, 1860-01-13
The Bill for State Organization In Ne,
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tFFon the NetrasEs City Sews]
SECTION ]. BE it enacted 1v tie Council ond
j7o"s< of RtPresf0tdttrts oj1ht Territory Of hr.
Erdsta, That IN election shall be held on lie
first Monday in March, 4. b. isGo. in The sew. s
erai voting precincts in the Territory Of Nc.
-braska. for delegates 10 Convention. to frame
u Constitution and State Government for tbe
State Of Nebraska
SEC. =; At such election every e]cctor quail.
ted rs defined ty this act, may vote By ballot,
= tor state Government, and may also vote bs,
ballot for such number Of persons, to be dele.
gntes to Constitutional Convention, as tue
county or delegate district in which he votes
may be entitled to.
SEC. 8. Separate ballotbo1es or apartments
Of tallot box. shall be provided, in one of which
shall be deposited the ballots for or asainst
State Government, and in the other the ballots
for delegates to the Constitutional Con vcntion.
SEC. 4: The said Convention shall be CON-
posed Of ffty-two members, to be urportioued
among the several districts as follows:
, [Herc is inserted the apportionmeuto Of the
Territory for delegates.]
SEC. 5.-1f it shall appear unon the canras.
hereinafter provided for that minority of ali
the rotes on the question of State Government.
have been given !" for State Government" the
delegates elected shall meet at the capital Of The
Territory, OH the second Monday in April, A. D,
1860, and ttcreupon shall hare power and au-
A0o FA9CCC0 " HEpUT6 ITd1QE q
Constitution for the State Of Nebraska to BE-
submitted to the electors Of this Territory for
adoption and approval by them. And unless it
shall be 50 submitted, adopted. and approved at
an election to be appointed By the Constitution
al Convention, it shull not for any purpose what
eser be deemed or held to be the act Of the peo-
pic OF Nebraska
SEC. G-1f it shall not appear upon such can
vass, that 1nMjo.i'y Of all the votes upon the
question cf State Government have been il "a
vor thereof, it shall he deemed and considered
That The people Of this Territory do not desire
the admission Of Nebraska rs a State ut this
time; aud no further proceedings, under or by
virtue Of this net, shall be had.
SEC. 5. Every white male person abore the
age Of twenty one years who shall possess the
qualifications Of voters prescribed By the laws
Of this Territory, shall be o qualified voter ut
the election herein provided for, and every
such person who shall have resided six months
or delegate district, in which he may be voted
1or, shnii be eligible US delegate from such
county or delegate district; provided that no
person who is by eny statute of this Territory
disqualified 10 rota OF hold office therein con
sequence Of having been convicted Of crime or
having violated any law Of this Territory, sha,i
tie entitled to vote or be eligible as a delegate
under this act..
Sec. 1e. All the provisions Of the act concern
ing elections, approved Jan. eC.h, A. d. 1856,
and Of the act entitled an 1ct to amend IN act
in relation to elections, approved Jan. aGth. A.
b. 1856, which arc not inconsistent with this
act, shall apply to the holding, of the election,
making returns, mud procuring returns. when
they shall not be duly received under the pro-
visions Of this act, and the judges and clerks Of
the last general election shall conduct the cleo
tion herein provided for, provided HAT the
County Clerk IN caca Of the counties Of the Ter
ritory shnll have power, in the case Of yucnn.
cics, to appoint one or more electors to act as
judges of the election, as provided for in this
net, who, when so appointed, shall hare power
to appoint, in case Of vacancy, u person to act
rs Clerk Of such elections.
SEC -. This act shall tnkc effect and be III
force from aud after its passage.