The Kanzas news., 1859-03-19
Era.a the Herald Of Frceaan.


Information for the People Respect
ing the Election and Other Laws.
+ Notice Is hereby given that have foz Earded TO
the Clerks Of the Boards of supervisors OF the
several organized counties in the Territory, print
ed copies Of the following laws passed at the ses-
sion of the Legislative Assembly OF Kansas Terri
tory IN January and Eebraary, 1883. f1E distrlbu
ton to the county and township officers, viz
CHAFrER 1. Amnesty.
9 Appropriation for Territorial Expenses for
the year 1853.
s. Additional Appropriation for payment of the
Expenses of the Conmissioers TO investigate Elec-
ton Frauds.
4. Appropriation for Jurors and Witnesses for
the Special Term of Court for the Counties of
Bourbon, Linn, Lykias. job deen and Jefferson
5. Appropriation for the defence OF John Doy
and Son.
S. Appropriation for Printing for the Legisia-
tive Assembly for the year 1883.
Z. Apportionment for the next Legislative AS
sembly. ls,
s. Supplement to the Apportiopment- (COun-
|. 9. Repeating Supplement- to the ApportiOnment.
10. Second Supplement to the APportionment.
H. Elections.
u. Regulating Contested Elections.
13 Providing for Constitutional Convention
for framing State Government
/ IA. Providing for taking Census.
l5 Authorizing certain Counties to issue Bonds,
and extending time for payment of Taxes
l6 Supplementary to "An Act TO authorize GER
tain Counties to issue Bonds, and for other pur-
poses"
II. Amendment to can Act to authorize certain
counties to issue Bonds, and for other purposes.
ls Providing for Locating and Working High
ways. -
is. Providing for the Relief of suitors in Pro
90 Defining Judicial Districts, and fixing Times
and Places for holding Courts
81. To provide for the adjustment and payment
of Claims.
%. Supplement TO the diustment and payment
of Claims,
Should any of the officers fail to receive those
intended for them, they viii please notify me, and
the of failure will be inquired into. 1t will
be observed that the new Acts respecting Town
ship and County organizations are not published
in this pamphlet, as they do not take effect until
the first day of June and are lengthy, it is un-
necessary to incur the expense until they print
ed in the regular volume of the General Laws,
which viii, if possible, be printed before that
/ time.
| With the exception of the vote for or against the
Constitution, on the fourth Monday in March.
1852, there viii be regular election held on that
day, except for township officers, under the law Of
| 1858.
A certificate from the Town Clerk will be necessa.
ry under that law, showing what officers are elect
ed, instead of the full returns of the election, as
was required last year when there no Town
Clerk in existence, ut the time of the election.
| NO elccEOnS VIII CakS DlAc6 IOf county Objects
except when specially ordered to fill vacancies
according TO law.
1t will be observed that the period of residence
for voting under the Territorial laws for Terrific
rial officers, is reduced from sir months to three
months, while the period of residence for voting
under the Convention Act for or against the Con.
stitution. on the 4th Monday in this month, and
for members of the Convention in June, in ease
the people vote in favor of Constitution, is Siz
months. Thus, on the 4th Monday in March
1889, the vote for township officers will be given
by citizens who have been only (3) three months
resident, while it will require (6) six months resi-
dence to vote for or against the Constitution.
/ Under the new election law, all county officers
in Office, hold their offices until the 1st day o.
Januury, 1860.
The General Election for Congressional Repre-
sentative, for members of the Council and House
of Representatives for the next Legislative Assem-
bly,, takes place hereafter the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November in each year, instead
of the first Monday in October, formerly.
On that day, also an election for county officer;
takes place for all those whose regular term ex
Ipire on the 1st of January, 1850, and for any va
cancies then existing.
Special elections may be ordered under the
provisions of the new law, for vacancies occurring
within three months prior to the general election
1 by the Sheriff or Clerk of the County Board, up
on proper information of such vacancy existing
| It will also be observed that the 9Th and 9Th
sections of the law "0uth0TiziRg certain counties
issue bonds and extending the time of payment of tar
/ es," apply to all the counties in the Territory.
/ HUGH S. WALSH, Sec'y of K. T.
March 7, 1889