Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1860-02-04


cauvasa, that majority Of ~ the voias upon
tho question Of State eovsrnment have been
given 10 favor tls.eof. Il shall be deemed and
considered that hs people of thls Terri,Ory
not desire ,bs aia lsslos Of Jebrasks a. a
Stale At thi, Jia.e aud ho further pro-. .t..,.
under OF ~ SUtas Of ..., ,.. ahta st
hai.
sac TIE sum Of three tbos ....-..
hereby appropriated cut of'a, r...I
Treasury TO pay The members d s,.. .
'uuosd convention, Nnd ,he ir.Is....
| pensre Of said bOdy uhiebs. q. surlo.... ...
order o. the convention
SEo Every white male ps5rob aaa.. ,l-
age of twenty years Who saa,j 5'ss,t o..
qualifications " voters resort ped ty u.a ,rs.
u this Territory shall be O ge,I.a.. f.t
! 'he election tsl,,a .rsa5ei Gov. a.t .7sf.
such person vUo sAal bsss tsstt s.s a..r-s
in ths T,fuufs aaI fD ss.. 3. OH.
county Or dylygsia a'tu', al.5 ba may
Dc v0ed for, shall be ,ieteIc as delegate
from such oouuty or di,irc, provided tb,t
no person who is By any statute Of this 7crr
tory disqualified to vote or hold oflcs therein
10 consequences Of having been convicted Of
orimo, or having violated any law Otthis Ter
ritory, shall be entitled to vO,o or be eligible
ss delegate undsr tAis act
sEo. The returns Of each preeisei az ttso-
,io1 district shah be made to the Clerk of the
Cousty in which IL is situated, II there be
saeh Clerk or II not, then to the Clerk OF
the oounty fret named ia the clause Of this
act making such OrgAuzad county delegate
distrist or part thereof
sEo. 10 Tbs County clerk to whom suoh
returns shall be made, shall forthwith send by
mail the als,ract OF the votes "for' or
| against State Government directed TO tho
Secretary Of the Territory OF Nebratka aud ia
any such clerk shall fail to trAnemit such sb-
strast by the earliost mall be,woen tke county
scat Of such county aud Omaha, be shall bo
doemod guilty Of mlsdsmeaRor snd shall, on
conviction thereof, be punished by ine not
exceeding Ave hundred dollars, OF by inprison-
ment In nc county jail not exceeding six
months, or by both such dne and imprisonment
at the discretion Of The Court.
sRo. II The votes ofwhich abstract shalt
be received by the Secretary, shall be imme-
diately esnvassed by the Governor, Cheif
Justice and Secretary, and il it shah be found
that a majority Of oil the votes cast shall be In
fovor Of a State @ vernment the Governor
shall forthwith mako known by preclamatio
IN ct least two newspapers in the Territory,
one which shall be published in Omaha, the
result Of the vote on the question OF State
Government, and as soon a. the proclamation
shall become known 10 the various county
clerks, they shall proceed to canvass the vote
for members Of said convention, ard shall is
sue certificates Of election TO the persons hsv-
ing respectively the highest Rumber OF votes
for delegates from the aeverAl districts, and
10 case Of a tie between two persons who have
sufficient number Of votes to make II nOcess
ary the contestants shall in the presence
the eauva-ssrs, determine by lot which o.
them shall DO the delegate. aud the county
clerk shall Issue a oeTtihiorte Of election 90
oordiHsly.
pANs - ~ tho piV ftaioso u NuO hNht WV
eerning elections, approved January 2e,. Ar
1855, and Of she act entitled Nn SO, 10 amen
an act In relation to elections approved Jan
2eth, 1886 which are not inconsistent Wk
this act shall apply " the holjiag Of .Ao de
tiOn Uaking returns and procuring r'tur
whom they shall not be duly received und
tho provisions Of this act, and the lodges Sn
Clerks Of the last general election, shall co
duct the election herein provided for, provij
that the county clerk In each Of the count
OF the Territory. shall have power, the o.
vacancies to appoint one or more electors
act as Jadgss Of the election, as provided
Ia this set wis. whensO Appolnted, Shail
power to appoint IN case OF vacancy, Gle
Of such elecdontt
SEQ. Is This act shall take eject and b.
force from and after its passage.
Approved jay II 1850