Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-09-27
General Election Notice.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN

Nj OllCE Id II ENID VI GN -
Y That at the general election TO be held in the
several towns, wards and election precincts in the
State OF Wisconsin, on the Tuesday succeeding the
hrst Monday, being the fifth day OF November next,
the following officers are to he elected to-wit:
Governor in place of Lucus Fairchid, whose
term ~ ofics will expire on the first MONDAY In jan
uary, 1868.
err, whose term Of office will expire on the hrst
Mondsy in Janunry 1868.
A Sec eary of State in place of Thomas ). Alien.
whose term of Office will expire on the hrst honuy
in January 1868.
term of office will expire on the first honday IN jan
uary 1868 !, c.,,
An Attorney General in place of Charles II. Gill,
whose term of Office will expire on the hrst Mon
day in January 1868 ~, n NJ,
Mynn whose term of Office will expire on the 1irst
Monday in January 1868. -, =, ~.
Bank Comptroller in place OF Jeremiah y, h"sh,
whose term of office viii expire on the first Monday
A State Prison Commissioner in place of Henry
Cordier, whose term of office Will expire on the hst
Monday in January 1868. ,-
Member of Assembly in the first Assembly Dis
rict Of Iowa county comprising the towns OF Arena,
CIyde Dodgeville Highland, Pulaski Ridgeway,and
wyoming, in place of Joseph Frost whose term OF
Office will expire on the first Monday in January 1868
A Member of Assembly in the second Assembly
District of Iowa county, comprising the city OF Min
era Point, and the towns of Linden Mif1ln, Mineral
Point. Moscow and wadwick, in place of John Green
whose term Of Office will expire on the first Monday
in January 1868.
A Supery isor in the second Supervisor District of
Iowa county, comprising the towns of Dodgeyilie
Highland and Ridgeway, in place OF Joseph ROBERTS
deceased whose term of Office would nave expired OH
the first Monday in January 1868 tHs;-.t
Supervisor in the third Supervisor District OF
Iowa county. comprising the towns OF Arena, Ciyae
Pulaski and Wyoming TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resgna ton OF Oscar F. Ievake, ana re- the
! unexpired term of the said Oscar + Levake
Superintendent of Schools for HE county of Iowa
in the place of Samuel Parks, whose term Of Office
will expire on the first Monday in January, 1865.
That vote is to be taken upon proposed amend
mcnt of the constitution in pursuance OF the provs-
ofchapter twenty of the general laws of 1867 ,ap-
proved March 7, 1867, which provides rs follows:
AN ACT TO submit to the people amendment to
section 81. article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin. .-
WHEREAS the legislature of 1865 by aioint resolu-
ton proposed and adopted amendment to the con-
sitution ofths s:ate being in the following won DIS
Resolred b The Senate, the Assembly concarrng That
section q of article of the constitution of the state
of Wisconsin be amended to read follows :
Section 81 Each member of the legislature shall
ccive for his services three hundred and fifty dollars
per annum, and ten cents for every mile he shall
travel in going to and returning from the place of
the meetings o the Legislature on the most usual
route In case of an extra session of the legi anro
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 duly ratified and
agreed to by the Legislature of 1866 and approved
March 2Sth. 1861, therefore,
INe people or TIE Ndte OF HtScOnsln represented
senate and assembly do enact as folto,cs
Section /. The foregoing proposed am ndment to
the constitution of this state shall be submitted to
the people at general election TO be held on Tues
day succeeding the first Monday of November, 1867
and il the people shall approve and ratify said amcnd
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 ratify said amendment. shall be .for
amendment to the constitution" and to disapprove
said amendment, and against tue same, for amend.
ment to the constitution, no. which shall be OH the
general ballot used at said elections and deposited in
the same box, and all persons qualified by law TO
vote at any election in this state, shall be deemed
voters on this quest on.
Section 3. 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 are counted and re-
turned, and the officers now designated by law to
canvass the returns of votes for state officers shall
the returns this question at tlie time
| and place and under the regulations and re-
strctons provided by law for canvassing and
declaring the returns of elections for state officers.
| That vote is to be taken upon amendment to
the general banking law, in pursuance of the provis
ions of joint resolutions number twelve, approved
| April g. 1867, which provides as follows:
Preamble and resolution iii relation to submit ting
| amendment of the general banking law OF this
state to vote ofthe people.
| WHEREAS, An act entitled san net to amend the
general banking law of this state" approved April
H. 1866. and published chapter 143, general laws
of 1866, contains no provisions for submitting the
same to vote of the people; therefore,
Res0IrFd by The senate and assembly Of the State of
Wisconsin, That it shall be and hereby is made the
dny of the secretary of submit said act to the
voters of this state at the general election TO be held
in November. 1867 for their approval or rejection.
Rcsotced That the votes for the approval of said act
shall be for amendment to the banking law and
the vote against the approval shall he against the
amendment to the banking law - and the votes thus
given shall be counted and returned by the inspectors
of elections aad be canvassed by the state board of
in the votes fer state Off