Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-14
the STATE OF IOWA
Bv The Governor.
A PROCLAMATION
For the General Election,
Nov. 3D., 1865.


Pursuant to Law, | do hereby proclaim til at
a the General Election 10 be holden throughout
the State on tho 'TUESDAY NEXT AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY Of NOVEMBER, 1855.
the following oices are to be filled by vote Of eli
the elect ors Of the State. to-wit
The office OF Elcc,or Of President and Vice
President Of tho United States, to be Tiled By
the choice Of eight Electors, two for the S.a.s
1t large, and one for each Congressional bis.
tries
D1hs ef6ss Of Secretary Of State.
The Office Of Auditor Cf 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 Districts, one
Representative in Congress wilihe chosen by
vote Of the electors in .ch ofsaid Districts. fs-
epectivcly.
In each Circuit Of tho several judicial d :
tricts one Circuit Judge will 10 chosen BY vote
Of the electors In said Circuit.
In the Twelfth Judicial District. one Judge
sftbe Dirtrict Court, ard ono District Attorney,
will Be chosen by vote Of tho electors Of ha,d
Jsdicisl District
Also. q the same time, special elections will
be holden in the proper senatorial and Rep
Preventative Dstricts 70 fill the following oiices
The o6bce Of 6enstor from the Eighteenth
6esatesial Bistrict, 10 I'LL the vacancy occasion.
- By the death Of John II. Nssdham.
The Office Of Senator from the Twenty -Ssesnd
Senatorial District, 70 I'LL vacancy occasioued b.
he resignation Of Andrew NJ Larimer.
The dice Of senator from the Forty. Eighth
He0atsrial District, 70 MI tae sscancy sceasioned
| b.. the resignation Of Addison Oliver.
The sifice Of Representative from the twenty
| Third Representative District, 10 ill the vacsn
ey eeeasiened BY the removal from the District
| Edmund Mechon.
General e tctlon eeFtain proposed amendmenti
TO the Consth tion viii be su Unite d to the PEG
pie for their approval and ratification in seces.
eooeo with ths provisions Of Chapter %, Law
fvellh General Assembly, % follows. to-wit:
"let. strike the work white from ssetiss
| enc u article two thereof.
"a. Strike the word white from ssetisi
thirty three Of article three thereof.
I'D. Strike the word 'Whits' from section
thirty four Of article three thereof
slth. Stviks the word white from ssetieu
thirty i've Of article three thereof
18th. Strike the word white from section
ooo Of article six thereof
ssThoee electors voting n approve ard ratSfy
the frat fssid amendme nts, shall have written
on printed % Their bsliots the words For ths
6rss ansndment' Those electors voting not g
approve And ratify said first amendment, shall
have written or printed on their ballots shs
words "A gaiuat the first ansndnsnt.'
'sThose electors voting to approve and reuiy
ths second Or ssii amendment. shall have writ
tan or printed on their ballots the WORDS 'Fos
| rot 20 approve and retify eaid second amend
uent shall have wriitensr printed on their bal
| lots the words 'Agsinst the second amendment.
'.fhose electors voting TO approve and ratiiy
| The third Of said amendments shall have writer
| or printed On their ballots the words For The
thii I ansudmsnt.' These electors voting no,
F, 10 approve and ratify said third amendmsn,
shall have written or printed on their ballot,
the woRds.A gaiust the third smendmsnt.'
''Thsss electors voting 70 approve asd satifj
the fourth Of said amsndments, shall have writ
ten or printed % their ballots tbs words 'Fo
! not to approve aad rstify the ssid fourth
soesAoeot, ehali hsvs written Or printed d
thaf baIiets The words 'Agsisst the teurtl
anendasut.'
s'fhsss electors voting 10 approve ssd satif
the nth OF said amendmentD. shall have write
Or printed On their ballots the words For ID
anh amendnssnA 'Thuse electors votipknst 10 o.
Prove and sstify the ssid 9th sme ndnsat. sbs
have written or printed on their ballots u
words Against the Hfth mendmspt'''
whereof oil lawful electors Of the State =
TIE 1esignated distriets will toke due notice
aDa whereof the SHERIFF. Of the eounties Of ii
0tete asd several districts msstioaed win tai
s6slal notice and b. governed accordingly.
~ in testimony whereof, have her
II s., INTO ct my hand and csused to B
1ssa' sAkxed the Great Sesl cfths Htste .
49, lows. Doas q Des Nsinee, tnis thil
tisth day " SEPTEMBER, in the year o. our Lord
Oae Thoeaasd Eight Handred end SIXTY kieh'
efths Jn6epsndencs o. che United etsaes d
uensty -th1sd erd IL sbis Htaie. the twenty .set
b n. Governor
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