Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-10-13
STATE OF IOWA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
BY The Governor:
IA PROCLAIM N
Pursuant to law, I, Albert B. Cum
minis, governor of the state of Iowa.
do hereby proclaim, make known and
give notice that at the general election
to be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, A. D.,
1904, 1t being the eighth day Of No
offices are to be filled by the vote of
all the electors of the state, towit:
The offices of the electors of the
president and vice president Of the
United States. to be filled by the choice
of thirteen persons viz, two from the
state at large, and one from each of
the eleven congressional districts into
which the state is by law divided:
| The Office Of secretary of state of
the state of Iowa;
The office of auditor of state of the
state of Iowa;
The office of treasurerS of state of
the state of Iowa;
The office of attorney general of the
state of Iowa;
The office of railroad commissioner
of the state of Iowa, to succeed Ed G.
Brown;
The office of Judge of the supreme
court of Iowa, to succeed Horace ID.
Deemer.
further proclaim, make known and
give notice that at the aforesaid gen
eral election, so to be held, on the
eighth day of November. A. D. 1904,
of joint resolution of the Thirtieth
General Assembly, to all the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
general assemble for their ratification
or rejection, certain proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
state Of Iowa, viz, to add as section 16
to article - of the constitution of the
state of Iowa, the following:
Sec. 16. The first general election
after the adoption Of this amendment
shall be held on the Tuesday next af-
ter the first Monday In November in
the year one thousand nine hundred
and six, and general elections shall be
held bennially thereafter. In the
year one thousand nine hundred and
six there shall be elected a governor,
lieutenant governor, secretary of state,
auditor of state, treasurer Of state,
attorney general, two judges of the
supreme court, the successors of the
judges of the district court whose
terms Of office expire on December
31st one thousand nine hundred and
six, state senators who would other
wise be chosen in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and five, and mem
bers of the house of representatives.
The terms Of office of the judges of
the supreme court which would 9TH
erwise expire on December 31st, In odd
numbered years, and all other elective
state, county and township officers
whose terms Of Office would otherwise
expire in January in the year one
thousand nine hundred and six, and
members of the general assembly
whose successors would otherwise be
chosen at the general election in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
| five, are hereby extended one year and
until their successors are elected and
| qualified. The terms of offices OF
| senators whose successors would 9TH
erwise be chosen in the year one
| thousand nine hundred and seven are
hereby extended one year and until
their successors are elected and quail
| fled. The general assembly shall
HlthS SUCH ClldIlSeS III llle law govern
ing the time of election and term Of
office of all other elective officers as
shall be necessary to make the time
| of their election and terms of office
| conform to this amendment, and shall
provide which of the judges of the
supreme court shall serve as chief ius-
tice. The general assembly shall meet
| in regular session on the second Mon
day in January, in the wear one
| th0, VII, -
also on the second Monday in January
| in the year one thousand nine hundred
and seven, and biennially thereafter
| l further proclaim, make known anc
| give notice that at the aforesaid gen.
| eral election, so to be held, on the
eighth day of November, A. D., 1904
there will be submitted in pursuance
of a joint resolution of the Thirtiett
| general assembly, to all the electors
qualified to vote for members of the
general assembly, for their ratifica.
| ton or rejection, certain other pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
of the state of Iowa, viz:
THAT sections thirty -four (34), thir.
4 ty-fve $3.50 and thirty six $3.50 of ar.
ticle three 60 Of the constitution o.
the state of Iowa, be repealed and tho
following be adopted in lieu thereof:
Sec. 81. The senate shall be com.
posed of fifty members to be elected
from the seven senatorial districts, es-
| tablished by law and at the next SEES
sion of the general assembly held fol-
| lowing the taking of the state and ma.
tional census. they shall be apportion-
| ed among the several counties or dis
tricts of the state, according to popu.
i lation as shown by the last preceding
census.
"Sec. 35. The house of representa-.
| tives shall consist of not more thar
one hundred and eight members. The
ratio of representation shall be de.
termined by dividing the whole mum.
Der of the population of the state a.
shown by the last preceding state OF
national census, by the whole number
of counties then existing or organized
but each county shall constitute one
representative district and be entitled
to one representative, but each count,
| having a population in excess of tn.
ratio number, as herein provided O
| three-fifths OF more of such ratio
number shall be entitled to one addi
tional representative, but said addition
shall extend only to the nine counties
having the greatest population.
"Sec. SO. The general assembl,
] shall, at the first regular session hell