Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-22
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

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SHERIPFs OFFICE, kenosla, Aug. 10, 1854. -
Mote n Is HEREBY GIVEN, that al the next
IN General Election To be held in the several
Towns and Wards in the County Of kenosha and
state OF Wisconsin,, on the Tuesday next succeed
ing The first Monday in November, being the seventh
day of said month, the following Officers are TO be
elected v+s ~ -
Il Representative I'm Congress for the First Con-
gresslonal district, comprising the counties Of he
nosha, Milwaukee, RACINE, Wilworih and Wauke-
sha, in the place of Daniel Wells, Jr.. whose term
of Office will expire on the fourth day oi March
next;
A Member Of Assembly for the First, Second and
Third Wards of the City of kcnosha and the Towns
Of Somers and Pleasant Prairie, in the place Of
Samuel Hale. whose term OF office will expire on
the thiry-frst day Of December next;
Member OF Assembly for The Towns of BRISTOL
Paris, Brighton, Salem and Hheatald, in place OF
Jesse Hooker, hose term of o6ce will expire an
the thirty first of December next;
4 Clerk Of the Circuit and County Courts, in
place OF oscar r. Dana, whose term Of office will
expire ON the thiriy-isi Gay Of December next:
A Clerk OF the Beard OF Supervisors in place of
Reuben II. DeIning, whose term of office W III expire
on the thirty-tirsi day ef December next;
a County Treasurer, in place of Michael Frank
whose term Of Office will expire the thiTtyirsi
day of December ncxt;
A Sheriff, in place of Patrick Cosgraye, whose
Term OF office wal expire on the thirty first day OF
December next;
A Register OF Deeds, in place OF Samuel Y.
Br:iide, whose term of Office will expire on the
thirty first day of December next;
a -Dstricl AttOTiieys III pace OF iStac W. W eD-
sier, whose term of office will expire on The thirty
iirst dey OF December next;
A County Surveyor, in place of Meredith How
and whose term OF office will expire on ihe thirty
urst day OF December next:
A Coroner, in place of Philip Cary whose term
Of Office will expire en- theihrtyirsi day OF Dccem
be- next.
The following proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State, are 10 be
submitted 10 the people at such election, to vii:
Amend Section 4 of Article =. rs TO read MS fol-
lows ''The Members of Assembly shall be chosen
bienniay, by single districts, on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday OF November, by the
qualified electors of the several districts: such dis,
sricts TO be bounded by county, precinci, lcwn or
ward lines 10 coI-ist of contiguous territory and to
be In II compact form prrccable.'
Amend last clause Of Section 5 OF SINE Article.
rs 10 read follows: Tho senate districts shall
be numbered in regular series. The stuators cho-
sen BY the present odd numbered districts. in the
year 1854, shall hold their offices Until the last da,
of December, 1850 The senator's chosen by tie
present numbered districts, in the YEAR 1855,
shall hold their offices until the last day OF Deem
Der, 1858. Thereafter senators shall be chosen fer
the term Of four Year,, but tie Legislature at an.
appointment, shall so classify The senators I"
be elect, from any additional senate district which
may bc formed, that the tenn of Office of all scna-
elected from even numbered districts shall cN-
pire ut The time, and the term oi Office of all
ihusc elected from odd numbered districts shall ex-
pire nj the same time"
Amend Section II rs Ia read as follows: ssThc
Legislature shall meet at the seat OF 20, ernmcnt
once in two years, aud moi otcncr, unless encd
by the Governor"
Each cector may vote for or against the first of
the above named amendments. by deposiIins a bu.-
lot containing the follow ing words: for amend
mcnt TO section four or "agains amendment t"
section four; aud for against the second of the
above amendments 10y dcpositing ballot containing
the words, Tor amendment Ia section five" or
"ngaiiisi amendment To section fiyc; and for
against the third OF the above amendments BIZ de
posting ballot containing the words, " for amend
ment 10 section eleven" or "against amendment TO