The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-02-26

such sheriff.
Sec. 81. Whenever a vacancy
shall occur in the Offices, either of
member Of the Council or Of the
House Of Representatives, otherwise
than by resignation, it shall be the
duty Of the clerk of the board of
supervisors of the county in which the
member whose Office is vacant shall
have resided at the time Of his cleo
ton, to transmit, without delay, o
notice of such vacancy to the Cover
nor. 80 e.;..-.....,
SEC. 80. The supervisors Of each
township shall be inspectors of cleo
ton in each township, and the coun-
cilmen in each ward Of anycity shall
be inspectors Of the election in such
ward; Provided, that when there
shall not be three councilmen in any
ward, additional inspectors. to make
up that number, shall be elected by
a viUd Uoce vote Of the qualified
voters present at the hour Of opening
the polls and when the number1
Of councilmen in any ward shall ex-
coed three, it shall be decided be-
tween such councilmen by lot, who
shall serve as inspectors at such cleo
ton. -. I--s 1- $50
SEC. So. In case of the death. abb
senee, or refusal to act, Of any, or
all the inspectors, the electors present
may choose, Uiua UOce, from the
qualified electors Of the township or
ward, such number, as together with
the inspector or inspectors present,
if any, will constitute board of
three, and the persons so chosen shall
be authorized to act as inspectors Of
that election. as.aH -s.s 81.
Sec. "a. The township clerk, if
present, shall act as clerk of the cleo
ton, and before the opening of the
polls, the inspectors at each poll
shall appoint another competent per-
son to be clerk Of the election and
if the township clerk be absent, the
board shall appoint two clerks of
election. The inspectors in each
ward, in any city, shall appoint two
clerks of election A; but no person
shall act as clerk of the election who
is not a qualified elector Of the town
ship or ward in which he is appointed.
Sec. 80. Whenever the chairman of
the township board Of super visors is
present, he shall be chairman Of the
election board but if he be absent,
such one Of their number as the in
spectors shall appoint, shall be chair
man. 4. a...- ssa .sH
SEC. Sc. Previous to receiving any
votes, the inspectors and clerks shall
seyerally take an oath or affirmation
that they will support the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and the
Organic Act Of this Territory, and
will perform the duties Of inspector
or clerk, as the case may be, Of
election according to law, and viii
studiously endeavor to prevent al
fraud, deceit, or abuse in conducting
the same, and that he is not in
terested directly or indirectly in any
bet or wager on the result of the cleo.
ton such oath or affirmation shall
be in writing, shall be subscribed b,
the persons taking the same, an'
may be administered by any person
authorized to administer oaths, or b,
! either of said inspectors, and shall b.
sworn to and returned, with the poll
book, to the clerk Of the board o
, supervisors.
SEC. 81. The polls shall be opene'
between the hours of eight and min
o'clock in the forenoon, and shall b
kept open until six o'clock in tn
, evening Of the same. day.
Sec. SO. The inspectors shall caus
proclamation to be made Of the open
: ing and closing of the polls.
Sec. 80. Every elector shall vot
/, by ballot, and each person oferin
: to vote shall deliver his ballot to on
of the inspectors in presence Of Ii
e board. The ballot shall be papt
n ticket, which shall contain, wiitte
e or printed, or partly written and part
: printed, the names Of the persons fl
!, whom the elector intends to vote, an
d shall designate the Office to whic
u each person SO named by him is il
e tended to be chosen; but no ball,
: shall contain a greater number d,
names for any Office than there al
# persons to be chosen to fill SUI
! Office. SsI ~ 81
n Sec. 40. The names Of all person
!, voted for by any elector, at any gel
5 eral or special election, shall be Z
: one ballot. .pvnpE
+ SEC. Al. If any person offering
rs vote shall be challenged as unqual
he fed by an inspector or by q quali6s
is voter, the board Of inspectors sha
be declare to the person SO challenge
a the qualifications Of an elector.
er such person shall state himself du
y, qualified, and the challenge shs
es not be withdrawn, one of the inspe
es tors shall then tender to him t
ID following cath S"You do solemn
III swear, Cor affirm. as the case mi
lp be, that you are twenty one yea
ne of age; that you are q citizen
Up the United States, or that you ha
% declared your intention to become
y, citizen, conformably to the laws
It, the United States on the subject
in naturalization, that YOU have +