Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-09-25
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE

" OIlCE IS hereby given, that at the next
IN General Election, TO be held in the seye-
raj towns and Wards in the State of Wisconsin on
the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday of
November next. being the seventh day of said
month, the following Officers ale to be elected, to
wit:
Representative i'll Congress for the Second Con-
gressional Distn t. comprising the counties or Ad-
ans, Bad AK, Blu falo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford.
Dane, Douglas, nm, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson
Lacrosse, Lafayette, LaPointe, Marathon. Monroe,
Pierce, Polk, Portage, RiChand, Rock, st. Croix,
Sauk, and IrempeleauS, in the place of Ben C.
Ia stman. whose term OF Office will expire en- the
fourth day of March next.
Member OF Assembly for each OF The follow
ing Districts, in place of the present incumbants
whose tetns Of efice expire the first Monday OF
januaiy next:
For the towns OF Hazel Green, Jamestown. and
SmeiseT, in place OF Lewis Rood.
For the towns of Potosi, Paris and Hanson, in
place OF WiIliaii Hull.
Fer the towns OF Piatteville, Lima, Clifton,
Wingville and Muscoda, in place OF Edward tsta-
brook.
For the towns OF Lancaster, Fennimore, Ellen
ooro' and Liberty, in place Of William jeffrey.
For the towns of Beetown, Cassyille, Waterloo,
Patch Grove and Millvills, in place of Milas K.
Yourg
Also, the following named officers for the county
Of Grant:
A Sheriff. in place of William NcGonigal;
A Clerk of Circuit Court, in place of Nathaniel w.
Kendall.
a District Attorney, in place of J. Allen Baber.
a Treasurer, iii place OF William T. Ennor.
Clerk OF Board Of Supervisors, in place OF
Wood 4. Beach.
a Register of Deeds, in place OF George Fl. Cox.
4 Coroner, in place Of Leonard Coates,
County Surveyor.
The following proposed amendments Of the Con.
altouon Of the State ale 10 be submitted 10 the
people OF such Election TO Wit
Amend section of Article a tn rad S,I-
lows: The members of assembly Shall be chosen
bleniay. by single districts, on the Tuesday ne xt
succeeding the first Monday of November. by the
qualified electors Of the several districts such cis
tricts to be bounded by county, precincts town or
ward lines, 10 consist Of contiguous territory and
to he n as compact form practicable.s
Amend last clause eff Seton 5 OF same Article as
TO read as follows ;-"The senate districts siail be
numbered in regular series. The senators chosen
by the present odd numbered districts, in the wear
1884 shall hold their Offices until the last aav OF
December, 1855. The senators chosen by the pre-
sent even numbered districts, in the year 1856
shall hold their offices until the last day of Deem
Der, 1853. Thereafter senators shall be chosen for
the tenn of four years but ire legislature at any
new appoFtionment, shall SO classify the senators to
be elected from any additional district which
may be formed, that the term of Office Of all sepa-
| tors elected fIcm even numbered districts shall
expire at the ttne and the of Office of ali
those elected from odd numbered districts shall e-
pire at he same time',
Amend Section eleven as to read as follows -
sThe legislature shall meet at the seat of govern
ment once in two years, and not oftener, unless
convened by the governor''
Each elector may vote for OF against the Grst of
the ABOVE named amendments by depositing bal
lot containing the following words ssFof amend
ment 10 section four,'' or ssgainst amendment to
section four " and for or against the second of the
above amendments 10y depositing ballot contain
ing the words, sfor amendment TO section ive,s
or sEagainst amendment to section FIVE % and
for or against the third OF the above amend
ments by depoSiting ballot containing the words
'for amendment TO section eleYen,o or ssagainst "a
mendment to section eleven" The votes given BY
any eector for or against any all of said amend
ments snail be on one ballot and to be deposited
separate box prepared for the purpose. The quail
hcaion OF the electors 10 be the same and the votes
canvassed AID returned in the same manner as in
election for state officers.
WIN. McGONIGAL, Sheriff
Grant County, Wisconsin.
August, 1854. u2