Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-10-08
General Election Not;.-
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~ 1ro hise luohoay oelng the forr.l e
Of November next. the following n ~ssl' az
to be elected, to wits; Ol'eel' a.
a Representative in Congress f.,
Congressional District. for the low, we Si1tl
years from the fourth day of Marcb 6',a Of teo
A member of Assembly Eor - n9A!'
comprising the counties Of p;or .'e pStla
Croix. and such County Officers as "a. AID St
required to be elected at such elect as oy az
A Clerk of the Circuit Court in t tLa 70 ut,
Smith r Gum. whose term of off, e'' Pace q,
pre- on the first day of January ney, VIII ~
A Sheriff in the place ofJohn R F..
whose term of office will expire an y, ILStaat,
day of January next. Wv Att
A Register of Deeds in the nl,co .
Strickland, whose term Of Office IN IN Nest
on the first day of January next VI" expire
A Treasurer in the place of Horr- NJ,
whose term of office expires on the fr,t ana Sn's
January next g. 10
A Clerk of the Board Of Count, :.
vrs in the place of Osborn Strahl WILL "1l"i'.s''
of Office viii expire on the first day 81 Ten
airy next. '""-'
A Prosecuting Attorney in the plac, Il,
D Pierce. whose term Of office viii evn. Vi !
the first daysof January next. P"' o.
A Coroner in the place of B + Pierre -
term of office expires on the first dav o ,@ j,
uary next.
A County Surveyor in the placa AZ
Short, whose term of Office viii expire o., q 4
first day of January next %
At the same Election, the question r.ul
taken upon the approval by the peoIl, a. q, % =
amendment proposed to Sec ton five A,faI.
five of the Constitution of the State q WHY. VS.
sin. by Chapter 202 Of the General Law, !,
1862, as follows:
AN ACT Providing fora vote of the PAsl
on an amendment to the Constitution.
The People Of the Stcte Of B1iSc9asir rsa
sented IN Senate and Assembly do east d
folows-
Section l. At the general election to bell
on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Ns
day of November. in the year 1862. the ops
fed electors of this State may vote for oraasrs
the amendment of the Constitution arpsls
Nv the last and present Legislatures, and MI
lished before the last general election, as p..
vided by the Constitution, which amendnar
is as follows: That Section five of Article a.
of the Constitution be amended so as Ia ra,
as follows: "Sec. 5. The Governor shall rece.s
during his continuance in Office, an anng
compensation OF two thousand five hundra
dollars"
Section 2. Tic votes cast on sqch amen,
mcnt shall be by 8 separate ballet, and saa
have written or printed. or partly printed
written on each of them. the words, "For q
amendment to tbs. Constitution, or again
the amendment to the Constitution, Ehf
words shall indicate the vote for or agaiaz Il,
ratification and adoption of such amendmt,
The ballots so cast shall be canvassed and p
turned in the same manner as he v0tg5
State officers are required by law to be canra,
ed and returned. Also the Secretary Of I'D
shall Immediately on the completion Of 8
canvass. publish a statement Of the result TIM
of in the State paper. and if majority Of
the electors voting thereon shall vote " f., 1
amendment TO the Constitution such ane.
ment shall be d, emcd ratified and adors
and shall go into effect Immediately, olg
wise it shall be Of no force or ,.sac.,
Approved April 4, 1862.
At the same election, the question viii
taken upon the approval By the people Of {.
amendments proposed 10 1hcGenrIal RarE,
Law, by Chapter 203 of the Generl Iar'o
1862, as amended by Chapter Sd Of the Gu
raj Laws Of 1862 az follows
AN aCT To amend chapter Il ofthe Re7;%
Statues, entitled "of the incoypo:a.ola
Banking Associations.
Tie People Of The. State Of jVjsc9ns,a, ~
sent. d IN Senate and 1sSem6lg, &1al>s
.fotlotos
Section l. No bank or barking 's-'s:'''"'
shall demand or receive greafer or @ga
rate of interest upon any note djse2ol'g
such bank or banking associat iQu, or e. Z
loan or forbearance 0fany money, goos
things in action. tran seven dollars rnan
hundred dollars forone ycar;an@a.fe- ih2'
for a greater or less SUN, or for lo1-".
shorter time. Whenever the securities der@
ed with the State Treasursr 10 SECURE thu
demption of the circulating no'"s OF any hr-
shall be sold in pursuance OF sections ta'
one and forty-two of said chapter Il lof'h
revised statues, ifsach securities sha! he
have been sold for sum sufficient to RIDE
its outstanding notes at par, then the Ba
Comptroller shall. after the. expiration oftac
years from the time Of sale Of such socGrts
pay over to legal representatives of any ge
bank, upon application therefor, the sur
derived from the sale Of said securities i &.
there be remaining in custody of :he Car
troller.
Section 9. Attic general electont 10 klsA
on the Tuesday next succeeding The 6rsi Nor
day in November. A. D. 1862, at al the Tlaa
of holding elections in this State for the ela'
ton of officers required by law then tobe e'e't'
ed, the question whether this act ,dall beeon.
a law and go into effect, or in agT n9ns le
in force, shsll be submitted to The people anu
if the same shall be approved by m%s%W
all the votes cast OF the subject, l'shagE
into effect otherwise, it shall not 90 lnto'l'
or be in force.
Section 3. The votes cast on the snheci'~5
flied in the last preceding section, shall q y
separate ballot, and shall have written o. I3l1
ed. or partly written and rarity pFi''tu " =.
each of them, the words, " for aInenGie'.
the banking law" or against a'nen sis y,
banking law" which words shall Indi II, '.'
vote for or against the approva OF .i.S ." -.
and the ballots so cast shall be canvass ~. a"t
returned in the same manner as the NoFI 20
for State officers are required by IA" 70 x =.
turned and canvassed +; and the oecIe "a: j
State shall Immediately on the cornEs I1.R
said canvass. publish statement Of ns' 'osll
thereof in the official State Paper aN ~.
communicate the same to the next Ls5'.-
ture at the commencement Of the session =.
shall also deliver TO the State lFeaSa "a,
certified copy thereof, with a statement va: "
result of the canvass upon the su9jec' ln~
diately after the completion OF the ca'' W.,
Section d. This act shall take effect ana IT, r..
force from and after the twentieth Gay u $50
uary, A. d. 1863. -
Section 5. All acts or parts OF ac's S q. N.
ing with or in any way coutravanlng eFs
visions of this act, are hereby rerealse55' l..
Chapter 203 approved April 4, lo62' '1
ter 354 approved June I7,1e52. ,r.s
Said election to be conducted 'ns -
canvassed and returns made, in aero ~
with the provisions of chapter OF the i's
Statutes of 1853. - -
Given under my hand. and the C'ifa, ! ~ =
c., I the State, at the Capitol IN MI ,r
~ en- the fourthsday Of Augrs,,;5 =
Secretary Of sao