Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-03-13
PROCLAMATION,
BY the Governor of Indiana

JOSEPH A WRIGHT, Governor of the State of Indi-
ana the several Judges, Inspectors, Clerks, and
other officers OF the several counties OF this State
horized by law to hold elections for the various officers
OF the State, and to all others whom it may concern,
Greeting:
Know ye, that the Convention, which assembled ON
the first Monday of October, 1885, at indianapolis, for
the purpose of revising, amending altering the Gen.
suton OF the State have in pursuance Of the law Of the
land deposited said Constitution, made in the office
oil the Secretary OF State, due notice OF which has been
given me, and copy of said Constitution is herewith
published; and that by virtue of of the Legisa-
ture approved the 18th day of February 1851 d.
rec.ed that said instrument shall be submitted to the
people of this State for their adoption rejection
the next annual August election, and TO say whether
said instrument shall shall be the Constitution of
the State-and among other things provided follows.
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"SEc g There shall be vote taken on the first
Monday Of August next, the adoption rejection OF
said Constitution and the sdoption rejection of the
separate article thereof, relating the exclusion of Ne
groes and Mulatoes from the State and for this purpose
it shall be the duty OF the Inspectors and Judges of elec
tions in the several townships in this State said first
Monday OF August next, open poll in which shall
he entered all the votes given for and against the adop
ton OF said Constitution, and OF said separate Article
Said election shall be by ballot and shall be governed
in all respects by the laws in force in relation
general elections so far as applicable.
SEC. 3. Those voting against the adoption of said
Constitution, shall vote written printed tickets in this
form Against the Constitution and those voting for
its adoption, shall vote written printed tickets in this
forms For the Constitution" In like Manner those
voting against the separate article relation to the
cusion OF Negroes and Muattoes and their colonial
tion shall have written printed his ticket these
words No exclusion and colonization Of Negroes y
and every voter who is in favor of adopting said article
shall have written or printed on his ticket these words
Exclusion and colonization of Negroes and Mulattoes
SEC. 4. Poll books shall be kept. votes counted and
certified 10 the clerks of the different counties as 9TH
eecons and the returns of the votes for and against
the adoption Of said Constitution and for and against
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Secretary of State, within days after said election
and said returns shall within twenty days thereafter be
examined and canvassed by the Auditor Treasurer
Secretary Of State any two of them in the presence
of the Governor and such other persons may choose
to attend and proclamation shall be made forthwith By
the Governor, of the result of election If il shall
appear that majority of all the votes polled such
election given favor of said Constitution shall
become the Constitution of the State of Indiana from
the first day of November 1851 but if it shall appear
that majority of all the poled for or against the
adoption of said Constitution and said separate article
were given against the adoption OF said Constitution
then the shall be, and remain imperative and void
II it shall further appear that majority of all the
poed for against the adoption of said Constitution
and said separate article were given in favor Of TIE art
Gle in relation to the exclusion of Negroes and Mulat
toes, and their colonization, then said article shall bt
and form part Of said Constitution; otherwise said
tcle shall be void"
Therefore, in compliance with the provisions Of sal,
CONSTITUTIONS and Of the act aforesaid do hereby drec
and enon upon all the officers of this State authorized
by law to hold the next annual August election and al
others whom IT may concern, TO observe and obey
in all things to conform to, each and all the requirement.
and provisions Of said law
In testimony whereof have signed this proclamation
and caused the seal of this State to be hereunt'
Affixed at indianapolis, on this the 25th day Q
II. s. February, A. d. 1851 and in the hirty-iftl
year Of the State, and the serenity fifth of thu
nation.
JOS. A. WRIGHT.
BY the Governor
CHARIEs H TEST, Secretary Of State