Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-18
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 first Monday being the sixth
day of November the following officers are to be
elected, to wit:
A Representative in Congress for the third Con-
gressonal District comprising the counties OF Green
Lafayette Iowa, Grant, Crawford, Richland ana san
in the place ofAmasa Cobb, whose term of office VIII
expire on the 4th day Of March next.
State Senator for the fifteenth Senate Distrlct,
comprising the county ofIowa in the place OF w l..
Lincoln whose term ofofice will expire on the nrst
Monday of January next.
A Member of the Assembly in the northern Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns of Ridgeway, Arena
Wyoming, Clyde, Pulaski Highland and Dodgevilie,
in the place of Il. b. Goodsell whose term OF ONCE
expires on the first Monday of January next.
4 Member of the Assembly in the Southern Assem-
bly, District comprising the towns OF Moscow, Waid-
wick. Linden Mifflin, and the town and city OF MIN
eral Point, in the place of James Spensey, whose
term Of office will expire on the first Monday OF Janu
airy next.
the third District of Iowa county, comprising the
towns of Arena Wyoming. Clyde and Pulaski in the
place ofOscar F. Levake whose term OF office Will ex
pire on the first day of January next.
| member Of the County Board of Supervisors for
the first District of Iowa county comprising the towns
of Moscow. Waldwick, Linden, Miffiin and the town
aud city OF Mineral Point in the place of James Toay
whose of Office will expire on the hrst day of
| January next.
| Sheriff for the county of Iowa in the place of
Thomas Thomas whose term OF ONCE Will expire on
| the first day of Jaauary next.
Treasurer for the county of Iowa in the 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.
A clerk of the County Board ofSuperyisors for the
County of Iowa. in the place OF GEO. Ii. Otis, whose
term ofoice will expire on the first day of January
| next
Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county of Iowa
in the place of Joel Whitman whose term of Office
will expire on the first day of January next
District Attorney for the county Of Iowa in the
| lace of Alexander Wilson whose term Of Office will
expire on the frstdsy of January next.
A County Surveyor for the county Of Iowa, in the
place af James D. Adams whose term Of Office will
| pire 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 the laws OF 1866, and the proposition
ola Constitutional Convention Of the people of the
state. agreeabiy to joint resolution No 8, of tho
Legislature of 1866; said chapter and said joint reso-
ution being as follows:
CHAPTER 1o2
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 sconsin represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section /. Section 20 of chapter II of the revised
Statutes entitled "of the incorporation of banking
assocat ions" is hereby amended as to read as fol-
lows Section 20 No tax shall hereafter be assessed
upon the capital of any bank or banking association
organized under the authority of this state, but the
stockholders in such banks and banking associations
shall be assessed and taxed on the value of their
shares of stock therein, at the place where the
bank banking association is located, and not
elsewhere. There shall be kept at all times in the
office where the business of such bank banking
association organized unde: the authority of this
state, shall be transacted, full and correct list of
the names and residences OF all shareholders there
in, and of the number of shares held by each and
such 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 g. The provisions of this act shall apply
to all banking associations in the state organized
under any act of congress-
| Section g. When the owner is either national
or state bank banking association, shall not re-
side in the place where the bank banking
| association is located, the collector and county
treasurer shall respectively have the same powers
to collecting the tax, as those given to them by
statute when the person assessed has removed from
the town or from the county in which the
ment is made: and the county treasurer, receiver
Of taxes, other authorized to receive said tax from
the collector, may also have action to collect the
tax from the stockholders from the assets of his
shares of stock and the tax said stock shall be
and remain lien thereon till the payment of said
tax.
Section A. This act shall be submitted to vote of
the electors ofths state at the general election to be
held on the Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday
in November 1866, and if approved by majority Of
the votes given on the subject the same shall take
effect and be in force from and after the date of such
| approval
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of this act shall be ''tor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the
approval, against amendment" which shall be
| the ballot used at said election, and deposited in
| the same box; and the votes given for any against
amendment shall be counted and returned by the in
spectors election, and be canvassed by the state
board of cauvassers in 1.-THE same manner and within
| re required to be counted returned and canvassed
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of the secretary
of state immediately after the canvass shall have
been completed to the result thereof to be pub
| lished in the official state paper.
Section Z. If this act shall be approved as herein
before pr vded all acts and parts Of acts SO far as the
same contravene the provisions o. this act from
| that date repealed.
Approved April II 1866.
JOINT RESOLUTION of the legislature Of the state
of Wisconsin, submitting the question of con-
stitutiona convention to the people of this state.
RESOLVED by the assembly, the senate concurring
That in the opinion of the legislature Of this state
revision of the constitution of this state is desra-
| BILE, to thoroughly adapt it to tho present
| wants and demands of the people of this state.
ResoIred further That the question of aconventon"
or no convention be submitted TO the electors of
this state at the next general election Said ques-
ionsha II be taken by ballot, on separate piece OF
paper from the general ballot, and shall be deposit
ed in separate box, to be provided for that pur
pose Such ballot shall have inscribed thereon the
words for convention" or ''no convention, and the
returns and canvass of votes cast said question,
shall be made in all respects the returns and
vass of votes for officers now made; and if
majority of all the votes cast the subject shall be
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 shall
"lso be the duty of the next legislature provide
for the election of members to said convention and
| for the holding thereof.
Resolced further That it shall be the duty of the
secretary state to give notice to the electors of the
the passage of these resolut ons by ncorpor
ating them in the notice to be given by him for
| 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-
lL.S.l son. this 9th day of August. 1866.
THOS S. ALLEN, Secy of State.
Dated Sherf's Office, Dcdgevlle, August 16, 1866.
THOMAS THOMAS,
n37w9 Sheriff of Iowa County, Wisconsin.
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