The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-17
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PROCLAMATION BY THE
EXECUTIVE OF THE
STATE.
Iowa Law Freed From the Word
NWhitN.v
70 all to whom these presents may


70 all to Dhom these presents may
come, greeting:
| Know YE, That, whereas the Elev-
| enth General Assembly of the State
Of Iowa passed q resolution which
was approved April, Cd, 1866, and
which ID IN the words following, name
Nv.
ore IF Resolred Jv the General As
sem6l,, of tie State of Io,ca, That the
tollow;nO amendments to the Consti-
tnt;on IF the state of Iowa. are here
by proposed:
s1st Strike the word white from
Section i. Of Article 2, thereof.
a2nd Strike the word white from
Section az. Of Article 3, thereof.
card. strike the work white from
Section 81. of Article 8, thereof
| 9th. Strike the word white from
Section 35.of Article 3. thereof.
u5th strike the word white from
Section /. of Article 6, thereof"
AND WHEREAS. The Twelfth Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Iowa
passed resolution which was ap-
/ nroved March 3lst. 1868. and which
Il IN the words following, namely:
uWHEREAs, The Eleventh General
| Assembly of the State of. Iowa, did
in due form. by majority of the
members elected to each of the two
Honses, agree to proposed amend
| ,ont, tLo const;tution of fol-
lows:
u1st. Strike the word white from
Section i, Of Article 2, thereof.
! ss2nd. Strike tho word white from
Section "a. OF Article 3. thereof
o3rd. Strike the word white from
Section "a. of Article 3, thereof.
a4tb. Strike the word white from
Section IS. Of Article 8, thereof
s5th. Strike the word white from
Sect;on 1 of Article 6. 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. as provided by law
for three months previous to the time
Of making the choice Of this, the
Twelfth GereralAssembly; therefore,
aBe it Resolved by The General As
senaIlv of the State of Io,ca, That the
said amendments aforesaid, andseach
Of them. are hereby ratified, agreed
70 and confirmed. and the same shall
he submitted to the people for their
annroval as this General Assembly
shall nrovide.n
AND WHEREAS, The said Twelfth
General Assembly passed an Act,
which was approved April 2, 1865.
aProyidins for submission Of certain
proposed Amendments to the Consti
tut,on of the State of Iowa, to the
people thereof at the next general
election thereof. and the said amend.
ments were submitted to the people
of the State of Iowa, in the manner
and at the time prescribed by the
terms of said act.
AND WHEREAS, An official canvass
of the votes cast at the said general
elections shows that there were one
hundred five thousand three hundred
and eighty. -four CLOS, 1871 votes cast
for the adoption OF the first of said
amendments. and cishty-one thous-
and one hundred and nineteen (s1,-
IlN votes cast against said first
amendment. and. that there were
one hundred and five thousand four
hundred and ninety eight {lO5, ,49s)
votes cast for the adoption of the
second of said amendments, and
eighty. ono thousand and fifty(S1, ,050)
AGAINST the adoption of said second
amendment, and that there were one
hundred and five thousand and five
hundred and twenty-four (1O5,524)
votes cast for the adoption OF the
third of said amendments, and eigh-
ty-one thousand and thirty-eight(9l,-
03Sl votes cast against the adoption
Of said third amendment and that
there were one hundred and five
thousand and five hundred and two
(lO5 5O21 votes cast for the adoption
of the fourth Of said amendments, and
eighty thousand nine hundred and
twenty nine 80, g29)votes cast against
the adoption of said fourth amend
ment. and that there were one hun
d,.aa and Ave Thousand FIVE hundred