The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-04-27
CHAPTER 14e
AN ACT ordering special election for the pur-
pose Of submitting to the people certain acts
therein named, regulating the business Of

AN ACT ordering special election for the pur.
l. pose Of submitting to the people certain acts
1 therein named, regulating the business ol
Banking
SEcrloN l. Be IL enacted 5y the General Ar
ssmbly Of the State Of Iora, That there shall be
held At all the usual places Of holding elections
| IN tie Stale on the fourth Monday Of June Que
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, . spe.
cial election At which shall be submitted TO the
people the question whether or not an act enti.
tied IAN act authorizing General Banking in
the State Of Iowa, passed at the regular session
Of the seventh General Assembly Of the State oi
Iowa, shall 60 into effect or in any manner be
in forcsp and slss tie question whether an act
entitled IAN act to incorporate the State Bank
OF Iowa, passed at the regular session Of the sew
enth General Assembly Of the State Of lows,
shall 60 into effect, or in any manner be in force.
2. Every person voting 1t said special election
shall have the right to use q ticket or ballot
with the words written or printed thereon,
''For the General Banking Law" or against
the General Banking Law" and also the right
to use ticket or ballot with the words written
or printed thereon, "For the State Bank Of
lows" or Against the State Bank OF Iowa"
| 8. In canvassing asd counting the votes cast
| at such special election, each clerk Of the said
election shall carefully mark down the votes
| given upon said question in separate columns
prepared 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 given OF the result Of said election, in
clude and separately specify the number Of
votes given for and against each Of the said
Banking systems.
s 4. In making the abstract Of votes given at
Al. . hv La thn
officers shall make separate abstracts ofthe votes
given under the provisions of this act, which shall
be on one sheet and shall be transmitted to the
Office Of the 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 conteuts OF the paper and the abstracts so
transmitted shall be opened and the votes can
vassed in the time aud manner and by the Off.
GERS provided for In relation 20 the elections Of
State officers.
SIS. II on such canvass it should appear that
majority of the votes cast for and against the
General Banking Law at such special election,
are for the General Banking Law as aforesaid,
or if it should appear that 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 majority 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 it should appear that a 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 canvassing the
votes shall, under their hands make certificate
Of the facts, stating the number Of votes given
for and against each of said laws and file the |,
same in the Office of the Secretary Of State.
6. II 1t should appear from such certificate
that majority Of all the votes cast at such cleo
ton "For the General Banking Law" and |
against the General Banking Law" has been |
cast ''For the General Banking Law" the Gov
ernOr shall Immediately and within ten days |
from the filing OF such certificate in the Office Of
Secretary Of State, issue his proclamation decla-
ring such result Of said election, and upon the |
issuing OF such proclamation, the said act enti- /
tied IAN act authorizing General Banking in
the State of Iowa. shall 60 into effect and be in
full force and not otherwise.
s Z. If it shsh appear from such certificate
that majority OF all the votes cast at such cleo.
ton "For the State Bank Of Iowa" and Against
the State Bank Of Iowa" has been cast "For the
State Bank of Iowa." the Governor shall imme. ;
diately and within ten days of the filing Of such
certificate in the Office of the Secretary of State
issue his proclamation declaring such result Of I
said election and upon the issuing of such proc.
lamation, the said act, entitled IAN act to in
corporate the State Bank of Iowa." shall go in.
to effect and be in full force and not otherwise.
s s. This act is to take effect from and after
its publication in the Iowa Weekly Citizen, and
Iowa State Journal.
STEPHEN B. SHELLEDY,
Speaker Of House OF Representatives.
DANIEL ANDERSON,
President, pro TEN, Of the Senate.
Approved March 23d, 1883.
RALPH p LOWE
Office of Secretary of State, i
Des Moines, March 2Sd, 1858.
hereby certify that the foregoing is q true /
copy from the original roll on file in my office. |
ELIJAH SELLS,