Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-23
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE

GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
NJ Office is hereby given, that at the next
IN 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
mo nth, 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 Trempeleaux, in the place of Ben G..
Eastman, whose term of Office viii 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 eftice 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.
Wingviie 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, Cassville, Waterloo,
Patch Grove and Millvls, 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.
A Treasurer, in place or William L. Ennor.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors in Mace of
Wood r. Beach.
A 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.
To no
people at such Election, to wit
amend section a of Article 4, as to read as fol-
lows: The members of assembly shall be chosen
benially, by single districts, on the Tuesday next
succeeding the hrst Monday of November, by the
quallhed electors of the several districts such die
trcts to be bounded by county, precincts. town n,
ward lines, to consist of contiguous TERRITORY and
70 be IN as compact form as practicable >,
Amend last clause eff Seton of same Article. as
10 read as follows 1.-THE senate districts stall he
numbered IN regular series. The senators chosen
by the present odd numbered districts in the go
1884, shall bold their offices until the last day If
december: 1856. The senators chosen bv tho nra
sent even numbered districts, in the wear ,s55
shall hold their Offices until the last dav of Deceo
Der, 1885, Thereafter senators shall be chosen fo
the tenn OF four years, but the legislature al anv
new apportionment, shall so classify the senators
oe elected from any additional senate district which
may be formed, that the term of Office Of al 900
tors elected from even numbered districts sbau
expire at the same time, and the term of Office Of all
those elected from odd numbered districts shan
pre- at the same time.s
Amend Section eleven as TO read as fallou,s
"The Legislature shall meet at the seat of povarn
ment once in two years, and not oftener. nnless
convened by the governors,
Each elector may vote for or against the FIRST of
the above named amendments by depositing III
lot containing the following words: s.For amend
ment to section four" or 0against amendment -
secllon iour; and for or against the second of tb
above amendments by depositing a ballot conta;n
ing .he words, s'for amendment to section tve-,,
or sagainst amendment to section dve ), "a
ior or against the third of the above amsns
menis by depositing ballot containing the yord.
'iof amendment TO section eeyen,'' or ssaeainst
.hehament 70 section elesen.' The votes given bv
any eiectoF for or against any or all of said ana,
mehis shall be on one ballot, and TO be deposited
separate box prepared for the purpose. Tho o,,al;
aeasaon OF the electors to be the same and a.
cahVassed AID returned in the same mannar o. soses
election for state officers. DIS IN
"h. McGoNIGAL, Sheriff
sprus. ,sz. efant County, Wisconsin,