Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-25
euer1r-s ElecrIon proclamation.
STATE OF KANSAS,

Inc state OF haDSsS " ak "QO-E IuCSS
presents shall come, greeting:
Know We, that |. ". ". Hays, Sheriff
OF Sedg wick County, state OF Kansas. do
hereby proclaim and make known 70 the
legal voters of Sedgwick County. State of
Kansas. that on the Tuesday next succeed
ing the first Monday in November. ISIS
(being the sixth 9Th OF the mouth.
there viii be an election neid ID eacn OF
the voting precincts throughout said
County of Sedgwick, for the purpose Of
electing the following officers, to-wit:
For Presidential Electors
"a Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court.
" Governor.
=" l Lieutenant Governor.
. l Secretary OF state
" l Treasurer OF state
" Auditor of State.
50 Attorney General;
80 l State Superintendent Of Public In
struction.
q" l Member OF Congress, eth Congress
sional District.
l State Senator.
a." Representatives
q County Attorney
g Probate Judge
:" Clerk OF District Court
- County Superintendent OF Public
Instruction.
Commissioner Of I'd District
d" 2 Amendments 70 Constitution as
follows:
Proposition TO amend Section one, Article
eight of the Constitution by str king out he
wor, white so that said section IS amend
ed shall read SIS follows: Section / The
militia shall De composed OF ali 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 ~ this State; but al c;--
liens OF any religious denomination what
EVER who from scrupl-S Of conscience may
be averse to bearing arms shall Re exec pied
therefrom upon such conditions as may De
prescribed by aw.
Those voting in favor Of this proposition
10 amend the constitution snsll have written
or printed on their ballots, For he amend
ment to Section one. Article eight, OF the
Constitution" Those -Oting against the
proposition 70 amend the constitution, shall
have written or printed on tn If ballots,
- gainst the amendment 20 Section one,
Article eight, OF the COnstiLutiuT.
Proposition 70 amend Section seventeen.
Of the bill OF rights OF tue Constitution OF b
State of Kansas, so that said section
amended snail read as follows: Section Il
No distinction shall eve- be made between
citizens OF the State of Kansas and the cit
zsns OF other states AMI territories of the
Unite States in reference to the purchase,
Enjoyment or Cesceut OF property The
rights Of aliens in reference - the purchase.
enjoyment or descent OF property may be
regulated by law"
Those votipg in favor Of this proposition TO
amend the Constitution. shall lave written
or printed, or partly written and partly
printed on their ballots: FOR the PROPOSE
ton to amend Section seventeen OF the bill OF
rights OF the Constitution OF the State o.
Kansas, concerning the purchase, enjoyment
and descent OF property; rho;e voting
against said proposition shall nave written
or printed or partly written and partly
printed on their ballots: "A gainst the prop
osirio1 TO amend Section seventeen, OF the
bill of rights of the constitution OF the State
Of Kansas concerning tie purchase, enjoy
ment and des 3enr 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 Il 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
mlssioners have ordered that the following
proposition be submitted 10 the legal vO-
tiers of said county:
Shall the county commissioners Of Sedg-
wick county, Kansas. lie authorized TO
amount of SO. 900, for the purpose OF com
pletng the court house now in process or
construction il 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,
cedgwiCh 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 10
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 saU
Grant township: Shall Grant township,
cedgwick 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 or
receiving Park and Cemetery grounds as
township property" Those voting in the
negative shall have written or printed on
their ballots Against receiving EtiTk anu
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 sherif's Of
fee in the city of Wichita, oedgwick
county, state OF Kansas, this 3rd day OF
October, y. D. 1SSS.
". ". HATS.
Sheriff of Sedgwick Co. Kan.
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