Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23
General Election Notice.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IOWA co.,
SHEEIFF's OFFICE,
Mineral Point. August Z lSss

NOTICE is hereby given, that at the next General
~ Election to be held in the several Towns and Wards
iH State Wisconsin, Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November, being The seventh
day of said month, the following Officers to be
elected:
Representative in Congress for the Second Congress-
ional District, comprising the counties of Adams Bad
AK, Buffalo, CLARK, Crawford, Dane, Douglass
Dunn Grsn Green, Iowa, jackson, Ia Crosse, La Fay.
La Po.nte, Marathon Monroe Pierce Polk, Portage,
Ricand, Rock, ST. Croix, Sank and TTemp sleau1 the
place of Ben G. Eastman, whose term of oce will
pre on the fourth day of March Iext.
prising the counties of Iowa and Rrland in
Levi Sterling, whose :arm of Office will expire the
first Monday of January next.
A Member of Assembly, for each Assembly District
Also the following aned Officers for lows county,
viz sheriff Clerk of Court, Register of Deeds County
Treasurer, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, District
Attorney, County Surveyor and Coroner.
The followihs proposed amendment u the Constu-
ton of the State to be submitted TO the people at
such election, to wit:
The members of Assembly shall be chosen biennialy,
by single districts the Tus sday next succeeding the
the several Districts such districts to be bounded by
county, precincts ward lines, to consist of
practicable
Amend last clause of Section of same Article as 10
read folows:-"The Senate Districts shall be
bered in regular series The Senators chosen by the
present oddnumbered districts, in the year 1884 shall
hold their offices until the last day of December, 556
The Senators chosen by the present numbered dis
tricts, the year 1857 shall hold their offices until the
last day of December 1855 Thereafter Senators shall
be chosen for the term of four years. but the Legislature
at any apporonment, shall classify the Senators
be elected from any additional senate District, which
may be formed that the term of Office OF all Senators
elected from numbered districts shall expire
time and the term OF 0iice of all those elected
from odd numbered districts shall expire al the same
time.
Almond Section II, to read follows * The Iegisis-
fure shall meet at the seat of government
years. and not oener unless convened By the Governor
Each eiector may vote for against the first of tbs
above named amendments by depositing a ballot
tanning the following words: For amendment 10
ton FOUR against amendment section our;"
against second OF the above amendments
by depositing ballot containing the words, for end
mP O Uyp'p DY
five " and for against the third of the above amend
ments by depositing ballot containing the words for
amendment section eleven or against amendment
section eleven" The votes given by any eecio fer
against all OF said amendments shall be
ballot, and be deposited in separate box prepared
for the purpose The "a LITIGATION of The electors to be
the and the votes canvsssed and returned in the
same manner in electi n for State officers.
G. n. MUMFORD, Sheriff
te39I of Iowa County.