The Shasta courier., 1862-08-23
ELECTION PROCLAMATION,
OF CALIFORNIA, ExECU

ELECTION PROCLAMATION,
CTATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECU-
y TIVE DEPARTMENT.-Notice is hereby
given that general election is to be held on
WEDNESDAY, the THIRD day of SEPTEMBER
next, throughout the State, at which the following
officers are to be elected and at which the Amend
mens to the Constitution of the State, proposed
by the Legislature of 1861 and adopted by the
Legislature of 1862 are to be approved or rejected
in the manner and form prescribed herein:
A Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Also, District Judge for each of the following
Judicial Districts. Twelfth District, vice Campbell,
resigned; Sixteenth District, vice Hardy, remov-
ed Seventeenth District, vice Taylor, resigned.
Also, State Senators as follows
Fifth District-composed of the counties of Mar
iposa. Merced and Stanislaus -one Senator.
Seventh District-eomposed of the county of
Santa Cl2ra-ole Senator,
Eighth Distrct-for the county Of San Francis
co-three Senators.
Tenth Distrct-composedo of the counties of Con-
ira Costa and Marin-one Senator.
Twelfth Distriet-composed of the counties of
Tuolumne and Mono-one Senator.
Thirteenth Dstrict--eomposed of the county of
Calaveras-one Senator.
Fifteenth District-composed of the county of
Ell Dorado-two Senators.
Sixteenth District-composed of the county of
Sacramento-one Senator.
Nineteenth District-composed of the county of
Sonama-one Senator.
Twentieth District-composed of the county of
Placer-one Senator.
Twenty-frst District-composed of the county
of Nevada-one Senator.
Twenty. second District-composed of the county
of Sierra-one Senator.
Twenty third District-composed of the counties
of Yuba and Sutter-one Senator.
AID for the county of Yuba, Senator.
Twenty fourth District-composed Of the coun-
ties of Butte and Plumas-one Senator.
Provided, that in the county of Ell Dorado the
Senators chosen at said election, shall determine by
lot which one of said Senators shall hold his office
for but one year only and provided further that
the Senators chosen at said election, in the Twen-
ty-third Senatorial District and for the county OF
Yuba, shall in like manner determine by lot which
one of said Senators shall hold his Office for one
year only
Also, Members Of assembly, as fellows San
Diego county, member; San Bernagtino county,
l member Los Angeles county, 2 members San
ia Barbara and San Luis Obispo countyl member
Tulare county, member; Fresno county, l men,
Der; Mariposa county, l member; Merced and
Stanislaus counties, member Saxta Cruz coun.
ty, l member Monterey county, member; San
ia Clara county, members San Francisco coun-
ty, II members San Mateo county, ] member
Alameda county, 2 members Contra Costa coun-
ty member Marin county, one member San
Joaquin county, members Tuolumne and Mono
counties, members Calaveras county, members;
Amador county, members; Ell Dorado county,
4 members Sacramento county, members So
lano county, l member Yolo county, l member
Napa ana Lake Counties l member Mendocino
county, member /; Sonoma county, members
Placer county, > members; Nevada county, 4
members Sierra county. members; Yuba coun-
ty, members Sutter county, member Butte
county, members Plumas county, ] member
Tehama and Colusa countless l member; Shasta
county, member; Trinity county, l member
Humboldt county. l member ; Klamath and Del
Norte counties, l member; Siskiyou county, 2
members.
Also, a County Judge in each of the following
counties Nevada, Placer. San Bernardno, Lake,
Mendocino, klamath (vce McComb, removed fror,
county,, Calaycras (vice Badgley, resigned), Yolo
(yice Smith, resgned) Yuba (vice Lindley, resign
ed).
The attention of the Boards of County supervi-
sors is directed to the second section of Act
titled IAN Act to amend an Act to Regulate Elec-
tons" passed March %, 1850, passed April 81,
1855. (See Statutes of 1855, page 1907
The attention of the Boards of County Supervi-
sor is also directed to the proposed Amendments to
the Constitution. officially published in the Sac
ramento Daily Union, and the Statutes of 1862,
page 5sl, and also to the following proclamation
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
Whereas, By the provisions of Section two (2) of
an Act approved April Twenty fifth, A. D. 1862, i,
is required that the Amendments to each article
of the Constitution shall be voted upon separately
from the Others in the manner and form prescribed
by the Governor
Now, therefore, by -irtze of the authority in me
vested, do hereby prescribe the following form for
the qualified electors of the State of California to
vote by ballot al the general election to be held on
Wednesday, the 3rd day of September A. d. 1862,
for or against the proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of the State, proposed by the Leg
islature of 1861 and sdopted by the Legislature Of
1852
FoRM-Amendments to Article four al of the
Constitution. Yes, Amendments of Article four
% of the Constitution. No. Amendments to
Article five 10y of the Constitution, Yes. Amend
ments to Article five (5) of the Constitution. No.
Amendments to Article six (6) of the Constitution
Yes. Amendments to Article six (6) of the Consti-
tuition. No. Amendments to Article nine 10Y of
the Constitution. Yes. Amendments to Article
nine (s) of the Constitution No
Given under my hand, with the Great Seal of the
State of California affixed this the twenty-ninth
day of May, A. D. one thousand eight hundred
and sixty two,
LELAND STANFORD,
Governor of California.
WN. III. WEEKS. Secretary, of State.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the Great Seal of the State be affixed
Done at Sacramento, California, this twenty first
day of July in the year of our Lord, one Thousand
eight Numbered and sixty-two.
LELAND STANFORD, Governor.
BY the Governor.
WV. II. WEEKS. Secretary of State.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
County of Shasta.
In addition to the foregoing officers to be elected
at the next general election, there will be an elec
ton at the time in said county, in conformity
with law, for one Supervisor in and for Supervisory
District No. q sad two Justices, two Constabes and
oneRoad overseer for each of the era townships in
said county, each Township constituting Road
District under the law of 1861.
By order of the Board.
JOHN ANDERSON, Clerk B. S.
Shasta, Aug. 5, 1862. aus,3t.
PROBATE NOTICE.
Estate of James Smith, deceased,