The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-10-19
THE STATE OFIOWA.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION
FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION,
NOVEMBER 7, 1876.


NOVEMBER 7, 1876.
Pursuant to law, L. SAMUEL j. HARDWOOD,
Governor OF the State of Iowa, do hereby pro-
claim that at the General Election, to be held on
THURSDAY next after the First Monday
in NOVEMBER" q. ID. 1876.
the officers hereinafter named are to be filled by
vote of all the electors in the State and OF those
of the several districts designated, tO-wit:
BIZ Vote of all the Electors Of the State:
The Office of Elector of President and Vice
President of the United States to be filled by the
choice of eleven electors, at least one of whom
shall be "inhabitant of each Congressional Dis.
trict into which the State is diVided' and leach
ballot to designate against the name of each
person" voted for, 1.-The number of the congress.
siOnal district to which it belongs"
The Office of Judge of the Supreme Court for
the full term commencing January /, 1871
The office ofJudge of the Supreme Court, "tO
fill the unexpired portion of the vacancy" Great
ed by chapter Seven of the Acts of the Sixteenth
General Assembly.
The office of Judge of the Supreme Court, made
vacant by the resignation Of Chester c. Cole.
The office of Secretary of State;
The Office of Auditor of State;
The office of Treasurer of State;
The Office of Register Ofthe State Land Office;
The office of Attorney General;
The office of Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, made vacant by the resignation of AlonzO
Abernethy.
By cote IF the Electors Of the several Judi
ctGL Districts and also Of those specially
named 6eLOD:
The officer of Circuit Judges in each of said
judicial Districts.
The Offices of Judge of the District Court and
District.Attorney in the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Judicial Districts.
The offices Of Judge of the District Court and
Detrict-A ttorney i'll the Fourteenth Judicial Dis
trict, in accordance with Chapter Fifty-siN of the
Acts of the Sixteenth General Assembly.
By cote Of tile Electors Of tile Se0erdL Con-
0ressiOndL Districts.
The office of Representative in Congress from
each OF said districts.
Whereof all Electors throughout the state, and
the districts especially designated. will take due
notice, and the Sheriffs of the several counties
will take official notice and be governed accord
ingly.
Aud lido further proclaim and give notice that.
on the day of said General Election, the offices
named below, having become vacant are to be
nlled by vote OF the electors Of the several dis
tricts and counties mentioned respectfully:
The office of Representative in the General
Assembly from the county of Mahaska, to fill a
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Will
liam III. Sewers.
Whereof all electors throughout the districts
and counties designated will take due notice,
and whereof the Sheriffs of the several counties
therein will take official notice and be governed
accordingly.
Polls open at Nine O'Clock q. M, and close not
carrier than SIX O'Clock p. M, nor later than nine
o'clock p. m.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereunto set my
mana, ana caused TO be 21nXed the
GREAT SEAL of the State OF Iowa.
Done at Des Moines this second
day of October, in the year of our
IL. 81 Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-six; of the State Iowa the
thirtieth, and of the Independence of
the United States the one hundred and
first.
BY the Governor: SAMUEL j. HARDWOOD.
JOSIAH Il. YOUNG, Secretary of State.
hereby certify that the above is a true COPY
of the original proclamation as issued by the
Governor, except notice of election of Judge in
eighth district; Senator in twenty eighth dis
trict; and Senator in forty-sixth district, which
notices are not applicable to this county.
j. f. HETHERINGTON,
Sheriff of Mahaska county, Iowa.