Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-16
GENERAL. ELECTION NOTICE,


M Office is hereby given, that at the next
1 = 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
month, the following Officers TO be elected, to
wit:
Representative in Congress for the Second Con-
gressiona District, comprising the counties OF 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 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 etfice expire on 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 OF Platteville, Lima Clifton
Wingville and Muscoda, in place of Edward Esta-
brook,
For the towns OF Lancaster, Fenniu,ore, Ellen
horo' and Liberty, in place of William Jeffrey.
For the towns of Beetown, Cassvile, 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.
A Clerk of Circuit Court, in place of Nathaniel w.
Kendall.
a District Attorney, in place of J. Allen Barber.
Treasurer, in place OF William T. Ennor.
Clerk OF Board OF Supervisors, in place of
Wood R. Beach.
Register of Deeds, in place of George H. Cox.
A Coroner, in place of Leonard Coates.
| County Surveyor.
| The following proposed amendments of the Con.
Stitution of the State to be submitted to the
people at such Election, to wit
/ Amend Section Of Article d, as to read as fol-
lows: The members of assembly shall be chosen
olenaliy, by single Districts on the Tuesday next
succeeding the first Monday of November, by the
Qualified electors of the several districts such dis
tricts to be 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 5 of same Article. as
TO read as follows s~aThe senate districts shall he
numbered in regular series. The senators chosen
by the present odd numbered districts, in the wear
1884, shall hold their offices until the last dav of
December, 1856. The senators chosen by the pre-.
sent even numbered districts, in the year 1855,
shail hold their offices until the last day of Decem-
Der, 1855. Thereafter senators shall be chosen for
the term OF four years, but the legislature at any
new apportonmeni, shall so classify the senator's to
be elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the term of Office of all sens
tors elected fIcm even numbered districts shall,
expire at the same time. and the term of Office of al;
those elected from odd numbered districts shall
pre- at the same time.',
/ Amend Section eleven as to read as follows -
isThe legislature sha II meet at the seat of govern
ment once in two years, and not oftener. unless
iconvened by the governor,
Each elector may vote for or against the FIRST OF
the above named amendments by depositinr bal
lot containing the following words .For amend
ment 10 section four.'' or ssagainst amendment to
section four;' and for against the second of the
4 above amendments by depositing ballot contain
ing the words, s'for amendment TO section 6ye.,,
or ''against amendment to section FIVE >, and
| Tor or against the third of the above amend
ments By depositing ballot containing the words
'for amendment TO section eleven, or saganst .
niendment to section eleven.' The votes given bx,
any eector for or against any all of said amend
ments shall be on one ballot and to be deposited in
separate box prepared for the purpose. The ousIi-
neaon OF the electors to be the same and the votes
canvassed AID returned in the same manner &c in
Ielcction for state officers.
WM. MoGoNIGAL, sheriff.
Grant County, Wisconsin.
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