Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-06
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

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SHERIrF's OFFICE, kenosia, Aug. Is, 1854.
AT Office Is HEREBY GiNt.N that al the next
" General Election to be held in the several
Towns and Wards in the County of Kenosha ard
State of Wisconsin, ON The Tuesday next sUcct cd
ing The first Monday in November, being the seventh
day of said month, the following Officers are to be
elected:
A Representative i'm Congress for the First Con-
gresslonal District, comprising the count of Re-
it1sha, milwaukee,, Racine, Niiworlh an1 W. ke-
sha, in the place Of Daniel Wells. Jr, WI sc rm
oil office Will expire ON the fourth day Il Ma oh
next;
A Member of Assembly for the First Second and
Third Wards of the City OF kenoSha and lhe Towns
of somers and Pleasant Prairie. in the place of
Samuel Hale, whose term OF Office will expire on
The thirty first day of December next;
a Member OF Assembly for the Towns of Bristol,
Paris, Brighton, Salem and Wheailand in place OF
Jesse Hooker whose term Of oSS &c will expire ON
the thiriyrst of December next;
II Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, IN
pl.ce of Oscar +. Dana, whose term OF Office will
expire ON the thirty-iifs Qay of December LeXt
A Clerk of the Board OF Supervisors in place of
Reuben II. Deming, whose term of Office will expire
on the thirty-frst day ct December next;
A County Treasurer, in place of Michael Frank,
whose term of office Will expire on the thirty-frs
day OF December next;
A Sheriff, in place Of Patrick Cosgravc, whose
term of Office VIII expire on the thirty-irst day OF
December next;
A Register of Deeds, in place of Samuel Y.
Br?nde, whose term OF office will expire on the
thirtyfrst day of December next
A District Attorney, in place of Isaac W. Web
s,cr, whose of Office will expire ou the thirty
frs! dey OF December next;
\ County Surveyor in place of Meredith How
and, whose term OF office will expire on The thirty
first day of December next:
A Coroner in place of Philip Cary whore tenn
of Office will expire Gu the lhiryirst day Of Decem-
Der next
The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State, are to be
submitted to The people at such election, 10 wit:
Amend SccIiun OF Article 4, MS to read fol-
lows: - fhc Members of As embly shall be chosen
b;cpu llV. by single dis rjcs on The Tuesday next
succeeding The first Monday OF November, by the
qualified electors OF the several districts; such dis
tricts 10 be bounded by county, precinct, tcwn or
ward lines, to consist OF contiguous territory and to
be in as compact n form practicable"
Amend last clause of Section ; of same Article.
as 10 read as follows: Tho senate districts shall
be numbered in regular series. The senators cho-
sen by the present odd numbered districts. in the
year 1854, shall hold Ibcir offices until the last d.
of December, 1850 The senators chosen by the
prt sent numbered dis riots, in The year 1858,
shall hold their offices uni 1.-the last day of Deem
Der, 1895. Thereafter senators shall be chOs fer
The term of four years, but tie legislature Mt any
new appOriiunmen, shall classify the senators to
be elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the term OF Office of all soma
tors elected from even numbered districts shall cx-
pire at the same time and the term u oft Of all
these .rcled from odd numbered Districts shall eX-
pirc al the same time"
Amend Section II to read as follows: tThe
legislature SHAH meet ut The scat of government
once IN Two years aud not oftener, unless convened
by The Governor"
Each eector may vote for or against the first Of
the above named amendments, 10y dcposiling a bal.
Ion containing the following words " for amend.
ment to section four or "agniusi amendment tC
section four; aud for against the sect nj of the
above amendments by deposing ballot containing
( the words, Tor amendment to section five" Ul
= against amendment 10 section fvc;" end for OF
agaius, the third of tie above amendments by de
posting ballot containing The words, e" for amend
meIt to section eleven or 'against amendment &c
section eleven" The votes given by any cIecor ful
OF agains; any or all of said amendments shall be on
/ one ballot, and to be deposited in separate bon
! prepared for the purpose. The qualification OF the
electors TO be the same and the votes canvasscd and
returned in the in election for state
officers. p CDSCRANE.
/ dl5SW9td Sheriff OF keuo>ha Co, Wis