Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1861-09-14
General Election Eotzcc,
FNR WOOD COMFY.

N0TlCE i hereby given, that at the General
n Election, 20 be LcIdin the several Towns
Wards and Election Precincts in the State of
Wisconsin, on Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday, being the fifth day Of November
next, the following officers are to be elected,
to wit:
4 Governor in the place Of Alexander "
RandalI Lieutenant Governor, in the place
Of Butler 6. Noble a Secretary Of State, in
the place Of Louis P. Harvey; a State Treasur-
er, in the place Of Samuel D. Hastings: an At
torney General, in the place Of James II. Howe;
a Bank Comptroller in the place of Guvsbert
Van S5ccnwyk; State Superintendent, in the
place of Josiah L. Pickard; and a State Prison
Commissioner, in the place Of Hans c. Heg:
whose several terms of office Will expire on
the 3lst day Of December, 1861
4 Member Of Assembly, for the Assembly
District comprising til: counties of Wood and
Marathon.
One or two County superintendent Of
Schools, in the several Superintendent Dis
rricts, as determined by the County Board of
Supervisors. County Supervisors, in the scEc-
raj Supervisor DISTRICTS and such other CoUn-
tv Officers as are by law required to be elected
at such election.
At the same election, 3he question Will he
taken upon the approval by the people, Of the
amendments proposed to the General Banking
Law, by Chapter - Of the General Laws Of
1861, a. amended ~ Chapter ! Of the General
Laws Of the Extra Session Of 1851, rs follows:
CHAPTER 242:
rs o"e,1T by Chapter l, Extra Session.
~ ,rr IN o,..l-,d tho ca,,o-.o1 rooI,;-,r,To.,.
ami tra s.c,aI art, o,o,,l-., 4'.,r,f
Tie ieoq'e of he .Sioie Of Wisconsin, 1rgJycsass-
's' TT 'o''s''- "% I"Se"''1J' 20 @SEe5 Us }9Ao's$
HEC. !. Section p, CT chapter u, OF the Re-
FlS2G Statutes, with the thcreuntO belonging
amendment, (sce chapter 9S General Laws
1881 i hereby amended as follows: By strik-
ln@ out the following words, Said stocks 10
be valued at . rate 10 he estimated and gov
enod by the average rate at which said
stocks havC been sold in the CITY O. New
IoGk, within the next six months preceding
the lime when such stocks NAV be Left On de-
/ post with the Comotrolicr." Dy stril-inr
! out he words "oquai to-" and Inserting after
/ the words ''not czcccdinm,n the words Gin
/ value" by striking out the following words
! "but such pubIjc stocks SHALL in all cases. be.
| or be made to be r.val to 4 stock nro-
/ dueing six per cent. per annum and Il shall
not BE lawful fer the Bank Comptr0lIcr 10 take
such stock at a rate above its Dar value, nor
| above lis current market value in the Civ of
! New fork, at time of deposit, by such person
/ tfGfSOAS,
! icu thereof the following "anl it shall be
lawful for the Bank ComntroJlcr - ;ssnn IN.
public stock, whicl, have been ranging at or
above par during the last six months, and M
to the time OF deposit in the New York mark
ct, circulating notes u2 to the par value of
said stocks; but the Comptroller shall not is
sue for public stocks ranging below par in
said market, more circulation than ninety ETY. per
cont Of the current market value ofsaitI stocks
at the time OF deposit, nor more than ninety
per cent Of the average market value d.rinc.
| the last six months; and for such stocks aS
during tle.last six months have been at and
above as well as below par, the C0rnrfroIf,r
! shall not issue more than ninety nor cont n
/ the average value during the last six months
nor in any event more than ninety nor cont
of it's market value on the dav of donosit na~
more than ninety Der cent. Of tho nar v9I7n ~
such stocks :" 50 that the said section sh9lI
! hencef9rth read as follows: S.}T bcncvcr here
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