Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-13
General Election Notice.


Notice is hereby given that at the general election
to be held in the several towns, wards and election
precincts in Iowa county, state OF Wisconsin on the
Tuesday succeeding the iirst Monday being the sxth
day of November next the following officers are to be
elected, to wit
! A Representative in Congress for the third Con-
gressional District comprising the counties OF Green
Lafayette, Iowa, Grant, Crawford Rchland and sauk
in the place of Amasa Cobb whose term OF Office Will
expire Oh the 18th day of March next
State Senator for the fifteenth Senate Dlslrlet,
comprising the county of Iowa in the place of w Il.
Lincoln whose of Office viii expire on tho hrst
Monday of January next.
Member of tue Assembly in the northern Assem-
blv District comprsin the towns ofRidgeway, Arena
| Wyoming Clyde. Pulaski, Highland and Dodgeyie,
in tie place Of E. b. Goodsell, whose term Of Office
expires on the first Monday Of January next.
A Member OF the Assembly in the Southern Assem-
Div District comprising the towns of Moscow, Wald-
| wick Linden AIfiin, and the town and city of Min
/ eral Point, in the place of james Spensley, whose
term of office will expire on the frat Monday OF Janu
member of the County Board of Supervisors for
the third District of iowa county, comprising the
| towns of Arena Wyoming, Clyde and Pulaski in the
place of0scar f Levake, whose term of office will ex
| pre on the first day of January next.
A member of the County Board of Supervisors for
the first District of Iowa county prsing the towns
/ of Moscow Waldwick, Linden, hffin and the town
and city of Mineral Point in the place of James Toay
whose term of Office will expire the first day d
| January next
| Sheriff for the county of Iowa in the place o.
Thomas Thomas whose term of Office will expire on
the first day ofJanuary next.
Treasurer for the county of Iowa in tho place Of
Frances Vivian whose term of office will expire on the
| first day of January next.
Register of Deeds for the County of Iowa in the
place Of James Jones whose term of Office will expire
| on the first day of January next.
clerk of the Comfy Board ofSupervisors for the
County of Iowa, in the place of Geo. H. Otis, whose
term ofoce win expire the first day Of January
| next.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the county OF Iowa
| In the place of Joel Whitman whose term ofeftce
will expire on the first day Of January next
County Surveyor for the county ofIowa, in the
place sf James D. Adams whose term of Office will
| pre on the first day of January next.
A Coroner for the county of Iowa,
At the same election, the question will be taken up
on the approval by the people, ofthe amendment pro
posed to the General Banking Law of the state, By
chapter 102 of he laws of 1866 and the proposition
of Constitutional Convention Of the people of the
state ragreeabiy to joint resolution No. 8, of the
Legislature of 1866 said chapter and said joint
| linton being follows:
CHAPTER 1922
AN ACT TO amend section 20 Of chapter II Of the
revised statutes, entitled of the incorporation of
banking associations"
The people of the state of isconsn in
senate and assembly, do enact follows:
Section i. Section 20 of chapter II of the revised
statutes entitled ''of the incorporation of banking
associations" is hereby amended read as fol
lows Section 20 No tax shall hereafter be assessed
upon the capital of any bank banking association
orea ized under the authority of this state but the
holders in such banks and banking associations
shall be assessed and taxed the yalne of their
shares of stock therein, at the place whore the
bank or banking association is located, and not
elsewhere. There shall be kept at all times in the
Office where the business of such bank or banking
association organized under the authority of this
State, shall be transacted, full and correct list Of
the and residences of all shareholders there
in, and of the number of shares held by each and
suth list shall be subject to the inspection of the
officers authorized to assess taxes, during the bust
ness hours of each day in which business may be
legally transacted"
Section 2. The provisions of this act shall apply
TO all banking associations in tina state organized
nader any act Of congress.
Section 3. When the owner is either q national
or state bank, or banking association shall not re-
side in the same place where the bank or banking
association is located, the collector and county
treasurer shall respectively haye the same powers
to collecting the tax, those given 10 them by
statnte when the person assessed has removed from!
She iowa or from the county in which the assess
ment is made: and the county treasurer, receiver
Of taxes, or other authorized TO receive said from
the collector may also have an action to collect the
lax from the Stockholders, from the of his
shares of stock and the tax said stock shall be
and remain q lien thereon till the payment of said
tax. e ~
Section T. This act shall BE- submitted to a vote OF
the electors ofthis state at the general election be
held on the Tuesday nsxt succeeding the first Monday
IN November 1866, and if approved by majority o
the votes given on the subject, the shall take
effect and be in force from and after the date of such
approval
Section The form of ballot cor the approval
Of this act shall be 'for amendment against the
approval, against amendment which shall he or
the ballot used at said election, and deposited IL
the box; aud the votes given for any against
amendment shall be counted and returned by the ia
spectors ofeiection and be canYassed by the state
board Of canvassers in the same manner and within
he time that the votes for The state officers
are requil ed to be counted, returned and cnvassod
Section 6. II shall be the duty of the secretary
of state, Immediately after the canvass shall have
he lla
lished in the Official state paper.
Section Z. If this act shall be approved az herein-
before provided. ALA and parts acts as the
same contravene the provisions o. this act, from
that date repealed.
Approved April - 1866.
NUMBER 6.
JOINT RESOLUTION of the legislature Of the state
of Wisconsin, submitting the question of con
sttutional convention to the people of this state
Reso7red By the assembly, the senate concurrino
That in the opinion of the legislature of this state
revision ofthe consttu Of his state is desira
ble,, more thoroughly adapt it to the present
wants and demands of the people OF this state
ReSolced further That the question of a'conventionr
or no convention, be submitted TO the electors OF
this state at the next general election. Said ques-
ton sa II be taken by ballot, separate piece OF
paper from the general ballot and shall lie Deposit
ed in separate box, to be provided for that pur-
pose. Such ballot shall have inscribed thereon the
words ''for convention stno convention and the
returns and canvass of votes on said question
shall be made in all respects the returns and can
yass OF votes for state officers made and if a
majority of all the votes cast the subject shall
in favor Of convention, then it shall be the duty OF
the state canvassers to make proclamation of the
vote, with their determination thereon and it shall
also be the duty of the next legislature to provide
for the election of members to said conv enton and
for the holding thereof.
ResoIrcd, further, That it shall be the duty of the
secretary state 10 give notice to the electors of the
state the passage ofthese resolutions by ncorpor-
ating them in the notice to be given by him for a
general election in November next.
Approved April 6, 1866.
Said election to be conducted, the votes canvassed
and returns made in accordance with existing laws
on the subject of elections.
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the state, at the capitol at Madi-
LIS. son. this 9th day of August, 1866
TEOS. S. ALLEN, Sec'y of State.
Dated sherf's Office, Dedgeyille, August 16, 1866