The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-09-28
THE STATE OF IOWA.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION
For tho General Election, October 10th
1871.

Pursuant to law, j, SAMUEL
MERRILL, Governor of the State of
Iowa, do hereby proclaim that at the
General Election to be held on the
SECOND TUESDAY or OC-
TOBER, 1871,
tho following designated offices are
to be filled by vote of all tho electors
n tho State:
The Office of Governor.
The office Of Lieutenant. Governor.
The Office of Judge OF the Supreme
Court, to fill vacancy occasloned
by the expiration of the term o.
James G. Day, which will occur De-
cember 31st, 1871.
The office of Superintendent Of
Public Instruction.
Whereof, all Electors throughout
the State will take due notice, and
the Sheriffs of the several counties
will take official notice, and be gov
erned accordingly.
And l do further proclaim and give
notice that on the day OF said gene
raj election the offices named below
will be filed by vote of the electors
of the several districts and circuits
mentioned respectively:
The Office OF District Attorney OF
the Fifth Judicial District, TO fill a
vacancy occasioned by the resigna-
ton of G. FL. Catch.
The office of Circuit Judge in and
for the first circuit of the Eighth Ju-
dicial District, to fill vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation Of William
K. Miller.
The office of Circuit Judge in and
for the first circuit of the Twelfth
Judicial District, to gil a vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation of Geo.
w. Ruddick.
The office of Senator in the Gene
raj Assembly from the Thirteenth
Senatorial District, to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Angus
tus ii. Hamilton.
| The Office of Senator in the Gene.
raj Assembly from the Thirty. fifth
Senatorial District, to fill vacancy
caused by the death of NJ. b. Mulk.
| ern.
The office of Senator in the Gene
raj Assembly from the Thirty eighth
Senatorial District, to fill u vacancy
caused by the resignation of George
w. Couch.
Tho Office of Senator in the Gene
raj Assembly from the Forty seconc
Senatorial District, to fill a vacancy
caused by he resignation of Henry
q. Bulls.
The office of Senator in the Gene
raj Assembly from the Forty-fourtt
Senatorial District, to fill a vacancy
caused by the resignation of En-
mons Johnson.
| Whereof all the Electors through
out tho districts aud circuits designa
tod will take due notice, and whereo
the Sheriffs of the several conntie
therein will take official notice ant
be governed accordingly.
| In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
| { ~ hereunto set my baud, anc
| L. 9. ! caused to be affixed the great
| ~ seal of the State of Iowa.
Done at Des Moines this eighth
day OF September, in the year Of uul
Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one; of the State o
Iowa the twenty fifth, and of the in
dependence of the United States The
ninety-sixth.
SAMUEL MERRILL.
BY the Governor
Ed. WRIGHT,
Secretary of State.
The following officers are to be
elected in the County of Wapello
State of Iowa, at the election to be
holden as above:
One State Senator.
Two Representatives.
One County Auditor
One County Treasurer
One County Sheriff.
One County Superintendent OF
Common Schools.
One County Coroner.
One Member OF the Board of Su.
pervisors.
S. A. SWIGGETT,
Sheriff.
OTTUMWA, Sept, 26tb. 1871.