Wichita eagle., 1888-10-31
oner1u,s ELECTION proclamation.
STATE OF KANSAS,

| The State OF Kansas to all Whom tneS'
presents shall come, greeting:
Know We, that |, ". w. Hays, Sheriff
OF Sedgwick County, State of Kansas, d.
| hereby proclaim and make known to the
legal voters of Sedgwick Comfy, State O.
Kansas. that on the Tuesday next succeed
! ing the first Monday in November, 1853
| being the sixth 9th of the month";
there will be an election held in each o.
the voting precincts throughout sale
County of Sedgwick, for the purpose o.
electing the following officers, to-wlt:
For Presidential Electors.
90 l Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court.
! Governor.
! Lieutenant Governor.
| Secretary of State.
I" l Treasurer Of state.
I" / Auditor of State.
/" l Attorney General.
g l State Superintendent Of Public In
StruotlOn.
q" / Member of Congress, 18th Congress
sional District.
l State Senator.
d" 3 Representatives
a." l County Attorney.
g ] Probate Judge.
" l Clerk of District Court.
Z" / County Superintendent OF Public
instruction.
2 Amendments to Constitution as
follows:
Proposition to amend Section one, Article
eight of the Constitution by striking out the
wor white, go that said section SIS 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-five years OF yesrs, except
such as are exempted by sbe laws of the
United States or of this Statn but eli ciE-
liens Of any religious demon in alton what
ever who from scruplsS OF G rs renee may
be averse to bearing arms sjl1 o. exeu pied
therefTom upon such conditions Us may be
prescribed by aw.
Those voting ia favor of this proposition
70 amend the constitution snail have written
Or printed on their ballots, Fer rhe amend
Constitution" Those voting against the
proposition 70 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 seventeen,
OF the bill Of rights of TIE Constitution oftha
State OF Kansas, SO that said section rs
amended snail read as follows: Section IL.
No distinction shall ever be made between
citizens of the State of Kansas and the citi-
zsns OF other states ana territories OF the
Unite States in reference to the purchase,
enjoyment or descent of property. The
rights of aliens in reference to The purchase,
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 partly written and partly
printed on their ballots: "F'or the PROPOSE
ton 10 amend Section seventeen OF the bill OF
rights of the Constitution OF the State OF
Kansas, concerning TIE purchase, enjoyment
and descent OF property" taoee voting
sgaipst said proposition shall have wrEttea
or printed or partly written and partly
printed or their ballots: Against the prop
osition 20 amend Section seventeen, OF the
bill of rights of the constitution OF tue State
Of Kansas, concernisg 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 a 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
mIssioners have ordered that the following
proposition be submitted to the legal vo-
ears of said county:
Shall the county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas. be authorized TO
issue additional county bonds to the
amount OF So. goo, for the purpose of com
pleting the court house now in process of
construction in said county?
Those voting IN the affirmative shall
have printed or written on their ballots,
For the bonds.
Those voting in the negative shall have
printed or written on their ballots.
Against the bonds"
N IL IL n.
etery grounds, located in Grant township,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, have been do
mated TO said township, and 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 TO be submitted
TO the legal voters of SAID
Grant township: Shall Grant township,
Sedgwick county, Kansas, receive the Cen
tennisl Park and Cemetery grounds, 10
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 Against receiving Park and
Cemetary grounds rs township property"
Polls opened at o'clock in the morn
ing and closing at 6 o'clock in the evening
of the said day.
Given under my hand az the sberiff's of
fee in the city of Wichita, SedgSick
county. state OF Kansas, this Srd day Of
October, 4. d. ISIS.
". ". HAYS
Sheriff of SedCwick Co. Kan
die 25t " 20 II
To County supertuseu4eues