Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-10-19
STATE OF IOWA
A PROCLAMATION::
BY THE GOVERNOR.

Pursuant to law, /, LESLIE NJ. SHAW,
Governor of the State of Iowa, do hereby pro.
claim and make known that at the general |
election to be held on the Tuesday next after |
the first Monday of November next, to-wit:
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, a. D. 1898,
By vote of all the electors of the state: The
offices ara to be filled:
The office OF Secretary Of State;
The office of Auditor of State;
The office of Treasurer OF State;
The office of Judge of the Supreme Court, in
the place OF Horace Il. Deemer;
The Office of Attorney-General;
The Office of Clerk of the Supreme Court.
The Office of Reporter of the supreme Court.
The office of Railroad Commissioner, in the
place of George w. Perkins.
By vote of the electors in the several Con-
gressional Districts, the office OF Representa-
tive in Congress from each of said districts.
BY vote of the electors of the following Judi
cial Districts, the office OF Judge OF the District
The First Judicial District, one Judge;
The Second Judicial District four Judges;
The The Fourth J judicial pistrict four Judges
The Fifth Judicial District three Judges;
The Sixth Judicial District, three Judges;
The Seventh Judicial District, four Judges;
The Eighth Judicial District, one Judge;
The Ninth Judicial District, four Judges;
The Tenth Judicial District, two Judges;
The Eleventh Judicial District, three Judges;
TheTwelfth Judicial District, two Judges
in the place of John c. Sherwin and Chas. ID.
Kelley;
The Thirteenth judicial District, two
The Fourteenth Judicial District, one
Judge, in the place of William b. Quarton;
The Fifteenth Judicial District, three
Judges, in the place of A. b. Thornell, Walter
/. Smith, and w. r. Green;
The Sixteenth judicial District, two
The Seventeenth Judicial District, two
The Eighteenth judicial District, three
Judges; s
The Eighteenth judicial District, one
Judge. for term expiring the 3lst day of
December 1898; SO aE
The Nineteenth judicial District, two
Judges; aft f.5i go
The Twentieth Judicial District, in the
place of James d. Smyth. go
/ And i do further proclaim and give notice
that at said general election, the following Of
fees having become vacant are to be filled, to-
wit:
BY vote OF all the electors of the state, the
office of Railroad Commissioner. in the place
of Charles l.. Davidson, deceased, said office
being now filled under executive appoint
ment by David j. Palmer.
BY vote of the electors of the following Judi
The Seventh Judicial District, Judge in
the place of Charles M. Waterman, resigned,
said office being now fIled under executive
The Ninth judicial District. a Judge in the
place of William A. Spurrier, resigned, said
office being now filled by Charles A. Bishop;
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place Of John ]. Tolerton, resigned. said office
being now filled under executive appoint
ment by franklin w; Plat;
The Fourteenth judicial District, q Judge In
the place of Lot Thomas. resigned, said office
being now filled under executive appoint
ment by Frank II. Helsell.
By vote of the electors OF the following
Senatorial Districts:
The Third Senatorial District, the office OF
Senator in the General Assembly, in the
place of Benjamin f. Carroll, resigned:
The Tenth Senatorial District, the office o.
Senator in the General Assembly, in the place
of David ]. Palmer, resigned.
| By vote of the electors Of the following
Counties and Representative Districts:
sixth Representative District, the office o
Representative in the General Assembly, IN
the place of H. NJ. McCully, deceased;
The County of Johnson, being the Forty
first Representative District, the office Q
Representative in the General Assembly, In
the place of Joe A. Edwards, deceased;
The County of Delaware, being the Sixty
eighth Representative District the office o
Representatives in the General Assembly, IN
the place OF Frank f. Merriam. resigned
The Elghty-1rst Representative District
composed OF the counties Of Dickinson, EN-
met, and Osceola, the office OF Representativ.
in the General Assembly, in the place of NJ
X. Whelan, resigned.
And / do further proclaim and give notic'
that at said general election the followin!
Twenty-seventh General Assembly, in tn
/, manner required by the constitution, Will D.
submitted TO vote of the electors through
out the state, to-wit:
THAT sections "a, 49, and SO of article tire
(3) of the constitution of the state of Iowa b
repealed and the following adopted In lie'
| thereof:
"'Number of Senator's Section "a. Tn
senate shall consist OF fifty (50) members, 7
be elected from the several senatorial district
established by law, and at the next session Q
the general assembly following the taking @
each state and national census they shall b
apportioned among the several counties @
the state, according to population as show
by the last preceding census.
Number OF Representatives-Dis Districts
Section 30. The house of Representative
shall consist Of not more than one hundre
7 and fifteen members. The ratio of represeI
tation shall be determined by dividing tn
whole number Of the population Of the stat'
national census, by the whole number {
+ counties then existing or organized, and eac
county shall constitute a representative dii
trict and be entitled to one Representative,
cess of tie ratio number, found as herein pr,
= scribed. of three-ffths or more OF such rati
number, shall be entitled to one additional r,
preventative
Ratio and apportionment. Section s.
The general assembly shall, at the first r,
gular session following the adoption OF thi
amendment, and at each succeeding sessiO
following the taking of such census, fix tn
ratio OF representation, and apportion the az
ditional representatives as hereinbefore r.
quired.'"
: or all of which the electors throughout tn
state will take due notice, and the sheriffs
the several counties will take official notic
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, ! have her
unto set my hand and caused to b
affixed thegreat seal of the State {
Iowa.
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