Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-15
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

SHgRlrF's OYFTcE. Kenosha, Aug To- 1854.
al OTf,E Is HEREBY GIVEN that al The nexi
~ Gcnerai Election tn bc held in the several
Towns and Wards III the County Of kenoSiia ana
state of Wisconsin. on the Tuesday next succeed
ing he iirSi Monday in November, being The seventh
day 81 said month"; the following Officers afeio BE-
elected
\ Representative in Congrc FOR the First Con.
greSslonal district. comprising the counties of Re
nJshe, Milwaukee. Racine, Wai@Grih and Nauke-
cha, il The place Of Daniel Wells, IT., whose term
of Office vii expire on the fourth day q Marci
next;
i Member of Assembly for the First stc.,nd ai,
Third Wards Of the City Of keno4hs and he Towns
| OF eomers and Pleasant Prairie, in the place Of
s'ainuc Hale. whose term OF Office viii expire OIL,
the thgty-drst day Of December next;
Member OF Assembly for the Towns of Bristol,
Paris, Brighton, Salem and Nheailund, in place ui
Jesse Hooker, hose term of o& &C Will expire an
the hiriy.frst of December next;
i Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts, in
place OF Oscar +. Dana, whose term of Office viii
expire On the thiryilsi Gay Of DecCpbcr EcXt
y Clerk of the Board OF Supervisors in place 81;
Reuben II. Dcmiug, hose term OF office win cXp.r,
Oh The thiriy.frs day CT December next,
! County Treasurer. in place of Michael Frank,
whore term OF office Will expire on the thityirs,
/ day OF December neX;
/ :. Sheriff, in place of Patrick Cosgrave. WHOSE
term OF office Will expire on the thlriy-drs day OF
december next;
| A Register of Deeds, in place of Samuel Y.
/ Brmdc, whose term OF office will expire on tho
! thirty first day of December next;
"A
stcr, whore term of Office will expire the thirty
/ iir>i dey oil December next:
! 4 County Surveyor, in place of Meredith How
and whose term OF office VIII expire on The thirty
/ frst day of December next:
/ A Coroner, in place of Philip Cary whose term
of Office will expire Gu the thirty first day OF Deccm-
! Der next.
/ The following proposed amendments
/ to the Constitution of tie Suite, are To be
submitted 10 the people at such election, 10 wiz:
! Amend section OF Article 4, as 10 read ns fol-
lows: 1.-The Members of Assembly shall be chosen
bicnniay, by single districts, on the tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday OF November, 10y the
qualified electors of the several districts; such dis
trctS 10 be bounded by county, prccinci icwn OF
ward lines. to consist of contiguous territory and 10
be in as compact n form as practicable.
( Amend last clause OF Section , OF same Ariiclt.
as 10 read Is follows: ''Tho senate districts shall
be numbered in regular series. The scuaors cho
sea BY the present odd numbered districts in the
year 1854, shalt hold their offices un the last d.!
I OF December, 1884, The senator's chosen by the
present even numbered districts, in The year 1855,
shall hold their offices until the last day OF Deem
Der, 1853. Thereafter senators shall be chosen fer
the term of four wears but tie Legislature n: any
new apporionmen, shall SO classify the senators to
be elccit from any additional scnae district which
MAY be ornCd, tilt the term oil nh!ce OF al stlll-
tors elected from even numbered districts sh; eX-
prc at the time, and The term oi ofi;c oi oil
iuuse elected from odd numbered districts shall On
/ pre al the same time"
/ Amend section I as to read rs follows: ''Thc
! legislature shal meet at the scat OF government
once in two years and not oItencr unless Convened
by the Governor"
Each eIcctor may vote for or against the first oi
the above named amendments, by deposiling bal
lot containing the following words: - for amend
ment TO section four or against amendment io
section four; and for against the second OF II e
above amendments by depostng ballot containing
the words, Tor amendment to section five" or
against amendment 10 section fiVc;' and for OF
against the third of the above amendments by dc
posting ballot containiug the words, " for amend
meni to section ELEVEN" or "again,t amendment IL
section eleven" The votes given By any clccior oI
| or agains any or all Of said amendments shul. be OF
! one ballot. aud to be deposited in separate boz
| prepared for the purpose. The qualification of the
cccur. be thc same, and the canvasae,i and
returned in the same manner in election for stale
off crs. u. COSGRANE.
dlJ6w9.d Sheriff of kenos ha Co., Wis.