Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-30
General Election Notice
STATE OF WISCONSIN, IOWA Col
SHKRrrr's OUIcr,
Mineral Point, August Z, lc9i'l


NOTfCE is hereby given, that at the neIt GeDtn
IN Election to be held in fbe several Towns ana W.
in the State of Wisconsin, the Tuesday next sue
ing the first Monday in November, being the se,sp
day of said month, the following O1icers are
elected:
Representative in Congress for the Second Congr~
iona District, comprising the counties Of ADJ
Ak Buffalo, Chippewa Clark Crawl, I'd, Dane, D9us
Dunn, Grant Green, Iowa, Jackson, La CIosss 20 -
cite, La Ponte, Marathon, Monroe Pierce, PoH 81
RchIand, Rock, st. Croix, Sank and TTempeIeaua'
place of Ben c. Eastman, whose term OF ONCE WI
pire on the fourth day of March Lext I'd
State Senator for the Fifteenth senate Dis.re a.
prising the counties of Iowa and RichlaDd' ID P'
Levi Sterling, whose term of ONCE Will expire"
first Monday Of January next. n;.,<
A Member of Assembly, for easb Assembly Uia
Also the following named Ohicefs for Iowa g.
viz: Sheriff, Clerk OF Court Register OF Deeds ~
Treasurer, Clerk of the Board Of supervisors, III =
Attorney, County Surveyor, and Coroner.
The following proposed amendment TO the Cous
ton of the State are to be submitted to the peep
such election, to wit:
Amend Section of Article f. as to read as follow [
The members of Assem- bly, shall be chosen benz.
by single districts, on the Tuesday next succeecA
first Monday Of November, by the qualified eec.I' I
the several districts, such districts TO be bouno
county, precincts, tow ward lines, to consist
tiguous territory and TO be in as compact @A 4
practicable.
Amend last clause of Section OF same AreF 1
read as follows -" The Senate Districts shall se
bered in regular series. The Senators chosen II
present odd numbered districts, in the year i@1.sJ
hold their Offices until the last day of Decent
=
tricts, In the year 1857, shall hold their ofe's
last day of December, 1883. Thereafter Senssoi'
De chosen for the term of four years, bat the
at any new apportionment, shall SO classify ne "A,
TO De elected from any additional SeDste ~ -
may be formed that the term OF Office Of o. - II
elected from even numbered districts sha etp 81
same time, and the term of Office OF al thoSt Il
from odd numbered districts shall expire d ~
time. -
Amend Section II, to read as follows is Sss III
ture shall meet at the seat of government opccn>k
years, and not oftener, unless Convened ot in III
Each eiector may vote for or against INC hsgasf
above named amendments by depositihe - afI
aiming the following words: For ameno@ .ir1 fG
tion four" or against amendment 10 see-sgSs5
and for against the second OF the above ~ 81
by depositing ballot containing the woI -
to seeticn Eve" or against amendH en ,s 81
FIVE :" aud for against the third OF the oet
ment. by depositing ballot containing lne nstsbE
Amendments ~ section eleven, or = &c AIDE sscsL
| to section eleven" The votes given oy sy aWasE
or against nv OF all of said amendments sun r,sssI
ballot, and - be deposited in separate "a
for the purpose The qualification OF me ,nrssd n
/ the same, and the votes canvassed ano t.
same manner election for state olo6sn sbss II
n3of OF ior'