Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-10-16
THE STATE or IOWA.
r. by THE GOVERNOR,
n. Proclamation.
Tor the General Election, Mo-
vembcr Sd, 1868.


vembcr Sd, 1868.
Pursuant to law, | do hereby pro-
lain that at the General Election to
be holden throughout the State OH
the TUESDAY NEXT AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY OF NO
VEMBER." 1853. the following OFF,
ces are to be filled 10y vote Of all the
electors of the State, to-wit:
The office of Elector of President
aud Vice. President of the United
States, to be filled by the choice of
eight electors, two for the State al
large, and one for each Congressional
District.
The office of Secretary of State.
The Office of Auditor of State.
The office of Treasurer of State.
The office OF Register of the State
Land Office.
The office of Attorney General.
In the several Congressional Dis
tricts, one Representative in Congress
will be chosen by vote of the electors
i'm each of said districts, respectively.
In each circuit of the several judi
cial districts, one Circuit Judge will
be chosen 10y vote of the electors of
said circuit.
In the twelfth judicial district, one
Judge of the District Court, and one
District Attorney, will be chosen by
vote of the electors of said judicial
district.
Also, at the same time, special
elections will be holden in the proper
senatorial and representative dis
tricts, to fill the following offices:
The Office of Senator from the
eighteenth senatorial district, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death
of John r.. Needham.
The office of Senator from the
twenty-second senatorial district, to
fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Andrew NJ. Larimer.
The office Of Senator from the for
ty-eighth senatorial district, to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resig-
nation of Addison Oliver.
The office of Representative from
the twenty-third re preventative dis
trict, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the moving from the district of
Edward Mechcm.
And | do further proclaim that at
the said General Election certain
proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition will be submitted to the peo-
pie for their approval and ratification
in accordance with the provisions OF
Chapter 6S, Laws Twelfth General
Assembly, as follows, to-wit:
"lst. Strike the word white from
section one of article two thereof.
"2d. Strike the word white from
section thirty-three of article three
thereof.
"3d. Strike the word white from
section thirty-four of article three
thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from
section thirty-five of article three
thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from,
section one of article six thereof.
"rhose electors voting to approve
and ratify the first of said amend.
ments, shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words 'FJr the
first amendment Those electors
voting not to approve and ratify said
first amendment shall have written
or printed on their ballots the word.
| Against the first amendment
"Those electors voting TO approve
and ratify the second of said amend.
ments, shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words For the
s,ond amendment Those electors
voting not to approve or ratify said
second amendment shall have writ
| ten or prin ed on their ballots the
words Against the second amend
ment.'
"Thosc electors voting to approve
and ratify the third of said amend
ments shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words For the
third amendment Those elector:
voting not to approve and ratify sale
third amendment shall have writer
or printed on their ballots the words
| Against the third amendment
"FhOse electors voting to approve
and ratify the fourth of said amend.
ments shall have written or printed
| on their ballots the words For the
| fourth amendment Those electors
voting not to approve or ratify the
said fourth amendment, shall have
written or printed on their ballots
the words Against the fourth amend.
ment.'
"Those electors voting to approve
auu Ealliy tttS MN va Sdiu aliS'id~
ments, shall have written or printed
on their ballots the words For the
fifth amendment Those electors
voting not to approve and ratIfy the
said fifth amendment, shall have
written or printed OIL their ballots
the words Against the fifth amend
ment.'
Whereof all lawful electors of the
State and the designated districts will
take due notice; and whereof the
sheriffs of the counties of tire State
and the several districts mentioned
will take official notice and be gov
erned accordingly.
In testimony whereof, |
have hereunto set my hand
aud caused to be affixed the
great seal of the State of
- Iowa. Done at Des Moines,
fc., ! this thir.ieth day of Septem-
'oe"' Der, i'm the year of our Lord
~ One Thousand Eight Humid
red and Sixty Eight, of the
Independence of the United
States, the ninety.third and
of this State, the twenty-sec-
ond.
BY the Governor: