Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1863-10-13
A PrOclamati0R
BY THE GOVERNOR or THE
TERRITORY OF IDAHO.

Y ted States, in Congress assembled. entitled Al
= Act to provide temporary Government for th
Territory OF Idaho, It Is provided " that the frs
. election in said Territory shall be held at sucl
, time and places, and be conducted in such man
ner, both as to the persons who shall superintenC
{ such election and the returns thereof as The
Governor shall appoint and direct and he shall
at the same time, declare the number of mem
; bers Of the Council and House Of Representa-
tives to which each Of the counties or districts
shall he entitled under this act.' --
And, whereas, by the 18th section Of said act il
is provided that Delegate to the House of
Representatives Of the United States to serve for
the term Of two years, who shall be a citizen of
the United States, may be elected by the voters
qualified to elect members Of the Legislative As.
lsemsly, who shall be entitled to the same rights
and privileges as are enjoyed by, the Delegates
from the several other Territories Of the United
States to the said House OF Representatives but
the Delegate first elected shalHhold his seat only
during the term Of the Congress to which be
shall be elected.
Now therefore, be it known that I, William II.
Wallace, Governor of the Territory of Idaho, by
viKtue of the authority vested in me by the said
act, do appoint and direct that the first election
for the members of the Council and House of
Representatives of the Legislature of the Terri
tory Of Idaho, and Of the first Delegate to the
House Of Representatives of the United States
shall be held on SATURDAY, 31sT DAY OF |
OCT, 1855, between the hours of 8 A. Mand 6 p II
In the county Of Boise, at Owyhee, Boise City, |
south Boise, West BannOek. Pioneer, Centerviile |
and PlacervilIe.
In the county Of Idaho, Florence, Warren's
Diggings, Slate Greek and Long Bar.
In the county of Nez Perez, Elk City, Newsome
Creek Clearwater Station and Lewiston.
In the county of Missoula, Fort Owen, Hellgate
Ponde, Prickly Pear and Deer Lodge.
In the county of ShoshCne, Orc Elmo and Pierce
City.
In the district Of country east of the Rocky
Mountains, Fort Benton, Fort Laramie, Galatin,
East Bannoek.
The members to be elected to the Council to be
as follows:
To the county of Boise, two to the county of c
Idaho, one TO the county Of Nez Perez, one to
.ae counties OF ShoshOne and Missoula, one the C
aS5 E Qk eopntry east Of the Rocky Mountains
Benton, Fort The country inelPdisk Cert -
Nevada City and Bivans' Gulch, one. 4
The members to be elected to the House of Rep Y
to be appogtioned asfoilows: tl
The county Of ShOsh0ne, one the county Of n
Missoula. including Fort Benton and Galatin,3 !
1ne Virginia City, ineGding Fort Laramie, one; q
Nevada GtySincuding Bivans' Guleh one; East Z
3anhOck, one; the county of Boise, i've; the 81
County of Nez Perce, one; the county Of Idaho O. q
There shall be three judges of election herein !
after appointed, who shall mutually administer TO q
each other the requisite oath, and have power to o
designate the house or building where the election
hall be held. In case any judge herein appoint q
hall have power TO I'LL vacancies; a1Ct~in case =
hat all the judges herein appointed for any pre- q
nct, shall fall or neglect to attend then the& CT
qualified electors Of such precinct may, on the III
morning Of election, select three persons, who
hall act as Judges Of said election. They shall
ppoint two clerks, to whom they shall admins o.
er the requisite oath; shall, by proclamation, an 90
ounce that the polls are open; proceed to open q
nd hold the election by ballot and make returns be
hereof, under oath, to the Secretary of the Terri
CRY, within thirty days after the election.
The judges hereby appointed for the various So
recincts Of the Territory, are as follows: N
In the countyOf Boise, at 0Wyhee, Dr. Camp hi
ell, Peter McQuin and Thomas Wade. j.
At Boise City, Sherlock Bristol, /. c. Ijams and %
. Davis. va
At South Boise, ]. B. Ames, Eli Pearce and j.
raWfogd Tide
At West Bannock, Geo. B. Walker, A. c. Swift g
nd Arthur Warwick.
At Pioneer, W. R. Keithly, H. D. Martin and w
At Centeryille, I. T. Walker. R. W. Button and
j. Howell. ~;
At PlacervlIle, R. H. Johns, NJ E. Smith and lnl
?. Du3can.
In the county of Idaho, at Florence, Samuel ne
Tells, j. James and J. H. Alvord. tn
At Warren's Diggings, Lott Wiggin, D. W. Ste
ems and John w. johnson.
At Slate Creek, John Wood William Campbell Ils
nd Joseph Holmes. ar
In the county of Nez Perez, in Elk City, T. NJ. Ina
omeroy, VIM. Clafin and Rattle Miller. 40
At NewsOme Greek, Abraham Haney, GustaVus e,
wan and j. F. McCancy. III
At Clearwater Station, Geo. Bowker, P 4.
Lasters and w. w. Weeks. as
At Lewiston, G. G. Bunnell, S. D, Cochran and do
gorge Wright. -
In the county Of Missoula. at Fort Owen, ha
ltchell Matthews, John Lafontsine and H. NJ.
one. mt
At Hellgate Ronde, A. j. Bachelor, W. vi
Upton and F. T.. Worden.
At Prickly Pear, James Grenley, J. G. Crooks p
I'D J. WithTow. IN
At Deer Lodge, John Grants, Leon ouesnel his
I'D John Smith.
In the county Of shoshone, at Orc Elmo, Levi A.,
nkeny, NJ. Wingard and D. Z. Elliott. w
At Pierce City, S. F. Leonard, J. B. Lauek and ira
. X Davidson. val
In the district Of country east of the Rocky lar
ountains, at Fort Benton A. Dawson, III. Car
i and George Steele.
At Fort Laramie, Harvey Jones, Seth Ward les
Id j. B. Alexander. in
At Gallatin, NJ. W. Burrows, Chas Davis and uol
Nichols. n,
AT Virginia City, Samuel McLain, G. G. Bssel u;
I'd F. Root.
At Nevada City. G. H. Hicks, John Martin and an,
leXander Luponce.
At Byans Gulch, William Bivans, S. T. Hau- be
r and SD. Perkins.
At East Bannock, N. P. Langford, H. R. Otis y.
d A. J. Oliver. nit
The members of the Legislature elected as ..e
rem provided, will assemble at Lewiston, on '!iS
onday, the 18th day of December, A. D. 1858. III
Given under my hand at Lewiston. this 22d day for
September 1863. w. H. WALLACE.
WM B. DANIELS. Secretary.
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