Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-12-03
general Election Nosice.

] Congressional lISirIcL. 1of ,Hc term Oh TWO
wears FROM the fourth day of March neat.
A member of Assembly fr the District
comprising the counties Of Pierce aud st
| Croix, and such County Officers as are by law
REQUIRED to be elected at such election, to wit;
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in the place of
| Smith r Gum, whose term of office viii ex
pre- eli the first day of January next.
4 Sheriff in the place ofJohn r Freeman.
whose term of office will expire on the first
day of January next.
A Register of Deeds in the place of Selah
| Strickland, whose term of Office will expire
| on the first day of January next.
A Treasurer in the place of Henry Ames
whose term Of Office expires Oh the first day of
! January next.
/, A Clerk of the Board of County Supervis-
rrs in the place of Osborn Snahl, whose term
of Office viii expire on the first day OF Janu-
airy next.
| A Prosecuting Attorney in the place of p
Pierce. whose term of office will expire on
| the first day of January next
A Coroner in the place eff B Pierce.whose
term of office expires ON the first day OF Jam
uary next.
A County Surveyor in the place OF A
| Short whose term of office will expire the
| first day of January next.
At the same Election, the question will be
taken upon the.approyai by the people, of the
amendment proposed to Sec ton five Article
Eve of the Constitution of the State of Wiscon-
| sin. by Chapter 400 of the General Laws OF
1862, as follows:
AN ACT Providing for vote Of the People
on an amendment to the Constitution.
| The Peopae of the State of Wisconsin,, repre-
sented in Senate and assembly, do encct as
follOUs
! Section l. At the general election to be held
on The Tuesday next sue, eeding the first Mon
day of November in the year 1862 the quail
fed electors oft this State may vote for or against
! the amendment of the Constitution agreed to
Ly the last and present Legislatures, and pub
| lished before the last general election.as pro-
vided by the Constitution, which amendment
| is as follows That Section five of Article five
| of the Constitution be amended so as to read
| as follows: Sec. 5. The Governor shall receive
| during his continuance in office, an annual
| compensation OF two thousand five hundred
dollars"
| Section 9. The votes cast on such amend
ment shall be by separate ballet, and shall
| have written or printed, or partly printed or
| written on each of them, the words, :" For the
| amendment to the Constitution or~'f against
the amendment to the Constitution" which
words shall indicate the vote for or against the
! ratification and adoption of such amendment.
| The ballots 80 cast shall be canvassed and re-
! turned in the same manner as the vot, for
| State officers are required by law to be canvass
| ed and returned. Also the Secretary of State
shall Immediately on the completion of said
canvass. publish statement of the result there
of in the State paper, and if majority of all
| the electors voting thereon shall vote " for the
| amendment 10 the Constitution, such amend
ment shall be deemed ratified and adopted,
and shall go into effect Immediately, other
wise it shall be of no force or effect.
/ Approved April A. 1862.
| AT the same election, the question will be
taken upon the approval by the people of the
! amendments proposed TO theGeneral Banking
Law, by Chapter 900 of the General Laws OF
1862, as amended by Chapter 354 of the Gene
raj Laws of 1862 as follows:
| AN ACT To amend chapter II of the Revised
| Statues, entitled of the incorporation Of
| Banking Associat IONS"
| The People IF Tie Slate Of Wisconsin, repre-
semi d IN Senate and a sSear5ty do enact as
| foNows:
| Section l. No bank or banking association
| shall demand or receive a greater or higher
/ rate of interest upon any note discounted by
such bank or banking association. or Tor the
| loan or forbearance of any money, goods or
| things in action. than seven dollars upon one
hundred dollars for one year; and after that rate
| for a greater or less sum, or for longer or
| shorter time. Whenever the securities deposit
| ed with the State Treasurer TO secure the re-
| demption of the circulating notes of any bank,
shall be sold in pursuance of sections forty
one and forty 1.-TWO of said chapter II lof the1
revised statues, ifsuch securities shall be or
| have been sold for a sum sufficient to redeem
| its outstanding notes at par, then the Bank
Comptroller shall. after the expiration of three
| years from the time of sale of such securities.
| pay over to legal representatives of any such
! bank, upon application therefor the surplus
derived from tie sale Of said securities, If ary
there be remaining in custody of The Coz. p
troller.
Section 2. AT the general election TO DO held
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day in November. A. d. 1862, at all the places
of holding elections in this State for the cleo
ton of officers required by law then to be elect
ed. the question whether this act shall become
law and go into effect, or in any manner be
in force, shsll be submitted TO the people and
if the same shall be approved by majority of
all the votes cast Oh the subject, it shall GO
into effect otherwise. il shall not go into effect
or lie in force.
Section 3. The votes cast on the subject spec
fled in the last preceding section. shall be by
separate ballot. and shall have WI itten or print
ed. or partly written and partly printed, on
each of them. the words, " for amendment to
the banking law" or against amendment to
banking law" which words shall indicate the
vote for or against the approval of this act
and the ballots so cast shall be canvassed and
returned in the same manner as the votes cast
for State officers are required by law to be re-
turned and canvassed and the Secretary of
State shall Immediately on the completion of
said CANVASS. publish statement of the result
thereof in the official State Paper. and shall
communicate the same to the next Legisla-
ture at the commencement of the session and
shal also deliver to the State Treasurer q
certified copy thereof with a statement of the
result of the CAM asssupon The subject. imme-
diately after the completion of the canvass.
Section 4. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the twentieth day of Jam
uary. A. ID. 1863.
Section 5 All acts or parts OF acts conflict
ing with or in any way eoutrayening the pro-
visions of this act. are hereby repealed.
Chapter 203 approved April T. 1852; chap
ter 354 approved June II. 1852.
Said election TO be conducted, the votes
canvassed and returns made. in accordance
with the provisions of chapter of the Revised
Statutes of 1865.
Given under my hand, and the Great Seal Of
5c., ! the State, at the Capitol in hadio
} { sn the fourth day of August. A. D.
1852. JAMES T.LEWIS.
Secretary of State.
J. r. FREEaAs, Sheriff of Pierce County.
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