Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-10-09
GENERAL ELECTION NOTICE
FOR GRANT COUNTY.

Notice Is hereby given that at the General Election,
10 be held in the several towns, wards and election
G. eding the first Monday, being the Eth day Of No
yember next the following officers are to be elected
to-wit:
A Governor in the place of Alexander W. Randall
Lieutenant Governor, in the place of Butler 6. Mo-
Bile; Secretary OF State, in the place of Louis r.
Harvey State treasurer, in the place of Samuel d.
Hasngs An Attorney General, in the place OF James
II. Howe; Bank Comptroller, in place of Guysber,
Van Sieenwyk; State Superintendent, in the place
of Joss l.. Pssard; and State Prison Commissioner
ia the place OF Hans e. Heg whose several terms OF
office will expire the 3lst day of December, 1861
A State Senator, for the Sixteenth Senate District,
comprising the County of Grant, whose ter Of Office
will expire on the first Monday OF January, 1864.
A member of Assembly, for 1he Assembly Districts,
i The towns of Hazel smeisev and platteyille
!. The towns Of Jamestown Iiif Harrison, Potosi
and Waterloo.
g. The towns Of Lancaster, Elcnhofo, Lima, Clifton,
e. The Towns d Blue River, Muscoda, waterstown,
Hickory Grove, Boscobels Marion, Fcnnimore and
S. The towns Of CassviIIe, Beetown Glen Haven.
Tafton, Little Gram, Wyausng and Patch Grove, IN
one or two COUNTY Superintendents of Schools, in
the several Superintendent Districts determined by
the County Board of Supervisors. county Saperyi-
sors the Supervisor Districts and such other
County Officers are BY law required 70 be elected at
such election
Aud also, at Tho same election vote will be taken
the question Of the approval by the people, OF the
amendments proposed to the General Banking Law, by
Chapter 242 OF the General laws of 1861 as amended
by Chapter / of the General Laws Of the Extra Ses-
sion OF 1861, as follows;
CHAPTER 2I2.
As amended By Chapter ], Extra Session.
AN ACT 10 amend the General Banking Law, and the
several acts amendatoIy thereof.
The people Of the State at Wisconsin, represented an
Senate mud Assembly do ena!t as fotLoaos:
section j. Section p, OF Chapter II, of the Revised
Statutes with the theIeunto belonging amendment,
fsee Chapter % of the General Laws Of 1851 hereby
amended as follows: by striking out the following
words "Said tocks to be valued at rate to be es-
timated and governed by the average rate at which
said stocks hare been sold in the city OF New York.
within the next six months proceeding time when such
stocks may be- left on deposit With the Comptroller
i striking out the words "equal to-, and inserting
after the words not exceeding, the words in value
BY striking out the following words .but such public
stocks SHALL in all cases, be- be made to be equal TO
stock producing six per cent per annunl and sha
not be awful for the Bank Comptroller 10 take such
at rate above its par value nor above It's cur
market value in the city OF New oik At tue tle
Of .epost by such person or association OF PERSONS
aud by inserting in lieu thereof the following anu
il shall be lawful for benk comptroller to issue tor
public stocks which have been ranging IT or above par
during the last six months, and up 10 the ufe o. ue
post in the New York Market circulating notes up 70
The par value of said stocks; but hc comptroller shai
no. issue tor public stocks ranging below par IN sau
market more circulation than ninety per cent 81 The
current keg value Of said stocks at the time OF de-
post nor than ninety per cent OF INC average
market value during the last six mouths; ana Tor suc
stocks as during the last six months hare been at anG
above well below par, the comptroller snail Dol
issue more than ncty per cent OF the average value
during the last six months in any event more than
ninety per cent of its market value the day Of De-
nnst nor more than ninety per cent Of tue par value
IL such socks; so that the said section snail hence
forth read as follows Whenever, hertaiter any per.
son or association Of persons formed for the purpose
II hanke under the provisions Of this chapter, shall
duly assign and transfer in trust 70 me treasurer o.
fhis STATE any portion of the public stocks issaed
ia be issued by the Uated States any State stocks,
on which full interest s annually paid such person or
association Of persons shall bs eneA ~ eeeiye from
the ank comntroher an amount d steh circulating
notes of different denominaiIuns, and coun-
terxigned and not exceeding n xasue he amount OF
and Il shall lie for the brAS comptroller to issue
far nublic stocks which have been ranging at or above
5ars;t in Tie New York market circulating notes to
the value Of said stocks, but the comptroller shall
not issue for public stocks anglng below par IN SAID
- nsrket value OF said stocks at the time of de-
nosit nor more tban ninety per cent Of the average