Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-26
General s1lecsioEa Notice

A REPRESENTATIVE III N'oHpFcSS Tor inc ctNlh
Congressional district. for the term of two
wears from the fourth d y Of March next
A member OF Assembly f.r the District
comprising the counties Of Pierce and st
Csoix and snch County Offices as are by law
REQUIRED to be elected at such election, to wit;
l. A Clerk Of the Cifcitit Court in the place of
Smith J. Gum. whose term of Office will ex-
pre- on the first day of January next.
A Sheriff in The place OF Joinl Freeman.
whose term Of Office viii expire on The first
dav OF January next
A Register of Deeds ia the place IF Selah
Strickland, whose term of Office will expire
OF the first day of January next.
A Treasurer in the place of Henry r Ames
whose term of office expires on the first day of
| january next.
A Clerk of the Board of County Supervis-
,,rs in the place of Osborn Sfrahl. whose tefia
of Office viii expire on the first day of Janu-
AIRY next.
A Prosecuting Attorney in the place of P
D Pierce whose term of Office will expire OH
the first day of January next.
A Coroner in the place of f Pierce, whose
term of office expires on the first day OF Jan
uary next.
A County Surveyor in the place OF J
Short whose term of Office will expire on the
first day of January next.
AT the same Election, the question viii be
amendment proposed to Section five Article
five of the Constitution of the State of Niscon-
sin. by Chapter 202 of the General Laws of
1862, as follows.
AN ACT Providing for a vote of the People
on an amendment To the Constitution.
TIE People Of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
scented in Senate and assembly, do encGt as
fo8touS
Section [. At the general election to he held
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day of November, in the year 1862, the quali-
| fled electors ofthis State may vote for oragainst
the amendment of the Constitution agreed to
bv the last and present Legislatures, and pub
lished before the last general eleetion.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: See 5. The Governor shall receive
during his continuance i'll office. an annual
compensation Of two thousand five hundred
! dollars"
Section 9 The votes cast on such amend
| ment shall he bv p separate ballet, and shall
have written or printed, or partly printed or
written ON each of them, the words, So For the
amendment to the Constitution against
the amendment to the Constitution, which
words shall indicate the vote for or against the
ratificat ion and adoption of such amendment
| The ballots so cast shall be canvaSsed and re-
turned in the same manner NJ the vote for
State officers are required by law to he canyass-
ed and returned A so the Secretary Of State
shall immedia on the completion of said
canvass, publish statement of the result there
of in the State paper and if a majority of all
the electors voting thereon shall vote for the
amendment to the Constitution, such amend
ment shall be deemed ratified and adopted,
and shall go into effect immediately, other
| wise it shall he of no force effect.
/ Approved A pril 4, 1852.
At the same election. the question will be
taken upon the approval by the people of the
amendments proposed TO lhe(icl@ral Banking
Law, by Chapter 203 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 of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sent.d IN Senate and 11sScH6iy,-d do enact as
| foXows: sss
Section l. No bank or banking association
shall demand or receive greater or higher
| rate of interest Hpon any note discounted by
such bank or banking association. or for the
loan or forbearauce 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 Il 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 i'll pursuance Of sections forty
/ one and forty two of said chapter II [ofthe1
| revised statues. if such 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
wears from the time of sale of such securities.
| paw over to legal representatives of any such
bank, upon application therefor, the surplus
derived from the sale of said securities il n y
there be remaining in custody Of :he Coz p
| troller.
| Section 9. At the general election to he held
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
| dav 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
a law and go into effect, or in any manner be
in force shsll be submitted to the people and
If the same shall be approx eddy majority of
all the votes cast on the subject, it shall go
into effect, otherwise it shall not go into effect
or be in force
Section 3. The votes east on the subject spec
fled in the last preceding section. shall be by
separate ballot, and shall have written or print
ed. or partly written aud 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
ana Inc DallOtS so cast snail De canNdSSeU ana
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 a 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
shall also deliver to the State Treasurer
certified copy thereof, with statement of the
result of the canvass upon the subject. imme-
diately after the completion of the canvass.
/ Section A. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the twentieth day of JAN
uary, A. d. 1863.
Section s. All acts or parts of acts conflict
ing with or in any way cOutravening the pro-
visions of this act, are hereby repealed.
Chapter 203 approved April 4. 1862 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 1858.
Given under my hand, and the Great Seal of
-, ! the State. at the Capitol in Madion
0'oi' OH the fourth day of August. A. ID.
| 1862 JAMES T.LEWIS,
Secretary of State.
J. r. FREEMAN, Sheriff of Pierce County.