on Monday the third day of August 1857 for their approval or rejection. And whereas an official canvass of the votes cast at said election shows that there were Forty thousand three hundred and eleven votes cast for the adoption of said Constitution and Thirty eight thousand six hundred and eighty-one votes were cast against its adoption, leaving a majority of sixteen hundred and thirty votes in favor of its adoption. Now therefore I, JAMES W. GRIMES, Governor of said State, by virtue of the authority conferred upon me, hereby declare the said New Constitution to be adopted, and declare it to be the supreme law of the State of Iowa. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of Iowa. L. S. Done at Iowa City this Third day of September A. D. 1857 of the Independence of the United States the eighty second and of the State of Iowa the eleventh. By the Governor, JAMES W. GRIMES. ELIJAH SELLS, Secretary of State. AMENDMENTS OF 1868 1st. Strike the word "" "White" from section 1 of article 2 thereof; 2d. Strike the word "White" from section 33 of article 3 thereof; 3d. Strike the word "White" from section 34 of article 3 thereof; 4th. Strike the word "White" from section 35 of article 3 thereof;" 5th. Strike the word "White" from section 1 of article 6 thereof. Strike out the words "free white,' from the third line of section four (4) of article three (3) of said constitution, relating to the legislative department. |