Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-11-06
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE|

! n OllCE Is nereDy given, that at the 9
| Y General Election, TO be held in the ser
raj towns and Wards in the State of Wisconsin,
the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday
Move mber next. being the seventh day Of sol
month, the following officers ale TO be elected
wit:
A Representative in Congress for The SecondCol
gressional District. comprising the counties Of Al
ans, Bad AK, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford
Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Grant, Green, Iowa, jackson
Lacrosse, Lafayette, aPointe, Marathon, Morra
Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richiand, Rock, St Cicl
Sank, and TrempeIeaux, in the place Of Ben
Eastman, whose term of Office will expire on o
fourth day of March next.
| A Member of Assembly for each Of the flor
ing Districts, in place of the present incumbanl
whose terms of ettice expire on the first MondF
January next:
| For the towns of Hazel Green. jamestown; y
Smetser, in place of Lewis Rood.
For the towns of Potosi, Paris and Harrsoh
place of William Hull.
For the towns OF Platteville, Lima, C''a1
Wingville and Muscoda, in place Of Edward Ln1
brook.
For the towns OF Lancaster, FennimoTe, hl'l
boro' and Liberty, in place of William jeffrey
For the towns of Beetown, Cassville, Waleif,
Patch Grove and Millvills, in place Of INLAY 4
Young.
Also, the following named officers for The cou'l
of Grant:
A Sheriff, in place of William McGonigs' =,
Clerk Of Circuit Court, in place Of Na'hsne' \
Kendall.
A District Attorney, in place of. Alien 6s'0s'
Treasurer, in place or William T. bnnvl'
A Clerk of Board OF Supervisors, ID P''''
Wood r. Beach. r.,
A Register of Deeds, in place Of George d. :"
A Coroner, in place OF Leonard Coaes'
County Surveyor.
The follow ing proposed amendments ofthe W.
stituti0n Of the state are to be supml''eu
people at such Election, to wit:
Amend Section of Article 4, as 10 Tead - :.
lows: The members Of assembly shai Dc .n.
bienisllv, by single districts, on the llesuas
succeeding the first Monday of NoVemoei, Al,
qualified electors Of the several distilc's 'as-
tricts TO be bounded by county, precihc's: Wv" :,
ward lines, TO consist Of contiguous Mn"0''
10 be in as compact foIm as practicaUe .,;,lo
Amend last clause of Sctun Of sa'ne h' I'm n
to read as follows 1.-THE senate disliCls ,so,,
numbered in regular series. The seha!o's -. 81,
by the present odd numbered districts' ~ .A s,r
1854, shall hold their offices until 'he ga. 49, M
December, S56. The senators CHOSEN W Wv tx;
sent even numbered districts, IN tne We, go
shall hold their offices until the las. Gay " f
Der, 1858. Thereafter senators SHAH os cnO' :, an,
the tenn of four years, but the leglsa'~S
new apportionment, shall 80 CLASSIFY INC pbca
be elected from any additional sena'e :. sers
may be formed that the term Of once " sh.g
tors elected from even numbered oEHsnacf,f
expire at the same time, and the Term " n
those elected from odd numbered dlsIilc'' '"''
pire at he same time" <.,,ors>
Amend Section eleven as to READ as 'a ~ soyra
ssTae legislature Shall meet at the seal y. su,ps
ment once IN two years. ana no' 'i'''
convened by the governor" -, The first 81
Each elector may vote for OF agaihs' ~. bal,
the above named amendments By aeposrns .neu1.
lot containing the following woras ~ eoarep. 10
ment TO section four,u or 0sgainst ainepus - DO
section four - and for or against the seevn soa,sp
above amendments by depositng Dallv. sY s,t,
ing the Y-orde, efor amendment 10 ssI.'y ,ri
or {. against amendment to section ~ .,n,sud.
for mr. AGAINST the third of the above rad,
ments By depositing ballot containing s.s,ioas !.
.sfnr amendment 10 section eleven Us oi;enb]
nendment to SECTION eleven" Ine sou "a amend.
Inv elector for or against any or all o. sosted ID,
nents shall be on one ballot. and to DC ~. na
separate box prepared for the purpose. ,be yotf;
;cation of the electors to be the same, anu es ID
anvassed AID returned in the same n'''''
lection for state officers. c,eIf
Gran. County, Tis'0n'ipn. n.
august, 1854.