Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-02-12
ARTICLE XIII.
MISCELLANEOUS rRovIsIoNs.

See. /. The political year for the State of
Wisconsin shall commence on the first Mon
day in January, IN each year and the general
election shall be holden on the Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday in November in
each year.
Sec. 2. ANY inhabtant of this State, who
may hereafter be engaged either directly or
indirectly in duel either as principal or ac-
cessory, shall forever be disqualified as an
elector, and from holding any office under
the constitution and laws of this State, and
may be punished in such other manner as
shall be prescribed by law.
! Sec. 8. No member of Congress, nor any
person holding any Office of profit or trust,
under the United States, (Posunasters ex-
cepted) or under any foreign power no
person convicted of any infamous crime IN
any court within the United States, aud no
person being a defaulter to the United States,
or 10 this State, or To any county or town
therein, or to any State or Territory within
the United States, shall be eligible to any
office of trust, profit or honor in this State.
4 See. 4. Ii shall be the duty of the Legs
lsture TO provide great seal for the State,
which shall be kept by the Secretary oil
State, and all official acts of the Governor,
his appreciation of the laws excepted, shall
be thereby authenticated.
\ Sec. ). All persons residing upon Indian
lands within any county of thus State, ana
qualified to exercise the right of suffrage,
under this constitution, shall be entitled 70
vote M the polls which may be held nearest
their residence, for State, United States and
county officers. Prorided, That no person
shall vote for county officers out OF the coun'
" in which he resides.
See. 6. The elective officers OF the legs
lunre, other than the presiding oiiicers, shal
be Chief Clerk and a Sergeant at Arms &C
be elected BY each house.
Sec, Z. No county, with an area of nint
hundred square miles or less, shall be dlvi'
ded, or have any part taken therctTom with
out submitting the question To a vote OF ths
people of the county, nor unless majority
of all the legal voters of the county voting
. on the question, shall vote for the same.
Sec. s. No county seat shall be removed
until the point TO which ii Is proposed TO be
, removed shall be fixed hy law, and a major
ity of the voters of the county, voting on the
question, shall have voted in favor Of IFS re
, nioval to such point.
See. .. Al county officers whose election
or appointment Is not provided Cor 10y TN:
constitution shall be elected by the electors
Of the respective counties, or appointed 10y
the boards of supervisors or other count.
authorities, as the Legislature shall direct
Al CITY, town and village officers, whose
election or appointment Is not provided Tor
nv th.s constitution, shall be elected by the
electors of such cities, towns and villages
lor ct some division thereof, OF appointed by
such authorities thereof, as the Legislature
shall designate for that purpose. All other
officers whose election or appointment = not
lprevislel for hy this constitution, aud all
other officers whose offices ulay hereafter be
created hy law. shall I've eiected hy the peo-
lplc. or appointed Us the Legislature may
direct.
Sec. 10. The Legislature NAV declare the
cases IA which sny office shall be deemed
vacant. and also the manner OF filing the