Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-11-15
General Election Notice.

- i-iSSliou W tS iiSiu tue SeNGf31 owns,
Wards and Election Precincts in the State of
Wisconsin, on the Tuesday next succeeding
the first Monday, being the fourth dav of No
vember next, the following officers are to be
elected, to wit:
A Representative in Congress for the Sixth
Congressional District, for the term of two
years from the fourth day of March next
A State Senator for the Twenty-Seventh
Senate District, in the place of E. L. BROWNE.
whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday of January next
A Member of Assembly in each Assembly
District, and such County Officers as are BY
law required to be elected at such election
AT the same Election. the question will be
taken upon the approval by the people, of the
amendment proposed to Section Five, Article
Five, of the Constitution of the State of Wis
conSin, by Chapter 202 of the General Laws
of 1862, as follows:
AN ACT
Providing for vote of the PeopIe or an
amendment to the CONSTITUTIONS
The people Of the State of UiSconsi,s, represent
ed in Senate and -4sSensdIy, do enact as fol-
loHs:
Section l. At the general election to be
held on the Tuesday next ST cceeding the first
Monday in November, in the year 1862. the
qualified electors of this State NAV vote for or
against the amendment to the Constitution
agreed to by the last and present Legislatures.
and published before the last general election,
as provided bv the Constitution, which amend
ment is as follows: That Section FIVE of Arti-
Gle five Of the Constitution be amended so as
to read as follows: See. 5. The Governor
shall receive during his continuance in Office.
an annual compensation of two thousand five
hundred dollars"
Section =. The votes cast on such amend
ment shall be by a separate ballot. and shall
have written or printed, or partly printed or
written on each of them the words, tFor 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 amend
ment. The ballots so cast shall be canyaSsed
and returned in the same manner as the votes
for State officers are required bv law to be
canvassed and returned. Also, the Secretary
of State shall immediately on the completion
OF sad canvass, publish statement of the re-
suit thereof IN the State paper, and if a ma
Jorlty OF all the electors voting thereon shall
vote for the amendment to the Constitution. y
such amendment shall be deemed ratified and
adopted. and shall go into effect immediately.
otherwise it shall be of no force or effect.
Approved April 4, 1862.
At the same election, the question will be
taken upon the approval ty the people of the
amendments proposed to the General BANKING
Law, by Chapter 203 Of the General Laws of
1862, as amended by Chapter 354 Of the Gen
eral Laws of 1862, as follows:
AN ACT
To amend Chapter II of the Revised Statutes.
entitled cot the Incorporation Of Banking
| Associations"
Tie people Of tie Slate of Wisconsin. repyesea
Jed N Se''otc o?I A&&cI15y do enact as zoNo,oS:
Section l. No bank or banking association
shall demand or receive a greater or higher
rate OF interest upon any note discounted b,
such bank or banking association, or for tn,
loan or forb"arancc of any money goods O.
things in action, than seven dollars upon on,
hundred dollars for one wear, and er tina
; rate for greater or less sum, or i<r lnnge
or shorter time. Whenever the securities de
posted with the State Treasurer to secure III,
redemption Of the circulating notes Of an
bank shall be sold in pursuance of section
fOrtv-One and tortv-twO of said charter II 10
the revised statutes, If such securities shall
be or have been sold for sum sufti cient to re
deem its outstanding notes at par, thea tb,
Bank Comptroller shall after the rxnira+io,
| OF three years from the time of sale OF sucI
securities, pay over to the legal representative.
| VI "ii' sum p''ilAr dppI app!icttlOH llpretDr
| the surp}uss derived from the sale of said So
curites, if any there be remaining in the Gus
tody of the Comptroller
| Sec. .. At the general election to- he hel(
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Mon
day in November \. D. 1862, at all the place.
Of holding elections in this State for the c]cc
ton of officers required b, law then to be
| elected, the question uhctl r his act shall
become a law and 9" into eff ct, or in any
manner be III force, shall be submitted to- tn
! people; and if the same shall be anprovrf by
a majority Of all the votes east Da the sul,inrt
it shall 60 into effect: oFherGjaa, it shall not
go into effect ncr be in force
Sec. 3. The votes cast on II + subject er3oci.
fed in tn" last preceding sccti:2, sHalr bv
separate ballot, ana shall haze written & erin
ted, Or partly written and partly printed. on
each of them, the words I>tor amendment to
the banking Jaw" or against amendment 10
banking Law, which words shall Indicate the
vote for or against the approval Of this act
and the ballots so cast shall be caivass,d and
returned III the same manner as the votes cast
TOR State officers are required bv law to- be To-
! turned and canvassed and the Secretary OF
State shall Immediately Oh the completion Of
said canvass, publish a Statement of the result
thereof in the official State Paper, and shall
communicate the same, to tire next Legislature
at the commencement of the session; and he
shall also deliver to the State Treasurer a Gel
titled copy thereof, with statement of the re-
suit Of the canvass upon the subject, immedi
ately after the completion of the canvass.
See. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after the twentieth day of jan
uary, a. D. 1863
See. . All acts or parts of acts conflicting
with or IN any way contravening the provis-
ions OF this act, are hereby repealed.
Chapter 2o3 approved April 4, 1862; chap
ter S54 approved June II, 1862
Said election to be conducted, the votes can
vassed and returns made, in accordance with
the provisions Of chapter 7 of the Revised
Statutes of 1858.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at the Capitol in Madison. on the
fourth day of August, A, D, 1862
JAMES T. LEWIS,
Secretary of State