The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-04-10
Volume 5.
CHAPTER lag.

An ACT ordering special election for the pnr.
pose of submitting to the people certain acts
therein named, regulating the business OF BANK
ing.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Cen-
eral Assembly Of the State cf.Io~a, That
there shall be held at all the usual PAGES
of holding elections in the State on the
fourth Monday of June o,e Thousand
eight hundred end fifty-eight, special
election at which shall be sum tied to
the people the question whether or not an
act entitled Gan act authorizing Genera
Banking in the State Of Iowa" passed Il,
the regular session of the seventh Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Iowa, shall
60 into effect or in any manner be in force
and also the question whether an act
entitled Gan act to incorporate the State
Bank of Iowa." passed at the regular
session of the seventh General Assembly
of the State of Iowa, shall go into effect,
or in any manner be in force.
81. Every person voting at said spe-
cial election shall have the right to use
ticket or ballot with the words written or
printed thereon, "For the General Bank
ing law" or against the General Bank
ing law" and also the right to use tick
ct or ballot with the words written or
printed thereon, "For the State Bank OF
Iowa." or Against the State Bank OF
Iowa"
IS. In canvassing and counting
the votes cast at such special election,
each clerk of the said election shall
carefully mark down the votes given up
on said question in separate columns pre-
pared for that purpose headed "For the
General Banking Law" Against the
General Banking Law " For the State
Bank of Iowa" against the State Bank
of Iowa." and the judge OF said election
shall, in the certificate required to be CIV
en- of the result of the said election, in
clude and separately specify the number
Of votes given for and against each Of the
said Banking systems.
1. In making the abstract of votes
given at said election, as now required by
law, the proper officers shall make sepa-
rate abstracts of the votes given under
the provisions of this act, which shall be
on one sheet and which shall be transmitted
to the Office of Secretary of State within
the time and in the same manner as Is
now required in election of State officers.
Said abstract shall be endorsed "Abstract
of votes for and against the Banking
SYSTEM or in words clearly indicating
the contents of the paper and the abstract
SO transmitted shall be opened and the
votes canvassed in the time and manner
and by the officers provided for in relation
to the election of State officers.
SIS. II on such canvass it should ap-
pear that a majority of the votes cast for
and against the General Banking law at
such special election, are for the Gcuera
Banking law as aforesaid, or if it shall
appear that a majority of the votes cast
for and against the General Banking law
at such special election are against the
General Banking law, and if, on such
canvass it should appear that ma; or.ty
of the votes cast for and against the State
Bank of Iowa at such special election,
are for the State Bank of Iowa, or If il
should appear that majority of the votes
cast for and against the State Bank Of
Iowa. at such special election are against
the State Bank of Iowa, the officers can
wasting the votes shall, under their hands
make certificate Of the facts, stating the
number Of votes given for aud against
each of said laws, and file the same in
the Office of the Secretary of State.
Sc. If it should appear from such
certificate that a majority Of ali the votes
cast at such election "For the General
Banking law" and against the General
Banking law," has been cast "For the
General Banking law" the Governor
shall Immediately and within ten days
from the filing Of such certificate in the
Office of Secretary of State, issue his
proclamation declaring such result Of said
election, and upon the issuing Of such
proclamation, the said act entitled "a
act authorizing General Banking in the
State of Iowa." shall 90 into effect and
be i'll full force and not otherwise.
81. If it shall appear from such GER
iifcate that a majority Of all tina votes
cast at such election For the State Bank
Of Iowa." aud against the State Bank
of Iowa." has been cast For the State
Bank of Iowa, the Governor shall i'm
mediately and within ten days from the
fling of such certificate in the Office Of
the Secretary Of State issue his proclana-
ton declaring such result of sal election
aud upon the issuing Of such proclaua-
ton, the said act, entitled '.An act to in
corporate the State Bank Of Iowa." shall
20 into effect and be in full force AID MT
otherwise.
S. This act is to take effect from aud
after its publication in the Iowa Weekly
Citizen and Iowa State Journal.
STEPHEN 3. SHELLEDY,
Speaker of House of Representatives
DANIEL ANDERSON,
Speaker pro TEN Of the Senate
Approved March 23d, 1858.
RALPH Z. LOWE.
Office of Secretary of State,
Des Moines, March 23d, 1888
| hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy from the original roll on file
in my office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State
Duel. ~ Called.
From the II Louis Republican,
CArHo, H., March %, ISIS