The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-12-17
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOV
ERNOR OF THE STATE.
To al to phon. these prescnts may come

To al to Whom these pressnts may come,
greeting:
KNOW YE, That, whereas the Elev-
enth General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa passed q resolution which was ap-
proved April I'd, 1865, and which is in
the words following, namely:
BE It Resolved Ly the General Assem-.
6ty Of The State Of Io,ca, That the follow
ing amendments to the Constitution of
the State of Iowa, are hereby proposed:
"lst. Strike the word white from
Section l, of Article 2, thereof.
I'D. Strike the word white from
Section 80, of Article 3, thereof.
I'D. Strike the word white from
Section 81, Of Article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from
Section IS, Of Article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from
Section l, Of Article 6, thereof"
AND WHEREAS, The Twelfth General
Assembly of the State Of Iowa, passed q
resolution which was approved March
3lst, 1868, aud which Is in the words fol-
lowing, namely:
"WHEREAs, The Eleventh General
Assembly Of the State of Iowa, did in
due form, by majority of the members
elected to each Of the two Houses, agree
to proposed amendments to the Consti.
tuition as follows:
"lst. Strike the word white from
Section l, of Article 2, thereof.
"2d. Strike the word white from
Section 50, of Article 8, thereof.
"3d. Strike the word white from
Section "a, of Article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from
G~A4i~s, os, ~ -AsAs~i~ o, fharanf
18th. Strike the word white from
Section ], Of Article Q, thereof;
and entered the same on the journals
thereof, and referred the same to the
Legislature to be chosen at the next
general election, and the same having
been published, rs provided by law, for
three months previous to the time Of
making the choice of this, the Twelfth
General Assembly therefore,
"Be 1t Resolved by the General As
scmbly Of the State Of Io,ca, That the
said amendments aforesaid, aud each Of
them, are hereby ratified, agreed to aud
confirmed, and the same shall be sub
mitted to the people for their approval,
as this General Assembly shall pro-
vide"
AND WHEREAS, The said Twelfth
was approved April 2, 1868, providing
for the submission of certain 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
people of the State Of Iowa, in tho mail
ner and at the time prescribed by the
terms Of said act.
AND WHEREAS, An official canvass Of
the votes cast at the said general election
shows that there were one hundred and
five thousand aud three hundred and
eighty-four votes cast for the adoption
of the first of said amendments, and
eighty one thousand one hundred and
nineteen votes cast against said first
amendment; and that there were 1885,
49S votes cast for the adoption of the
second Of said amendments, and 81 $50
votes against the adoption Of said sec.
ond amendment; and that there were
105,5A votes cast for tho adoption of the
third Of said amendments, and 81, O38
votes cast against the adoption of said
third amendment, and that there were
lO5, 500 votes cast tor the adoption Of the
fourth of said amendments, and 50, 929
votes cast against the adoption Of said
fourth amendment, and that there were
los, 5l5 votes cast for the adoption Of the
fifth of said amendments, and 81 $50
votes cast against the adoption Of said
fifth amendment.
Now, therefore, 1, Samuel Merrill,
Governor of the State of Iowa, by virtue
of the authority vested in me, do hereby
proclaim that each and all of the amend
ments aforesaid have become valid to all
intcnts and purposes as. q part of the
Constitution of the State of Iowa.
In Testimony Whereof l have
l.. S. hereunto set my hand and caus-
ed to be affixed the great Seal of
the State Of Iowa. Done at Des Moines,
this eigth day OF December, in the year
of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and sixty-eight, Of the Independence of
the United States the ninety-third, and
of the State of Iowa the twenty-second.
BY the Governor,
SAMUEL MERRILL.
ED WRIGHT, Secretary of State.