Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-16
TklE STATE OF IOWA
BY The Governor.
A PROCLAMATION
Tor the General Election,
Nov. I'd, 1868.

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Pursuant TO Law. ! de hereby proclaim III al
at tho General Election 10 be holden Throughout
the State On the TUESDAY NEXT AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY or NOVEMBER, 1883,
the following etlces are to be tiled ty vote II ali
the electors vi the state towit
The cince OF Elector Of Preside nj and Vice
President u tho United States, to be h,led b,
the choice of eight Electors, two for the state
at large, and one for each Consrct sion9l be
trict.
THE Office Of Secretary Of State
The office Of Auditor q state
The office of Treasurer of state.
The Office Of Register OF the State Land CGics.
The Office Of Attorney General.
In tho several Congregational Districts, one
Representative in Congress will be chosen by
vote Of the electors in ch Of said Districts, re-
spectively.
In each Circuit of the several Judicial b :
tricts one Circuit Judge viii DO chosen BY vote
Of the electors IN said Circuit.
In the Twelfth Judicial District, orc Judge
Of the Dirtrict Court, and one district Attorney,
will 30 chosen BY vote Of the electors Of said
,'ndicisl District
Also. 1t the ssms time, special elections will
be holden in the proper Senatorial and Rep
resentat:vs Districts ~ ill the following Offices
The office Of senator from the Eighteenth
Senatorial district 10 nil the vacancy occ asiss
cd BY tho death Of John X. Nssdhan,.
The Office Of senator from the Twenty Second
Senator ial District, 10 fill vacancy occssiObsd By
he resignation OF Andrew 81. LsTimcr.
The otiice Of senator from the Forty Eighth
Senatorial Dstrict, 10 IN tee vacaney occasi0nsd
By the esignntion ofAdJison Oliver.
The Office q! Rcrrcsentativo from the Twenty.
Third X. preventative District, 10 fill the vacsn
CIV occasioned by the vai from the District
Edmund Ne chon
And ! do further proclaim that 1t the said
General ection certain proposed amendments
TO the COnstt tion viii be ~ ON ~ 20 the peO-
ple for their approval and ratification in accor-
dance with the provisions II Chapter "a, Laws
Twelfth General Assembly. - follows. to-wit:
list. Strike tho work white from secties
one Of article two thereof.
"2d. Strike tho word white frsm section
thirty three OF article three thereof.
I'D. Strike the word 'ehits' from section
thirty four OF article three thereof
"4th. strike tho word white from section
thirty -fve Of article three thereof.
"5,h. Strike tho word white from section
one If article six thereof.
Those electors voting I" spprovs and ratify
the first OF said amendmt nts, shall have wfittsa
on printed on their ballots the words For the
first amendment Those electors voting not TO
approve and ratify said first amendment, shall
have written or printed on their ballots the
words "A gainst tho first amendment
Those electors voting TO approve and rstify
the second Of seii amendment. shall have writ.
ten or printed on their ballots the words For
the second amendment Those electors voting
not 10 approve and rstify taid second amend.
ment shall have wriiien'r printed ON their bal
lots the words Against the second anne nd m emit
Those electors voting 70 approve and ratiiy
the third Of said amendments shall have written
or printed on their ballots the words For the
thIId amendment Those electors yotine mt
10 approve and ra,ify said third Amendment
shall have written or printed on their bsllots
the words.Ag ainst the third amendment
e. Those electors voting 70 approve and ratify
the fourth Of said amendments, shall have writ
ten or printed on their ballots The words For
the fourth amendment Those electors voting
amendment, shsil have written Or printed on
their ballots the words Against the fourth
smendnent.'
Those electors voting TO approve and rstify
the NTH o. said amendments. shall have written
Or printed on their ballots the words For the
MIN amend ment Ihose electors votingnot 10 %.
prove and ratisy the said fifth ame nd emit Oh I'll
have written or printed on their t,lIots the
words 'Against the fifth smendmept.'"
whereof oil lawful electors Of the state and
the designated districts will toke due notice |:
and whereof the eheriIs Of the eousties Of the
state and several districts mentioned will take
ofhcial potice and DO governed accordingly.
- In testimony y hereof, / have here
! c.., unto Get my hand and caused TO BE
affixed the GREAT Seal cftbs State OF
~ Iowa. Done II Des Mcines. this thir-
tieth Gay Of SEPTEMBER, 10 the year Of our Lord,
One Thousand Eight Hundred nd rixty Eight,
OF the Independence offhc United etstea The
ninety third, {. o. this STATE. the swerty rec.
ord SAMUEL MERRILL.
Fy the Governor
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Secretary of.Stats.
BY order OF the CovcrnJf.
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