Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-11-05
General
ELECTION NOTICE.
sHERIFFs OFFICE


Pursuant to notice received
from the Secretary of State General elcon is to be
held in the several towns in this County on the Tues
day, succeeding the first Monday being the fifth day OF
| to wit:
A Governor in place of Lucius Farehild whose term
| 1868. -
Lieutenant Governor in the place of wvman
Spooner whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January 1868.
A Secretary Of State in place of THOMAS S. Allen,
whose term OF Office will expire on the At Monday in
January 1865.
A State Treasurer in place of VIM. E. Smith, whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday in Janu
ary 1868.
An Attorney General in place of Charles r. Gill,
whose term Of office will expire the first Monday in
January 1865.
A State Superintendent in place of John G. McMynn,
whose term OF office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1868.
whose term OF office will expire the first Monday in
January, 1865
State Prison Commissioner in place of Henry
Corier, whose term OF office will expire the first
Monday in January, 1868.
State Senator in. the Sixteenth Senate District,
comprising the county of Grant, in place 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.
One Supervisor in each of the Second and Fourth AS
McNair,
That vote is to be taken upon a proposed amend
ment of the Constitution in pursuance of the provisions
of chapter twenty-five of the General Laws of 1867 ap
proved March 7, 1867, which provides as follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendment to Sec
ten2l, article I, OF the Constitution of the State of
Wisconsin.
WHEREAS The legislature of 1865 by Joint resolu-
ton proposed and adopted an amendment to the
stuton of this State, being in the following words:-
"ReSotved by Tie Senate, the Assembly ooncuTg That
section 81 Of article of the Constitution of the State Of
Wisconsin be amended to read as follows: Sec
ton 81 Each member Of the legislature shall
for bis services three hundred and fifty dollars per
num- and ten cents for every mile he shall travel in 60
ing o and returning from the place of the meetings of
the Legislature on the most usual route. In of
extra session of the legislature additional compensa
ton shall be allowed to any member thereof either di
rectly or Indirectly approved April Sth, 1865,
TO the Constitution of the State was duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1866, and approved
March 2Sth 1866 therefore,
The People Of the Stale Of Wisconsin, represented IN
Senate and Assembly, do enact as foLtcUS:
Section l. The foregoing proposed amendment to the
constitution of this State shall be submitted to the peo-
pie at general election to be held Tuesday sue
ceeding the first Monday of November 1867 and if the
people shall approve and ratify said amendment by a
majority of the electors voting thereon said amend.
ment shall become part Of the Constitution of this
State.
Section The form of ballot used in voting to
approve andraty said amendment, shall be 'for amend
ment to the Constitution and to dsapprove said
amendment and against the same, "for amendment to
the Constitution no." which shall be on the general
ballot used at said election and deposited in the same
box and all persons qualified by law to vote any
election in this State shall be deemed this
question.
Section 8. The approving and ratfying or
disappearing said amendment, shall be counted and
turned by the inspectors of the election in all respects
votes for State officers are counted and returned;
and the officers designated by law to can
the returns of votes for State officers shall
the returns on TINS question: atthe same time and place
and under the same regulations and restrictions now
provided by law for oanvassing and declaring the
turns of elections for State officers.
tn is be an to thc
general banking law in pursuance Of the provisions of
joint resolutions number twelve approved April 9, 1867
which provides as follows:
Preamble and resolutions in relation to submitting an
amendment of the general banking law of this State
to a vote ofthe people
WHEREAS An act entitled san act to amend the gen
eral banking law of this State" approved April l..
and published as chapter l43, general laws of 1865
contains no provision Tor submitting the same to a
vote of the people; therefore,
ResoIced 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 to the
of this State at the general election be held in
November, 1867 for their approval or rejection.
Resolved That the votes for the approval said act
shall be for amendment to banking law and the vote
against the approval shall be against the am endment
to the banking law and the votes thus given shall be
counted and returned by the inspectors of elections and
be canvassed by the State Board of Canyassers in the
manner votes for the State officers counted
returned and canvass9d.
Which said act in said preamble referred to- is as fol-
| lows:
/ AN ACT to amend the General Banking Law Of this
State.
The people of the State of Wisconsin represented in
| Senate and Assembly, do ennet as follows:
Section l. ANY bank or banking association organic
ed under the general banking law of this State desir
of redeeming and winding up its circulation with
out dscountng the business of banking is hereby
thorized to redeem ana wind up its circulation in the
same manner, in all respects as is provided in said
law for banking associations DESTROYS of disseminating
the business of banking; but such redemption deposit
and publication of notice shall in wise release such
bank from the payment taxes to the State in any
effect the chartered rights of such bank bank
ing association.
Section . 1t shall be lawful for an bank banking
association organized and doing business under the
General Banking Law of this State. to demand and
ceive loans and discounts such rate of interest
shall be allowed by law to be taken and received by in
dyidual citizens and by corporations other than bank
ing associations in this State.
Approved April II, 1866.
Said election TO be conducted, the votes canvassed
and returns made pursuant 10 law.
Up. cox Sheriff.
Grant County, Wis.