Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
General
ELECTION NOTICE.

Lancaster, Grant county, Wis. Sept TO- 1867
Pursuant to notice received
from the Secretary OF State General ection ia To be
held in the several towns in this County ON the Tues
day. succeeding the first Mondsy being the fifth day OF
November next the following officers TO be elected
to wit:
Governor in place of Lucius Fairehiid whose term
1865 N"'' ;
spooner whose term of office will expire the first
Monday in January 1865
A Secretary of State in place of Thomas s. Allen.
whose term Of Office will expire the frat Monday in
January. 1868.
State Treasurer in place of VIM ~ Smith. whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday In Janu-
airy, 1868.
An Attorney General in place of Charles r. ain,
whose term OF office will expire on the first Monday
January 1868
A State Superintendent in place of John g. McMynn
whose term OF office will expire the first Monday
in January, 1868.
A Bank Comptroller in place of Jermiah NJ Rnsk
whose term OF Office viii expire the first Monday in
January, 1868.
A State Prison Commissioner in place of Henry
cordier, whose term OF office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1868
A State Senator in: the Sixteenth Senate District
comprising the county of Grant in plac- of j. H. Roun
tree whose term office will expire the first Monday
in January. 1868.
County Superintendent of Public Schools, in place
Member of Assembly in each Assembly District in
Grant County, and such county officers BY law
required to be elected at such election.
sembly Districts, in place Off. W. Seaton and H. A.
McNair
That a vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment OF the Constitution ia OF the provisions
chapter twenty-five of the General Laws 1867 ap
proved March !, 1857, which provides fellows:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to Sec
tsn2l, article l. OF the Constitution of the State
Wisconsin e-s~a * 81 -@*
WHEREAS The legislature of 1865, by Joint resolu
ton, proposed and adopted amendment to the
stution of this State being in the following words
"Resoiced by the Senate the assembly eonerr'g. That
section Fl Of article Of the Constitution of the State OF
Wisconsin be amended to read as follows: Sec
tion 81 Each member of the legislature shall
for his services three hundred and fifty dollars per
num- and ten cents for mile no shall travel in
ing TO and returning from the place the meetings OF
the legislature the most usual route In of
extra session Of the legislature compensa
| rsctly or Indirectly" approved April sth, 1865,
AND WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the State duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1866, aud approved
March 2Sth 1866: therefore,
The People Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented in
S'sase and assembly, do enact as toiloWs:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of this State shall be submitted to the peo
pie at general election TO DO held Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday of November 1867 and if the
people shall approve and ratfy said amendment by g
majority of the electors voting thereon said amend
shall become Of the Constitution of this
State.
Section 3 The form of ballot be used in voting "a
approve and ray said amendment shall be for
ment to the Constitution" and to disapprove said
mennent and against the same for anendnient u
the Constitution. mo- which shall be the general
ballot used at said election; and deposited in the
box. and all persons qualified by law to vote at any
election in this State shall be deemed voters this
question.
Section g. The approving and ratifying or
disappearing said amendment, shall be- counted and
turned by the inspectors of the election in all respects
votes for state officers counted and returned
and the officers designated by law to can
the returns OF State officers shall
the returns this question: at the time and place
and under the regulations and restrictions now
provided by law for CONTRASTING and declaring the
turns OF elections for State officers.
That a vote is 10 be taken upon amendmsnt to the
joint resolutions number twelve approved April 1867
which provides as follows:
Preamble and resolutions in relation to submitting
amendment of the general banking law OF this State
to vote ofthe people,
WHEREAS, An act entitled "an act to amend the gen
eral banking law Of this State, approved April r.
contains provision for submitting the same to =
vote of the people; therefore,
Resolced by he .Sendte and assembly of tie STATE OF
Wisconsin, That it shall be and hereby il made the DIM
of the Secretary of State to submit said to the rot
of this State at the general election to be held IN
November, 1867, for their approval or rejection
Resolved That the votes for the approval of said act
shall be "for amendment TO banking law" and the vote
against the approval shall be against the endment
to tho banking law and the thus given shall
counted and turned by the inspectors of
be canyassed by the State Board of Canyasseis in the
votes for the State officers are counted
returned and cRnyasssd.
Which said act in said preamble referred to- ID as fol-
lows:
AN ACT to amend the General Banking Law of this
State.
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented
Senate and Assembly, do enact q follows.
Section l. Any bank banking association organic
ed under the general banking law of this State desr
OF redeeming and winding up its circulation with
ont dscountng the business of banking is hereb au-
thorized to redeem AMI wind up its circulation la the
same manner In all respects, is provided in said
law banking associations DESTROYS dscon tinung
the business of banking but such redemption deposit
and publication Of notice shall in wise release such
bank the payment of taxes the State or in any
effect the charteredrghs of such bank or bank
ing association.
Section 2 1t shall be lawful for any bank or ing
association organized and doing business under the
General Banking Law of this State. demand and
and discounts such interest as
shall be allowed by law to be taken and received by
dvdua citizens and by corporations other than bank
ing associations in this State.
Approved April II, 1856.
Said election to be conducted the votes canyasst
and returns made pursuant law.
ti j. p cox. Sheriff
Grant County. Wis.