Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-02
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.

M Office is hereby given, that at the next
Y General Election, to be held in the seve-
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
mo nth, the following officers ale to be elected, to
wit:
Representative in Congress for the second Con.
District, comprising the counties OF Adj
ans, Bad AK, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford,
Dane, Douglas, Dunn, Grant, Green, Iowa, jackson
Lacrosse, Lafayette. LaPointe, Marathon, Monroe.
Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richland, Rock, st. Croix.
Sank, ana Trempeeaux, in the place of Ben c.
Eastman, whose term of Office will expire on the
fourth day of March next.
A Member OF Assembly for each of the follow
ing Districts, in place of the present incumbants.
whose terms of etiice expire the first Monday OF
January next:
For the towns of Hazel Green, Jamestown. and
Smelser, in place of Lewis Rood.
For the towns of Potosi, Paris and HARRISON, in
place of William Hull.
For the towns or Platteville, Lima, Clifton,
wingyille and Muscoda, in place of Edward Esta.
brook.
For the towns Of Lancaster, Tennimore, Ellen
boro' and Liberty, in place of William Jeffrey.
For the towns of Beetown, Cassville. Waterloo
Patch Grove and Millvills, in place of Milas X
Young.
Also, the following named officers for the county
of Grant:
A Sheriff, in place of William McGonigal.
Clerk of Circuit Court, in place of Nathaniel w
Ke ndall.
District Attorney, in place J. Allen Barber.
A Treasurer, in place or William T. Ennor.
a Clerk of Board of Supervisors, in place O.
Wood r. Beach.
Register of Deeds, in place of George H. Cox.
Coroner, In place of Leonard Coates.
County Surveyor.
The following proposed amendments of the Con.
s'ltutlon OF the State are to be submitted to the
people at such Election, to wit
Amend Section of Article 4, as to read nc fol.
lows: The members of assembly shall be chosen
blenlaly, by single districts, on the Tuesdav nov,
succeeding the first Monday of November. nv the
quaiined electors OF the several districts such dis
1ic.s W De bounded by county, precincts, town OF
ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and
TO be IN as compact form as practicable ),
Amend last clause eff Seton of same Article &c
10 READ as follows -" The senate districts shall he
numbered IN regular series. The senators chosen
oy the present odd numbered Districts in the wear
1854, shall bold their offices until the last dow -
December, 1856. The senators chosen nv ,ba ~
sent even numbered districts, in the wear 1875
skah mold their offices until the last dav of Decan
per, 1868. Thereafter senators shall be chosen for
tue term OF TOUR years, but the legislature al anv
new appoftlonment shall so classify the senator's to
De elected from any additional senate district yh;h
may be formed, that the term of Office of All Con-.
TORS elected from even numbered districts shall,
expire at the same time, and the term of Office of al
tnoss eiected from odd numbered districts shan e.
pre- at the same time.r
Amend Section eleven as to read as follows
"Ihe legislature shall meet at the seat of govern.
ment once IN two years, and not oftener. miles :
convened by the governors,
Each elector may vote for or against the first of
tne above named amendments by depositing bal.
lot containing the following words: eFor amend
men. 70 secsion fours' or ssagainst amendment ~
section four;" and for against the second of ~
ABOVE amendments by depositing ballot contain
Ing .le WORDS, "for amendment to section Ave.,
Of against amendment to section fva >, 80
Ior OF against the third of the above an,o rnu
ments by deposting ballot containinr tha a.o..
lo- amendment to section eeyen,, or ssags;net
mendment to sectioRelefen.n The yn,a. salnst a.
any elector for or against any or all of ssa oy
sos 0s on one ballot deposited in
acauon OF the electors to be the same ana quail
canvassed and returned in the ss-a au me votes
election for state officers. -e manner as in
WIN. McGoNrGAL, Sheriff
Aurust. ysE4 Grant County, Wisconsin.