Wichita eagle., 1888-10-30
oneriu.s Erection proclamation.
STATE OF KANSAS,
TA-u,xr On W.,

Presents snail come, greeting.
Know ye, that l, ". w. Hays, Sheriff
of Sedgwick County, State of Kansas, dc
hereby proclaim and make known to the
legal voters of Sedgwick County, State o
Kansas, that on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November, 1883
(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.
! Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
" / Governor.
l Lieutenant Governor.
" | Secretary Of State.
" l Treasurer of State.
" l Auditor OF State.
" l Attorney General.
g l State Superintendent Of Public In
struction.
" Member of Congress. 18th Congress
sional District.
State Senator.
Representatives.
] County Attorney.
l Probate Judge.
/ Clerk of District Court.
l County Superintendent of Public
instruction.
I" l Commissioner of I'd District.
2 Amendments to Constitution as
follows:
Proposition to amend Section one, Article
eiS hit of the Constitution by striking out the
wor white" so that said section as amend
ed shall read SIS follows: Section l. The
militia shall be composed of all able bodied
male citizens between the ages of twenty
one and forty-ive years of years, except
such as are exempted by the laws of the
United States or Of this State; but ell cit
liens of any religious denomination what
ever who from scruples OF conscience may
be sverse to bearing arms shall be exempted
therefrom upon such conditions as may be
prescribed 10y CIV.
Those voting il favor of this proposition
TO amend the constitution snail have written
or printed on their ballots, For the amend
msnt TO Section one, Article eight, of the
Constitution Those voting against the
proposition to amend the constitution, shall
have written or printed Oh 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 the Constitution oftha
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 ciLi
ZsnS of other states and territories OF the
Unite States in reference to the purchase
enjoyment or cescent 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 bellots: "For the PROPOSE
ton to amend Section seventeen of the bill Of
rights OF the Constitution of the State Of
Kansas concerning the purchase, enjoyment
and descent OF property" those voting
against said proposition shall have written
or printed or partly written and partly
printed on their ballots: Against the prop
osltioa 20 amend Section seventeen, of the
bill OF ghts of the constitution of the State
Of Kansas, concerning the purchase, enjoy
menc 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 1T 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 yo-
ears OF said county:
Shall the county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas. be authorized TO
issue additional county bonds to the
amount OF $4,000, for the purpose of com
pletng 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
Whereas, the Centennial Park and Gem
etery grounds, located in Grant township,
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
tennial Park and Cemetery grounds. 10
Gated in said township. as the property of
said Grant township.
Those voting 10 the affirmative shall have
written or printed on their ballots For
receiving Park and Cemetery grounds as
township property" Those voting in the
shall have written or printed on
their ballots Against receiving Park and
Cemetary grounds as township property"
Polls opened at o'clock in the morn
ing and closing at o'clock in the evening
of the said day.
Given under my hand at the sheriff's Of
fee in the city of Wichita, Sedgwick
county, state of Kansas, this 3rd day of
October, \. D. iSSS
". ". HAYS,
Sheriff nf SeIcryrR 90 Kan