Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-04-15
ELECTION LAW.

ELECTION LAW.
An Act to provide for the election of SHERIFF.,
Judges OF probate, and Justices of the peace.
Be 1t enacted by the Council and House Of Rep
| resentatiues of the Territory Of Wisconsin:
Sec. l. There shall be a general special election
held in tho several counties and towns III this Ter
ritory, on Monday, the first day of May, AID.
1913. at such places in the several counties and
towns as now are, OF may before that time be fix
ed upon in pursuance of law for holding such cleo
tons.
Sec 2. All elections held in pursuance of the
provisions of this aet shall be conducted in such
manner as is now or may be-, provided by law for
holding general elections in the several counties OF
the Territory.
Sec. 3. There shall be elected in each Of the
counties OF this Territory which organized for
judicial purposes at the said election, TO be held
on the first day of May next, sheriff, and judge
of probate by the qualified voters of such counties,
aud of the counties attached TO them for judicial
purposes, except as hereinafter provided, whose
term Of service shall commence on the first Mon
day of June next after their election, and contn-
ue until the frstimonday of Jany. in the year eigh-
teen hundred and forty-ve, and until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified, and the quah-
cations, rights, liabilities, powers and duties OF
the said officers shall be the same as prescribed by
law for. the said officers.
Sec 4. There shall in like manner be elected al
the general annual election to be held OH the fourth
Monday Of September, AID. 1874, and biennally
thereafter, in oach of the counties organized for
judicial purposes, by the qualified voters of sueh
county, and Of the counties attached IN them for
judicial purposes, sheriff and judge of probate,
whose term of service shall commence on the first
dav Of anuary next after their election, and con-
tnue for two years, and until their successors
duly elected and qualified, and thequalihcations,
l.i<.l .,.a dufias nf tho eatd
officers shall be the now prescribed bylaw:
Prorided That no pefsnn shall be eligible for two
successiye terms for the Office of sheriff.
Sec. 5. The mode of canvassing the votes for
said officers and OF determining the persons elect
cd to said Offices respectively, sha &c the same as
prescribed by law for canvassing the votes for, and
determining the persons elected TO co0niY ofilces I;
and where any county shall be attached 20 aao,her
county for judicial purposes, the clerk OF The boaid
of county commissioners or supervisors OF the c9un-
ty so attached, shall, on the third Monday after
the dav of election, attend the Office of the clerk
of the board of county commissioners, or supervi--
sors OF the county TO which such county is attach
ed and the clerks of the several counties attach
ed together with the clerk of the county to which
they are attached, shall in conjunctioc, proceed 10
canvass the votes aud determine the persons cleo
ted in the manner prescribed BY this section and
if any of the counties attached are not organ
therein shall be conducted, returns made, and
votes canvassed in the same manner as though they
constituted integral part of the county to which
they so attached.
Sec. 6. There shall be elected at the said gener-
al special election, by the qualified voters Of the
several towns in the several counties, organized
under the act entitled San act TO provide for the
government fthe several towns in this Territory,
| for, the revision ofpu county COVE rnmenI," APP
Eah IL 1871 ~ thrae t,caa
of the peace, who snail DE residents OF the town in
which they may be elected, whose terms of service
shall commence the first Monday of June next,
and continue until the first Monday of May sue
eeeding the next annual town meeting Il after the
present year, the said Justices shall be elected at
the annual town meeting and shall hold their off,
ces until the first NJ nday of May succeeding the
next annual town meeting, and until others are dn-
j ly elected and qualified.
! Sec. 7. 1t shall be the duty of the county COM
mssioners of the several counties in this Terrific
~, which are not organized under the act entitled
san act to provide for the government of the sew
eral towns i'll this Territory, and for the revision
of county government approved FEB. Is, lo4l,
| in establishing the several election precincts in
their respective counties hereafter, to prescribe
the boundaries thereof, and also to give names to
said precincts.
Sec. s. There shall be elected in each of the
said precincts at the said general special election,
by the qualified voters of such precinct, not more
than three justices of the peace, who shall be
idents Of the precincts for which they may be cleo
ted, whose term of service shall commence on the
first Monday OF June next, and terminate the
I first Monday OF January next and there shall
likewise be elected at the general annual election,
not more than three justices OF the peace in each
fprecinct who shall be residents of the precincts
for which they may be elected, whose term of SER
vice shall commence the first Monday Of Janu-
ary next alter their election, and continue for
wear. and until others are duly elected and quaIi-
fed.
| Sec. 9. At the said elections, in the several
towns and precincts aforesaid, the three persons,
or ,,v Iessnumber that may be fixed by vote, Of
a,v town or precinct, WIN shall receive the high
est number of votes justice of the peace shall be
considered and declared to be duly eedfed justices
of,he u.ace for the county in which any such town
or precinct may be situated.
Sec. 10. The board OF supervisors ~ the several
towns. and the JUDGES Of election in the several
precincts, shall make return 10 the clerk OF the
hoard of supervisors or of the board ofcOnmisson-
ers as the case NAV be- Of the several persons who
NAV be elected justices Of the peace Ia pursuance
Of the provisions Of this act, and me sara ciers
shall issue to the persons elected, ;eItseats OF
such elee,io, under the seal Of said board, which
shall be sufeent evidences Of such eiee;ioni Tor AL
purposes whatever: