The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-10
ELECTION NOTICE.

Office is hereby given that an, Election
j.. will be held Tor Territorial, County and
Town or District Officers, in the several eies-
ton precincts in the county Of Des Moines or
!, ,he iiEst Monday, to wit: the 9Th day Of Oeto-
beI next, as follows, to wit:
IN precinct Nod, or Burlington Pi ecinct, the
Election will be held in the city of Burlington.
In precinct No, 2, or Augusta Precinct. tn,
Election will be held in the town of Augusta.
In precinct NO. 3, or Union Precinct. the
Election will be held at the house of Robert
Wasson.
In precinct No. 4, or Yellow Spring Village
Precinct, the election win be held at the ysn
low Spring Village, which said election will be-
heia Tor the purpose of eecting the following
named officers, TO wit:
"A Deiegate to Congress; one member of the
Council; hive members of the House of Renrc.
sentatives; u Judge of Probate; for said county
a Sheriff; IL County Recorder; a County Com
missioner, in the first county commissioners dis.
trict in said county; one County Treasurer: !.
County Assessor; a Coroner; and four Justices
oil the Peace, in the Burlington Precinct. Il,
SAID county; two Justices of the Peace. in each
oil the other Election precincts in said county;
anu one Constable for each Justice of the Peace.
- ne said Election will be opened at nine o.
ci"ck IN the morning, and will continue open
o'tl SIN clock IN the afternoon Of the same dav
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genera election aforesaid, poll will be open
ca under the provisions of "An act to provide
'or tue expression of the opinion of the people
OF the erritory OF Iowa as TO preparatory stems
ior their admission into the Union, - approved
July 3lst, lS40-the second and third sections
of which act declare as follows, to wit:
Sea- That il shall be the duty Of the Judges
OF Election at every precinct in this Territory
at the time in the first section provided to re-
roiv ftoJ nl Infc IF
the laws to vote for Delegate to Congress, aud
safely depositc the same in a separate box for
that purpose.
Sec. s. That those voters who wish to call 4
Convention to frame a constitution for their
future government will say on their ballot
convention" and those opposed 10 taking any
preparatory steps will say q No Convention"
The said Judges of Election are hereby in.
ssructed to conduct said Election and make re-
turn thereof in all respects according to the
provisions of the act aforesaid
NOTICE is also hereby given that at the
general election aforesaid poll will be open
ed at each of the Election Precincts in Des
MONIES county to ascertain whether majority
OF the electors Of the county are in favor Of the
adoption of a township organization by said
county. under the provisions OF An act to pro-
vide for the organization of Townships IS ap.
proved January 10, 1910. The second section
of which act declares as follows, to wit:
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the Judges of
such election to provide separate ballot box
TO receive the votes upon the aforesaid question
The votes i'll favor OF such organization, shall
be written thus, organization Those to the
contrary, thus, mo organization. The said
judges of election are hereby instructed to con.
duct ano make due return thereof in all re-
spects according to the provisions of the act
aforesaid. Dated at Burlington this 9th day of
August, A. D. 1910.
JOHN S. DUNLAP, Clerk.
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