Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-10-01
GENERAL. ELECTION NOTICE

~ ENERAL ELECTION NOTICE.
GT Notice is hereby given That at the general cleo
W ton to be held in the several towns, wards, and
election precincts in the State of Wisconsin, on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday, being the Sec
ond day of November xt, the following officers are
to be elected, to-wit:
Governor in place of Lucius Fairchild whose
term of office will expire on the first Monday in jan
uary, 1870.
ALieutenant Governor in place of wyman Spoon
whose term of Office will expire the first Mon
day in January. 1870
A Secretary of State in place of Thomas S. Allen,
whose term of office will expire the first Monday
in January, 1870.
A State Treasurer in the place of VIM E Smith,
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
in January, 1870
=, An Attorney General in the place of Charles R.
I' whose term OF Office will expire the first Mon
day in January, 1870
A State Superintendent in the place of A. j. Craig,
in January, 1870 '
A State Prison Commissioner in place of Harry
Sordltr whose term OF office will expire the first
Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the second senate district COM
prlsing the counties of Brown, Kewaunee and Door
in place of W. j. Abrams, whose term of Office will
expire on the first Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the fourth senate district COM
prising the counry of Washington, in place of Adam
SchantZ whose term of Office will expire on the first
Monday in January, 1870.
State Senator in the sixth senate district COM
prsing the third, fourth, fifth and eighth wards in
the city of Milwaukee, and the towns of Lake, Oak
Creek Franklin and Greenfield in the county of Mil
waukee, in the place of Charles II. Larkin. whose
term OF office will expire on the first Monday in JAN
airy, 1870
A State Senator in the eighth senate district COM
prsing the county of Kenosha, in place of Anthony
Van Wyck, whose term OF office will expire on the
first Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the tenth senate district COM
prising the county of Waukesha in place of Curtis
Mann whose term of office will expire ON the first
Monday in January, 1870.
State Senator in the twelfth senate district COM
| prising the county of Walworth, in place of N NJ.
Littlejohn, whose term of Office will expire on the
| first Monday in January, 1870.
State Senator an the fourteenth senate district,
comprising the county OF Sank in place of S Bar
ow whose term of office will expire the first Mon
| day in January, 1870.
| State Senator in the sixteenth senate district
comprising the county of Grant, in the place of Geo
c. Hazietou whose term of office will expire on the
| first Monday in January. 1870
A State Senator in the eighteenth senate district
comprising the towns of Fox Lake, Chester Westford
Beaver Dam, Burnett Calamus Oak Grove, Elba
Lowell Portland, Shields, Trenton, the city of Beaver
Dam, ana the south ward of the village of Waupun
in the county OF Dodge, in place of III. w Lander
whose term of office will expire on the first Monday
| in January. 1870
| State Senator iu the twentieth senate district
comprising the county of Fond du Lac, in place OF
Ed S. Bragg, whose term of Office will expire the
| first Monday in January, 1870.
A State Senator in the twenty-second senate dist
rict comprising the counties of 0utagamie, Calumet
Oconto aud Shawano, in place of VIM. Young whose
term of office will eXpite ON the first Monday in JAN
| uary, 1870.
state senator In the fWent senate district
comprising the county OF Green. in place of Ii. Adj
ans whose of Office will expire OH the first Mon
| day in January, 1870.
! A State Senator in the twenty-sxth senate district,
J comprising the towns of Dane, Roxbury Mazomanie,
Black Earth, Berry, Springfield, Middleton, Cross
| Palms. Vermont, Blue Mounds, Spring Dale, Verona,
Fitchburg Oregon Montrose, Primrose, Perry, Mani
son. and the city of Madison IN the county of Dane,
| in place of Carl Habich, whose term OF Office will
expire on the first Monday in January, 1870
State Senator in the twenty-eghth senate district,
| 4Iaa
land, Polk Barror Burnett, st. Croix, and Pierce, in
place of W. j. topp, whose term of Office will expire
| ON the first MOnd.tJ IN January, 1870.
State Senator the thrtieth senate district, com
prising the counties of Richland and Crawford, in
| place of VIM. Ketcham, whose term of Office will
| pre- the first Monday in January, 1870.
State Senator in the thirty-second senate district
| comprising the counties of Dunn, Chippewa, Pepn,
| Eau Claire, Buffalo, Jackson Clark, and Irempe-
| eau in place of A. w. Newman. whose term of office
will expire on teirst Monday in January, 1870 (n)
| A Member OF Assembly i'll each assembly distfct
in the State, and such county officers by law
| required be elected al such election
! That vote is to be taken upon a proposed amend
ment of the constitution in pursuance of the provis-
| ions of chapter hundred and eighty-six of the
general laws of 1860, approved March IL, 1862 which
| provides a follows:
AN ACT to submit to the people amendments to
sections five and nine of article five of the con-
stiutiun of the State of Wisconsin.
PREAMBLE.
WAEREAs, The Legislature of 1868, by joint reso-
| luton of the Senate and Assembly proposed and
adul td amendments TO the CONSTITUTE of this State
| in the following Words
HesolUed The Senate, the assembly concring That
section five Of article five of the constitution of the
| State OF Wisconsin is amended to read follows
| Section The Governor shall receive during his
continuance in office annual conIpensa Of five
| thousand dollars, which shall be in full for all
travelling other expenses incident to his duties,
| and,
| BE it further resolred by the Senate, tie assembly
coRcuIrinq, That section nine of article five of the
| constitution of the State of W isconsin is amended
| TO read as follows: Section The lieutenant gov
e'nor shah receive during his continuance in office
an annual compensation of one thousand dollars, APP
proved February rs, 1862: +" and,
| WHEREAS, The foregoing proposed amendments t.
the constitution OF the State duly ratified and
agreed to by the legislature of 1869, and approved
| February 20, 1853; therefore.
The peopie Of The State n Wisconsin, represented IN
heIsdte and assembly do enact as Jollo'os:
| SECTION /. The foregoing proposed amendment:
to the constitution of this State shall be submitted
to the people at a general election TO be held on
| Tuesday succeeding the first Monday OF November
1863 aud if the people shall approve aud ratify said
amendments by majority of the electors voting
thereon, said amendments shall become part ofthe
| cunsti ution OF this state.
Sec. 2. The form OF III" ballot 70 be used voting
to approve and ratiy raid amendments shall be. for
| amendments to the constitution and against the
| same, 3" for amendments to the constitution no, y
which shall he the general ballot used at said cleo
ton and deposited in the box, and a persons
qualified any election in this State shall
| be deemed voters on this question.
| Sec 3. The votes cast apr owing and ratfyng or
disappearing said amendments shall be counted and
returned by the inspectors of the elect ion in all
spects as votes for ate officers are connie ed and re-.
| turned, aud the officers now designated by law to
canvass th returns of votes for state officers shall
canvass the returns this question, at the same
time and place aud under the same regulations and
restrictions pro- ided by law for canvassiDg and
declaring the returns of elections for state ulcers.
Sec 1. Within three ys after the determ nation
of said CANVASS it shall be the duty of the
certify the result of the said canvass to the
Governor who shall hereupon, without delay, make
pro 'lamation of the result.
Sec 5. The Secretary of State is hereby required to
ncnde the substance of this act ia the notice of the
general election TO the year 1869.
Sec. g. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Said cleo ton to be conducted the votes canvassed
and returns made pursuant to law.
Given under my hand and the great seal of the
f.. ST. State of Wisconsin, at the Capitol in Mad-
son, this 10Th day of August A. ID. 1869
TH0S. S. ALLEN,
Secretary Of State.
STATE OF NI%C0ESIN.