall be held at the place in each township
where the last township meeting was held,
or at such other place therein as shall have
been ordered at previous township meet
ing, or when there has been no such pre-
vious township meeting, then at such place
as shall be directed in the act, or proceeding
by which the township was organized; but
nothing in this section contained shall pre-
vent the holding of two or more polls in one
township, when the same shall be ordered
by the inspectors of election.
Sec. 2l Whenever it shall become i'm
possible or inconvenient to hold an election
at the place designated therefor, the board of
after having assembled at, or as
near as practicable to such place, and before
receiving any votes, may adjourn to the
nearest convenient plaee for holding the
election, and at such adjourned place. forth
with proceed with the election. - $40
Sec. &c. Upon adiourning any election.
as provided in the preceding section, the
board of inspectors shall cause proclamation
thereof to be made, and shall station con-
stable or some other proper person, at the
place where the adjournment was made, to
notify all electors arriving at such place of
the adjournment and the place to which it
was made.
Sec. %. The Secretary of the Territory
shall. between the first day of September
and the first day of October in each year.
in which Territorial superintendent or del
egate to Congress. or any other Territorial
officers are to be elected for a full term, make
out and cause to be delivered to the sheriff
of each county notice in writing, stating
that at the uext general election, the afore-
mentioned Territorial officers are to be elect
ed. or SO many of such oficers as are then