Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-08
By THE EXECUTIVE OF TIE STATE.

By THE EXECUTIVE OF TIE STATE.
To all 10 tcom these presents may come greeting:
Know YE, That, Whereas the Eleventh Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Iowa parsed
resolution which was approved April Id 1866,
and which IL in the words following, namely:
Be u Resosted By he Gensrat 1ssemoty or the
State Of KotGa, That the following amendments to
the Constitution Of the State of Iowa are hereby
"ist. Strike the word white from Section /,
I'D. Strike tho word white from Section 80,
OF Article 3, thereof.
I'D, Strike the word white from Section 81,
9Th. Strike the word white from Section IS,
Of Article B. thereof
18th: Strike the word white from Section 1,
AND WHEREAS. The Twelfth General Assembly
Of the State of Iowa passed resolGtion which
approved March 3ist, 1858. and which IL in the
words following. namely:
WHEREAS, The Eleventh General Assembly of
the state Of Iowa, did In due form, by majority
of the members elected to each of the two Houses,
agree to propose amendments to the Constitution
list. Strike the word white from Section l.
Of Articl9 2, III reof ........ -
cd. Strike the word white from Section So
sd. strike the word white from Section 81,
Of Article g. thereof ga .--r-
."4th: strike the word white from Section IS,
18th; Strike the word white from Section /,
Of Article 5, thereof, ..... .... ......
and entered the same on The journals thereof and
referred the same to the Legislature 20 be chosen
az the next general election, and The same having
been published, provided by law, for three
OF this, the Twelfth General Assembly; there
fore. s..-.. - ....sa.... p !.
"Be IL Re,olred By he General l.sembly of ne
State of Eoara. That the said amendments afore-
said, and each OF them are hereby ratified. agreed
to and confirmed, and the shall be submitted
TO the people for their approval as this General
AND WuEnEAs. The said General Assembly
passed an Act, which was Approved April ID.
1858. Providing for the submission Of certain pro-
posed Amendments TO the Constitution of the
State OF Iowa. TO the people thereof at the next
General Election thereof, and the raid amend
men,e were submitted 10 the people of the State
Of iowa. in the s'anner and at the time prescribed
by the terms of said acts. d..
WHEREAS: An official canvass OF the votes
cast ut the said general election shows that there
were one hundred and five thousand three hun
dred and eigltyfour votes cast for the adoption OF
the first Of said amendments, and eghiy-one
thousand one hundred and nineteen votes cast
against said fret amendment, and that one hun
dred and five thousand four hundred and ninety
ca ~ votes cast for the adoption OF the second Of
said amendments. and eighty -one thousand and
atty votes cast against the adoption of sad second
Ave thousand i've hundred and twenty -four votes
cast for the adoption Of the third OF said amend
ments, and eighty~one thousand and thirty-eight
votes cast against the adoption OF said third
five thousand five hundred and two votes cast for
the adoption of the fourth OF said amendments,
and eighty thousand nine hundred and twenty
nine votes cast against the adoption Of said fourth
anlenda,ent and that there were one hundred and
live thousand five hundred aud fifteen votes cast
for the adoption of the ffth of said amendments,
and that eighty-orc thousand and fifty votes
were cast against the adoption OF ssid ff,h amend
ment. .. s-..-. -...
Now therefore, I. SAMUEL MERRILL. Governor
OF the State of iowa. by virtue of the authority
vested in me. do hereby proclaim that each and all
OF he amendments aforesaid, have become valid
to all into nts and purposes, as part OF The Const-
tuition OF the State OF Iowa. . .|
In Testimony Nhersgf. have hereun-
10 set my haad and caused to he affixed
- the great seal OF the State of Iowa
! Done at Des Moines, this eighth day OF
! L. s. : Derember In the year of our Lord. one
- thousand eight hundred and sixty eight
- OF Tho Independence of the United
. States the ninety.ihsrd and OF the
ID. State Of Iowa the ntyssecond.
| ... I'D. 81 .-- SAMUEL MERRILL.
BY the Governor. .....+
! ED WRIGHT.
| Secretary of State, #