Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-15
Proclamation.
By TIE EXECUTIVE OF THE STATE.

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| To alto uhon these presents may come greeting
| Know YR, That, Whereas the Eleventh Genor-
| al Assembly of the State of Iowa passed a
resolution which was approved April ID, 1866,
/ ana which Is in the words following namely:
Re AZ Pesctsed bg the General Assembly q ne
c,a,s ~ I,,,a That the following amendments to
the Constitution of he State of Iowa are hereby
s'ist Strike the word white i',-'un Section l.
Of Article 2. thereof 10 -
I'd Strike the word white from see'ioh d.
sd strike the word white from Section "a,
OF Article 3 Thereof; u .,,,,o, from, soc,,op a,
9Th: Strike the word white from section /.
of Article 6, thereof"
AND WHEREAS The Twelfth General Assembly
OF the State Of Iowa passed resolution which
was approved March 3lst 1868. and which Ii 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 10 each OF the Two Houses,
agree TO propose amendments 10 the contribution
as follows: s
1T. strike the word white from Section /.
Of Article .. III rtot ......
I'D strike the word white from Section SO.
of Articlr 3 thereof
I'D. Strike the word white from Section 81,
.4Ih. Strike the word white from Section 81,
Of Article 3. thereof r.vy. -..-g va. go g.. =
18th, Str:s- ;i.s word white from Section 1,
aud entered fhe same on the Journals thereof, and
referred the same 10 the legislature to be chosen
at the mkt general election. and the same having
been published as provided by law. for thr'e
months prey.ous to the time OF making the choice
Of ,his, the Twelfth General Assemblys there
fore.
SiGte IF f0aC1. That the said amendments afore.
said and each of them are hereby ratified. agreed
to and confirmed, and the same shall BE- submitted
to the people for Their approval as thi" General
AND WHERgas, The said General Assembly
passed an Act. which was Approved April ID
1863 Providing for the submission Of certain pro
po4,d Amendments to the Constitution OF the
STATE of Iowa. 10 the people thereof at the ne II
Gen eral 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 acts.
WHEREAS: An official canvass of the votes
cat at the said general election shows that there
were one hundred and FIVE thousand three hun
6rcd aud eighty-fCur votes cast for the adoption o
the first of said amendments, and eighty
thousand one hundred and niaetecn votes Cast
against said frat amendment, and that one hun.
bred and five thousand four hundred aud ninety.
eight votes cast for the adoption OF the second o
said amendments. and eighty-one thousand and
fifty votes cast ayanet the adoption OF said second
amendment. and that there were one hundred and
five thousand five hundred and iwenty.ioar votes
cast for the adoption of the third OF said amend
meBts. and eighty-ope thousand and thiry -e,Ehl
votes cast asains; the adoption Of said third
amsndm mt and that there We're one hundred and
i've thousand five i andrad and two votes cast 70
the adoption of the fourh OF said anne ndm mt
and eighty thousand nine h"udred and tweni y.
nine votes cast asainst the Adoption OF said fourth
amendment. and that there were one nnhared ana
FIVE Thousand five hundred and fifteen votes cas'
FOR the adoption of the fth of said amna dinsnts.
and that cighty-0ne thousand and fifty votes
were cast against the adoption OF said hf'h aHe NJ
ment
Now, therefore. I. SAMUEL MERRILL, Governor
of the State of Iowa, by virtue of the authority
yeytsd in ma do hereby prorain tiat each and all
of the amendments aforesaid, have become valid
to all ntents and purposes, az part Of he Consti-
tuition OF the State Of Iowa =. ~ -
In Testimony whereof, have hereun-
to set my hand and caused 10 be affixed
~ the great seal cf the State Of Iowa
! Done nj Des Mones. this eighth day OF
J L. s. December in The year OF Our Lord. one
- J thonsand eight hundred and sixiy-cight
~ of The Independence OF the United
States the ninety-tnird and OF the
State OK Iowa the twentysecond.
SAMUEL MERRILL.
by the Governor.
Ed WRIGHT.
g. secretaryof State, T"I.# T3a.