Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-23
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Sec. 10. Previous To any votes heing ia
ken the inspectors aud clerks of the elections
shall severally take an oath or affirmation
that they will support the constitution of
the United States, the constitution OF the
state of Wisconsin, aud viii perform the
duties of inspector, (or clerk as the case
may be) of elections according to law and
will studiously endeavort to prevent all frauds
deceit or abuse in conducting the same, said
oath or affirmation may be administered by
any one duly authorized by law to admins
ter oathS. And the person administering
said oaths shall cause an entry thereof to
be made and shall subscribe the same and
the inspectors shall prefix the same to the
poll books.
Sec. Is. Whenever in the opinion of the
inspectors of election Of any town or pre-
cinct more than one poll of election will be
necessary for the convenience of the cleo
tors of any general or special election they
are hereby authorized to designate place
where a second poll shall he held giving
ten days notice thereof by posting up no.
tees in five of the most public places in
such town or precinct-at which poll the in
spectorS and clerks shall be chosen and quail
/ flied as provided in section 10 of this article
TITLE s.
! ARTICLE !.
Sec. /. The secretary of state shall once
1 in every two years between the first day of
July aud the first day of September imme-
diately preceding the expiration of the term
Of Office of the governor and lieutenant
governor last chosen, direct and cause to he
delivered to the sheriff or clerk of the cir
cult court, or in case there be no such sheriff
or clerk of circuit court then to the clerk
of the board Of supervisors of each county,
notice in writing specifying that govern
or and lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, state treasurer, attorney general and
state superintendent, are TO be elected, and
also the names of the senators for the dis
trict or districts to which said county be-
longs, whose term of service shall expire on
the last day of December thereafter.
Sec. 2 If any vacancy shall exist in a
county proper to be supplied at the ensuing
general election, he shall in like manner
and time direct and cause to be delivered to
the sheriff or clerk of the circuit court or in
case there shall he 10 such sheriff or clerk
of the board Of supervisors of sach county,
notice in writing specifying the cause Of
such vacancy, the name of the officer in
whose Office it has occurred, and the time
when his term of Office will expire, and If
any snch vacancy shall exist in any district
he shall in like manner direct and cause like
notice to be delivered to the sheriff or clerk
of the circuit court, or in case there shall be
no such sheriff or clerk of the circuit court
il such county then to the clerk of the board
of supervisors in each county contained in
such district.
Sec. s. When a special election in a
county shall be ordered by the governor, the
secretary of state shall iorwith cause copy
of the governors proclamation to be dellv
cred to the sheriff or clerk of the circuit
court then to the clerk Of the board of SUI
pervisors, of such county: and when order
ed in a district to the said sheriffs or clerks,
or in case there shall be no such sheriff or
clerk of the circuit court, then to the clerk
Of the board of supervisors in each county
therein.
Sec. A. The secretary of state shall cause
copy of each notice issued by him and Of
each proclamation of the governor to be
published in paper printed ut the seat OF
government, once each week from the date
of such notice or proclamation until the
election to which it shall refer.
ARTICLE II.
Sec. 5. When special election shall be
necessary in case of an equality Of votes,
the board of eanvassers having power to
determine OH the election Of the officer omit
ted to be chosen shall without deny, direct
& cause to be delivered to the sheriff or clerk
Of the circuit court, or in case there shall be
no such sheriff or clerk of circuit court then
10 the clerk of the board Of supervisors Of
4 Il.
in which such election Is 10 be held, a no
tice in writing specifying the officers to be
chosen, the time for which he is TO be cho-
sen, and the day on which such election is
to be held, which day shall not be less than
twenty, nor more than thirty days from the
date of such notice.
Sec. 6. The notice Of such an election, II
ordered by the board of state canvassers,
shall be signed 10y the secretary of state, and
if ordered by the county canvassers, by the
clerk of the board of supervisors.
Sec Z. The sheriff or clerk Of the circuit
court of each county who shall receive
notice of an election shall without delay
give notice in writing of such election to
one of the inspectors OF elections in each
town ward or precinct in his county, and
shall also cause a copy OF the notice receiv-
ed by him, to be published in all Of the Pub
lie newspapers, printed in the county, if
there be any, aud if not, then in paper
printed IN an adjoining county once in each
week from the date Of such notice until the
election.
Sec 5. The inspector receiving such no
tee shall without delay, give notice in wri-
ting to the other Inspectors Of his town,
ward or precinct and IN such notice shall fix
a time aud place for meeting of the board
of inspectors. The inspectors of such
town ward or precinct shall meet at the
time and place 50 appointed, and shall, by
notice ~ writing under their hands or by a
majority Of them give at least eight days
notice 20 the electors OF the town, ward or
precinct, OF the time aud place at which
such election Is 70 be held therein