Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
PROCLAMATION NJ TmE ExECu
TIVE 81 Tine STATE.

70 all eAo. ness persesfs Nay es~e, greefsag
Know Va, That, whereas the Eleventh Gen.
sral Assembly of the state Of lewa passed . re-
eo.ution which uss approved April, I'd. 1859,
and which 10 10 the words following. nnely.
BE 4 Received ~ sAe Geaevai Assembiy Of
he State Of iosa, That the following amend
nents TO the CeAsituticn VI the State Of Iowa.
are hereby proposed:
list. strike the word white from Section /,
Of Article :, thereof
"2nd- Strike the word white from Section
%, Of Article ). thereof.
sd. Strike the word white from Section
~, Of Article ., thereof.
18th. Strike the vord white from Section
D, Of Article 8. thereof.
18th. Strike the word 'uAite' fron Section =,
Of Article 6, thereof
Axp WHEREAS, The Twelfth General Assem-
bly, ofthe State passed q resolution which vas
approved March slst- 1865. and which ID in the
words following, namely:
.wHEasAs, The Eleventh General Assembly
Of the State 81 Iowa, did in dine form. By ma
jority Of The members elected 70 each Of the two
Houses, seree to proposed amendments to the
Constitution as follows
list Strike the uord white from Section l.,
Of Article : thereof.
s.3nd. Strike the word waite from Section
30, Of Al ticie 3, thereof
s3rd. Strike the word white from Section
81, NJ Aft1cie 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from Section
IS, VI Article ;, thereof.
18th. Strike the uord white from Section 1,
Of Article s. thereof;
and catered the same 90 journals thereof snd
rsfeeTed the same 70 the Legislature TO he chosen
1t the next general election and the same hav-
ing been bublisbed, ~ provided BY Law for three
months previous to the time of making the choice
Of this, the Twelfth Geaerai Aasseably there
fore.
BE IL Re.olred b. he Gene,ai Assembly oftke
State of foea, That the said amendments afofe-
said, SD saeh Of thsn, ass hereby ratified.
agreed to Aad confirmed, aad the sans shall b.
sabaitted 10 the people for their approval, ~
this GeseraI Assembly shall provide"
Asp wsEaeAs, rhs said Twelfth General As
senbly pssssd IN Act which sas approved April
:. 1868. Providing for the saLnission 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 10 the people Of
the State Of Iowa, in the manner and At the time
prescribed by the terms Of said act.
Asp WsEsgAs, An Official canvas Of the votcs
east at the said general election shows that
there we're one hundred and I've thousand three
hundred and eighty -four (l05,3s4) votes cast
fJe the adap6ioe a The 6rut II sid amendments.
and eighty one thousand one hundred and
nineteen (el ,lle) votes eat Against hid fret
amendment, and that there were one hundred
and Eve thousand four husdfed sad ninety
:: .ht (lO5 ,l96) vGles east f. Tie adoption Of
~ s4ep;.d IL cid anendmsets, and eighty one
thousssd aad nv (5l ,0s0) votes sgainst the
adoption OF said seeon. aDendmen, snd that
there we're one hundred sad y .e thousand I've
hundred and twenty four (I05 .59l) Sctss east
los he adoption Of u third Il said amen..-
oeate. asd eighty-o 90 thouasd and Thirty.
EIGHT (6l 03e) votes osst aGsinst IL adoption of
cid third a9endmsat. and hat thAss we're
oae husdesd and 1--WE shoussad sad I've hun.
dssd and too (lO5. s0Q) votes cast fos ths adsp.
tson Of the fourth sid amendments. and eighty
thousasd nins hundred and twenty nipe co.
go votss east against The adoption Of mid
fourth ameudmeot. and thst shsss vsss one
hundred ssd 1se thOuseod I'VE hundred sad
lflssa (l06 SIS votss east foe tie adoJtioa Of
The 9Th ofsid amendments. and eighty one
thousand aad 6fty 81 yOSO) votes east aesinst
Nov, thsgsfoes. ], SAMUEL 0EasfLL Cover
nor fths G1aEe 81 JoUa. b virtae a thesuthoe-
ity vesesd in ~. Do hereby proelain that sseh
ssd ~ o. Ne amendments Aforesaid have b.
sons vsEd 70 ~ intents and pssposes - part
q he Cooetitsaioa a he eta1s u Iowa.
fLS II Tsss;assy wksreef have hn1suntO
~ ~ haad ed esused 70 bse@lxsd Tie
Rraat Gesl Ct he 0tAte a Iowa. Doos Ct
De- noines. this sighth day Of Dees0bsr.
n IT, vaar ofour Lad 0 ~ thousaad sisht
hupdrd ssd sixty sight. ofthe Independ.
enee a he United elatse the ninety third.
sod q ~ aste u lovs he twenty ssessd.
~ tie 0everses.
ED WaIGaI.
Secretary Of stste