Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-02-04
ABILL FOR AN ACT.
TO FRAME A
Constitution and state GOvsrn-
ment
FOR THE STATE OF EEBHAsKA.
TO FRAME A

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sEcrloS ], Es ii enacted by tAs Council and
House Of RP,c'nfoft5'' Of ho Territory Of Ne
Grasta, That an election shall be held on the
first Monday in March, A. D. 1860, in the
Territory Of NebraskA for delegates to a CON
yeAuon TO franc Constitution and State
Government for the State Of Nebraska.
sro 2, AT such election every slector quail.
Gsd as defined by this Act, may voto by ballot
"For State Government" or Against State
GOvsrnpen :" and may also vote by Dsiot for
such number of persons, to bo delegates to a
constitutional convention, as the county or
delegate district Ia which he votes may DO en-
titled to.
$50. 8, Separate ballot boxes or apartments
Of ballotbox shall be provided, in one Of which
shall be deposited the ballots "For'' or against
State Government, sld In the other the bal
lots for delegates to the constitutional oOnven
ton.
SEC {, The said convention shall be oom.
posed Of hfty-two members, tS be RppsrtiOnSA
among the several districts Of the Territory rs
follows:
The county OF Richardson shall constitute
the aist datrlct and shall elect four dele
gates.
The county Of NOmAha shall constitute
the second district, and shall elect Eve dels.
gates.
The county Of otoo ehAll constitute the third
district, and shall elect eight delegates.
The county OF Cas- shall constitute the slEih
.trict and 81 se,t s'T dslegst.
Th0couaty ofsArpy shall constitute the hftb
district aud shall elect four delegates.
The county of Douglas shall constitute the
siKth district aud shall elect eight dslegStes.
Rhs county " Washington shall Constitute
the 1srenth district aud sAoll elect thrse dele
gates
Tho counties Of Burt. Cunning and lard
shall constitute the eight district, aud sb all
slsot two dslsgatos.
The county Of Dakota shall constitute the
ninth district, and shall elect three delegates.
The counties ofDizon, Cedar asd eau ssi
court shall eonstisite tie tenth district sss
ball elect two delegates.
The county Of Dodge shall eousiitgts the
eleventh district, and shall elect enc asls-
gate.
The counties ofPla,ts, Monroe, Buffalo and |
Hall shall constitute tho twsifth district, shall !
slect two delegates.
The county Of Dsarney aud the counties |
VEST shall constitute the thirteenth district, |
and shall elS5t one delegate.
The sosnty Of Pawnee ,hall constitute the
district ani shal elect one die !
gate.
The eouatiss Of Jobn.ou, Glgo and Jones
shall constitute the hheeDh district, aud shall
elect one delegate
The counties OF Clay, Saline, Lsuc,ster
Gresu. Calhoun aud Butler shaIl Constitute
the sixteenth district, ondshall elect onu dele.
gate.
Sac. II Il shall appear upoo the canr4ss
hereinafter provided for that a majority gfs sl ,
the votes on the question Of State Goveremeut
bave been given "For State Government" I.
he delegates elected sball meet at the capitol !
u tho Territory, on the second Monday 10 |
April A. D. 1850 an ihsreupon SHAH have
poWeS and authority, and proceed 10 prepare
aud frame CSstitltion for the the State Of
\ h,braskA to be submitted to the electors Of
this Territory, for adoption and approval by
them. Aud unless IL shall be 70 submitted,
adopted AMI approved, at ga election ~ be ap-
pointed by the Constitutional Csnsentlon, Il
shalI not for any Purpo,e EhsteVer, b deemed
or beld To- be ne act Of tbs people ef Eebra-
ks.
PAo n u tsail us' SppsSr, upon such