The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-02-12

inson and Clay shall compose the fifteenth
district, and shall elect one delegate the
county of Lykins shall constitute the six
teenth district, and shall elect two dele
gates; the county of Franklin shall con-
stitute the seventeenth district (; and elect
enc delegate; the counties of Brecken-
ridge, Weller and Madison shall compose
the eighteenth district, and shall elect two
delegates the counties of Wise and But
Ter shall compose the nineteenth district,
and shall elect one delegate the county
of Linn shall constitute the twentieth
district, and shall elect two delegates ;
the county of Anderson shall constitute
the twenty-first district. and shall elect
one delegate the counties of Coffey and
Woodson shall compose the twenty-sec-
ond district, and shall elect two delegates ;
the counties of Hunter, Greenwood God
frey and Wilson, shall compose the twen-
ty-third district, and shall elect one dele
gate the counties of Bourbon, MCGEE
and Dorm shall compose the twenty fourth
district, and shall elect two delegates
the county of Allen shall constitute the
twenty-fifth district, and shall elect one
delegate; -
SEC. 5. That the delegates elected un-
| der the provisions of this act, shall assem-
BILE at Wyandott, on the first Tuesday Of
July, A. D. 1859, and shall proceed to
frame d Constitution, and provide for the
organization of State Government fol
the State of Kansas.
Sec. 6. That on the first Tuesday Of
October, A. D. 1889, the Constitution
thus framed shall be submitted to direct
vote of the qualified electors Of the Ter
ritory of Kansas for their ratification OF
rejection, in such manner and form as the
said Convention may prescribe.
SEC. Z. That in case the Constitution
thus framed and submitted shall be ratii-
ed by majority of the electors of said
Territory, then an election shall be holden
on the first Tuesday of December, A. d.
1859, at which State officers, members Of
the State Legislature, judges and all 9TH
er officers provided for by said Constitu'
ton, shall be elected.
Sec. 8. That it shall be the duty Of
said Convention in case said Constitution
shall be ratified by majority of the cleo.
tors voting at the aforesaid election. tc
provide for its transmission to the Con.
gress of the United States, asking, by me.
mortal or otherwise, for the admission Of
Kansas into the Union, under said Con-
stitution, as a sovereign and independent
State.
Sec. Q. That upon official information
having been by him received of the admis'
sion of Kansas into the Union as State
it shall be the duty of the Governor elect
under said Constitution, to proclaim the
same, and to convene the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Kansas, and do al
things else necessary to complete an &C
tive organization of the State Government
Sec. 10. That all the elections provid
ed for by this Act shall be by ballot.
Sec. IL. That all white male citizen
of the United States, and all those wit
have declared on oath their intention t.
become such, and all male Indians who
have been made citizens of the United
States, by treaty or otherwise, and whit
shall be over the age Of twenty one years
and who shall have been bona fide inhabi
tants of the Territory of Kansas for the pc
Rod of six months next preceding each o
the respective elections provided for by thi
Act, and who shall have been bona fid,
inhabitants of the county in which they
may offer to vote, for ten days next pre-
ceding each of the respective elections
aforesaid, and none Others, shall be en-
titled to vote.at the several elections here
inbefore provided for Provided, that M
officer, soldier, seaman or marine, or 9th
er person in the army or navy of the Uni
ted States, or attached to the troops in tn
service of the United States, shall be al
lowed to vote or to hold Office under tn
provisions of this Act, by reason of beini
, on service in this Territory.
SEC. II. That any person having tn
qualifications of an elector as aforesaid
shall be eligible to become delegate +
the Convention provided for by this Aci
|, Sec. Is. That the persons who may b
!, judges of elections in the several votin
precincts of this Territory, at the time G
the respective elections provided for i
this Act, shall be the judges of the severe
respective elections hereinbefore provide
for.
Sec. IA. That the said judges Of cleo
ton, before entering upon the duties {
|, their office, shall take an oath faithfully
! discharge their duties as such. Said oat
:, shall be administered to them by an
5 person duly qualified by law to admin:
i ter oaths, and in case no person thus qua
: flied shall be present at the time of oper
!, ing said elections, these said judges al
hereby authorized and required to admir-
= lister such oath to each other; they sha
u appoint two clerks of election, who sha
y also be sworn, by said judges, faithfully
u discharge their duties as such. In Il
= event of any vacancy or vacancies occu
70 ring in the board Of judges the bystande
shall supply such vacancy or vacanci
/, from their own number.
y SEC. Is. That at the several election
. provided for in this Act, the polls shall
. opened between the hours of nine and Il
q O'Clock A. NJ, and shall be kept open u
Il til, and closed at, sunset.
'e SEC. Ia. That the tribunals tfansactil
:. county business OF the several countit
u shall cause to be furnished to the sever
y boards of judges, in their respective cou
= ties, two poll-books for each election her
> inbefore provided for, upon which Il
l. clerks of election shall inscribe the nat
~ of every person who may vote at the So
n elections.
= SEC. IT. That after the closing Of 4
4 polls at each of the aforesaid election
" the judges Of said elections shall proce
i to count the votes cast, and designate t
~ persons or objects for which they we
!. cast, and shall make two correct tally Ii
Ne of the same.
r SEC. Is. That each of the boards
s. judges shall hold in safe keeping one DO
be book and tally list, and the ballots cast
be each respective election, and shall, will
e. ten days after such election, inclusi
n cause the other poll-book and tally lis!
,ct be transmitted, by the hands of swt
al officer, to the clerk of the tribunal ira
all acting county business of the county
q which said elections were holden, or
IS which the county may be attached
he municipal purposes.