Wichita eagle., 1888-10-20

STATE OF KANSAS,
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Ihe State of ksnsas to all whom these
presents shall come, greeting:
know We, that I, W. w Hays, Sheriff
OF Sedgwick County, State of Kansas, do
hereby proclaim and make known to the
legal vote rs of Sedgwick County, State of
Kansas. that on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November, 1855,
(being the sixth (6th) of the month";,
there will be an election held in each of
the voting precincts throughout said
Codnty of Sedgwick, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, to-wit:
For 9 Presidential Electors.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary of State.
Treasurer of State.
l Auditor of State.
Attorney General.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Member of Congress, 7th Congress
sional District.
State Senator
Representatives.
County Attorney.
Probate Judge.
Clerk of District Court.
SOUuty superintendent Oh fuCllc
Instruction.
Commissioners of I'd District
Amendments to Constitution as
follows:
Proposition to amend Section one, Article
eight of the Constitution by striking out the
wort white, SO that said section as amend
ed shall read IS 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 ye.rs, except
snch as are exempted by the laws of the
United States or OF this State bat all cit
liens OF any religious denomination what
ever who from scruples OF conscience may
be averss to bearing arms shall be exempted
tnerefrom upon such conditions as may be
prescribed by aw.
Those voting ia favor of this proposition
10 amend the constitution snail have written
or printed on their ballots, "For che amend
msnt to Section one, Article eight, Of the
Constitution" Tho,e voting against the
proposition to amend the constitution, shall
have written or printed on their ballots,
against the amendment to Section one,
Article eight, Of the Constitution
Proposition to amend Section seventeen,
or the bill OF rights Of the Constitution of the
State Of Kansas, so that said section as
amended shall read as follows: ''Sectiou H.
No distinction shall ever be made between
citizens OF che State Of Kansas and the citi-
zens Of other states and territories OF the
Unitet States in reference to the purchase
enJoym mt or descent Of property. The
rights Of aliens in reference to the purchase
enjoy mens or descent OK property may be
regulated by law"
those voripg in favor OF this proposition to
emend the Constitution, shall have written
or printed, or PARTLY written and partly
printed on their ballots: For the proposi-
ton to amend Section seventeen Of the bill Of
rights of the Constitution of the State OF
Kansas, concerning the purchese, enjoyment
against said proposition shall have written
or printed or partly written and partly
printed on their ballots: against the prop
Osition to amend Section seventeen, OF the
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 i'll 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 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. 900, for the purpose of COM
pieting 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 o'clock in the morn
ing and closing at 6 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, 4. D. 1883.
W. W. HAYS.
Sheriff of Sed9wick Co. Kan.
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