Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-10-25
General Election Notice.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN

Nj OIlCE Is ii EREBY I'll Elm
LIN That at the general election to be held in the
several towns, wards and election precincts in the
State of Wisconsin, the Tuesday succeeding the
first Monday, being the fifth day of November next,
the following officers are to be elected. to-wit:
A Governor in place of Lucus Fairchild, whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday in jan
uary, 1868.
A Lieutenant Governor in place of Wyman Spoon
er, whose term Of office will expire on the first
Monday in January 1865.
A Secretary of State in place of Thomas s. Allen
whose term of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January 1865 -E -.
State Treasurer ill place of VIM. E. Smith, whose
term of Office will expire on the first Monday in jan
uary 1868.
An Attorney General in place of Charles R. Gill,
whose term of office will expire on the first Mon
day in January 1865
A State Superintend mt in place of John G. Nc
Mynn, whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January 1865.
A Bank Comptroller in place of jeremiah NJ Rusk,
whose term of office will expire ON the first Monday
in January 1865.
State Prison Commissioner in place of Henry
Cordier, whose term of office will expire on the first
Monday in January 1868
A Member of Assembly in the first Assembly Dis
trct Of Iowa county, comprising the towns of Arena,
Clyde, Dodgeyille, Highland, Pulaski, Rdgeway land
Wyoming, in place of Joseph Frost whose term of
office will expire the first Monday in January 1865.
a Member of Assembly in the second Assembly
District of Iowa county, comprising the city of in
era Point, and the towns of Linden AIiiin, Mineral
Point, Moscow and Waldwick in place of John Green
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
in January 1868.
Superv isor in the second Supervisor District of
Iowa county, comprising the towns of Dodgcville,
Highland and Ridgeway, in place of Joseph Roberts
deceased whose term of Office would have expired on
the first Monday in January 1868.
A Supervisor in the third Supervisor District of
Iowa county, comprising the towns of Arena, Clyde,
Pulaski and Wyoming to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation OF Oscar f. Leyake, and for the
unexpired term of the said Oscar F Levake.
Superintendent of Schools for the county of Iowa
in the place of Samuel Parks, whose term of Office
will pyuirp the first Monday in January. 1868.
That vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
ment the constitution in pursuance OF the provis
ofchapter twenty of the general laws of 1867 Jap
proved March I, 1867 which provides as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people an amendment to
section 81 article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin. Is
WHEREAS the legislature of 1865 by ajoint resolu-
ton, proposed and adopted amendment to the
sttution of this state being in the following words
"Resoloed b the Senate the assembly c6ncarrng, That
section 81 of article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be amended to read as follows !:
Section 81 Each member of the legislature shall re-
ceive for his three hundred and fifty dollars
pee annum, and ten cents for every mile he shall
travel in going to and returning from the place of
the meetings of the legislature the most usual
route In ofan extra session of the leg Stature
no additional compensation shall be allowed to any
member thereof either directly or Indirectly, ap-
proved April Sth, 1865.
AND WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendment
TO the constitution of the state was duly ratified and
agreed to by the Legislature of 1866, and approved
March 2Sth, 1865, therefore,
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represented IN
senate aud assembly do enact as foltoeys:
| Section l.. The foregoing proposed amendment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people general election to be held on Tues
day succeeding the first Monday of November, 1867,
and the people shall approve and ratify said amend
ment by majority of the electors voting thereon,
said amendment shall become part of the constitu-
| tion of this state
Section 2. The form of ballot to be used in voting
to approve and ratfy said amendment shall be 'for
amendment to the constitution" and to disapprove
said amendment, and against the same, "for amend
ment to the constitution, no. which shall be the
general ballot used at said election and deposited i'll
the same box, and all persons qualified by law to
vote at any election in this state, shall be deemed
| voters on this question. qs.f
Section s. The votes cast approving and ratifying
| or disappearing said amendment shall be counted
and returned by the inspectors of the election in all
respects votes for state officers counted and
turnel and the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns of votes for state officers shall
the returns on this question at the time
| and place and under the same regulations and re-
strctions now provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for state officers
That vote is to be taken upon an amendment to
the general banking law in pursuance of the provis.
| ions of joint resolutions number twelve, approved
| April 9, 1867, which provides as follows:
Preamble and resolution in relation to submitting
amendment of the general banking law OF this
state to vote ofthe people,
WHEREAS, An act entitled San act to amend the
general banking law of this state, approved April
49, 1896, and published as chapter 49, general laws
of 1866, contains no provisions for submitting the
| same to vote of the people; therefore,
ReS0lced by the senate and assembly of The State of
Wisconsin, That it shall be and hereby is made the
duty of the secretary of state to submit said act to the
voters of this state at the general election to be held
in November, 1867 for their approval or rejection.
ResotCed That the votes for the approval of said act
shall be g. for amendment to the banking law and
the vote against the approval shall be against the
amendment to the banking law - and the votes thus
given shall be counted and returned by the inspectors
reflections and be canvassed by the state board OF
canvassers in the votes for state off.
GERS are counted, returned and canyassed.
Which said act in said preamble referred to, is as
| follows
| AN ACT to amend the General Banking Law of this
The people of the State of Wisconsin, represented in
Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section l. Any bank or banking association organ
lied under the general banking law of this state de-
sirous OF redeeming and winding up its circulation
without disseminating the business of banking, is
hereby authorized to redeem and wind its circula
tion in the same manner, i'll all respects, as is prov
ded in said law for banking associations DESTROYS OF
disseminating the business of banking but such
dempton deposit and publication of notice shall in
wise re lease such bank from the payment of taxes
to the state, in any affect the chartered
| rights of such bank or banking association.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be lawful for any bank or banking
association organized and doing business under the
general banking law of this state to demand and
ceye for loans and discounts such rate of interest as
shall be allowed by law to be taken and received by
Individual citizens, and by corporations other than
| banking associations iiLthis state
| Approved April II, 1866.
Said election to be conducted, the votes canvassed
| and returns made pursuant to law.
Given under my hand and the great seal Of the
State of Wisconsin, at the Capitol in
Il. 3. Madison, this 26th day of August, A. ID
| THOMAS S. ALLEN,
Secretary Of State.