Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-11-02
General Election Notice.
FOR WOOD COUNTY.

Monday, being the fifth dav of November
next, the following officers are to be elected
to wit:
\ Governor in the place of Alexander "
Randall; Il Lieutenant Governor, in the place
of Butler G. Noble: a Secretary of State. in
the place Of Louis ?. Harvey; a State Treasur-
er, in the place of Samuel D. Hastings: an At
torney General, in the place of James H. Howe:
Bank Comptroller, in the 0lace of Guvsbert
Van Steenwyk; State superintendent, in the
place OF Josiah L. Pickard; and State Prison
Commissioners in the place of Hans {. Heg
whose several terms of office will expire on
the 3ISt day of December, 1861
\ Member of Assembly for the Assembly,
District comprising the counties of Wood and
Marathon.
Schools, in the several Superintendent Dis
trjetS, rs determined by the County Board of
Supervisors. County Supervisors, in the scvc-
raj Supervisor Districts, and such other Coun-
~ Offices as are by law required to be elected
at such election.
At the same election, the question will be
taken upon the approval by the people, of the
ameH dments proposed to the General Banking
Law, by Chapter 2t2 of the General Laws of
1851, as amended by Chapter of the General
Laws Of the Extra Session Of 1861, as follows:
CHAPTER oI2:
80 "'""''s' ~ ''''t'Sl'' / 1,F'|" Session
AN ACT 10 amend the General Banking Law,
ana the several acts amcnualory thereof
Tie peop2c of tie State Of Wisconsin, ,sDrcse,a-
ted /" Senate aud 4&&co,JIY, do enact as tollocs :
SEC. |. Section -, Of chapter Il, of the Re
vised Statutes, with the thcremto belonging
amendment, (see chapter 81, General Laws,
inc ont the foIjowinn words "Soid s+o.ks 70
be valued at 4 rate to he estimated and rov,
ern,d bv the AVERAGE rate at which Said
stocks have been sold in the citv of Now
York. within the next six months nrocedinn
the time when surb stocks may he IGfr ON 40
post with the Comptrolcrn By STRIKING
ont the words 'cuual tn " and in.nrrinr .f+or
the words mot rycepdino" the words ..;n
value" BY striking out the following words
but such bubble stocks shall, in all cases he
or he made to he euual ~ stock nro
durinn six nor cont nor annup, and :. In
NOT he Lawful for the Bank ComntroIIn, 70 ta1,a
such stock Mt a rate above its nar volnn nor
above its current market value in the City of
New Yo1l, ot time of Gnnosit Inv s,,cb ,,rson
or association Of norsons AND Nv ;nsnrt;ncri ~
lien thereof the tolloving and il she'll bn
l.v,frl for tho Ronl, Comntrollar =, ;,s,,o Co.,
public stock, which have been ranging at or
above par during the last SIX months, and up
to the time OF deposit III the New \ DIRK mark
ct, circulating notes up to the par value of
emo for ,nhIi, c4orl,, r,no;nn hoIn,. ,,,m i;
,id ,,,orl,n+ ,ooro riro,,Iafio,I7
cent of the current marketvaluc of said stocks
at the time of deposit nor more than ninety
per cent OF the average market value during
the last six months; and for such stocks as
during the last SIX months nave been at and
above as we'll As below par, the Comptroll.r
shall not issue more than ninety per cent of
the average value during the last six months,
nor in any event more than ninety per cent,
ofits market value on the day Of deposit, nor
more than ninety per cent of the par value of
such stocks;" so that the said section shall
hcnccforth read as follows: ''Whcnever, here
after. any person or association of persons.
formed for the purpose of banking under the