Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-05
Election Notice.
rnR PIERCE COUNTY,

~ Office is hereby given that at the Gea.
oral Election to be held in the severS
T,wns. Wards ard Election Precincts in tho
State of W isconsin. on the Tuesday next sue
ceeding the first Monday being the fourth day
of November next. the following officers are
to be elected, TO wit;
Representative i'm Congress for the Sixth
Congressional District. for the term of two
wears from the fourth dry Of March next.
= A member of Assembly for the District
comprising the counties OF Pierce and St
Croix, and such County Officeis as are by law
required to be elected at such election, to wit;
A Clerk Of the Circuit Court in the place OF
Smith X Gum. whose term Of office will ex-
pre- on the first day of January next:
A Sheriff in The place fJohn X Freeman,
whose term of Office viii expire on the first
day of January next.
A Register of Deeds in the place Of Selah
Strickland, whose term of Office will expire
Oh the first day of January nsxt.
Treasurer in the place Of Henry + Ames
whose term of office expires on the first day Of
January next.
A Clerk of the Board Of County Supervis-
srs i'm the place of Osborn Strahl. whose term
of Office will expire tn. first day Of Janu-
airy next.
A Prosecuting Attorney i'm the place of +
ID Pierce whose term of Office will expire on
the first day of January next
A Coroner in the place Of Pierce. whose
term of office expires on the first day OF jan
uarv next.
A County Surveyor in the place OF } A
Short, whose term Of Office win expire on the
first day of january next.
At the same Election, the question will be
taken upon the approval by the People. OF use
amendment proposed to Sec ton five Article
five of the Constitution Of the State Of Wiscon-
ain. by Chapter 202 of the General Laws Vi
1862, as follows:
AN ACT Providing for a vots Of the People
on m, amendment TO the Constitution.
The Peop!e of the State of IVisconsiv, repre-
ssntcd in Senats end Assembiy, do enact a.
folio~s:
IN the TUESDAY next succeeding thu first Mon-
Iav OF November, in tho year 1862. the quali-
fed electors of 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 nv the Constitution, which amendment
is as follows: That Seation FIVE of Article five
of the Constitution be amended so "a to read
rs follows: "Sec. ). The Governor shall receive
during his continuance in office, an annual
compensation of two Thousand five hundred
dollars"
Section 2. The votes cast on such amend
rnent shall be by separate ballet and shall
have written or printed. or partly printed or
written on each of them, the words, I" For the
amendment to the Constitution" or 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 vote for
State officers are required by law to be canvass
cd and returned. Also the Secretary of State
shall Immediately on the completion of said
canvass. publish a statement of the result there
of in the State paper. and if 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 be of no force or effect.
Approved April 4. 1862.
AT the same election, the question will be
taken upon the approval by the people of the
amendments proposed to theGcneral 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 Stats of IFisconsins repre-
sent.d IN Senate and assembly. do enact
foilows
Section |. No bank or banking association
shall demand or receive q greater or higher
rate of interest upon any note discounted by
such bank or banking association, or for the
loan forbearance ofany 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 a longer "a
shorter time. Whenever the securities deposit
ed with the State Treasurer to secure the re-
.demption of the circulating notes Of any bank,
shall he sold in pursuance of sections forty
one and forty-two of said chapter II of the
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
veal from the time of sale of such securities.
pay over TO legal representatives of any such
bank, upon application therefor, the surplus
derived from the sale If said securities. il ary
there he remaining in custody Of he Gun p
troler.
Section 9. AT the general election to to held
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
dav in November, A. ID. 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 approved by a majority Of
all the votes cast OH the subject, il shall 60
into effect otherwise. it shall not go into effect
or be in force.
Section g. The votes cast on the subject spec
flied in tie last preceding section. shall be by
separate ballot, and shall have 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 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
Stale 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.
turc at the commencement Of the session and
shall also deliver to the State Treasurer q
certified copy thereof. with statement If the
result Of the canvass upon the subject. imms-
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 Jan.
nary, 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.
(hapfpr C)3 apprOrcd A pri1 1850 char.