The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-10-07
Sherif's Proclamation

S1efm s Yfoctamat1on
Of the time of holding q General Elec
ton for Presidential Electors, State,
District, County and Township Officers.
STATE OF KANSAS, "a
ALLEN COUNTY.
TIC State OF ka3sa, 10 all to whom these pres'
i Kxow ". thai i, =. l.. woodin, sheriff Of
Allen county, Kansas, by virtue Of authority IN
me vested, do by this proclamation, give public
notice that on the
Tuesday succeeding the First Monday in
November, A. ID. 1876,
there will be held q General Election, and the
officers ut that time to be chosen are rs follows,
tO-wit:
ant Governor, Secretary of Stale, Auditor, At
tOrney General, Treasurer, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, One Associate Justice of the
supreme Court, and one State Senator Also the
following county officers: Clerk of the District
Court, County Attorney, Probate Judge, and
Superintendent of public instruction. Also one
Representative from the 5snd and one from the
Isrd Districts. Also for any township officers TO
be chosen for any township of the county. Also
q vote will be taken for Or against Herd Law
for Allen county: \ vote will also be taken
Constitution of the state OF Kansas, tO-wit:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
ted by the Legislature at its Iasf session the rat
cdfion rejection of the electors of the State at
the nerf general election.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. ONE
Senate Joint Resolution No. J., proposing essead-
menus 10 articles fico and nine Of the Consfifufion
Of the State Of Kansas, relating TO appropriations
Be IL resoIred by the Legislature of the State of
Kansas, firo-fhirds of al the members elected TO
each house concurring therein:
SECTION /. The following propositions to amend
the Constitution OF the Stile of Kansas shall be
submitted the electors Of the State for adoption
or rejection at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No
venaber. A. ID. eighteen hundred and seventy-six
QSo):
Proposition one: Section twenty -four of article
two snail be amended rs to read rs follows:
Section "A. No money siisll be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance of specific appro-
priation made by law, and no appropriation shall
be for longer term than two Years,
Propositions fro; Section three of article nine
shall be amended so rs to read As follows: Sec
ton 3. Ali county officers shall hold their Offices
for the term of two years and until their success
sors shall be qualified, except county commits
sioners, who shall hold their Offices for the term
of three years: Prorided That NJ the general cleo
ton in the year eighteen hundred and seventy
seven the commissioner elected from district
number one in eacn county shall hold his Office
for the term of one year, the commissioner cleo
ted from district ppmbertwo in each county shall
hold his Office for the term of two years and the
commissioner elected from distric; number three
in each county shall hold his Office for the term
Of three years; but no person SHALL hold the office
d
consecutive terms.
SEC :. the following shall lie the method of
submitting said propositions, namely: The bal
lots shall lie either written or printed, or partly
printed and partly written Ia regard TO prop
oSiti'n one aforesaid the form of the ballots shall
be, '.For proposition one - amend the cOnstltu-
tom and Against Proposition one To amend
tbs constitution" In regard to proposition two
the form Of ballots shall be, ''for proposition
two, 10 amend section three Of article nine of the
copstiiutUn OF the STATE OF kansas, - or Against
pro position two To amend section three of aricle
nine oil the constitution oil the state of Kansas. -
SIC ;. This resolution shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in the
statute book.
/ hereby certify that the above bill originated
the Senne OH the lS.h clay of January A. d. ls16,
and passed the body on the 18th day of February,
\. ID 1876, twO-ihiris OF the members elected
voting therefor. JNO. II. FOLKS,
NJ. J. SALTER. Secretary of Senate.
r President Of Senate.
Passed the House February ls, 1876, two-tl,ir,is
of the members eiecie! voting therefor:
ID. {. III iSNEL,-. Chief Clerk Of House.
speaker nf House.
Approved February -, 1876.
THOS. n. OSBORN. Governor.
! hereby certify that the foregoing il true and
correct copy of The original enrolled joint resolu
iion now Iile III my Office, and that the same
took effect by publication in the statute book May
LIST, 4. ID. ISIS.
IN testimony whereof, / have hereunto sub |
-crihc.i IA: name and sfii xeti the great |
[sEAL ! seal uf Srlie. Done at Topeka, Kansas. |
This 'ii day of July. \. ID. ITj
THos. IL. CavASAUGH,
8:li Secretary Of Stale
And votes of Electors for said Officers, Herd |
Law and Constitutional Amendments will he |
received at the polls Of each election district in
sand county.
In Witness Whereof, I have hercun:o set my |
lYuI. nj nv pfliFe "A IOls in said cuunfy This