Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-09
GENERAL. ELECTION NOTICE

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NJ Office is hereby given, that at the next
y 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
A Representative in Congress for the Second Con-
gressional District, comprising the counties or Ad
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, and Irempeleaux, 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 tie follow
ing Districts, in place of the present ncumbants
whose terms of ettice 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
iplace of William Hull.
| For the towns OF Platteville, Lima, Clifton.
Wingville and Muscoda, in place of Edward Esta
/ brook.
! For the towns OF Lancaster, Fennimore, Ellen
boro' and Liberty, in place of William Jeffrey.
| For the towns of BeetoWn, Cassvile, Waterloo
Young.
Also, the following named officers for the county
/ of Grant:
/ Sheriff, in place of William McGonigaI.
a Slsfk Vi oifcult Court IN place of Nathaniel w.
Ke ndall.
District Attorney, in place of J. Allen Barber.
! a treasurer, IN place or William T.. Ennor.
A Clerk of Board of Supervisors. in place of
Wood r. Beach. =
Register of Deeds, in place of George H. Coz.
Coroner, IN place of Leonard Coates.
County Surveyor.
The following proposed amendments Of the Cor.
sltn1on Oh the State are TO be submitted tn The
people at such Election, to wit !.
Amend Section of Article a. as to read as fol-
lows: The members of assembly shall be chosen
oenlally, by single districts, on the Tuesday newt
succeeding the first Monday of November hv tba
quaIhed electors of the several districts such die
siActs 10 De bounded by county, precincts town or
"aid ihess 20 consist of contiguous TERRITORY and
20 De IN as compact form as practicable,
Il Amend last clause eff Seton of same Article &c
to read as follows 1.-THE senate districts sls -
numbered IN regular series. The senator's cbosen
vine present odd numbered districts in the yaar
1894, shall bold their offices until the last d.. f
december, 1896. The senators chosen BY the nre.
sent even numbered districts, in the wear 1855
shall hold their Offices until the last dav IF naay
Der. 1856. Thereafter senator's shall be chosen for
the term OF four years, but the legislature a anv
new apporonment, shall classify the senator's n
De elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the term of Office of al 500
iois siected lien even numbered districts shall,
expiFe at the same time, and the term of Office ~ 81.
nose elected from odd numbered districts shan o.
| pire at the same time.,, 't -
Amend Section eleven as to read as follows =.
lime legislature shall meet at the seat of cover,
lleht once IN two years, and not oftener unless
convened BY the GOVERNOR
haci elector may vote for or against the first Of
she ABOVE named amendments BY depositine haI
'ot containing the following words ssFor amana
men. 70 secilon tour,'' or sagainst amendment -
see.lon ioar and for or against the second of the
aooVe amendments by depositine a ballot oo.s e
ing me words, ssfor amendment to section So
~ - against amendment to section FIVE ), sna
,oa 81 against the third Of the above amend.
ulehes oy deposlting hallo. containing the n.y.,
ior amendment to section eeven.,, oT
me- 70 section eleven The votes given ~
,s ees'oa Tor OF against any or all Of said y
sas sa e On one ballot be deposited IN
seata oox prepared for the purpose. The o,a,;
acaon OF the electors to be the same tha gail
eahFassed aid returned in the same .ie votes
election for state officers. nlahler as IN
WM. McGONIGAL. sheriff
Aurnst. ,sst Grant County, Wisconsin.