Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1854-09-29

G ENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
THE STATE OF WIscoNs,N.


shERlfFs OFFICE, Kenosha. Aug ID, 1854.
" UiP II is HEREBY GIVEN, that al 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 nexi succeed
ing he first Monday in November being the seventh
day OF said month, the following Officers are TO be
elected
Representative in Congress for the First Con-
gressional District comprising the counties of Ke
nosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Walworih and Wauke-
sh;i, IN the place of Daniel Wells, Jr., whose term
next;
Member of Assembly for the First, Second and
ihiru w ards OF the City of kenosha and the Towns
OF corners and Pleasant Prairie, i'm the place of
Samuel Hale, whose term of office will expire on
the lhiriy-1rst day of December next;
a Member OF Assembly for The Towns of Bristol,
TarIS' brighton, Salem and Wheatland, in place of
Jesse Hooker, hose term of oSc &c will expire on
the thlrty-first of December next:
n Clerk OF the Circuit and County Courts, in
piace OF oscar r. Dana, whose term of Office will
expire on The thiriy-iirsl Gay of December next:
:, a eierk OF the Board OF Supervisors in place of
Reuoen IL. Deming whose term of office will expire
Oh me thirty first day If December next;
a County Treasurer, in place Of Michael Frank,
wnose fern OF Office Will expire on the thirty-fr
day OF December next;
"A sheriff, in place of Patrick Cosgrave, whose
ie'ih OF once Will expire on the thrtyirst day of
December next;
:. Register of Deeds, in place of Samuel Y.
Br2hde, whose term of Office will expire on the
thirty frd day of December next:
DISTRICT Attorney, in place of Isaac w. Web
ster, whose term of Office will expire on the thirty
first dey OF December next:
County Surveyor, in place of Meredith How
and, whose term OF office viii expire The thirty
first day OF December next:
Coroner, in place of Philip Cary whose term
oil Office Will expire en- the hriyfrst day of Deem
/ Der next.
The following proposed amendments
10. the Constitution of the State, are to be
submitted TO the people AT such election, TO wit:
! Amend Section of Article 4, as to read us fol
lows: = The Members of Assembly shall be chosen
/ biennialiy by single districts, on the Tuesday mex
succeeding The first Monday OF November, by The
qualified electors of the several districts; such dis
| tricts 10 be bounded by county. precinci, tewn o.
ward lines, to consist of contiguous territory and Il
/ be in as compact form as practicable"
/ Amend last clause of Section OF same Article
as TO read As iolluws: - rho senate districts shall
/ be numbered in regular series. The seualors cho
sen BY the present odd numbered districts, in Tho
year 1854, shall hold their offices until the last da,
| OF December, 1850. The senators chosen by The
present even numbered districts, in The year 1855
shall hold their offices until the last day of Dcccm
| ber 1853. Thereafter senators shall be chosen fe
/ The term Of four years, but tie legislature at an,
new appor0nment, shall so classify The senators Il
be elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the tenn of office of all sent
( tors elected from even numbered districts shall eX
pire at The same time, and the term oi Office OF al
those elected from odd numbered districts shall OK
( pirC al the same time"
| Amend Section II as TO read as follows: 18th,
! legislature shah meet nj The scat OF government
once IN two years, and not oener, unless convened
| by the Governor
! Each elector may vote for or against the first o
! the above named amendments, by Geposiling ba'
/ lot containing the following words: " for amend
ment TO section FOUR or "agiins amendment /,
section four; and for against the sac, IL of th
above amendments by deposiiing bi Hot contunn!
I the words. tor amendment 10 section five" o
asunsi amendment 10 section five - and for o
against the third of the above amendments by de
posiilBg ballot co"tainIng the words, for amend
ment to section eleven," or s'against amendment Il
section eleven" The votes given by any clcctor 70
or against amy all OF said amendments shall be OF
one ballot. and 10 be deposited in aNseparate DO!
prepared for The purpose. The qualification of tn
electors to he the same, and the votes cauvasscd an,
returned i'll the same manner as in election for stat
officers. r. COSGRAVE
dl5Sw9td Sheriff of Kcnosha Co., Wis