The Kanzas news., 1859-04-30

of age, and who shall nav SEA lcssz fds |
inhabitants of the Territory Of Kansas for |
the perioA OF six .1eonths nexepfeseding |
each of She respective factions pFpyidsd for |
by this Act, add who shAll hsye been bona
fde inhsbitanls ef lhe county in which |
they offer % vote 90 81 days next prece-
ding each of the respective elections afore-
said. andnone others, shall be entitled to
vote at the several elections hereinbefore
provided for Presided that ne officer,
soldier, seaman or marine. or other person
in the army or naEyof 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 of being on service in this
| TerritorpEc0 &C. -s zFfsi1HT2 vUCzL.
That the persons who may be Judges of
election in the several voting precincts of
this Territory, at the time of the respective
elections provided for In this Act, shall be
the Judges of, the several respective elections
herein before provided for. a ....,,..-..,..
| THAT the said Judges of election. before
entering upon the duties of their Office. shall
take an oath faithfully TO discharge their du,
ties IS. such; said oath; shall be administer
ed 10 them by any person duly qualified By
Law, to administer oaths; and in, case no per-
son thus qualified, shall be present At the
time, tof. opening said elections. then said
Judges are hereby authorized and required
| to- iadministeF such oath to each other
They shall appoint two clerks of election,
/ who shall also be sworn by said Judges faith
| fully to discharge their duties as such.i In
| the event of any vacancy or VACANCIES oc-
curing in the board of judges, the bystand-
ers shall supply such vacancy or yaeani
cies from their own number, r. ..5W,.
THAT at the several elections provided
for in this Act, the polls shall be opened
between the hours of nine and ten O'Clock,
A. NJ, and shall be kept open until, and
4 closed at, sunseG. ,...,.; f,r,~ .-f-..IiI..
Il f.That the tribunals transacting county
business of the several counties, shall cause
to be furnished to- the several boards of judg-
/ es IN their respective, counties, two poll
4 books for each election. hereinbefore proyi-
J ded for, upon which the clerks of election
shall inscribe the name of every person who
may vote at the said elections 49,.
} ssThat after the closing of the polls al
!, each of the aforesaid elections, the Judges oi
such, election shall proceed to count the
votes cast, and designate the persons or OBJ
jects for which they were cast, and shall
make two correct tally lists of the same
: ..That each of the boards of judges shal
hold in safe keping 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 pol
= book and tally list to be transmitted by th'
hands of a sworn officer to the clerk of The
/ tribunal transacting county business of th'
0 counties in, which said elections were hold
2 en-, or to which the county may be attach
3 ed for municipal purposes. .... -,
S THAT the, tribunals transacting count,
6 business, shall assemble at the county seat
: of their respective counties, on the secont
: : Tuesday after each of said elections, AMI
shall canvass the votes cast at the election
held in the. several precincts in their respec
tive counties, and of the counties attache,
for municipal purposes; They shall holt
q in safe keeping the poll books and tally list
= of said elections. and shall, within, ten day.
e thereafter, transmit by, the hands Of swSrl
3 officer, to the Governor of the Territory,
s certified abstract of the. same, showing th
n number of votes cast for each person. or OBJ
iect voted for, at each of the several pre-
: cincts in their respective counties, and a
y each of the respective precincts in the coun
ties attached for municipal purposes, sepa
e rately." ,,.- go -. - s..
e Given under the seal of Che Territory, a
# LeeomPtOn, this 18th day Of April. A. ] D
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