The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17


9th. Judges of the District Courts, Distric t
Attorneys and members of the board Of educa-
ton. ....... rss. \. ....
7th. County officers. ...
Two abstracts of all the votes cast for any
State or Judicial district officer shall be made
and one forwarded to the Secretary Of the
State, and the other fled by the County
Judge. e. ...,, .....e a.s...
S24. Section 293 Of the Code is hereby a.
mended by inserting the words sand Lieuten-
ant Governors" after The word Governor in the
third and fourth lines Of said section. ..,
S25. Sections 293 and 26S of the code are
hereby amended by striking out frorshoth Sec
tons the words Gin relation to the General
election" and inserting in place thereof in each
section the words, ''in section 2T2 Of the
codes . ... .s......r p.
S26. Section 900 Of the code is hereby a.
mended so as to read as follows: The canvas
ers shall make and cause to be delivered to the
person elected certificate of his election.
S27. The provisions relating 10 general cleo
tions shall govern special elections except
whore it may be otherwise provided by law.
SIS. Sections 3t3 3l4, 3l5 and 3lS of the
cole are hereby repealed.
SEQ. Section 234, of the code is hereby
amended so as to read as follows: The several
officers shall qualify within the time herein
mentioned. The Secretary, Treasurer and Au-
ditor of State, Attorney General, Register of
State Land Office, Commissioner of Dcs Moines
River Improvement, Judges of Supreme and
District Courts, District Attorneys, and ali
county and township officers by the first Mon
day of January following their election. The
Governor and Lieutenant Governor within
three days sfter the result Of the election shall
be declared by the General Assembly. Prori-
ded; That should any pe1on elected to any Of
fee not qualify within the time prescribed
above, or within ten daVs thereafter, unless
the person elected shall signify his acceptance
in writing. he shall be deemed as declining
the Office, and the Office shall be declared va
cant.
$50. Section 3G8. of the code is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows: The election
of any person declared duly elected to the of
fee of Secretary, Treasurer or Auditor of
State, Attorney General, Register of the State
Land Office, Con missioner of the Des Moines
Roer improvement, Judge of the Sup eme
Court or any other State officer, except that
of Governor and. Lieutenant Governor, or of
the Office of District Judge or District Attor-
ney may be contested by an eligible person
who received votes for the officeacontested, for
any Of The causes above mentioned.
S31. Section 372 of the code is hereby a.
mended by striking Quite word ''Noyember''
in The last line of said section and inserting
the word ssJanuary" in its place.
%. Section 3S7 is amended so as to read
as follows: The election of any person de-
clared daily elected to The Office of Governor
or Lier'enant Governor may be contested by
an eligible person who received votes for the
Office contested.
S33. The election of any person declared
duly elected member OF The board of etuca-
tion. may be contested in the manner provided
for coatesting the election of members of the
General Assembly, aud the board of education
shall possess The same powers in relation 10
contested seats in that body, as either branch
OF the general assembly.
"a. Section i30 of the code is hereby a.
mended so as to read as follows, designations
ofpnblic officers may be made asfollows:
1st. BY the Governor or Lieutenant Cover
nor TO the General Assembly, if in session, if
not, 10 The Secretary Of State.
End. BY Senators and REPRESENTATIVES in
Congress, and by all State officers elected nv
the vote of the qualified voters of the State at
large, the Judges of the Supreme and District
Courts, and District Attorneys to the Cover
uor.
Sd. By Senator'S and Representatives in the
General Assembly and members of the board
of education, TO the presiding officer of their
respective bodies, if in session, who shall i'm
mcdiately transmit information of the same to
the Governor, if not in session, to the Cover
nor.
4th. BY the County Judge to the Clerk, and
by all other county officers, including justices
of the peace and constables, to the County
Judges.
9Th. BY all township officers to the town
ship clerk.
9th. BY all officers holding by appointment
to the officers or body by whom they were
appointed.
S35. Sections 431, AS2, ds3, 4st, 1876 and 4 q
of the code are hereby repealed.
3 36. Vacancies occurring in township Of
fees, ten days, in county offices fifteen days,
and in all other public elective offices thirty
days prior to the day of general election,
shall be filed at snch general election, P,opi4ed
That should a vacancy occur in the oifice OF
representative in congressional or repiesen-
tive in,the General Assembly, members of the
board of education, and the body in which the
vacancy exists, viii convene in general or
extra session prior to such election, then il
shall he the duty OF the Governor TO order a
special election to fli such vacancy, 20 be held
at the earliest practicable time, aud ten days
notice of such election shall be given.
s 81. All acts inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
STEPHEN b. SHEL.EDY
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ORAN FAvILLE.
President of the Senate.