The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-04

Governor Wells arrived home i'm time
yesterday to issue the general election
proclamation, a duty which the statute
provides must be done at least sixty
days before the day of election
The governor and Secretary of State
Hammond were last evening affixing
their signatures to the aIl-importan Mt
documents. copies of which must be
transmitted TO the several counties of
the state.
The following is copy of the pro-
clamation:
Election Proclamation.
State of Utah, Executive Department.
Whereas. section l of chapter CXXV of
the Laws of Utah, 1896, fixes the first
tuesday after the first Monday in No
Venoer IN the year 1896 as the day for
ho1dlng the general election, and
Whereas. Section of said act provides
that at least sixty days before a general
election the governor must issue an cleo
ton proclamation;
Now, therefore, l, Heber NJ Wells gov
ernor OF the state of Utah, in pursuance
OF sucE legislative enactment do hereby
proclaim that on the 3rd day of Novern-
per, 1896 the same being the first Tues
cay a1ter the f1rst Monday in said month,
there will be held in the several election
precincts in this state general election
for the purpose Of eiecting the following
officers:
Three electors of president and vice
president of the United States.
A representative in the Fifty-fifth con-
gress of the United States
one state senator in each of the fol-
lowing senatorial districts: the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fifth, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth,
Eleventh and Twelfth
Two state senators from each of the
following senatorial districts: the Fourth
and Seventh.
Five state senators from the Sixth sem
atorial district.
One representative in the state legisla-
ture from each of the following repre-
sentative districts: the First, Third, Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth,
Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seven
teenth, Eighteenth, Nineteenth, Twenti-
eth. Twenty-frst, Twenty-second, Twen-
ty-third. Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth,
Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh.
Two representatives in the state legis-
lature from the Fourteenth representa-
tive district.
Three representatives in the state legis-
lature from the Second representative
district.
Four representatives in the state legis-
lature from each of the following repre-
sentative districts: the Fourth and
Eleventh.
Ten representatives in the state legis-
lature from the Eighth representative
district.
Two Judges IN the 1IlTU lllQlc1a1 dis
trict for unexpired terms.
One judge in the Fourth judicial district
for uneXpired term.
In each county in the state: Three coun-
" commissioners, a county clerk, a sher-
if, a recorder, a county attorney. an as
SCISSOR, a coroner, a treasurer and a sur
veyor.
In each county having a property val
uation exceeding twenty millions of dol
lars, a county auditor.
In each precinct in the state: A i,s-
tice of the peace and a constable.
AT which election the polls shall be
opened at seven o'clock in the morning
and continue open until seven o'clock in
the evening of said day.
In testimony whereof, I have
Iseall hereunto set my hand and affixed
the great seal of the state of Utah
Done at Salt Lake City. this 3rd day of
September, A D. 1895
HEBER NJ. WELLS.
BY the governor:
JAMES T. HAMMOND,
Secretary of State.