Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-10-26
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN

SHERIPFfs OFFICE. kenoslla. Aug. ID. 1854.
AIOTIGE is HEREBY GIVEN, that At The next
~ General Election To be held in the several
Towns and Wards in the County of Kenosha and
state of Wisconsin, ON The Tuesday nrxi succeed
ing The first Monday in November, being The seventh
day of said month, the following Officers are 10 De
elected;
Representative in Congress for the First Con-
gressloBal district, comp rising lie cotnih OF Ne
n,isha. Milwaukee. Racine, Walworlh and Wa Ike
sha in the place of Daniel Wells, Jr., whose term
of office viii expire on the fourth day Of March
next;
Third Wards of the City of kenosha and the Towns
of eoiners and Pleasant PIairie, in the place of
Samuel Hale. whose term of office will expire on
The thirty-frSt day of December next:
A Member OF Assembly for the Towns Of BRISTOL
Paris, Brighton, Salem and Whealand, in place of
Jesse Hooker, whose term of o6< &c Will expire On
the thirty-irst of December next;
i Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, in
place of Oscar F. Dana, whose term Of office will
expire on the thiriy-tirs Gay of December next;
A Clerk OF the Board OF Supervisors in place of
Reuben II. Demiilg whose term Of Office will cxprc
on the thirty-frst day ef December next;
County Treasurer, in place of Michael Frank.
whose term Of Office will expire on the thirty-iirs
day of December next:
y Sheriff, in place Of Patrick Cosgrave whose
term of office vial expire on the thrly-frst day o.!
December ncXl;
A Register Of Deeds. in place of Samuel Y
Bramde- whose term OF office will expire on the
thirty first day of December ncxi;
A District Attorney. in place of I>aac w Web
ster whose term of office will expire on the thirty
first dey OF December nrXi:
A County Surveyor, in place of Meredith How
and, whose term ut Office will expire ON The thirty
first day of December next:
\ Coroner, in lace of Philip Cary whose tenn
of Office will expire en- hslhirtyirs day of Decem-
err next.
The following proposed amend alents
10 The Constitution of the State, are to be
/ submitted to the people 1T such election, TO wit:
Amend section of Article 4, as 10 read az fol
D IIsaA I. AGE& i,it NF,.f,.s
bicnnihly. by single districts the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday OF November, 10y The
qualified electors of the several districts such dis
tricts 10 be bounded by county, precinct, tewn or
ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and to
be ia as compact II form practicable
Amend last clause of Section OF same Article
Is to read follows: Tho senate districts shall
/ be numbered III regular series. Tie scuators chO
sen by the present odd numbered districts, in the
year 1854, shall hold their offices until the last d.,
| OF December, 1850. The ators chosen by the
present even numbered districts, in The year 1855
shall hold their offices until the last day OF Decem
Der, 1853. Thereafter senators shall be chosen el
( the term of four years, but tie legislature at any
new apporiOnmcnt, shall SO classify The senators /,
be elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed that the Term of Office of all sena
tors elected from even numbered districts shall eX
prc at the same time, and the term oi office of al
those elected from odd numbered districts shall
! pire al the same time"
/ Amend Section IL as Ia read as follows: 18Th,
legislature shall meet at the seat of government
once in two years, and not ocner, unless convened
! by the Governor"
Each elector may vote for or against the first o
! the above named amendments. by deposiiing a bal
lot containing the following words: - for amend
/ ment 10 section four" "agains amendment IL
section four; and for or against the second Of The
! above amendments by depositing ballot containing
the words, "tor amendment 10 section FIVE" OF
against amendment to section fiye:' and for o.
| against the third of the above amendments by de
posting ballot containing the words, for amend
ment TO section eleven or ''against amendment Il
section eleven" The votes given by any cector fo
or against any all of said amendments shall be on
one ballot, and 10 be deposited III n separate boz
prepared for the purpose. The qualification of The
electors to be the audible votes canvassed ant
returned in tho same manner in election for stat,
/ Off ,crs. Il. COSGRANE,
/ dl5SH9td Sheriff of Kcnosha Co., Wis.