KANSAS AFFAIRS. voters, will constitute the fourth council district, and elect two members of council. The sixth election district, containing two hundred and fifty-three voters, will constitute the fifth council district, and elect one member of council. The ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth election districts, containing two hundred and one voters, will constitute the sixth council district, and elect one member of council. The Wolf river precinct and Doniphan precinct of the fourteenth, the whole of the eighteenth, and so much of the fifteenth election district. as lies north of Walnut creek and its main branch, and a due west. line from its source, containing two hundred and forty-seven voters, shall constitute the seventh council district, and elect one member of council; and the voters who are thus detached from the fifteenth will vote at the Doniphan precinct. The Burr Oak precinct of the fourteenth district, containing two hundred and fifteen voters, will constitute the eighth council district, and elect one member of council. The residue of the fifteenth election district, containing two hundred and eight voters, will constitute the ninth council district, and elect one member of council. The sixteenth and residue of the thirteenth election district, containing four hundred and sixty-eight voters, will constitute the tenth council district, and elect two members of council. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS. The seventeenth and fourth election districts, containing ninetyseven voters, shall constitute the first representative district, and elect one member. The first election district, containing three hundred and sixty-nine voters, shall be the second representative district, and elect three members. The second council district shall be the third representative district, and elect two members. The third election district, containing one hundred and one voters, shall be the fourth representative district, and elect one member. The seventh and eighth election districts, containing ninety-two voters, shall be the fifth representative district, and elect one member. The sixth election district shall be the sixth representative district, and elect two members. The fifth election district shall be the seventh representative district, and elect four members. The ninth and tenth election districts, containing ninety-nine voters, shall be the eighth representative district, and elect one member. The eleventh and twelfth election districts, containing one hundred and two voters, shall be the ninth representative district, and elect one member. The residue of the thirteenth election district, containing eightythree voters, shall be the tenth representative district, and elect one member. The seventh council district shall be the eleventh representative district, and elect two members. The eighth council district shall be the twelfth representative district, and elect two members. The ninth council district shall be the thirteenth representative district, and elect two members. The sixteenth election district, containing three hundred and eightyfive voters, shall be the fourteenth representative district, and elect three men bers. [L. S.] Witness my hand and seal of said Territory, this eighth day of March, A. D. 1855. * Part of 18 (in Kansas half-breed lands) voted in 2d district. Grasshopper and Mount Pleasant townshids in Atchison. † Part of 15 voted at Doniphan, 30 men. Part of 11th, 12th and 18th districts. KANSAS AFFAIRS. PROCLAMATION. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, } Territory of Kansas. To the citizens and inhabitants of the Territory of Kansas : I, Andrew H. Reeder, governor of the said Territory, do hereby proclaim and make known, that, under and by virtue of the authority conferred, and the duty enjoined by the thirty-fifth section of the act of Congress passed the thirtieth day of May, A. D. 1854, entitled "An act to organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas," I have, until otherwise provided by law, defined the judicial districts of the said Territory, and assigned one of said districts to each of the judges appointed for said Territory; and have also appointed the times and places for holding the courts in the said districts, as follows, that is to say: All of said Territory embraced within the following bounds shall constitute the first judicial district, to wit: Commencing at the mouth of the Kansas river; thence up the Missouri river to the northern line of the Territory; thence along said line west to the line between the eleventh and eighteenth election districts; thence down said line to the military road leading from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearney; thence along said road to the line between the twelfth and thirteenth election districts; thence down the same and the waters of Soldier creek, along the western shore thereof, to the Kansas river, and down the same, on the southern shore thereof, to the place of beginning, including the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and eighteenth election districts; which said district is assigned to Chief Justice S. D. Lecompte, and the courts thereof shall be held at the town of Leavenworth. All of said Territory embraced within the following bounds shall constitute the second judicial district, to wit: Commencing at the mouth of the Kansas river; thence up the same, along the southern shore thereof, to the western line of the Pottawatomie reservation; thence along the western and southern lines of said reservation to the headwaters of the Wakarusa, or the nearest point thereto, and thence directly to and down the northern shore of the same to the east side of the house of Charles Matingly; thence due south to the middle of the Santa Fé road; thence westwardly along the middle of said road to Rock creek: thence due south to the north line of the Sac and Fox reservation; thence along the north and west lines thereof, and due south, to the Neosho river; thence up the southern shore of said river, and of the north branch thereof, to the head; thence due south to the line of the Territory, and thence by the south and east lines of the Territory to the place of beginning, to include the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventeenth election districts. The said district is assigned to Hon. Rush Ellmore, and the courts thereof shall be held at the town of Tecumseh. The residue of the Territory, comprising the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth election districts, shall constitute the third judicial district; which is assigned to Hon. Sanders W. Johnston, and the courts thereof shall be held at the town of Pawnee. The regular terms of courts shall be as follows: At Leavenworth, on the third Monday of April and third Monday of October. At Tecumseh, on the second Monday after the third Monday of April, and second Monday after the third Monday of October. At Pawnee, on the fourth Monday after the third Monday of April, and fourth Monday after the third Monday of October. Special and preliminary terms will be held at Leavenworth on Monday, the 19th day of March next; at Tecumseh on Monday, the 26th day of March next; and at Pawnee on Monday, the 2d day of April next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at which times all persons bound by recognizance or otherwise to appear at the first term of said courts, will appear at the places so as aforesaid fixed for their respective districts; and all justices of the peace who have taken recognizances for the appearance of any person charged before them will, at or before the commencement of the said special or preliminary term, make return of the same to the clerk of their respective districts, or to A. I. Isacks, esq., the United States district attorney. Witness my hand and the seal of the said Territory, this twentysixth day of February, A. D. 1855. A. H. REEDER, Governor, &c. Attest: DANL. WOODSON, Secretary. PROCLAMATION. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Territory of Kansas. To the citizens and qualified voters of the Territory of Kansas : I, Andrew H. Reeder, governor of the said Territory, do hereby proclaim and make known that I have erected an additional election district, comprising portions of the present eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth election districts, to be called the eighteenth election district, and to include the settlements on the waters of the Nemaha, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Commencing in the Vermillion branch of the Blue river, at the crossing of the military road from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearney; thence due north to the line of the Territory; thence along the same east to the line of the fourteenth election district; thence south, along the line of the fourteenth and fifteenth clection districts, to the aforesaid military road, and thence by the middle of said road to the place of beginning. The place of election for said district will be at the house of W. W. Moore, where the St. Joseph road crosses the Nemaha. And further, that I have detached from the eleventh, and added to the tenth election district, the following portion of territory, to wit: Beginning in the Vermillion river, at the crossing of the Independence H. Rep. 200-—————8* emigrant road; thence up said river beyond the house of Josiah G. Adams; thence due east, along the northern side of the said house, to the said road, and down said road to the place of beginning. Witness my hand and the seal of the said Territory, this 24th day of February, A. D. 1855. Attest: A. H. REEDER, Governor, &c. DANL. WOODSON, Secretary. FIRST DISTRICT.-Lawrence. LAWRENCE, Friday, April 25, 1856. ERASTUS D. LADD, being duly sworn, deposed as follows: To Mr. Reeder: I came into this Territory late in September, 1854, and have ever since resided in this town and district. I was here on the 30th of March, at the legislative election. On the day previous to the election a number of teams and wagons loaded with armed men, and men on horseback, came into town. They were strangers here; they came in from the south and southwest, and were preceded by two or three men, one of whom was subsequently called or passed as Colonel Samuel Young, of Missouri, who appeared to be the chief in command. I think "colonel" was his designation. They proceeded through the town, down on the bank of the river, and looked around for a time with the intention, as they stated, of encamping there that night. They had tents, and were armed; I saw private arms, and I saw rifles and other arms of that kind, double-barrelled shot-guns, revolvers, and knives. I saw them encamped, and partaking of their provisions or refreshments; but whether they brought them with them or not I do not know. The strangers continued to come in during the evening, and next morning there had been a very large addition made to their number. I went to the place of voting in the morning, and was there at the opening of the polls, and remained all day, except time for dinner. A very large company came from the camp in the ravine to the place of voting and surrounded it. There was some difficulty in the organization of the board, and delay in commencing the voting. Mr. Abbott, one of the judges, resigned. A vote was offered, which I saw, and a question of the legality of the vote was raised and was discussed some time. During the discussion Colonel Young said he would settle the matter. He crowded up to the front, the place being thronged with people. The other vote was then withdrawn and he offered his vote. The question was raised as to the legality of his vote. He said he was ready to swear that he was a resident of the Territory. He took such an oath, but refused the oath prescribed by the governor. But one of the judges appointed by the governor was then acting. His oath was received. He then mounted the window |