The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-06-17
Laws OF IOWA.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Chapter l59.


AN ACT revising and amending title w, OF
filling vacancies in office, designations and
eontesting elections.
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Ceneral
Assembly Of the State of Iowa,
That there shall be held throughout the
State, on the Second Tuesday Of October in
-nch year. an election for all officers required
bv law 10 he chosen at such election, to be
called The General clec,i n, except The years
of the Presidential election. when the General
election shall be held on Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November.
S2 Special elections are such as are held
la pursuance of special law, and such as are
held to supply vacancies in any Office, whe-
ther the same be filled by the vote of the quail
fled voters of the State, or any district, cnun-
ty 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.
So. All vacancies which are about TO occur
in Office by the expiration of the full term
thereof, shall be supplied at the general eiec-
ton next preceding the time at which such
term will expire,
ga. The term of Office of all State, district,
county and township officers, except Supervi-
sors chosen at general election, shall COM
mence on the first Monday 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 ill a
vacancy in any public Office, in which case his
term of Office shall commence as soon as he
shall qualify for the performance of the duties
of the office to which he may be elected. Pro-
rided, 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 provided by the laws in force at the time
of his election (unless otherwise provided by
the constitution or laws of the State) and the
term Of Office of his successor shall expire at
.he same time as if II had commenced on the
first Monday of January after his election. 1t
shall be the '.uty Of the Governor. at least
thirty days before any general election, to is.
sue his proclamation designating alrthe Offices
to be filled by the vote Of all the electors Of
the State, or by the electors of any judicial
district, and to transmit copy thereof to the
Sheriff Of each county Of the State.
SO. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff to
give at least ten days notice thereof, by caus-
ing copy Of such proclamation to be publish-
ed in some newspaper published in the county
fany be published therein, and il not, by pos
ting copy Of the proclamation in not less than
five OF the most public places in the county.
81. Whenever special election shall be
ordered by the Governor, be shall issue his
proclamation in like manner as provided in
regard to general elections. designating therein
the time st which such special election shall
be held, and the sherifFof each county in which
such election is to be held, shall give notice
thereof as provided by the provisions Of this
actin relation to the general election.
So. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor
shall be chosen at the general election of ihe
year ons thousand eight hundred and fifty