The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-10-05
GENERAL ELECTION.
sherifrs Official Proclamation


OF the time of holding n General EIec.
ton. for the purpose of Choosing
Presidential Electors, State Officers,
Member of Congress, District Judge,
state Senator, County and Town.
ship OFFICERS, and voting en- two
constitutional Amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Kansas.
SHERIFF's OFFICE, WICHITA, KAs.y
September JOth, 1876.
STATE OF KANSAS
sedgwick Comfy ,ss
The State Of Kansas to all ,c1om these Presents
may come, Greeting:
NOTICE is hereby given, by authority law
~ fully vested in me rs sheriff of The county
Election viii be held in sedgwick county, on the
nrst tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No
'emDer, the same being the
SEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. ID. Is76.
at which time and places hereinafter mentioned,
the following list of officers are 10 be chosen and
the following propositions voted upon, tO-wt:
Two Presidential Electors for the state at large,
and Three District Electors, one for each of Inc
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 COngressiOn-
al District.
Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District.
state Senator for the Thirty eighth Senatorial
District.
Member of the House of i,epresen .atives for the
Ninety Representative District.
Member of the House of Representatives Tor
the Ninety third Representative District
County Attorney
Clerk oil the District Court.
Probate Judge.
County Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
Township Trustee.
Township Treasurer.
Township Clerk.
one Justice of the Peace in each township, and
one TO I'll vacancy in the city OF Wichita.
Two Constables for each Township. and
Road Overseer for each organized Road District
in the county.
And at he said election the following amend
ments 10 The Constitution of the state OF Kansas
will be submitted for approval or reject.on By
the legal voters of said State, VIZ:
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION No. /.
senate Joint Resolution No; L, proposing amend-
ments TO Articles two and nine OF .ne COnstitu-
ton of The state of Kansas, relating TO appro-
prlatiOns and county officers
BE AZ resoired by the Legislature ofkEe STATE Of Kan
sas, Ieo-Htirds 81 az me members elected ~ eceh
house eoHcas7-iHg fherciH:
SECTION 1. The following proposltions In
amend the Constitution of the state of Kansas
shall be submitted to the electors of the STATE for
adoption or rejection al the general election to he
held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
IN November, a ID. eighteen hundred and seven
ty-siX, $50:
Proposition one: Section twenty-four of article
two shall be so amended to read as follows.
Section "A. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury except in pursuance Of a specific anuro
priation made by law, and no APPROPRIATION hail
be Tor n longer term than two years.
proposition fieo: Section three of article nine
snail be amended so as TO read as follows seq
ton = All county officers shall hold their offices
for the term of two years and until their sIlrres
sors snail be qualified, except county commits
sioners who snail hold their offices for M. tenn
of three years: Provided. That at the general
election IN the year eighteen hundred ana seven
ty-seven The commissioner elected from district
number one IN each county shall hold his Office
for The term Of one Year, the Commissioner elect
go from district number two in each county shall
hold ms 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 no person shall hold the office
OF sheriff OF county Treasurer for more than two
consecutive terms.
SEC. g The following shall be the method Of
submitting SAID proposition, namely. The ballots
shall be either written or printed or narfIv
printed and partly written. In regard 10 bronze
stlon one aforesaid, the form of the ballot shall
De, For proposition one 10 amend the Consti-
tution,' and Against proposition one to amend
the Constitution. In regard to proposition two
the form OF ballots shall be, ''For proposition two
TO amend section three of article nine of me Con-
sttutlon of the State of Kansas or Against
proposition TWO to amend section three OF article
nine OF the Constitution of the st ate of Kausas''
Said election to be conducted in accordance
Win the provisions of the general election laws
OF the state of Kansas, and the votes of electors
Tor oincers enumerated above to be received at
the usual place OF voting in each precinct in the
county The polls will be opened at ) o'clocka
m. ON the day of election for the purpose of re-
ceiving ballots, and will remain open until 8
Q, clock p. m of the same day Judges and clerks
of election are cautioned 10 exercise due vigilance
in signing and certifying the proper returns and
them to the county seat for official
In witness whereof have hereGnto set nv
hand at my Office in the city of Wisaita
county and state aforesaid, on the day and
year lfst above mentioned.
ii. ". DUNNfNG,
21-4w Sheriff OF Sedgwick county Kansas