The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-24
ELECTION NOTICE.

/ nj Office is hereby given that am Election
IN will be held for Territorial, County and
Town or District Officers in the several cleo
ton precincts in the. county Of Des Moines on
the first Monday, to wit: the 9Th day of Octo.
beI next, as follows, to wit:
:, In precinct Nod, or Burlington Precinct, the
Election will be held in the city of Burlington.
! In precinct No 2, or Augusta Precinct, the
Election will be held in the town Of Augusta.
In precinct No. 3, or Union Precinct, the
Election will be held ut the house of Robert
,Wasson. ,a a
In precinct No. 4, or Yellow Spring Village
Precinct, the election will be held at he Y e.
low Spring Village, which said election will be
held for the purpose of electing the following
named officers, to wit: S. ,r Il. ~
Delegate to Congress: one member Of the
Council; five members of the House Of Repre-
scntatives; a Judge Of Probate for said county :
q Sheriff; County Recorder; County Com.
missioner, in the first county commissioners dis.
trict in said county; one County Treasurer: a
County Assessors Coroner; and four Justices
| OF the Peace, in the Burlington Precinct, in
said county; two Justices Of the Peace, in each
I OF the other Election precincts in said county:
and one Constable for each Justice of the Peace
Tho said Election will be opened at nine o.
clock in the morning, and will continue open
until SIX o'clock in theafternoon ofthe same day
NOTICE is also hereby given, that at the
general election aforesaid, a poll will be open
cd under the provisions of ''An act to provide
or the Xpression of the opinion Of the people
OF the territory OF Iowa as to preparatory steps
,or Their admission into the Union, "approved
July 3lst, lS40-the second and third sections
OF which act declare as follows, to wit :.,,.
Sec. 9. That it 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-
celve the ballots of all persons authorized by
the laws to vote for Delegate to Congress, aud
saieiy opposite the same in separate box for
that purpose.
/ Sec 5. That those voters who wish to call a
convention to frame constitution for their
luture government will say on their ballot
"Convention'' and those opposed to taking any
preparatory steps will say No Convention.
ST. The said judges of Election are hereby in
structed to conduct said Election and make re-
turn thereof in all respects according to the
provisions of the act aforesaid ~ H
tNOI1CE is also hereby given that at the
general election aforesaid a. 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 township organization by said
county. under the provisions Of IAN act to pro-
vide Tor the organization of Townships" ap.
pco'Iu 'dhudry ~, Io4u. nc 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 a separate ballot box
to receive the votes upon the aforesaid question.
The votes in favor of such organization, shall
be written thus, organizatlon.' Those to the
contrary, thus, no organization The said
judges of election are hereby instructed to con-
duct and 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.
Aug 90 10