White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

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Constitution had not been adopted, and
the Legislature shall direct the mode in
which such suits, pleas. plants, prosecu-
tions and other proceedings, and all pa
pers, records, books and documents con-
nected Herewith, may be removed to the
courts established by this Constitution.
Sec 0. For the purpose Of taking the
vote of the Electors of this Territory for
the ratification or rejection of this Constr
tuition, an election shall be held In the
several voting precincts in this Territory,
on the first Tuesday in October, A. ID.
1859.
Sec. 10. Each elector shall express his
assent or dissent by voting q written or
printed ballot labelled For the Consti-
tuition" or Against the Constitution"
Sec. IL. If majority of all the votes
cast at such election shall be in favor of
the Constitution, then there SHALL be an
election held in the several voting pre-
cincts on u first Tuesday in December,
A. d. 1s5 for the election of members
of the first legislature, of all State, Dis
trict and County officers provided for in
this Constitution, and for Representa-
tive in Congress.
Sec. II. All persons having the quali-
fcations of electors, according to the pro-
visions of this Constitution, at the date
of each Of said elections, and who shall
have been duly registered according to
the provisions of the registry law of this
Territory, and none others, shall be enti-
tied to vote at each of said elections.
Sec. Is. The persons who may be
Judges of the several voting precincts of
this Territory at the date of the respective
elections in this schedule provided for,
shall be the Judges of the respective cleo
tions herein provided for.
Sec. IA. The said Judges of election,
before entering upon the duties of their
office, shall take and subscribe an oath,
faithfully to discharge their duties as such.
They shall appoint two clerks of election,
who shall be sworn by one of the said
Judges, faithfully to discharge their Gu
ties as such. In the event of vacancy
in the Board of Judges, the same shall be
ny luO ClCSIOlo PiSoChbs
Sec. Is. At each of the elections pro-
vided for in this schedule, the polls shall
be opened between the hours of nine and
ten A. NJ, and closed at sunset.
Sec. 16. The tribunals transacting
County business of the several Counties,
shall cause to be furnished to the Boards
of Judges in their respective Counties
two poll Books for each election hereinbe-
fore provided for, upon which the clerks
shall inscribe the name of every person
who may vote at said elections.
I Sec. II. After closing the polls at each
of the elections provided for in this sched-
ule, the judges shall proceed to count the
votes cast and designate the persons or OBJ
Ijects for which they were cast, and shall
make two correct tally lists Of the same.
Sec. Is. Each of the Boards of judi
ges shall safely keep one poll Book and
tally list, and the ballots cast at each
election, and shall within ten days after
such election, cause the other poll book
and tally list to be transmitted, by the
hands of a sworn officer, to the clerk of
the board trsnsacting County business
in their respective Counties, or to which
the County may be attached for NUM-
cipal purposes.
Sec. 10. The tribunals transacting
County business shall assemble at the
County seats of their respective Counties,
on the second Tuesday after each of the
elections provided for in this schedule, and
shall canvass the votes cast at the election
held in the several precincts in their respec-
tive Counties, and of the Counties attached
for municipal purposes. They shall hold
in safe keeping the poll books and tally
lists of said elections, and shall, within
ten days thereafter transmit, by the hands
of sworn officer, to the President of the
Convention, at the City of Topeka, a
certified transcript of the same, showing
the number of votes cast by each person,
or object voted for at each of the several
precincts in their respective Counties, and
in the Counties attached for municipal
purposes, separately.
Sec. 90. The Governor ofthe Territory,
and the President and Secretary of this
Convention, shall constitute a Board of
State canvasSers, any two of whom shall
be quorum, and who shall, on the fourth
Monday after each of the elections provi-
ded for in this schedule, assemble at said
City of Topeka, and proceed to open and
canvass the votes cast at the several pre-
cincts in the different Counties of the Ter
ritory, and declare the result; and shall
Immediately issue certificates of election
to all persons (if any) thus elected.
Sec. 81. Said Board of State Canvass
ers shall issue their proclamation not less
than twenty days next preceding each Of
the elections provided for in this schedule.
Said proclamations shall contain an an
uouncement of the several elections, the
qualifications of electors, the manner of
conducting said elections, and of making
the returns thereof. as in this Constitution
provided, and shall publish said proclama-
ton in one newspaper in each of the Coun-
ties of the Territory in which a newspa-
per may be then published.
Sec. %. The Board of State Canvass
ers shall provide for the transmission of
authenticated copies of the Constitution
to the President of the United States, the
President of the Senate and Speaker OF
the House of Representatives.
Sec. %. Upon official information hav-
ing been by him received of the admission
of Kansas into the Union as State, it
shall be the duty of the Governor elect,