Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-07-01

next preceding the expiration OF lne lefH
of office of the incumbent and with the
like effect as if specifically provided fol
in this act
s 20. One or two additional Justices
of the Peace and one or two additional
Constables may be elected in each town.
ship if the Trustees so direct, by posting
notices of the same in three of the mosl
public places in the township, at least
ten days before election.
s 81. Justices of the Peace shall be
considered as county officers under the
provisions of this act, except they shall
be voted for by the voters Of their res.
pective townships.
5 22. The words " twenty days" in
section 259 of the Code are hereby re-
pealed and the words "sixty days" in
serted in place thereof
s 23. Section 272 of the Code is here
by amended SO as to read as follows =
The abstract of the votes for each of the
following classes, shall be made on diff
ferent sheet
lst. Governor and Lieutenant Cover.
nor.
Cd. All State officers not otherwise
provided for.
Sd. Representatives in Congress.
4th. Senators and Representatives in
the General Assembly from the county
alone.
5th. Senators and Representatives in
the General Assembly by districts COM
prising more than one county.
9th. Judges of the District Court
District Attorneys and members of the
Board of Education.
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 Secre-
tary of the State, and the other filed by
the County Judge.
) "a. Section 263 of the Code is here
by amended by inserting the words land
Lieutenant Governor, after the word
Governor in the third and fourth lines of
said section.
s 25. Sections 296, and 299 of the
Code are hereby amended by striking
out from both sections the words, " in
StCtloll vi ltit SOue.
s 26. Section 800 of the Code is here
by amended so as to read as follows =
The canvassers shall make and cause to
be delivered to the person elected, GER
titicate of his election.
5 27. The provisions relating to gen
eral elections shall govern special cleo
tons except where it may be otherwise
provided by law.
: %. Sections 313, 314, 315 and 3l9,
OF the Code are hereby repealed
5 20. Section 334, of the Code is here
by amended SO as to read as follows =
The several officers shall qualify within
the times herein mentioned The Sacre-
tary, Treasurer and Auditor of State,
Attorney General, Register of State Land
Office, Commissioner of Des Moines
River Improvement, Judges of Supreme
and District Courts, District Attorneys,
and all county and township Officers by
the first Monday of January following
their election. The Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor within three days after
the result of the election shall be declared
by the General Assembly. Prooided,
That should any person elected to any of
the above offices, not qualify within the
time prescribed above, or within ten DAYS
thereafter, unless the person elected shall
signify his acceptance in writing, he shall
be deemed as declining the office, and
the Office shall be deemed vacant.
5 80. Section 35S of the code is here
by amended SO as to read as follows =
The election ofany person declared duly
elected to the office of Secretary, Treas
. urer or Auditor of State, Attorney GEN
eral, Register of the State Land Office,
Commissioners of the Des Moines River
Improvement, Judge of the Supreme
Court. or any other State officer except
that of Governor or Lieutenant Governor,
or OF the office of District Judge or Dis
trlct Attorney, may be contested by an
eligible person, who received votes for
the office contested, for any of the causes
before contemplated.
81 Section 372 of the Code is here
by amended by striking out the word
g November" in the last line of said sec
tion and inserting the word /" January
i III itS piilCe.
s 81. Section 387 is amended so as to
read as follows: The election of any
person declared duly elected TO the office
of Governor or Lieutenant Governor may
be contested by an eligible person who
received votes for the office contested
5 SO. The election of any person de-
clared duly elected member of the
Board of Education, may be contested
in the manner provided for contesting
the elections of members of the General
Assembly, and the Board of Education
shall possess the same powers in relation
to contested seats in that BODY, rs either
branch of the General Assembly.
: 81. Section 43O of the Code is here
by amended so as to read as follows -
designations of public officers may be
made as follows: lst. By the Governor
or Lieutenant Governor, to the General
Assembly, if in session. if not. to the
Secretary of State. I'd. By Senators
and Representatives in Congress, and by
all State officers elected by vote of the
qualified voters of the State at large, the
Judges Of the Supreme and District