Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-12
THE STATE OF IOWA
BY The Governor.
A PROCLAMATION
For the General Election,
Nov. Sd, 1865.

Nov. Sd, 1865.
Pursuant to law, d. hereby proclaim III a
| at tho General Election TO be holden throughou
THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER. 1858
tho following oiccs are 10 be hlledby vote Of 81
tho electors Of tho State. towIt
The ofiicc of Eector OF President and vics
President Of the United States, to be filled b.
the choice Of eight Electors, two for the Stnss
ut large, and one for each Congressional Dis
trict.
!. The ctiice Of Secretary Of State.
Tho office OF Auditor u State
The office OF Treasurer Of State.
The office Of Register OF the state Land Cfice
The Office OF Attorney General.
In tie several Congressional Districts, on,
Representative In Congress will be chosen BY
vote Of the electors in oh Of said Districts. re-
/ spcctively.
In each Circuit Of the several Judiclsi y
tricts one Circuit Judge will be chosen BY vott
Of the electors IN said Circuit
Iu the Twelfth Judicial District. one Judgs
OF the Dir,rict Court. and one District Attorney
will be chosen by vote OF the electors Of said
Judicial District.
Also. at the Same time, special elections vii
be holden in tho proper Senatorial and Rep
rcsentat.ye Districts to I'LL the following Offices
The office Of senator from the Eighteenth
Senatorial Eistrict 10 Nil the vacancy occasien
ed by the death Of John X. Needhan.
The Office Of Senator from the Twenty. 3ecsn,
Senatorial District, 10 fill vacancy occssioned b.
/ the resignation OF Andrew ~. Larimsr.
The Office Of Senator from the Forty Eight
Senatorial District, to Ill toe vscancy occaslonst
by the resignation vi diison Oliver.
The Office Of Representative from the Twenty
hThird Representative District, TO ill the vaean
~ occasioned by the removal from tbs Distrie
Edmund Mechon.
And do further proclaim that at the sai
Genera. h sction certain proposed amendment
| to the Constit ton win be su mite d to the PEG
ple for their approval ard ratification in sccof
dance with the provisions Of Chapter 60, Law
Twelfth General Assembly, % follows, TO- wit
"lst. strike the work 'white' from sectis
one Of article two thereof.
ia. Strike the word 'wLite' from seetie
thirty. three Of article three thereof.
Esd. Strife the word 'ehits' from ssetioI
thirty fosr Of article three thereof
| @4th, strike tho word white from sectiel
thirty Ave Of article three thereof.
| m 18th. Strike the word white from section
| one Of article six thereof.
Those electors voting 70 approve ssd r.slf,
| the FIRST Of said amendments, shall have writer
| on printed on thor ballots the words For thu
| frf amendment Those electors voting not 4
| approve and ratify said FIRST amendment, shall
hsvs written or printed On their ballots tn
| words "A gainst tho first amendment 80.
"Those electors voting to approve and rstiiy
| the ,ecopd Of said amendment. shall have writ
| ten or printed on their ballots tho words 'Fos
| the second am endmsnt' Those electors voe'nA
not TO approve and rstify raid second amend.
| ment shall have wriiten'r printed On their bal
lots the words "A gainst the second anne nd msnt.
..Those electors vsting to approve and ratify
| the third Of said amendments shall have writes
or printed on their ballots the words For thl
th,id amendment These electors voting no,
10 approve and rally said third amendment
shall have written or printed on their ballot
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'Th0se electors voting TO approve and ratify
the fourth Of said amsndnenie, shall havs writ
ten or printed on their ballots The words Fol
the fourth amendment Those electors votib1
not to approve and satify the sid fourth
amendment, shall have written Or printed o.
their ballots The words 'Asainst the fourth
smendment.'
''Those electors voting 10 approve sud ratify
the fifth Of said amendments. shall have writer
or printed on their ballots the words For ID,
fifth amend n snt Those electors votibenet 10 ap
prove snd ratify the said fifth smsndme nt hal
have written or printed on their bsllots u,
words Against the fifth amendnsut''
Whereof oil lawful electors Of the State an,
the designated districts will toks doe notice
and whereof the SHERIFF. Of the countiss Of Ii,
State and several districts mentioned viii tak,
Official notice and BE- governed accordingly.
~ In testimony whereof, have her,
! S.., unto get my hand and caused 10 b
affixed the Great Seal ofths Stste o
Iowa Done at Des Moines, this thir
siesh day Of September, In the year 81 orr Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred .nd sixty Eight
Of the independents Of the United States ths
ety-third, erd Of this State. the tweoty sec
| oud. SAMUEL MERRlLls~
z; BY the Governor
In " RIGHT.
Secretary Of Stats,
By order Of The Governor.
GussAvrs ecnnlf0.a,
ees-d&w't11 tEhsrif q: Scott Osuaiy.