Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-23
TllE STATE; OF IOWA !
Bv The Governor.
A PROCLAMATION
FOR the General Election.
Nov. I'd, 1868.

Pur.uLnt to lsw, | d. hereby proclaim that
at the General Election to be holden through bout
the State on the 'rU ESDAY NEXT AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY Or NOVEMBER, 1888,
tbs following Offices are 10 be hllsd BY vote u oil
tho electors of the State to-wn:
The Office Of Elector Of President and Vice
Prc,ident Of the United States, TO be Tiled b.
the choice Of eight Electors two for the state
at large, and one for each Congressional Dis
trict.
The oiics Of Secretary Of state.
Tho Office Of Auditor Ct state
The office Of Treasurer Of state.
The office oi Register Of the state Land Office.
Tie otlice OF Attorney General.
In tie several ConXreJsional Districts, ono
Representative in Congress will DO chosen by
vote 81 the electors in oh Of said Districts re-
spectlvely.
In each Circuit Of tho several Judicial -
tricts one Circuit Judge will be chosen BY vote
Of Ill Q electors IN said Circuit.
In the Twelfth Judicial District, one Judge
1.-THE Dirtrict Court, and one District Attorney,
1ndicial District.
Also mt the samc time, special elections will
be holden IN tho proper senatorial and ksp-
preventative Districts 10 fill the following Offices ::
The Office Of Senator fron the kIghtsenth
Senatorial district, TO fill the vacancy occasioa-
Cd by the death OF John X. Ncsdham
The Office Of Senator from the Twenty Second
Senatorial District, 10 hll vacancy oecasioned By
he resignation Of Andrew NJ Lsrimer.
The Office u Senator from the Forty Eighth
senatorial Di.trict, to all the vacancy sccssionsd
by the resignation Of Addison Oliver.
The office Of Representative from the Twenty
Third NJ preventative District. TO I'LL the vscsn.
cv occasioned by the renewal from the District
Edmund Meehon.
And / do further proclaim that ~ the said
General Z sction certain proposed amend0snts
70 the Constit tion viii be 81 bmiue TO the peo-
s,lA fne Nj va1 and PaNi
dance with The provisions OF Chapter %. Lsvs
Twelfth General Assembly. - follows. te-wis:
"lst. Strike the work white from sseties
one Of article two thereof.
"2d. Strike the word 'wkite' from section
thirty three Of article three thereof.
sd Strike the word white from section
thirty four Of article three: thereof.
s4th, Stvike tho word white from section
thirty fvc Of article three thereof.
18th, strike the word white fron section
enc Of article six thereof. 80,
"Those electors voting I" approve sno I..y
the first of said amendments, shall have wfistss
on pr;nted on their ballots the words For the
fr.t amendment Those electors voting not 70
apnrove and ratify said first amendment. shsll
bsv. written or pf';6 ,. , 90 m. '' '"'
"Those electors voting to spprove and rstify
the secop nd Of said amer dment. shall have writ
Ton er printed on their ballots the wosds For
the second amendment Those electors voting
not to approve ana TetHy eei0 eeCoo0 omo00-
ment shall have written printed on their bal
lots the words Against the second amen msnt.
..Those electors voting 10 approve ard rstiiy
the third Of said amsndments shan have wfitten
or printed on their ballots the words For the
third amendment Those electors voting not
10 approve and rally ssid third amen0msat
shall have written or printed on their ballots
the words.Ag aiust the third amendment.
f3''Thcse electors voting TO approve and rstify
the fourth Of said amendments. shall have writ.
ten or printed on their ballots The words For
the fourth amendment Those electors votisG
not to oppsove end ratify the said fourth,
amendment, shall have written or psistsd o.
their ballot: the words 'Assinst shs fsarta
amendaent.'
Those electors voting 10 approvs lssd rssiiJ
the fifth o. said amendments. shall have writtei
| fifth amsndment 'Those electors votingnet . ap
prove and ntify the said 9Th amendment .shsl
| have writtensor printed ON their bsllots III
words "A gainst the nth amend0snt."'
whereof I'll lawful electors o. the Ststs I'D
the dssiRnsAed dietriets will toke due notice :
ana whereof the Sheriff. Of the eounsise Of VI
State and several districts mentioned will take
| oficial notice and b governed accordingly:
- IN testimony whereof. heve hess
! g., unite Get my bend and escsse % -
se"' affixed shs 0fsst Seal ofths otate o.
/ Iowa. Done Of Des Msines, this thir
fieih day Of Heptemper, In the yeaf o. our LORD
One Thousand Eight Hundred end sixty Eight
Of the lndere ndenes o. the United Nssses TN
ninsty -ahlsd, end Of this state. the twenty see
ou6. SAMUEL NkRRlLL...
~ the Governor: nE
SECRETARY of:ssaas.
~ ssdsr of.ths Governor.
90 0UUKNUo0eM1Ee10s
sss-dAw'tll Sheriff e3Dsstt Csssts.