Year: 1859

AN ACT REGULATING ELECTIONS.


Be It enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assem-


bly, Of the Territory Of Kansas:


Section /. Every male person of the age
of twenty-one years or upward, belonging
to either of the following classes, who shall
have resided in this Territory for three
months next preceding any election, and ten
days in the township or ward In which they
offer to vote, shall be deemed qualified yo-
ter at such election: First, white citizens
of the United States. Second, white per-
sons of foreign birth who have declared
their intention to become citizens conform
ably to the laws of the United States on the
subject of naturalization. Third, persons
of Indian blood who have been declared by
treaty to be citizens of the United States.


Sec. 2. No person under guardianship,
non conspos naentis, or insane, shall be quail
flied to vote at any election; nor shall any
person convicted of treason, felony or bribe-
ry, unless restored to civil rights; nor shall
any person who, being an inhabitant of this
Territory, may hereafter be engaged direct
ly or indirectly in any duel, either as prin-
cipal or accessory, be permitted to vote at
any election; nor shall any person who shall
have made or become, either directly or in
directly, interested in any bet or wager, de-
pending upon the result of any election at
which he shall offer to vote, be permitted to
vote at such election; nor shall any person
who has not resided at leaat ten days in the
township ward or district in which he offers
to vote, be allowed to vote therein. Every
qualified elector shall be eligible to hold any
Office for which he is an elector.


Sec. 8. The assessors in the several town.
nfE
in this Territory, shall at the same time that
make registry of the qualified voters in
such township or city, and for that purpose
shall have full power to administer oaths to
persons applying to be registered, touching
their qualifications as voters.


Sec. 4. The registry shall be made in
schedule headed registry of voters of the
the township of Tor ward, as the case may
be, county or city of - for the year
A. D. 18-," (flling in the proper date, }
and ruled off into three separate columns.
one of which shall contain the names of
voters in alphabetical order, one their occu
patton or profession, and the other their place
of residence; and if in city. designating
the street and block where they reside.


Sec. 5. In making such registry the as
SCISSOR shall first transcribe the names that
appear on the registry and additional regis
tries of the previous year, and shall then
add the names of those who have not al
ready been registered.


Sec. 6. The township or city clerk shall
furnish the assessor with certified copy of
the registry and additional registries of the
previous year. at the same time the assess
ment roll is placed in his hands. a


Sec. =. The assessor shall complete the
registry and file it in tie Office of the town
ship or city clerk, as the case NAV be, on or
before the fifteenth day of August in each
year.


Sec. 8. Before each election the town
ship or city clerk shall cause written or
printed copies of such registry to be made
to the numbet of six land as many more as
the city conncil or township board shall
require, and posted up in as many of the
most public places in the township or ward.
one of which shall be at the usual place of
holding elections therein, at least twenty
days before holding any election, general or
special; If newspaper is published In such
township or city, the registry of the town
ship or each ward shall be published therein
once week for three weeks. the last inser-
ton to De at least twelve days before the
election.


Sec. 8. The township or city clerk, as
the case may be. shall attach to said regis
try, and publish Herewith, notice stating
that ne viii attend at the usual place of
meeting of the township board, or city coun-
ell, to be therein named, on the twelfth
and eleventh days previous to the election.
giving the days of the month on which such
days fall. and register the names of such
persons as shall personally apply to be reg