White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-24
From the Herald of FrcedOm.l
Information for the People Respecting
the Election and other Laws.

the ElecLl0n ana oLner Laws.
Notice is hereby given that have for
warded to the Clerks of the Boards Of
Supervisors Of theseveral organized Coun-
ties in the Territory, printed copies of
the following laws passed at the session
of the Legislative Assembly Of Kansas
Territory, in January and February.
1859, for distribution to the County and
township officers, viz:
CHATTER l. Amnesty.
2. Appropriation for Territorial Ex-
penses for the year 1859.
8. Additional Appropriation for pay
ment of the Expenses of the Commission
ers to investigate Election Frauds.
4. Appropriation for Jurors and Wit
nesses for the Special term of Court for
the Counties of Bourbon, Linn, Lykins,
johnson and Jefferson.
5. Appropriation for the defence of
John boy and Son.
6. Appropriation for printing for the
Legislative Assembly for the year 1858
Z. Apportionment for the next Legis-
lative Assembly.
8. Supplement to the Apportionment.
Council Bill No. 1876.
9. Repeating Supplement to the Ap-
portiOnment. 81. ....
10. Second Supplement to the APP
portionment. ....
IL. Elections.
II. Regulating Contested Elections.
13. Providing for a Constitutional
Convention for framing State Govern
ment.
IA. Providing for taking q Census.
Is. Authorizing certain Counties to is
sue Bonds. and extending time for pay
ment of Taxes.
16. Supplementary to can Act to au-
thorize certain Counties TO issue Bonds,
and for other purposes
II. Amendment to IAN Act to author
ize certain Counties to issue Bends, and
for other purposes"
Is. Providing for Locating and work.
ing Highways. uE
10. Providing for the Relief of Suitors
in Probate Courts.
20. Defining Judicial Districts. and
fixing Times and Places for holding
Courts.
81. To provide for the adjustment and
payment Of Claims.
%. Supplement to the adjustment and
payment Of Claims.
Should any of the officers fail to receive
those intended for them, they will please
notify me, and the cause Of failure will be
inquired into. 1t will be observed that
the new Acts, respecting Township and
County organization. are not Published
in this pamphlet, as they do not take eff
feet until the first day of June and are
lengthy; it is unnecessary to incur The
expense until they are printed in the reg
ulsr volume of the General Laws. which
will. if possible, be printed before that
time.
With the exception of the vote for or
against the Constitution, on the fourth
Monday in March, 1859, there viii be no
regular election held on that day, except
for Township officers, under the law Of
1858.
A certificate from. the Town Clerk will
be necessary under that law, showing
what officers are elected, instead Of the
] full returns of the election, as was requir-
ed last year, when there was no Town
1 Clerk in existence, at the time Of the
election.
! No elections win take place for Coun-
1 ty officers, except when specially ordered
to ill vacancies, according to law.
Il win be observed that the period Of
residence for voting under the Territorial
laws for Territorial officers. is reduced
from SIR months to, three months, while
the period of residence for voting under
the Convention Act for or against The
Consultation, on the 4th Monday in this
month. and for members of the Conven-
tioa in June, in case the people vote in
favor Of Constitution. is sir months.
Thus, on the 4th Monday in March. 1859,
the vote for Township officers win BE-
i given BY citizens who have been only (S)
three months resident, while it will re-