Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-22
THE STATE OF IOWA
Bv The Governor.
A PROCLAMATION
For the General Election.
Nov. ID, 1868.

Pursusnt to law. l do hereby proclaim tn At
At the General Election to be holden throughout
the State on tho TUESDAY NEXT AFTER
THE FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER. 1868.
the following offices are TO be filled by vote of all
tho electors of the State. to-wit
The office Of Hector Of President and Vice
Presidept Of the United States, to be filled bt
the choice Of eight Electors, two for tn. state
At large, md one for each Congressional Dis
trict.
The Office Of Secretary Of State.
The Office OF Auditor Ct State.
The office OF Treasurer of state.
The office Of Register OF the state Land Office.
The Office OF Attorney General.
10 the several Congregational Districts, ono
Representative in Congress will lie chosen by
spectively.
In each Circuit Of the several judicial ID :
trcts one Circuit Judge will be chosen by vote
Of the electors In said Circuit.
In the Twelfth Judicial District, one Judge
Of the Dirtriet Court, and one District Attorney,
will be chosen by vote Of tbs electors Of said
yndicisl District.
Also. At the same time. special elections will
be holden in the proper Senatorial and Rep-
rssentatvs Districts to bill the following Offices
The sthce Of senStor from the Eightsessh
Senatorial District. to fill the vacancy occasies.
Cd by tho death Of John X. Ncsdhsm.
The Office OF Senator from the Twenty -Secend
Senatorial District, to fill vacancy occasioned BY
he reign atlon Of Andrew N. Larimsr.
The Office Ex-senator from the Forty Eighth
Senatorial District, to Oil toe vscanc occasi0ned
by the resignation ofAddison Oliver.
The office Of Representative from tho Twenty.
Third Representative District, to fill the vacsn.
cv occasiened by the removal from the District
Edmund Aschou.
And / do further proclaim that at the said
General sction certain proposed amendments
10 the Constit tion viii be en- omitted TO the PEG
pie for their approval and ratification in sccor-
dance with the provisions of Chapter 90, Law
Twelfth General Assembly, - follows. TO- wit
"1st. Strike the work white from ssctisr
one Of article two thereof.
I'D. Strike the word white from section
thirty-thrss d. article three thereof.
I'D. Strihs.the word '.hits' from section
thirty four Of article three.thereof
"lth. strike the word white from sector
thirty i've Of article three thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from section
che Of article six thereof.
"These electors voting u approve and rat.fy
the frst Of ssid amendments, shall have writtsz
on printed on their ballots tho words For ths
frat auendment.' Those electors voting not g
approve and ratify said first amendment. shall
have written or printed ON their ballots the
words "A gainat the first amendment. ~
"Those electors voting TO approve and rauiy
the second Of said amendment sns" have ~. ~
tan Or printed on their ballots the words 'fos
the second amendmsnt.' Those electors vos'n 3
.ot "a spprove snd rstify said second amend
meut shah have written printed on their bal
lots the words 'Against the second amendment
THOSE electors voting TO approve and ratiiy
or printed on their ballots the words For the
third amssdmsnt.' Those electors voting not
70 approve and raiify ssid third amsndmsnt
shall have written or printed on their bsilots
the words A gainst the third amendment
R''Those electors voting 10 approve and Patify
tSs fourth Of said smsnansois. shsll hsvs writ
ten or printed on their ballots The words For
The fourth amendment. Those electors votisg
mot 70 approve asd ratify the ssid fourth.
anesdment, shall havs written Or psinted on
their ballot: The words Against the fourth
amsndneut.'
the 6fth o. said smendmsnts. shall have written
Or printed on their ballots the words Fer the
Hith amsndnsne Tboss electors vetipgnst 10 sp.
prove and rstify the said 6fth smspdnent, shsl
have written or printed on their ballots The
verbs Against the flfth amendoslt."
whereof oil lawful electors Of the State asd
the designated districts will toks due notice :
and whereof the Sherifs OF the counties OF the
State and several districts msutionsd will take
official notice and b governed seeordiogly.
In testimony whereof, have here
O., unto set my hand and caussd TO be
0ss'' AIMED the Greet Eeal ofthe State Of
Iowa. Done et Des Moines. this thir-
tisth day Of September, In the year sfour Lord,
One Thoussnd Eight Hundred snd Sixty Eight,
ninety third end Of this State. the twssty -ses.
cd. s,,s SAMUEL MERRILL =
By the Governor:
Secretary ecsssss.
By order of.ths 0sssfnsr. ~,
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sss-dAw'tll ehsdk ss10sett Csuaty.