The Kanzas news., 1859-02-12

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Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legis-
lative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas:
SECTION ]. That an election shall be hol-
den at the several voting precincts in the
Territory of Kansas. on the fourth Monday
of March, A. D, 1859, at which the quail
fed electors of the said Territory shall de-
termine for or against the formation of a
Constitution and State Government for the
State of Kansas. in the following manner,
to wit: All legal voters under the provis-
ions of this act, who may be in favor of the
formation of said Constitution and State
Government, shall be entitled TO vote writ
ten or printed ballot inscribed ''For Con-
stitution,' and all legal voters, as aforesaid,
who may be opposed to the formation of q
Constitution and State Government, shall be
entitled to vote a written or printed ballot in
scribed against Constitution
SEC 2. That if, upon counting the re-
turns of said election, in the manner here
matter prescribed, 1t shall be found that a
majority of the legal voters of said Terrific
~ shall have voted against the formation of
Constitution and State Government, the
Governor of the Territory shall issue his
proclamation declaring the fact. and that the
following provisions of this act shall be in
operative and void but if. upon counting
the returns of said election, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed, it shall be found that
a majority of the legal voters of said Terri
tory shall have voted for the formation of a
Constitution and State Government, the
Governor of the Territory shall issue his
proclamation in accordance with the facts,
an that the remaining provisions of this
act shall be in full force and effect.
SEC. 3. That an election shall be holden
on the first Tuesday of June, A. D. 1859.
in the several voting precincts of the Terri
tory of Kansas, for delegates to a eonven
ton to frame Constitution and State Gov
ernment for the State of Kansas.
SEC 4. That said Convention shall be
composed of ffty-two members, to be ap
portioned among the several districts of the
Territory as follows, to wit The county of
Wyandott shall constitute the first district,
and shall elect two delegates the county
of Leavenworth shall constitute the second
district, and shall elect seven delegates the
county of Atchison shall constitute the third
district, and shall elect three delegates the
county of Donfphan Shall constitute the
fonrth district, and shall elect four dele
gates the county of Brown shall constitute
the fifth district, and shall elect one delegate;
the county of Nemaha shall constitute the
sixth district, and shall elect one delegate
the counties of Marshall, Washington and
shall compose the seventh dis
triet, ahd shall elect one delegate the coun
tv of jefferson shall constitute the eighth
district, and sh Ill elect two delegates the
county of Calhoun shall constitute the ninth
district, and shall elect one delegate the
county of Riley shall constitute the tenth
district. and shall elect one delegate; the
county of Potawatomie shall constitute the
eleventh district, and shall elect one dele
gate the county of Johnson shall consti
tute the twelfth district, and shall elect two
delegstes; the county of Douglas shall con-
stitute the thirteenth district, aud shall elect
seven delegates; the county of Shawnee
shall constitute the fourteenth district,
and shall elect three delegates the
counties of Richardson, Davis, Dickinson
and Clay shall compose the fifteenth dis
trict, and shall elect one delegate; the coun-
ty of Lvkins shall constitute the sixteenth
district, and shall elect two delegates the
county of Franklin, shall constitute the sew
enteenth district, and elect one delegate the
counties of Breckenridge, Weller and Mad
ison shall compose the eighteenth district,
and shall elect two delegates the counties
of Wise and Butler shall compose the nlne-
teeuth district, and shall elect one delegate
the county of Linn shall constitute the
twentieth district, and shall elect two dele
gates the county of Anderson shall con-
stitute the twenty-6rst district, and shall
elect one delegate the counties of Cofey
and Woodson shall compose the twenty
second dietrict, and shall elect two delegates;
the counties of Hunter, Greenwood, God
frey and Wilson shall compose the twenty
third district, and shall elect one delegate
the counties of Bourbon, MeGee and Dorm
shall compose the twenty fourth district, and
shall elect two delegates the county of AL
len shall constitute the twenty fifth district,
and shall elect one delegate.
SEC. 5. That the delegates elected under
the provisions of this act, shall assemble at
on the first Tuesday of July, A.
D. 1889, and shall proceed to frame Con-
stitution. and provide for the organization of
a State Government for the State of Kansas.
SEC. 6. That on the first Tuesday of 0c
tober, A. D. 1859, the Constitution thus
framed shall be submitted to direct vote
of the qualified electors of the Territory of
Kansas for their ratification or rejection, in
such manner and form as the said Conven-
ton may prercribe.
SEC. z. That in case the Constitution thus
framed and submitted shall be ratified bv
majority of the electors of said Territory.
then an election shall be holden on the first
Tuesday of December. A. D. 1859, at which
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ture, judges, and all other officers provided
Tor oy said Constitution, shall be elected.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of said
Convention in case said Constitution shall
De ratified By majority of the electors Fo-
ting at the aforesaid election, to provide for
It's transmission to the Congress of the Uni
ted States. asking. by memorial or other
wise, for the admission of Kansas into the