Milford chronicle., 1933-04-21
PROCLAMATION

April IL, 1898, l, C. D. Buck, Cover.
nor of Delaware, do hereby proclaim
and direct the holding of Special
Election in each and every election
district in the State of Delaware on
Saturday, May "a, A. d. 1888, dur
ing the hours prescribed by and In
accordance with the election laws oil
this State. for the purpose of elect
ing seventeen delegates-at-large tC
a State Convention to take action
upon the ratification or rejection OF
proposed amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, viz
"ARTICLE--t
Section l. The eighteenth article
of amendment to the Constitution OF
the United States is hereby repeal
cd. 4y..
Sec. 2. The transportation or i'm
poItatlon into any State, Territory,
or possession of the United States
Tor delivery or use therein of intox-
icating liquors, in violation of the
laws thereof, is hereby prohibited.
Sec. 3. This article shall be inop-
| erative unless it shall have been
ratified as an amendment to the
Constitution by conventions in the
several States. as provided in the
Constitution within seven years
from the date of the submission
hereof to the States by the Con-
gress."
In accordance with the provisions
of the aforesaid Act, ! further pro-
claim and direct that there shall be
a registration held in each and ey-
cry election district in the State of
Delaware of persons, whose names
are not on the list of registered
voters established by law at the
last general election, on Tuesday,
May 16, A. d. 1888, during the hours
prescribed by and in accordance
with the registration laws of this
State. 4. "a fa tWt
In accordance with the provisions
of the aforesaid Act, | also pro-
claim and direct that there shall be
printed on all ballots, a form oil
which is set forth in the said Act,
the substance of the proposed
amendment which shall be all the
words of such amendment as they
appear in this proclamation. and !
further proclaim and direct that
there shall be printed on said bal
lots above the words For Ratifca-
tion" as the same appears in the
block at the head Of the first COLI
umn of said ballot the words FOR
Repeal in the form as here desiS-
mated, and that there shall be print
l., nh tho KVnr0A
Against Ratification" as the same
appears in the block at the head oil
the second column of said ballot the
words Against Repeal" in the form
as here designated.
In furtherance of the provisions
of the aforesaid Act, would state
that the seventeen delegates to be
elected at said election shall be cit
liens and qualified voters of the
State of Delaware, and that seven
of such delegates shall be residents
of New Castle County, five of such
delegates shall be residents of Kent
County. and five of such delegates
shall be residents of Sussex County.
The nominations for the office OF
delegate shall be by petition and
not otherwise. A single petition may
nominate any number of candidates
not exceeding the total number OF
delegates to be elected from each
county, and all candidates on any
such petition shall be residents of
the same county and shall reside In
the county which said candidates
propose to represent at such con-
vention, and every such petition
shall be signed by not less than one
hundred persons who are qualified
voters of the county, wherein sucn
candidate or candidates reside. The !
nominating petitions shall be fled
with the Clerk of the Peace in the !
county which said candidates pro-
pose to represent. The nominations
shall be without party or political
designation, but the nominating. pc
titions shall contain a statement as
to each nominee to the effect that /
he favors ratification, or that he /
opposes ratification, or that he re-
mains uncommitted to either ratiti-
cation or rejection of the proposed
amendment to. the Constitution OF
Tile OullGu OldIO6s anu tto tnN tiAAiitse
ing petition shall contain the name
of any nominee whose position as
stated therein is Inconsistent with |
that of the pogition of any other
nominee as stated therein. The six
teenth day. before, the day fixed for
the holding of such election shall he
The last day for the filing of nomi=
mating petitions with the respective
Clerks of the Peace, and thereafter
for the, offices0f dele
gate to- such convention shall be
closed. 5,t.s; ~.
In Witness Whereof, l, c. d. Buck,
Governor of the. State of Delaware,
have .hereunto: set my hand and at
fixed the Great Seal of the said |
State, at Dover this seventeenth day !
of, April. in the year of our Lord |
one thousand nine hundred and
and Of the lndepend- |
enee of the United States of Ameri-
ca, the one hundred and fifty
seventh. ~. - ~ s 4
(SEAL). ;, C.. D. BUCK
BY the Governor: 80
II CHARLES H. GRANTLAND, 4
1t fzt&I! II Z Secretary of State
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