White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-04-28

second district. and shall elect two dele
gates the County of Allen shall consti-
tute the tweuty-thitd district, and shall
elect one delegate.
"That the delegates, elected under the
provisions of this Act, shall assemble at
Wyandott, on the first Tuesday of July,
A. d. 1859. and shall proceed to frame a
Constitution and provide for the organi-
cation Of a State Government for the
State of Kansas. Il. -. -
THAT all white male citizens Of the
United States, and all those Who shall have
declared on oath their intention 10 become
such, and all male Indians who have been
made citizens Of the United States by
treaty or otherwise, and who shall be over
the age of twenty-one wears, and who
shall have been bona tide inhabitants Of
the Territory Of Kansas. for the period Of
six months next preceding each of the
respective elections provided for by this
Act, and who shall have been Coma fde
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 no
officer, soldier. seaman or marine, or 9TH
er person in the army or navy of the
United States, or attached to the troops
in the service of the United States, shall
be allowed to vote or hold Office under
the provisions of this Act. by reason oil
being on service in this Territory.
''That the persons who may be judges
Of election in the several voting precincts
of this Territory, at the time of the re-
spective elections provided for in this Act,
shall be the judges OF the several respec-
tive elections hereinbefore provided for.
"That the said judges of election. be-
fore entering upon the duties of their Of
fee. shall take an oath faithfully to dis
charge their duties as such; said oath
shall be administered to them by any
person duly qualified by law to admins
ter oaths, and in case no person thus quail
fed, shall be present at the time of open
ing said elections, then said judges are
hereby authorized and required to admin
lister such oath to each other. They shall
appoint two clerks of election, who shall
also be sworn by said judges faithfully to
discharge their duties as such. In the
event Of any vacancy or vacancies occur
ring in the board of judges. the bystand-
ers shall supply such vacancy or vacan-
cies from their own number.
THAT at the several elections provided
for in this Act, the polls shall be opened
between the hours Of nine and ten clock,
A. NJ, and shall be kept open until. and
closed at sunset.
THAT the tribunals transacting County
business of the several Counties, shall
cause to be furnished the several boards
of judges in their respective Counties,
two poll books for each election herein
before provided for. upon which the clerks
of election shall inscribe the name of ev-
cry person who may vote at the said cleo
tions.
"That after the closing of the polls at
each of the aforesaid elections, the Judges
of such election shall proceed to count
the votes cast, and designate the persons
or objects for which they were cast, and
shall make two correct tally lists of the
same.
"That each of the boards of judges
shall hold in safe keeping one poll book
and tally list. and the ballots cast at each
respective election and shall, within ten
days after such election, inclusive, cause
the other poll book and tally list to be
transmitted by the hands of sworn Off
Ger to the clerk of the tribunal transact
ing County business of the Counties in
which said elections were holden, or to
which the County may be attached for
municipal purposes.
THAT the tribunals transacting County
business, shall assemble at the County
Seats Of their respective Counties, on the
second Tuesday after each of said cleo
tons, and shall canvass the votes cast at
the elections held in the several precincts
in their respective 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, trans
NIT by the hands Of a sworn officer, to
the Governor of the Territory, certified
abstract of the same, showing the num-
Der OF votes cast for each person or object
voted for, at each of the several precincts
In their respective Counties, and at each
of the several precincts in the Counties
attached for municipal purposes, sepa-
rateiy."
Given under the seal of the Territory,
at Lecompton, this 10Th day of April,
A. d. 1859. S. MEDARY.
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