Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10

follows:
Proposition to amend Section one Articl.
eight of the Constitution by striking ont tbs
wori white" so that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows: "Section 1. The
militia shall be composed of all able bodied
male citizens between the ages of twenty
one and forty five years of ye-rs, except
such as are exempted By the laws OF the
| United States or OF this State but all cit
liens of any religious denomination what
ever who from scruples of conscience may
be averss to bearing arms shall be exempted
therefrom upon such conditions as may be
prescribed by aw.
Those voting in favor of this propositi N
to amend the constitution snaIi 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 II 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 of the
| State of Kansas, so that said section as
amended shall read as follows: "Section II.
No distinction shall ever be made between
citizens Of the State of Kansas and the citi-
gems of other states and territories of the
| Unitef 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: "For the PROPOSE
tion 80 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
bill OF rights 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 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
Salp court house. the board of county COM
mlssioners have ordered the following
proposition be submitted to the legal yo
tiers Of said county:
Shall the county commissioners of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas be authorized to
issue additional county bonds to the
amount of $50 700, 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"
Whereas, the Centennial Park and Gem
etery grounds, located in Grant township,
Sedgwick 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 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 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 as township property"
Polls opened at So'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 |
flee in the city of Wichita, Sedgwick |
county, state of Kansas, this 3rd day of |
October, \. ID. 1SSS.
Sheriff of Sedgwick Co., Kan.