Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-10-24
sHERIFFs ELECTION PROCLAMATION

STATE OF KANSAS,
BARBER COUNTY. SS'
The State of Kansas to all whom these pres
ents shall come, greeting:
Know ye, that /, George w. Stevens, Sheriff
of Barber County, State of Kansas, do hereby
proclaim and make known to the legal voters
of Barber county, State OF Kansas, that on
the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day In November. 1888. being the sixth 9TH
of the month";. there will be an election held
I'm each of the voting precincts throughout
said county of Barber, for the purpose of
electing the following officers, to-wit:
For Presidential Electors.
/ Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
Governor.
/ Lieutenant Governor.
l Secretary of State,
Treasurer of State:
:. Auditor Of State.
11AttOrney General.
Estate Superintendent of Public In.
struction.
Member OF Congress, 9TH Congress
sional District.
/ state Senator.
i Representative.
l County Attorney.
l Probate Judge.
l Clerk of District Court.
County Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Amendments 10 Constitution as fol-
lows:
Proposition to amend section one, Article
eight OF the Constitution by striking out the
word white" SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows: section l. The militia
shall be composed Of all able bodied male citi-
Zens between the ages of twenty-one and forty
five years of age, except such as are exempted
by the laws of the United States or of this
State, bat all citizens of any religious denomi-
nation whatever, who from scruples of con-
science may be averse to bearing arms shall be
exempted therefrom upon sioh Conditions as
NAV ne prescribed by law.
Those voting in favor of this proposition to
amend the constitution shall have written or
printed On their ballots, "IoE the anendmeiit
ia Section one, Article eight, Of the OOnstitu-
tion." Those voting against the proposition TO
amend the constitution, shall have written or
printed on their ballots, Against the amend
ment to Section one, Article eight. Of the Con-
stitution."
Proposition to amend Section seventeen, OF
the bill of rights of the Constitution of the
State of Kansas. 90 that said section as amend
ed shall read as follows: SECTION a. no dis
the stafe OF Klhsas and the citizens of other
states and territories of the United States I'm
reference to the purchase, enjoyment or de-
erence to the purchase, enjoyment or descent
of property may be regulated by law"
Those voting In favor of this proposition to
amend the Constitution, shall have written or
printed, or partly written and partly printed on
their ballots: "F2r the propUsition 10 amend
Seetlnn seventeen OF the bill of rights of the
Constitution of the State of Kansas concerning
the purchase, enjoyment and descent of prop
erty;" those voting against said proposition
shall have written or printed or partly written
the proposition 10 amend Section seventeen. of
the bill of rights of the Constitution of the
State of Kansas. concerning the purchase, en-
joyment and descent of property.
Also for the election in each municipal
township in the county of the following
officers:
4 Trustee,
| CtSrL.
l Treasured
2 Constables.
l Road Overseer for each Precinct.
And in those townships where vacancies
have occurred in that ONCE, Justices of the
Peace shall be elected.
The polls 10 he opened at 8 O'Clock in the fore
noon and closed at O'Clock in the afternoon.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Oct,
1855, at my Office in the city of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas.
GEO. W. STEVENS,
Sheriff of Barber County. Kansas