Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-06
CHAPTER 1916.

purpose OF submitting to the people certain
acts therein named, regulating the business of
Banking.
SECTION L. Be a enacted By Tie General
assembly Of tie State Of Ioaoa, That there
shall be held at all the usual places Of
holding elections in the State, on the
fourth Monday of June, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty EIGHT, special
election, at which shall be submitted to
the people the question whether or not
an act entitled AN &C. authorizing Gen.
eral Banking in the State of Iowa. mas
sed at the regular session of the seventh
General Assembly of the State Of Iowo
shall go into effect or in any manner he
in force, and also the question whether
an act entitled can act to incorporate
the State Bank of Iowa." passed at the
regular session of the seventh General
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, shall 60
into effect, or in any manner be in force.
Sc. Every person voting at said spe-
cial election shall have the right to use a
ticket or ballot with the words written or
printed thereon, For the General Bank
ing Law" or against the General
Banking Law" and also the right to use
a ticket or ballot with the words written
or printed thereon, For the State Bank
of Iowa." or Against the State Bank
of Iowa"
5 3. In canvassing and 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 Gen
eral Banking Law" Against the Gen.
eral Banking Law - For the State
Bank of Iowa." Against the State Bank
of Iowa; - and the Judge of said elec>
ton shall in the certificate required to be
given of the result Of the said election.
include and separately specify the num-
Der of votes given for and against each
of the said Banking systems. re-
5 a. In making the abstract of votes
given at said election, as now required by
law, the proper officers shall make separ-
ate abstracts of the votes given under the
provisions of this act, which shall be on
one sheet, and which shall be transmit.
ted 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 contents of the paper and
the abstracts SO transmitted shall be ope-
ned and the votes canvassed in the time
and manner and by the officers provided
for in relation to the elections of State
officers
5. If on such canvass it should APP
pear 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 lift should
appear that a 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 can
vasslng the votes shall, under their
hands, make a 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.
s 6, If it should appear from such GER
tlflcate that majority of all the votes
cast at such election I" For the General
Banking Law" and Against the Cen
eral Banking Law" has been cast I" For
the General Banking Law the Cover
nor shall Immediately and within ten days
from the filing of such certificate in the
offce OF Secretary of State, issue his
proclamation declaring such result Of said
election, and upon the issuing of such
proclamation, the said act entitled q An
act authorizing General Banking in the
State OF Iowa. shall go into effect and
be IN full force, and not otherwise.
5 z. II it shall appear from such GER
tihcate that majority of all the votes
cast at such election % 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 i'm
medately and within ten days from the
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the Secretary of State, issue his proclaim
alton declaring such result Of said cleo
ton and upon the issuing of such proc
lamation, the said act, entitled AN act
to incorporate the State Bank of Iowa."
shall go into effect and be in full force
and not otherwise.
So. 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 the House of Representatives.
DANIEL ANDERSON,
President pro tenn of the Senate.
Approved March 23d, 1853.
RALPH p. LOWE,
Office Of Secretary Of State,
Des Moines, March esd, 1864
hereby certify that the foregoing is a
, true copy from the original roll on Tile in
my office. ELIJAH SELLS.
Secretary of State.
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