The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-19
GENERAL ELECTION.
Sherifrs Official Proclamation.

Sherifs Official Proclamation.
Of the time of holding u General EIec-
ton. for the purpose of Choosing
fresidentia1 Electors, state Officers,
| Member of Congress, District Judge.
State Senator, County md Town-
| snip OFFICERS, and voting ON two
Constitutional Amendments to the
! Constitution of the state of Kansas.
| SHERIFF's OFFICE, WICHITA, KAsI
| September 30th, 1876. !
| STATE OF KANSAS
! sedSwick County
The State Of Kansas to all rloa these Present.
! may come, Greeting:
| NJ Office is hereby given by authority law
~ fully vested in me as Sheriff of the county
Of sedgwlck and state of Kansas, that General
Election Will be held an Sedgwick county, on the
\ first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No
vember. the same being the
SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. d. 1876.
at which time and places hereinafter mentioned
the following list of officers To be chosen and
the following propositions voted upon, to-wit:
Two Presidential Electors for the stale at large
and Three District Electors one for each Of fhe
three Congressional Districts in the state
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of STATE.
Auditor of State
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
MEMBER OF Congress for the Third Congresson-
Judge Of the Thirteenth judicial District
staie senator for the Thirty eighth Senatorial
Member of the House of Representatives for the
NInety-secOnd Representative District
, Member OF the House of Representatives for
the Winery third Representative District
Clerk OF the District Court
Probate Judge
County Superintendent Of Pntlic ffsfr,irfion
Township trustee
Township Treasurer
Township Clerk.
OEe Justice of the Peace in each tovrrship and
one 10 MI vacancy in the city Of Wichita
Two CSnstables for each Township: and
H ta oNeIseef Tor each organized Road District
And at he said election the following amend
mems 70 lhe constitution Of the State OF kansas
VIII be submitted Tor approval or rejection ~
the legal voters of said STATE, VIZ:
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION no. /.
Senate Joint Resolution No. /, proposinr amend
ments TO Articles two and nine OF the ConstifuS
ton of the State of Kansas relating to appro-
pflatons and county officers
Be IL resolvcd By the Legislature off5e Sta,s n IN
SGs, flc0-fhircs or al The MEMBERS e{ecfes 70 80
house cOHelTriag therein:
SECTION l. The following propositions to
amend the Constitution OF tn. stale Of Eansas
shall be submitted tc the electors of the state FOR
adoption or rejection at the general election 10 he
htlu on tilt lueStldY succeeding the first Map1uu
IN november, Il ID. eighteen hundred and seven
ty-siX, QSs6):
Proposition one Section twenty-four of article
two shall be so amended as To read as foIlo.vs-
section u. No money shall be drawn from fhe
treasury except In pursuance of specific appro-
Pri e mate oy law and no appropriation shall
De Tor longer term than two years.
Pr0postfioR ftro: Section three of article nine
snail be amended so as to read as follows. seq
for the term of two years and until tb,.;r e,,..s
sors snail be qualified, except county commits
sioners, who shall hold their Offices for the Term
OF three years: Prorided That al the general
erection in tie year eighteen hundred and seven
ty-seVen the commissioner elected from district
n nun one IN each county shall hold his Office
Tor me term OF one Year, the Commissioner eject
ca from district number two in each county shall
hoid his Office for the term of two years and the
commissioner elected from district number three
in each county shall hold his Office for the term
OF three years; but person shall hold the Office
terms
SIC. g The following shall be the method Of
submitting saId proposition, namely: The ballots
snali 9e either written or printed, or partly
printed anu partly written. In regard to prone
stlon one aforesaid, the form Of the ballot shall
De, For proposition one to amend the Cons.i-
,h anu Against proposition one to amend
.i cons ..uiiVn In regard to proposition two
the form of ballots shall be- 'For proposition two
TO amend section three Of article nine of the Con-
sututIcn OF the state of Kansas or Against
proposition two to amend section three Of article
nine oil the Constitution of the State of kansas
Said election to be conducted in accord,,c.
with the provisions of the general election laws
81 ths state of Kansas, and the votes of electors
Tor oihcers enumerated above to be received at
lhe usuil piace II voting in each precinct in the
county. The polls will be opened at O'Clock a
m on tne day Of election, for the purpose Of re-
ceNing Daho's, and will remain open until o
D clock p m of the same day. Judges and clerks
Of election cautioned TO exercise due vIl,ilapc.
in signing and certifying the proper returns and
them to the county seat for onicisl
canvass.
In witness whereof have hereunto set nv
hand at my Office in the city Of Wichita
county and state aforesaid, on the day and
year first above mentioned.
III. W DUSNING
2f-iw Sheriff Of Sedgwiek county Eausas