Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-25
PROClA nv THE ExECU
TIVE OF TAE ST ATE


Know w. That, whereas the Eleventh Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Iowa passed a re-
colution which was approved April. Cd, 1889,
and which is in the words following, nmely.
BE Il Resoired BY the General assembly Of
the State of Io,ea. That the following amend
ments to the Constitution Of the State Of Iowa,
are hereby proposed:
..lst Strike the word white from Section J.
Of Article 2. thereof
..2nd. Strike the word white from Section
3d. of Article g. thereof.
..3d. Strike the word white from Section
IS, Of Article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from Section
35, of Article ,. thereof.
18th Strike the word white from Section !.
Of Article 6, thereof
Asp WHEREAS, The Twelfth General Assem-
bly, of the State passed a resolution which
approved March 3lst. ls6s. and which is in the
words following, namely
"wuKREAs. The Eleventh General Assembly
Of the State Of Iowa, did in due form. by ms
joritv OF the members elected to each Of the two
Houses, agree to proposed amendments to the
Constitution rs follows:
list. Strike the word white from Section !,
Of Article 2 thereof.
-2nd Strike the word waite from Section
80, Of Article B. thereof.
"3rd. Strike the word white from Section
81, of Article 3, thereof.
"4th. Strike the word white from Section
s., If Article 3, thereof.
a5th. Strike the word white from Section /.
Of Article @. thereof;
and entered the same on journals thereof and
referred the same to the Legislature TO lie chosen
AZ the next general election, and the same hay-
ing been published, ss provided by law for three
months previous 70 the time OF makin the choice
Of this. the Twelfth General Assembly there
FORE
| .B. Il Re.olred By the Gcaerol Assembly oftLe
| State Of Iewa, That the said anne ndments aforc-
said, and esch Of them, are hereby ratified.
| agreed To and confirmed. and the same shall be
| submitted to the people for their approval, as
this General Assembly shall provide"
| ASp WHEREAS, The said Twelfth General As.
sembIy passed an Act, which was approved April
! 2, 1868, providing for the submission Of Ger
tain proposed Amendments to the Constitution
Of the State Of Iowa, to the people thereof, at
the next general election thereof" and the said
amendments were submitted to the people Of
the State of Iowa. in the manner and at the time
prescribed by the terms Of said act.
AND WHEREAS, An official canvas OF the votes
cast at the said general election shows that
there were one hundred and five thousand three
hundred and eighty four t1o5,3sD votes cast
for the adoption Of the frat Of said amendments,
and eighty one thousand one hundred and
nineteen 81 lis) votes cast against said first
amendment, and that there were one hundred
and FIVE thousand four hundred and ninety
eight lD5 ,49s) VOTES east for the adoption oil
the second Of said anne ndments, md eighty one
thousand and fifty (el ,056) votes against the
adoption OF said second amendmen, and that
there were one hundred and FIVE thousand FIVE
hundred and twenty four (l05 .524) votes cast
for the adoption Of the third u said amend
meuts, and eighty -one thousand and thirty
eight (ei G3c) votes cast against the adoption Of
said third amendment. and that there were
one hundred and five thousand and five hun
dred and two [l05, 502) votes cast fol the adop-
ton Of the fourth said amendments, and eighty
thousand nine hundred and twenty nine co.
1891 votes cast against the adoption Of said
fourth amendment, and that there were one
hundred and five thousand FIVE hundred and
fifteen Cos $50 votes cast for the adoption Of
the fifth Of aid amendments, and eighty one
thosand and fifty. (ei $500 vctos cast against
The adoption of said & fin amendment
Non there, !, SAMUEL NEsRILL Governor Of
the State Of Iowa, by yiItus Of the authority
vested in me. do hereby proclaim that each
and ali Of the amendments Aforesaid have be-
come valid 10 al intants and purposes Us part
81 the Constitution ef the State Il Iowa
| IL. 81 In TEsrMoxY WnEREoy, have here
unto ret my hand and caused 10 be afFix-
ed the great Seal of the State Of Iowa.
Done at Des Moinss, this eighth day Of
December, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty -eigh. Of
the Independence Of the United States
the ninety third, and Of the state Of Iowa
the twenty second.
BY the Governor,
SAMUEL MERRILL
Secretary Of STATE.