The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-01-01

To all whom the Presents
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may come, Greeting: ~
Know YE, That whereas the Eleventh
General Assembly of the State Of Iowa,
passed resolution which was approved
April I'd, 1866, and which is in the words
following, namely
"Be it Resolved by the General Assembly
of the State Of Iowa, that the following
amendments to the Constitution Of the
State Of Iowa are hereby proposed
''lst. Strike the word white from
section l, of article ?, thereof. r~& =
I'D. Strike the word white from section
50, Of article 8, thereof.
sd. Strike the word white from Sec
ton "a. of article q, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from Sec
ton IS, Of article 3, thereof.
9th. Strike the word white from Sec
ton l, Of article 6, thereof" ~s . ri ..
And Whereas, the Twelfth General As.
sembly Of the State Of Iowa passed a reso-
luton which was approx ed March 31st,
1868 and which is in the words following;
namely: .u-G sg4#.E 49, s.ni .#G
"WnEnEAs, the Eleventh General As
sembly Of the State Of Iowa, did in due
form. by majority of the members elected
to each Of the two houses, agree to the pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution az
follows: ...,s. '.
"lst. Strike the word white from Sec
ton l, of article 2, thereof. o. s.A-
''2d. Strike the word white from Sec
ton 80, Of article 3, thereof.
3D.. Strike the word white from section
81, Of article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from Sec
ton 35, Of article 3, thereof.
18th. Strike the word white from Sec
ton /, of article 6, thereof
and entered the same on the journals
thereof, and referred the same to the leg
islature to be chosen at the next general
election, and the same having been pub
lish.d, as provided by Law, for three
months previous to the time of making the
choice Of the Twelfth General Assembly
thcrcforey 49,
"Be il Resolved; by the General As
sembly Of the State of Iowa, that the said
amendments aforesaid, and each Of them,
are hereby ratified, agreed to and confirm
ed, and the same shall be submitted to the
people for their approval, as the General
Assembly shall PROVIDE"
And Whereas. the said Twelfth General
Asse mbly passed an act, which was ap-
proved April 2, 1863 "Providing for the
submission Of certain proposed amend
mcnts to the Constitution Of the State Of
Iowa, to the people thereof, at the next
general election thereof; and the said
amendments we're submitted to the people
Of the State Of Iowa, in the manner and
at the time prescribed by the terms of said
act. d.
And Whereas, an official canvass of the
votes cast at the general election shows
that there wore one hundred and five
thousand three hundred and cighty-four
105, 1874 votes cast for the adoption of
the first Of said amendments, and eighty
one thousand one hundred and nineteen
Isl. ll9 votes cast against the adoption Of
said first amendment, and that there we're
one hundred and five thousand and four
hundred and nincty-oight l05, i98 "otcs
cast for the adoption of the second Of said
amendments, and eighty-one thousand and
fifty Isl ,05O] votes against the adoption Of
said second amendment, and that there
were one hundred and FIVE thousand five
hundred and twcnty-four los, 52l1 votes
cast for the adoption Oft the third Of said
amendments. and eighty-onc thousand and
thirty-eight [6l ,033 votes cast against the
adoption Of said third amendment, and
that there were one hundred and five
thousand FIVE hundred aud two los, 5O21
votes cast for the adoption of the fourth Of
said amendments, and eighty thousand
nine hundred and twcnty-nin: ESQ. 1921
votes cast against the adoption of said
fourth amendment, and that there wore
one hundred end Ave thousand five hun
dred and fifteen 1906 l5l votes cast for
the adoption Of the fifth of said amend
ments, and eighty-one thousand AMI fifty
[ 81 $50 votes cast against the adoption Of
said fifth amendment: /
Now therefore, l, SAMUEL MERRILL,
Governor Of the State Of Iowa, by virtue
Of tb. authority vested in nue., do hereby
proclaim that each and all Of the ar,eni.
ments aforesaid have become valis. to MI
intents and purposes as part o. the Con-
stitution ofthe State Of Iova.
lntestimony ~:ner.of, 1 have here
unto SCI my nand and caused to
ne ...nxed the Great Seal Of the
State Of Iowa. Done at Des
~>~ Moin es, this eighth day Of De-
cember, in the year Of our Lord
! SEAL one thousand eight hundred
I and sixty-oight, Of the Indc-
~~ pendence Of the United States
the ninety-third, and Of the
State Of Iowa the twenty -sccond
BY the Ge-ernor; SAMUEL MERRILL.
Ed. WRIGHT. Scc'y Of State.