The Kansas herald of freedom. [volume] (Wakarusa, Kan. Territory) 1854-1860, 1859-01-15
BY G. w. BROWN & co.

was had in the County of Shawnee in re-
lation to county seat. pursuant to the
provisions of chapter XXI OF the Laws
Of 1858, which reads as follows
SEC. l. That there shall be held at the
next general election for members of the
House of Representatives, in the several
counties of this Territory an election for
the permanent location of the county seats
of the several Counties, and that the
places having the highest number Of votes
shall be the permanent county seats of
the counties respectively.
SEQ. 2. That said election shall be con-
Quoted under the rules and regulations of
the general election laws passed at the |
present session of the Legislative Assem-
bly,.
Sec. 8. That the Probate Judges Of the
several counties shall, within five days af-
ter such election, proceed to count the
votes cast and declare the result of the
election; and the several county offices re-
quired by law to be kept at the county
seat shall, within twenty days after the
result shall have been declared by the
Probate Judges of the several counties,
be removed to the place so declared to be
the permanent county seat; and upon the
refusal of any county officer to so remove
his office to the place so declared to be
the permanent county seat, shall be DEEM
ed to be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not less than FIVE hundred dollars; Pro-
vided, this Act shall not apply to any Act
passed at this session, locating the county
seat of any county.
This act to be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved Feb. IL, 1858.
And whereas, on the 25th day of No
vember, 1858, at the Court House in the
city of Tecumseh, the Clerk of the Board
2 of Supervisors SC, handed to the under
: signed four certain documents purpotiDg
! to be the returns of said Election within
, and for the municipal Townships of Te-
! cumseh, Topeka, Burlingame and Brown
u ville;--no returns from Wakarusa Town
ship, nor from the counties of Weller and
:. Richardson, which are attached to the
county of Shawnee for civil and military
y purposes, and until their full organization
u rank as municipal townships of Shawnee
county.
! And whereas, the Legislative Assembly
failed to pass, at the last session, any rules
and regulations of the general election
~ u laws" as contemplated and specified in
~ Section 2 of The above Act; and conse-
" ouently, from defective legislation or wan
70 Of sufficient legislation in prescribing thu
~ manner of conducting said election TO
J, county seattle form in which the vote
y should be given and canvassed, the pub
Is LEGATION of notice of said election, wheth
y y er the same should be by ballot or vivc
AZ voce, the form of returns, &c, &c.-it
y. alleged that it became necessary to hol'
~ said election for county seat under and IL
NC accordance with the provisions of the cleo
ls ton law of 1866, (chap. 66,) the impor
IL tant sections of which now applicable
this case, read as follows
eS SEC. 2. On the first Monday in Octobt
" in the year 1856, and on the first Monda
,rt in October in every year thereafter, a
of election, for Representatives in the Legs
~ lative Assembly, and for all other electlv
offices not otherwise provided for by Law
"A shall be held at the respective places
var holding elections in this Territory.
Ve SEC 4. Every county that now is,
+ that NAV hereafter be established, sha
n omnose an election district, and all ele
W. lions shall be held at the Court House
~ such county, where one has been erecte
n: If there be no Court House, then it shs
80 be the duty of the County Commissio
her ers Tnow Board of Supervisors to nan
house in such county, where the ele
,dv ton shall be held; and if such Comm
,er sioners fail to name such house TWEEN
viii DAYS before any election, it shall be t
inc duty of the Sheriff to name such hou;
.as In either of the last two cases, the SheI
On, shall give notice of the place OF hold
the election by written advertisement
an, some newspaper published in such coun
~ at least ten days before the day of ell
,om ton. Provided, that the county comm
- siouers may, from time, to time estab.l
emf such additional election precincts as m
Co.. seem to them necessary and proper; P
, yided further, however, that in no G
II il shall more than one precinct be estaoii
mt ed in any one municipal township. =,
, of Sec. 5. The county commissioners Sd
,orr appoint the judges of election In e'
, in county or voting precinct, at least
49,. DAYS before the election at which Il
~, arc to act; and il, at the honr for the op
! &c mo of the polls such judges are not
20 sent then the voters assembled shall n
~ mower to elect others to fill the yacal
Iii or vacancies thus occasioned; said jud
AZ" shall. before they enter on the dlscha
Ia of their duties, take the following o
80 or affirmation, to he administered BY
| csn of their own body, by the Sheriff OF
.on- any officer authorized to administer oat
~ ~ do swear Cor AFFIRM that will
W.. VIZ partially discharge the duties of judg
Up the present election according to the
srth: of my ability. -, =,
%'n' SEC 6. Two blank poll books, with
y ~ nroner blanks laid of, and the proper
os ti6cates attached, shall be made out
aur the clerk of the county commission
iHiu and delivered to the sheriff at least
c. os DAYS before the election; aud if nc
''i III ~ made ont aud delivered, it shall be
E dutv of the sheriff to cause the SAN
: ,-y g. be made out. The sheriff shall de
~ such poli-books to the judges Of the
1eur ton so soon as they are elected and
1eA fled. II such poll books be not deliv
" ~, NC by the sheriff, the judges Of the eie
, iou' s6all cause the same to be made out.
70 ny certificates shall be in the following
a wen. to wit: ave, the undersigned, judg
d our tne eieS.o. az - f,,.,,o;n, l. ~ corrsc
about cef.ny 'uas w o. sn election he
Fp 1'' the day of IA. d.
u that Attest, G. HI Clerks Of A. b :
Is and l. D. Eiectlon'
EN- all -, d =
carry SEC. z. the Judges ol eiecs'on
They appoint two CLERKS, VINO, oeiore eIi
Ter the on the discharge OF tneir ou.les, sna'l