The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-05-29

| SECTION /. De tt enacted Gp The GeR- |
erat assembly oftte State OF Ioaea, That
there shall be held throughout the State,
on the second Tuesday of October of each !
year, al election Of all officers required |
| by law to be chosen at such election, to |
be called the General Election, except
the years of the Presidential election,
when the general election shall be held on
the Tuesday next after the first Monday
in November.
s2. Special elections ore such as are
held in pursuance Of a special law, and
such as are held to supply vacancies in
any office, whether the same be filed by
the vote of the qualified voters of the
State, or any district, county or township,
and may be held at such time as may be
designated by such special law, or the
proper officer duly authorized to order
such election.
S3. All vacancies which are about to
occur in office by the expiration Of the
full term thereof, shall be supplied at the
general election next preceding the time
at which such term will expire.
1. The term of Office, of all State,
} district, county and township officers, ex
cept supervisors chosen at a genera! elec-
ton, shall commence on the first Monday
J of January next thereafter, except it be
otherwise provided by the constitution
{ or the provisions of this act and except,
> also, person be chosen to fill a vacancy
in any public Office, in which case his
term OF office shall commence as soon rs
, he shall qualify for the performance of
J the duties of his Office to which he may
s be elected; Proptded, however, that any
person elected to any public office prior
to the adoption Of the new constitution,
! may hold his Office for the full term pre-
scribed by the laws in force at the time
of his election (unless otherwise provi-
ded by the constitution or laws of the
State) and the term of Office of his sue
cessors shall expire at the same time as if
it had commenced on the first Monday of
January next after his election. 1t shall
be the duty of the governor, at least thir-
ty days before any general election, to Is
sue his proclamation designating all tho
g Offices to be filed by the vote of all the
: electors of the State, or by the electors
y of any judicial district, and to transmit
a copy thereof to the sheriff of each
!. county Of the State.
1t s6. 1t shall be the duty Of the sheriff
.e to give at least ten days notice thereof
d by causing a copy of such proclamation
Is to be Published in some newspaper pub
e lished in the county, if any be published
r therein, and if not, by posting ii copy o
= the proclamation in not less than five 0
l. the most public places in the county.
Ig 81. Whenever a special election shal
4 be ordered by the governor, he shall issu
T. his proclamation in ike manner as provi
ne ded in regard to general elections, dcsig
~ mating therein the time at which sue
IN special election shall be held; and tn
ali sheriff of each county IN which sac
al election is to be held, shall give n3tic
thereof us required by the provisions c
of this act in relation to the general elct
IA tlon.
w. IS. The governor and lieuteuan
!. governor shall be chosen at the gener
n. election of the year one Thousand eigl
n. hundred and fifty mine, and every ye;
of thereafter until their SUCCESSORS shall
rs elected and qualified.
=, 50. The secretary Of State. audit,
70 of State, treasurer of State, attorney gel
va eral, register of State land pihce, and II
,S commissioner of the Des Moines river in
of proyement, shall be chosen at the gener
ha election of one thousand eight Euudrt
,lp and fifty eight, and every second ye
-, thereafter, and shall hold their Offices f
he the term of two years, and until the
ed SUCCESSORS are elected and qualified,
me s 10. Three judges Of the supren
h. court shall be chosen ~ the qualified y
,tv ters Of the State at the general elects
3 ,cy of one thousand eight hundred and hit
or nine, who, after being elected, and b
ate fore entering upon the discharge of the
de duties as judges, shall be classified
or that one judge shall 60 out Of oflce ey
nd ry two years. And for the purpose
h. determining such Classification the pt
are sons elected judges shall meet aud dett
ion mine by lot in such manner as they m
ace agree upon, the terms each shall hold /
"a office, as required by section three, artie
{ . five Of the constitution. \ certificate
,cb such classification, stating the term
the Office Of each of said judges, shall
zs9 signed by the persons So chosen AS judg
10, and fled with the secretary of State, al
al BY him recorded. At every second &C
. =, eral election after that Of one thoasa,
~ eight hundred and ffty-nine, there sh
Tho be chosen by the qualified voters Of t
,be State, one supreme court judge, who sh
~ holdhis Office for the term of SIX ycal
49, and until his successor is elected a.
ich qualified.
fnr 5 H. Judges Of the district cot
aud district attorneys shall be chosen
h;s the vote of the qualified voters Of ea
Isr. Judicial district at the general election
nm one thousand eight hundred and litt
led eight, and every fourth year thereafy
sds for the term of four years, and until th
~ successors are elected and qualified
Sl2 One member of the board Of ,
ucation shall be chosen by the qualih
~ electors of each judicial district at t
.ba general election of one thousand ely
,sof hundred aud ffty-eight, five of VIII
,;sa shall hold their Offices for the term Of t
- years, and six Of whom shall hold In
.o,o Offices for the term Of four years, and !
rna til their successors are elected and qui
fed At the first session of the Be-
it shall be determined by lot which me-
bers shall hold their Offices for the te
'eS Of four years, aud which for the term
two wears A certificate of such cla
6cation containing the names and tel
Of othce Of each member Of the b.
sha'l be signed by the secretary Of