Wichita eagle., 1888-10-23

| follows:
Proposition to amend Section one, Article
! eight of the Constitution By striking out the
| wori white" so that said section es amend
| ed shall read as follows: Section l. The
militia shall be composed of all able bodied
male citizens between the ages Of twenty
one and forty-fve years of years, except
such as are exempted by the laws of the
United States or OF this State but ali cit
liens of any religious denomination what
ever who from scrupieS of conscience may
be averSe to bearing arms shall be exeu pied
therefTom upon such conditions as may be
prescribed by aw.
Those voting ia favor of this proposition
TO amend the constitution snail have written
or printed on their ballots, For the amend
ment to Section one, Article eight Of the
Constitution. Those voting against the
proposition to amend the constitution, shall
have written or printed on tn ir ballots,
Against the amendment to Section one,
Article eight, of the Constitution.
Proposition to amend Section 'seventee1,
OF the bill of rights of the Constitution of =
State of Kansas, SO that said section as
amended shall read as follows: "Section Il.
No distinction shall ever be made between
citizens Of the State of Kansas and the citi-
zens Of other states and territories of the
Unitet States in reference to the purchase,
enjoyment or descent of property The
rights Of aliens in reference to theipurchase.
enjoyment or descent of property may be
regulated by law.
Those votipg in favor Of this proposition to
amend the Constitution, shall have written
or printed, or larCly written and partly
printed on their ballots: For the propof-
tion to amend Section seventeen of the bill of
rights Of the Constitution of the State OF
Kansas, concerning the purchase, enjoyment
and descent OF properly those voting
against said proposition shall have written
or printed or partly written and parity
printed GA their ballots: Gag ainst the prep
osition TO amend Section seventeen, OF the
bill of righta of the constitution of the State
Of Kansas, concerning the purchase, enjoy
ment and descent of property"
Whereas, the county bonds heretofore
voted by the people and issued by the
county commissioners of Sedgwick county,
Kansas. for the purpose of building d court
house for said county, have been found
insufficient in amount TO complete the
court house now in process of construction
in said county, and for the purpose of
raising the necessary funds to complete
said court house. the board of county COM
mlssioners have ordered that the following
proposition be submitted to the legal vO-
ters Of said county:
Shall the county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas, be authorized to
issue additional county bonds to the
Vi -SJbsU}t, loI IIic DiiIpcSc VI COUl-
pleting the court house now in process of
construction in said county?
Those voting in the affirmative shall
have printed or written Oh their ballots,
For the bonds"
Those voting in the negative shall have
printed or written on their ballots,
"A gainst the bonds"
Whereas, the Centennial Park and Gem
etery grounds, located in Grant township,
SelgWick county Kansas have been do
mated to said township, and a petition
signed by two-thirdS of the legal voters of
SAID township having been presented TO
the board' of county commissioners re
Questing said board to submit the question
of receiving said park and cemetery grounds
as township property to the legal voters of
said township; and that in pursuance of
said request said board has ordered the
following proposition 10 be submitted
to the legal voters of SAID
Grant township: Shall Grant township,
Sedgwlck county, Kansas, receive the Cen
tennial Park and Cemetery grounds, To-
Gated in said township, as the property of
said Grant township.
Those voting in the affirmative shall have
written or printed on their ballots For
receiving Park and Cemetery grounds as
township property" Those voting in the
negative shall have written or printed on
their ballots "A gainst receiving Park and
Cemetary grounds as township property"
Polls opened at s o'clock in the morn
ing and closing at clock in the evening
of the said day.
Given under my hand at the sheriff's Of
flee in the city of Wichita, Sedgwick
state of Kansas, this 3rd day of
October, A. ID. 1SSS.
W. W. HAYS
Sheriff of Sedgwick Co. Kan.
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