Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-08-25
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
THE STATE or WISCONSIN.


SHERIrF's OFFICE, Kenosha. Aug Is. 1854.
n oIf Il IL Hereby GIVEN. that az the next
~ General Election TO be held in the several
Towns and Wards in the County Of Kenosha and
Stale of Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next SUCCEED
ing the frs; Monday in November, being lhe. s,yeutb
day Of said month, the following Officers are to be
elected;
A Representative in Congress for the First Con-
gresslonal District, comprising .he counties OF Ke
nosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Naiworth and Wauke-
sha in the place of Daniel Wells, DR., whose term
of Office wIil expire on the fourth day OF March
next
A Member of Assembly for the First, Second anil
Third Wards OF the City OF kenosha and the Towns
Of eomers and Pleasant Prairie, in the place of
Samuel Hale, whose term of Office will expire on
The thirty-drst day of December next;
4 Member OF Assembly for the Towns of ristol
Paris, Brighton, Salem and Wheatland, ia place OF
Jesse Hooker, whose term Of oSce Will expire ON
the thirty-first of December next;
Il Clerk OF the Circuit and County Courts, in
place of Oscar r. Dana. whose term Of office will
expire on the tEirty-iifst any of December next;
A Clerk of the Board of Supervisors I'm place of
Reaben II. Deming, whose term of Office will expire
on the thirty first day ef December ncNt
4 County Treasurer, IN place of Michael Frank,
whose term of Office will expire the thirty-ilrs
day of December HeXt;
A Sheriff, in place Of Patrick Cosgraye, whose
term OF Office Wal expire on the thiriy-irst day o.:
December next;
A Register OF Deeds, in place Of Samuel Y.
Brahde, whose term of office viii expire on the
thiny first day of December next;
District Attorney, in place Of Isaac w. Web
-tcr, whose term OF office will expire Oh the thirty
first dey OF December next;
A County Surveyor in place Of Meredith How
and, whose term Of Office viii expire on the thirty
first day Of December next:
a Coroner, in place of.Phlip Cary whose tenn
Of Office will expire en- the thi!-irst day OF Decem-
Der next
The allowing proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the state, are To be
submitted to the people at such election, 10 Wit:
Amend Section OF Article 4, Us 10 read a. fol
lnws: "rhc Members of Assembly shall be chosen
bicnnally hy single districts, on the Tuesday n,a
succeeding the first Monday Of November, by the
qualified clec,ors of the several districts; such dis
tricts To be bounded 10y county, prcciI.cl, ewn or
ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and L"
be in as compact form pructicabie.'
Amend last clause Of Section OF same Article,
rs to read Is follows: - fho senate districts shall
be numbered in regular series. The Scila.ors chu-
sen b. The present odd numbered districts, in The
year S54 shall hold their Offices until The last d.
Of December, 1880. The senators chosen by the
present even numbered districts, III The Year 1859,
saail hold their offices until the last day Of Deem
r, 1880. Thereafter senators shall be chosen fer
the term of four years, but tie legislature at any
new apporIiunment, shall so classify tie senators 10
be e'cced from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the term of Office of all sena-
tors elected from even numbered districts shall cX
pirc At The same time. and tie term oi Office OF all
those elected from odd numbered districts shuil eN-
pirc al the same time
Amend section IL aS 10 read rs iollowS 1.-THE
legislature shah meet at The seat oi government
IN two years, aud not oltcncr, unless con, enod
by the Governor"
Each c.eclor may vote for against the first Of
Che above named amendments, by dCposting bal
lot containing the following words: - for amend
mcnt to section four or :" against amendment L"
section four; and for or against the second of the
above amendments by depositing ballot continuing
the words, Tor amendment TO section five" or
against amendment 10 section hYe;' end for or
NJ ,tinSt the third of the above amendments 10y de,
posting ballot clntaining the words, for amend
meIltiO section elevcn,' or against amendment to
section eleven" The votes given 10y any eIecor for
or against any or NIL of said amendments shalt be
one ballot and TO be deposited in separate box
prepared for the purp sc. The qualification Of the
electors be the and tbs votes cauvassed and
returned in the same manner ~ in election for state
eff crS. T.. CDSGRANE,
diJSW9td Sheriff of kcnOsha Co., Wis.